Tag: US
US condemns Gombe attacks, reiterates support against Boko Haram
The United States on Friday condemned Boko Haram attacks on Gombe and reiterated its continuous support for Nigeria’s efforts to…
Teach Buhari tenets of democracy, PDP tells Obama, US
The People Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the United States of America and the international community to advise President…
Ex-FIFA vice-president extradited to US
Swiss authorities have said that one of the seven men arrested in Zurich in the FIFA gate scandal has been…
My visit to Washington DC will strengthen Nigeria-US relationship – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari his optimistic that his meeting with President Barack Obama will further strengthen bilateral ties between Nigeria and…
US, UK, China economies weaken further
The United Stated, United Kingdom and Chinese economies are showing fresh signs of weakening, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
US beat Japan 5-2 to win third Women’s World Cup title
Carli Lloyd became the first woman to score a hattrick in a World Cup final as she inspired the United…
US is Nigeria’s best friend, says Amb. Entwistle
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle said on Saturday that the people of Nigeria have no better friend…
US restates commitment to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
The Government of the United States of America has restated its commitment to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko…
Supreme Court legalises ‘Gay Marriage” all over America
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the country’s Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing…
France summons US ambassador over spying allegations
The United State ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, has been summoned by Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, over allegations that the…
US spends N1.2 trillion on humanitarian assistance in 2014
The United States Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, on Friday said that his government spent over N1.2 trillion ($6…
US confirms death of al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
United States intelligence has confirmed the death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the…
Boko Haram: US supports Nigeria, others with $5bn
The United States says it has announced a five billion US dollars contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),…
Buruji Kashamu served fresh notice of extradition to US
The Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has served Prince Buruji Kashamu, the senator-elect from Ogun State a notice…
US releases documents recovered in Osama bin Laden raid
US government on Wednesday in Washington released a list of now declassified documents recovered during the 2011 raid on al-Qaeda…
US ‘deeply concerned’ over Morsi death sentence
The US is “deeply concerned” about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for former President Mohamed Morsi,…
US museum returns looted 10th-century Hindu god to Cambodia
Phnom Penh (AFP) – An American museum has returned a 10th-century sandstone statue of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman to…
Mexican girl returns home after mistakenly sent to US
A 14-year-old Mexican girl grabbed by police at school and sent to the United States in a case of mistaken…
US set to sanction Patience Jonathan, Orubebe, others
First, it was the extradition of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun central senator-elect Buruji Kashamu to the United States but…
US Catholic Church shells out $150m over pedophilia
The Catholic Church in the US forked out $120 million to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy…
Obama moves to drop Cuba from list of terror sponsors
President Barack Obama is set to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, in a landmark step…
Buhari thanks EU, US for role in Nigeria’s elections
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended Italy and other members of the European Union (EU) for standing by Nigeria in…
School yoga does not violate religious freedom – US
A California court said Friday that yoga classes taught at an elementary school do not violate students’ right to religious…
US, UK fear interference in election result collation
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Philip Hammond Monday voiced fears over possible political interference…
US drops 60,000 propaganda leaflets on IS in Syria
The US military dropped 60,000 leaflets on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria showing a grisly depiction…
Utah becomes only state to restore firing squad
Utah became the only US state to restore the firing squad as a method of execution on Monday, as its…
The world is watching Nigeria elections, says US, UK
The United States and United Kingdom said on Sunday that the “global spotlight is firmly fixed” on Nigeria’s March 28…
Sierra Leone vice-president asks US for asylum
Sierre Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has applied for asylum at the US embassy in Freetown and is in hiding…
American Ebola patient admitted to US hospital
An American healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone was admitted Friday to specialized hospital near the…
Hillary Clinton and her private emails
More than 60,000 emails over four years, and about half of them apparently deleted: former secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s…