Tag: USA
EU joins US ground Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The European Aviation Safety Agency said Thursday it has adopted a directive by the US Federal Aviation Administration to ground…
Mali war: Islamists take western hostages in Algeria
Algeria, which has opened its airspace to French warplanes hitting Islamists in northern Mali, was targeted Wednesday in a deadly…
Afghanistan: Obama to speed up US troops pullout
US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the US goal in Afghanistan was “within reach” as he vowed to move…
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Nollywood’s Mercy Johnson gives birth to baby girl
Mercy Johnson, Nigeria’s popular celebrity and actress and the most searched name on Google, has given birth to a baby…
Nigerian Pro Boxers Eye World Titles
In the second quarter of this outgoing year, Nigerian professional boxers around the world intensified their efforts to become world…
Nigeria, EU, US form alliance against web child sex
Nigeria has teamed up with the 27-nation European Union, the United States and a score of other countries to launch…
US, EU crackdown on counterfeit websites
US and European authorities said Monday they seized 132 websites in a transatlantic law enforcement crackdown on online sellers of…
Bolt, Allyson win athletes of the year
(AFP) – Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix were named the International Amateur Athletics Federation’s athletes of the year on Saturday.…
Beckham: LA Galaxy career ends Saturday
.The England star says he is not retiring yet, to announce next move at Xmas Football star David Beckham has…
Fatigued President Obama is just human!
Barack Obama, fresh from his re-election for a second term has embarked on a tour of East Asian nations of…
Wanted: American expat for TV role
Simon Ateba/Lagos Red Varden Studios, a Los Angeles-based television production company, is casting for American citizens currently working in high-risk…
Devastated New York cancels marathon
The famed New York marathon slated for Sunday has been canceled in the face of a rising death toll, crippled…
Tsunami heads to Hawaii
A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami was headed toward the US state of Hawaii early Sunday after a powerful 7.7 magnitude…
Nigeria’s crude oil export to the US slumps
The United States of America bought just about 361,000 barrels of Nigeria’s crude oil in July, as the US leans…
Shot fired at Obama campaign office
A shot was fired Friday at a campaign office for President Barack Obama in the western US state of Colorado,…