Tag: United State
US Embassy in Abuja Suspends Consular Services Indefinitely
The U. S. Embassy in Nigeria says that it has shut down its visa and consular services section in Abuja until further notice. The embassy ... Read More
U.S Show Massive Support for Sports Betting
Half of Americans favour legalising sports betting across the U. S., largely because they support the additional tax revenue it could bring for states, according ... Read More
How Mark Wahlberg Became World’s Highest Paid Actor For 2017
American actor Mark Wahlberg has been named the world’s highest paid actor for 2017, with an estimated earning of 68 million dollars before taxes over ... Read More
Boko Haram: U.S. Announces $30M in New Humanitarian Funding For Northeast Nigeria
U.S announced an additional $30 million to support the people of northeast Nigeria, where years of brutality by Boko Haram and other militant groups has ... Read More
North Korea Fires Four Ballistic Missiles In Retaliation Over US, Japan Military Drills
North Korea on Monday fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off northwest of Japan, which appeared to be a promised retaliation over last Wednesday's ... Read More
Time For Nigeria, US To Deepen Relationship Based On Trust, Says Ag. President Osinbajo
Laolu Akande, Abuja: The time has come for both Nigeria and the United States to deepen the long-standing relationship between the countries based on mutual trust, ... Read More
US 9/11 Bill Will Weaken The Global Fight Against Terrorism – Moroccan Govt
Morocco has said that a bill adopted by the US Congress allowing 9/11 victims’ families to sue the government of Saudi Arabia will “weaken international ... Read More
Kanye West Vs Taylor Swift: Beyonce, West Nominated, Swift shut out of VMA
Beyonce's critically-praised visual album "Lemonade", has earned the R&B singer a career-best 11 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards. The list included multiple nods ... Read More
An Army officer Is Crowned Miss USA
Newly crowned Miss USA 2016, Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia, is the first-ever military personnel to win the Miss US pageant. ... Read More
President Barack Obama Has Officially Endorsed Clinton
President Barack Obama of the United States has officially endorsed his former cabinet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president on Thursday. President Obama said he is ... Read More
President Buhari Assures Oil Companies Of Enhanced Security In Niger Delta
State House: President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja assured oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is taking all necessary actions ... Read More
Johnson & Johnson To Pay $55 Million In Talc-Powder Trial
(Photo: Internet) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) was ordered by a U.S. jury on Monday to pay $55 million to a woman who said that using ... Read More
US Releases $240m Humanitarian Aid Plan For Displaced Persons
The U.S. Government has announced the release of about $240million (about N76.8billion) as development and humanitarian assistance to displaced persons across the Lake Chad Basin. ... Read More
Five U.S. National Female Soccer Stars File Salary Discrimination Complaint
Five top stars of the U.S. Women's National soccer team and and current FIFA Women World Cup champions have filed a federal wage discrimination complaint on ... Read More
U.N. Okays New Sanctions Drafted By U.S. And China On North Korea
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a UN Security council meeting. (Photo: Internet) The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution that ... Read More
Breaking Into San Bernardino iPhone Would Be ‘Bad for America’ – Apple CEO
Tim Cook, Apple CEO (Photo: Internet) Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into ... Read More
Court Jails Two for $5.5m Cash Smuggling
Two Nigerians, Ojukwu Nnamdi Roland and Ngene Linus Chibuike, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while attempting to smuggled $5, 424,270 USD out ... Read More
FG Welcomes US, Austaralia, Canada, Japan, Turkey & European Envoys’ Support For Northeast Rehabilitation
Vice President of the Republic of Nigeria Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has welcomed the offer of support from Ambassadors from several nations who ... Read More
Rapper Nicki Minaj to Produce ABC Comedy Series About Her Life
Nicki Minaj (Photo: Internet) Rapper Nicki Minaj is going to produce an ABC Family series about her life, the network said on Tuesday. The as-yet-untitled ... Read More
Shake the Dust, A Documentary film Shows How Break Dancing Unites the World
Shake the Dust is a documentary film directed by journalist Adam Sjöberg, and produced by American rapper and producer Nasir “Nas” Jones. The movie is ... Read More