Tag: United States
Olympics: Spain Target Podium Finish
Spanish shooting guard, Rudy Fernandez, who was part of the squad that won gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World…
$3.2m Scam: EFCC Moves To Extradite Nigerian Wanted By FBI
Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Lagos will on May 30, 2012 hear the extradition request filed by…
At 34, Stella Damasus Has No Regrets
Versatile Nollywood actress, singer and motivational speaker, Stella Damasus, who turned 34 today, has said that she has no regrets…
Swimmer Struck By Chest Infection
Australia’s great Olympic swimming hope, James “The Missile” Magnussen, was Monday struck by a chest infection which ruled him out…
Boko Haram plans to bomb Abuja hotels, US warns
The US embassy in Nigeria warned on Wednesday that Islamist group Boko Haram may be planning attacks in the capital…
Kim gets World Bank Job, Okonjo Iweala Loses out
The World Bank’s directors met Monday to decide who will be the powerful institution’s next chief. Just as has been…
Tackling The Menace Of Noise Pollution —Tayo Ogunbiyi
Sound that is detrimental for human hearing is called noise. When there is a lot of noise in the environment,…
Holyfield Visits Team Nigeria In Benin
Four-time World Heavyweight Champion and United States Peace Ambassador, Evander Holyfield, who is in Nigeria for a six-day visit, is…
NBA: Wade Leads Heat After Nephew’s Shooting
Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors but admitted he played with a…
Boko Haram: US Plans More Aid To Northern Nigeria
The United States said Thursday it wanted to step up development assistance to Nigeria’s restive Muslim-majority north as it urged…
Online Firm To Promote Nigerian Business Abroad
A United States-based Nigerian-owned online firm, Afromedia, is using its platform to promote Nigerian businesses in the US market. The…
Oil prices fall as consumption falls in US
NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 (AFP) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by a stronger dollar, a rise in…
Citi Group, 3 others flunk Stress Test
Citigroup was one of four large US banks that flunked stress tests aimed at seeing how they would hold up…
Joke Silva, Tinsel Stars For BOBTV
This year’s edition of BOBTV is set to stir up Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory as the organizers announced recently that…
USA Tackle Depleted Italy
Jurgen Klinsmann has guided USA to a three-match winning streak and today, the German great will hope to extend that…
Yomi Peters Set For New Album
United States of America returnee and Juju music singer, Yomi Peters, has concluded plans to release his latest album in…
Tuface Debunks Death Rumour
Multiple award-winning singer, Innocent Ujah Idibia, famously known as Tuface Idibia, has debunked the rumour that he is dead. The…
American jailed over Nigerian bribes
The former head of US construction company KBR was sentenced to 30 months in prison over the bribing of Nigerian…
Mike Okri Storms Coliseum For Legend Nite
Afro pop singer, Mike Okri of the Omoge fame, presently on holidays from the United States will be on the…
Mutallab, Underwear Bomber Bags Life Jail
A Nigerian, Farouk Abdulmutallab, is today expected to be senenced to life imprisonment by a court in the United States…
Obama Unveils Election Year Budget
US President Barack Obama Monday proposed a $3.8 trillion budget brimming with populist tax hikes on the rich and jobs…
Safejo, Tekoye Return
Alhaji Wasiu Ajani Tekoye, also known as Mr. Pure Water, has returned from a 6-month playing tour of the United…
Mercedes Aims To Sell 2.7m Cars
Daimler plans to more than double output of Mercedes brand vehicles to 2.7 million by 2020 in its drive to…
US-Based S-King Returns Home
Seyi Sofola a.k.a. S-King, the self-styled king of Pidgin Rap who has ruled the Internet for years, before gaining considerable…
Man Arrested For Threatening Tenant With Pistol
A landlord, who recently returned from the United States with a pistol, has been arrested by the police in Benin…
Okposo Gets New Record Deal
Contemporary gospel music act, Sammie Okposo has made history as the first Black artiste to be signed by TMG Records,…
Rolling Dollar Takes Faaji To New York
Octogenarian musician, Fatai Rolling Dollar and nine other versatile musicians are taking their brand of Faaji music to New York,…
Cliques Awards Holds In USA
Plans are in top gear to organise the maiden edition of Cliques International Awards (CIA), which is aimed at rewarding…
WCO Makes IT Top Priority
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, has said that Information Technology (IT) remains a top priority…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
US Has Committed $35m To Electoral Process in Nigeria – Ambassador
Terence McCulley, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria at a forum on democracy and good governance jointly organised by the…