Tag: United States
Nigeria faults U.S. blacklist over religion
The Nigerian Government has faulted US inclusion of the country in a Religion Freedom blacklist, offering some education to US…
US cancels five cultural exchange programmes with China
The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has ended five cultural exchange programmes with China, calling them “soft power…
U.S. records worst day of COVID-19 pandemic
The United States has recorded its worst day of COVID-19 pandemic with a daily death toll soaring above 3,000. Figures…
Reports: COVID-19 infections in U.S. before Wuhan outbreak
A new study said COVID-19 infections were detected in the U.S. in December 2019, weeks before the first cases were…
U.S. racks up 4.2m covid cases in 30 days
The United States reported 4.2 million new cases of CoVID-19 in November and all its hopes of slowing down the…
Iran accuses Israel, United States of killing nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh
Iran President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel and the United States governments for the murder of nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
U.S. records over 12 million COVID-19 cases, death toll rises
The United States recorded over 12 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with prospects that the number will go higher.
Over 250,000 killed by COVID-19 in U.S.
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States crossed 250,000 on Wednesday, as a third coronavirus wave brings a…
10 issues in Nigeria-US relations as Biden prepares for White House
Here are some key issues in Nigeria, US relations that President Joe Biden will be inheriting from January 2021:
Fears of post-election violence persist in America
New York and other cities across the United States on Tuesday remained apprehensive over potential violence in spite of relative…
U.S. official warns of draconian measures over exploding coronavirus
U.S. assistant secretary of health, Brett Giroir, has warned of an impending "draconian measures" if the public do not take…
U.S. states reason for blocking Okonjo-Iweala at WTO
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative explained why the Trump administration is opposed to former Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,…
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 9 million, fatalities over 230K
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US has surpassed nine million, with daily records showing a surge in…
Obama attacks Trump over COVID-19 media coverage
Former American President, Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus pandemic stating that he is…
America’s election will reveal who Americans really are
America's election next week is not just a referendum on Donald Trump but a character test on the kind of…
COVID-19 deaths in America close to 300,000: Research
Deaths caused by COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may have gone under-reported by nearly 75,000 from March to July,…
COVID-19 infections in America top 8 million
COVID-19 infections in America have crossed the eight million milestone, as the pandemic, with its gross mismanagement becomes the biggest…
US sues for free, fair election ahead Ondo poll
The United States of America has reinstated its commitment to free, fair, and inclusive election in not only Ondo State…
Israel: Sudan rejects U.S. blackmail
Sudan has told United States it prefers to remain in its whitelist of countries supporting terrorism rather being delisted to…
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 7million
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed the 7 million mark, more than 20% of the…
Trump’s America biggest threat to world peace: Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told the United Nations on Wednesday that his country “is under constant attack from the U.S.…
Reasons for forest fires in America’s west coast
The wave of devastating forest fires sweeping through parts of the western United States is, in part, a result of…
China flexes military muscles near Taiwan Strait, warns US
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted real-combat military exercise near the Taiwan Strait on Friday, with the country denouncing…
WTO angers Trump administration with ruling on China tariffs
The World Trade Organisation has left the Trump administration fuming after it ruled that the United States breached global trading…
Coronavirus cases increase in 22 U.S. states
Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, mostly in the less-populated parts of the Midwest and…
U.S. brands ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda as terrorist, blocks her assets
In a bizzare move, the United States today branded Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
2million Americans could die using herd immunity against COVID-19
About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, medical…
Isolated over Iran, U.S. vetoes UN resolution on foreign terrorists
The United States on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist…
Several houses explode in US city of Baltimore, 1 dead, 3 critically injured
A major explosion levelled several houses in a neighbourhood in the U.S. City of Baltimore on Monday, killing at least…
America’s COVID-19 testing insane, worthless: Bill Gates
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has called America’s testing system for COVID-19 “insanity” and the most worthless, as he doubled down…