Tag: USA
Ebook sales more than double in 2011
Sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011 to bring in some $2.07 billion for the US publishing industry, a…
USA: Woman chained, tortured for 10 years by hubby
A West Virginia man has been arrested for torturing his wife, making her a slave and holding her hostage in…
Qaeda-linked militants with Boko Haram ties
Nigeria’s Khalid al-Barnawi, labeled a “global terrorist” by the US government Thursday, is alleged to be an Al Qaeda-linked militant…
US, China Demand Citizens’ Bodies For Burial
The United States, China, France and other foreign countries have asked the Lagos State Government to release the bodies of…
Drug trafficking: NDLEA, USDEA sign MOU
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) have signed a Memorandum of…
Kenyan cannibal eats Ghanaian in US
A 21-year-old student from Kenya was held without bail in the US state of Maryland Saturday after allegedly killing and…
Date set for 2013 Grammy Awards
The 55th Grammy Awards, the music industry’s annual mega-bash, will take place on February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center…
Michele Obama makes literary debut with gardening book
US First Lady Michelle Obama made her literary debut Tuesday with a book about the White House garden in her…
US slammed over access denial to Wikileaks suspect
US rights activists Friday condemned a lack of disclosure in the case against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, saying there was…
Iran rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described…
Smartphones now indispensable, reveals US study
A study released Monday shows people using their mobile devices increasingly to settle a dispute, coordinate a meeting, find a…
US Denounces Nigerian media bombing
The United States on Thursday condemned violence against offices of a Nigerian newspaper that killed eight people, saying that the…
Super energy saving bulb goes on sale in USA
A prize-winning, super energy saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips, said to last over 20 years, went on…
Iran clones America’s drone
An Iranian military commander today said the Islamic republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in…
Nigerian Woman Excretes 2kg of heroin pellets In US
A Nigerian woman was arrested at an airport outside Washington after ingesting nearly five pounds (over two kilograms) of heroin…
U.S.A makes $153 billion from tourists
A record 62 million foreigners visited the United States last year, spending $153 billion on travel and tourism-related services, the…
Team Nigeria’ll Flop In Olympics —Onyali
Nigeria’s bronze medalist in the 200m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has predicted doom for…
Obama Wants America reduce oil import
American President Barack Obama has sounded a future policy warning that will terribly hurt Nigeria’s mono-cultural export, oil. In a…
Ifeanyi Uba Lifts AGN To Hollywood
In its vowed commitment to youth development and upliftment of the entertainment industry in Nigeria, the Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation recently…
N650k Champagne Triggers Outrage
An advertisement of a champagne drink, costing £2,500 or N650,000 per 1.5 litre bottle has sparked outrage in Lagos, with…
Eagles’ll Reclaim Lost Glory — Shorunmu
Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Coach Ike Shorunmu, has assured that the team to face Guatemala in the international friendly billed…
Warri Wolves’ Goalie Praises Shorunmu
Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Ike Shorunmu has been identified as one of those responsible for the steady progress of Warri…
Obama’s Campaign Manager Speaks On The 2008 Polls
The man behind the election of President Barack Obama as the first black president of the United State of America,…
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Slovenia v. USA: Live Report
JOHANNESBURG (AFP)- SLOVENIA TOP GROUP C but will be heart-broken after the United States came back from two goals down…