Tag: United States
Americans rush to register for Obamacare insurance
A key stage of President Barack Obama’s drive to offer cheaper health insurance to millions of Americans opened Tuesday despite…
Nigeria’s Wobbling Economy
At the Saint Regis Hotel in Washington, DC, United States, the lingering problems of Nigeria’s economy echoed when some of…
Court orders extradition of Nigerian Al-Qaeda suspect to US
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the extradition of a Nigerian…
Tinubu goes for knee surgery
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the national leaders and founders of Nigeria’s new political party, the All Progressives Congress…
Extradition:Nigerian terror suspect gets hearing date
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of Federal High Court Abuja on Friday reserved 28 August for hearing in an application meant to…
Falana petitions UNCHR over maltreatment of Nigerian
A human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Wednesday filed a petition against the U.S. government over alleged inhuman…
Skip breakfast and have heart attack!
If you are in the habit of skipping breakfast and going for brunch at break time in the office, you…
Egypt Coup: US evacuates embassy in Cairo
The United States on Wednesday ordered the mandatory evacuation of its embassy in Cairo, just hours after the Egyptian military…
Phone Espionage: China says US ‘biggest villain’
The United States is the world’s “biggest villain” for IT espionage, China’s official media said Sunday after new allegations of…
$23m offer: Why US wants Shekau, others captured
In an unprecedented move, the United States on Monday posted up to $23 million in rewards to help track down…
Boko Haram: US renews plea to Nigeria on rights abuses
US Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, renewed a plea to Nigerian authorities to ensure the…
US To Build $250m Fertilizer Plant In Edo
Arrangements are in top gear for the establishment of a $250 million fertiliser plant in Edo State, southsouth Nigeria by…
Three brothers arrested in stunning US kidnap
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (AFP) – US police searched an ordinary home in a working class neighborhood of Cleveland on Tuesday after…
US reports more jobs in April
WASHINGTON(AFP) – A solid job creation report for April and a fall in the jobless rate to 7.5 percent sweetened…
Obama, ex-presidents praise ‘resolute’ Bush
DALLAS, Texas, 2013 (AFP) – President Barack Obama lauded George W. Bush Thursday for facing a storm of terrorism head…
Guantanamo prisoners on hunger strike
More than half of the men held at the Guantanamo detention camp have joined an escalating hunger strike to protest…
US condemns Baga massacre
The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in Baga, in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno,…
US in $10b arms deals with Saudi, UAE, Israel
The United States unveiled plans Friday to sell $10 billion worth of advanced missiles and aircraft to Israel, the United…
Guinea Hails Frenchman’s Arrest Over Graft Claims
Guinea on Tuesday welcomed the arrest in the United States of a French-Israeli for obstruction of a grand jury investigation…
Mexico Friendly: Nigerians In U.S Rally For Eagles
Nigerians in the United States, especially those in Texas and the surrounding states, are getting ready to have a massive…
US state passes tough gun law
Governor of the state of Connecticut in the US signed tough new rules on gun ownership into law Thursday, four…
Hyundai, Kia recall 1.9m vehicles sold in US
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in the United States to fix brake lights…
US rues embezzled billions in Iraq
After invading Iraq ten years ago, the United States spent $60 billion on a vast reconstruction effort that left behind…
US militarises schools to battle errant gunmen
America is militarizing its schools to protect school children from crazy gunmen, like the one that massacred 20 children recently.…
US may send drones to Mali
The US military is looking at providing intelligence, aerial refueling tankers and other support to French forces in Mali, including…
P-Square Goes On Vacation
Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square as well as their brother brother/manager, Jude, have taken time off from their gruelling…
US gun sales soar
WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…
America Warns Citizens Against Trips To Nigeria
Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Government has warned its citizens against travelling to Nigeria, particularly during the holiday season, saying…
Still On The American Elections
By Tope Ojo The American national elections might have come and gone with all the interest and anxiety generated, political…
Venezuela Friendly: Mixed Feelings Trail Martins, Others Return
Reactions have continued to trail the decision of Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi to recall some players into the team…