Tag: US
US, Nigeria move to end Boko Haram
Nigeria and the United States have expressed determination to jointly develop a comprehensive approach to ending Boko Haram insurgency in…
US expresses hope in freed Chibok girls
The visiting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, has expressed hope in the future of the…
Boko Haram: US to mobilise more aid for Nigeria
The United States on Friday pledged to mobilise more aid and support for Nigeria and other countries affected by the…
Boko Haram: US sends extra $40m for humanitarian needs
The US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has announced nearly 40 million dollars in new humanitarian assistance to support…
We will trace, recover stolen billions, US assures Buhari
The United States Secretary of State has assured President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria that his country will trace and recover…
US, Nigeria set up groups on security, economy, corruption
The United States and Nigeria on Wednesday agreed to establish working groups focused on strengthening security cooperation, the economy and…
US to pressure Nigeria to devalue naira
The United States said on Monday it will press Nigeria in talks this week to adopt a more flexible foreign…
REVEALED: UK, US knew whereabout of 80 Chibok girls but did nothing
The United States and British governments have sympathized with Nigeria on many fronts and have assisted Nigeria not only to…
Terrorism: US issues ‘Worldwide Caution’
The United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” to American travelers Thursday, warning that the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram,…
N1.4bn Subsidy Fraud: Pon Specialised Services not known to US – Witness
The trial of Helen Aninye, Chizobam Ben-Okafor and their company, Pon-Specialized Services Limited, on allegations of N1.4billion subsidy fraud resumed…
US sends ‘special ops’ team to support Nigeria’s Boko Haram fight
The United States has offered to send a special operations mission to Nigeria to help the West African country fight…
US to force Apple to unlock terrorists’ iPhone
The US government Friday sought a court order to force Apple to help unlock an iPhone as part of the…
US drone kills top Qaeda chief
An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone in south Yemen on Thursday killed a…
The problem with investing in Africa – Hayes
The President of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), Mr Stephen Hayes, on Wednesday identified some challenges faced by foreign…
Zika vaccine is years away – US researcher
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top US health chief said amid…
Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement Tuesday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential…
US court rejects Nestle bid to throw out child slavery suit
The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and two…
VIDEO/PICTURES: 24 armoured vehicles presented to Nigeria by US Govt
By Idowu Ogunleye As part of its effort at supporting the fight against Boko Haram, the United States’ Government on…
US donates sophisticated vehicles to Nigerian army after Boko Haram strikes
The United States on Thursday donated 24 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers to combat…
Hillary most qualified US presidential candidate – Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton stepped into the limelight Monday, making his first solo campaign appearance in wife Hillary’s 2016 bid for the…
Boko Haram’s safe havens, weapons flow, recruitment must be disrupted – US
The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, on Wednesday said that Nigeria urgently needs to…
Doctors set for first penis transplant in US
Johns Hopkins University doctors are preparing for what would be the first US penis transplant, a procedure that could potentially…
Ban all Muslims from entering the US – Donald Trump
A senior White House aide on Monday branded Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States as…
VIDEO: Nigeria’s corruption trending on US television
On 2 December, 2015, Nick Schifrin, PBS Newshour special correspondent aired the report “Nigeria: Pain and Promise: How a…
US embassy warns of possible ‘terrorism’ attacks in Nigeria
The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday it had received information that groups “associated with terrorism” may be…
US opens all military combat jobs to women
Ashton Carter, US Defence Secretary, on Friday in Washington, said the military would open all combat jobs to women, not…
US tightens visa waiver to 38 countries in wake of Paris attacks
The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely…
US boils after police shooting video of black teenager
WATCH VIDEO OF SHOOTING: Racial tensions soared as officials released a graphic video of a police officer shooting a black…
ISIL, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda planning more attacks, US alerts citizens
The United States has alerted its citizens across the world that terrorist groups, Islamic State, Boko Haram and al-Qaeda are…
Israel welcomes release of spy Jonathan Pollard in US
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday welcomed the release of Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel…