Tag: United States
Nigeria, US to strengthen action against Boko Haram
Nigeria and the United States are to strengthen strategies to tackle terrorism facing Nigeria and bring the activities of the…
Bullish Obama rubbishes impeachment talk
United States President Barack Obama on Thursday laughed off Republican calls for his impeachment over his flexing of executive power…
US drone kills six amid Pakistan anti-Taliban offensive
A United States drone strike killed six suspected militants Thursday in a Pakistani tribal district where Pakistan has launched a…
US, Nigeria exceptional countries – Entwistle
Simon Ateba United States top diplomats in Nigeria on Saturday 5 July said the US and Nigeria are two exceptional…
German agent suspected of spying for US
An employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service is suspected of spying for Washington on a parliamentary panel probing US surveillance,…
US teen charged with trying to help jihadists
A United States teenager who agreed to marry a fighter from the militant network that is threatening to overrun Iraq…
Britain boosts airport security after US warning
Britain has bolstered security at its airports in what leaders said Thursday was the correct response following US alarm that…
US mocks ‘caliphate’ declaration by Iraqi jihadists
The United States said Monday the declaration by Sunni militants of an “Islamic caliphate” on territory they have seized in…
US to hit BNP Paribas with record $8.9bn fine
French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities a $8.9 billion fine to avoid being tried in court…
India largest importer of Nigeria’s crude oil
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said India had replaced the United States as the largest importer of…
US executes man for kidnap, rape, murder
The United States on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April, after…
US condemns ‘horrifying’ massacre in Iraq’s Tikrit
The United States condemned Sunday a “horrifying” massacre by militants said to have killed hundreds of Iraqi Shia air force…
Klinsmann confident US will prove doubters wrong
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann said his side are ready to “go the extra mile” to disprove their status as…
45 Nigerians set to meet Obama
Forty-five Nigerians are set to leave for the United States on Friday, to participate in President Barack Obama’s Young African…
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Gospel Singer Kefee Is Dead
Funsho Arogundade Female gospel music star, Kefee Don Momoh, who was under intensive care in the United States for over…
Philippine ‘most wanted’ militant arrested
An Islamic militant listed by the United States among the “most wanted” terrorists in the world was arrested in the…
Germans, Israeli among student Oscar winners
A young German filmmaker won the best foreign movie student Academy Award on Saturday, at a film-school version of the…
Iran announces nuclear talks with US, Russia
Iran will hold two days of nuclear talks with the United States starting Monday, and then conduct two further days…
US actor Tracy Morgan critically injured in crash
United States actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is in critical condition Saturday after a fatal six-vehicle accident early in the…
US, Nigeria play final World Cup friendly match
Hoping to launch their journey to Brazil with maximum momentum, the United States will play host to fellow World Cup…
Palestinians demand US response to Israel settlement move
The Palestinians demanded Thursday that Washington take “serious steps” against Israeli settlement building, after the Jewish state announced plans to…
Australia backs US comments on China
Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has backed comments by his United States counterpart Chuck Hagel accusing China of “destabilising” actions…
Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by United States authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a television interview…
US announces transfer of five Guantanamo detainees
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Saturday that he has informed the US Congress of a decision to transfer…
N. Korea sentences S. Korean ‘spy’ to hard labour for life
North Korea sentenced a South Korean missionary to hard labour for life after accusing him of espionage and setting up…
US confirms American carried out Syria suicide bombing
The United States confirmed Friday that it believes a US citizen carried out a suicide bombing within Syria, as had…
US doubts Nigeria’s claim of sighting abducted schoogirls
The United States said on Tuesday it did not have independent information to confirm Nigeria’s claim to know the whereabouts…
US announces new visa renewal process
The United States Mission to Nigeria on Tuesday announced a new visa renewal process for applicants, tagged Expanded DHL Drop…
Oil prices rise on surprise slump in US crude stocks
World oil prices rallied on Wednesday following news of tumbling crude reserves in top consumer the United States. The US…