More than half a century after her crime, a 73-year-old U.S. woman has returned a beer mug she stole from one of Germany’s most famous breweries. The beer stein, a traditional stone mug which holds one litre, arrived in a surprise package at Munich’s popular Hofbraeuhaus last week, spokesperson Tobias Ranzinger said on Monday. “She […]
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The United States (U.S.) recently announced the arrest of scores of Nigerians and few other nationals involved in what the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) described as the largest internet fraud ever committed in the country. As at the last count, about 80 defendants most of whom are Nigerians were discovered to have participated in […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) on Thursday announced it would sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The DOE plans to draw down crude oil from three SPR sites, including, Bryan Mound and Big Hill in Texas and West Hackberry in Louisiana. According to the DOE, it […]
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Most applicants for the United States’ visa will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers. When proposed last year, authorities estimated the proposal would affect 14.7 million people […]
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U.S.-China trade war has boosted the risk of a U.S. recession, say a strong majority of economists polled by Reuters, who now put the chances of that happening in the next two years at 40 per cent. That is up from a median 35% in last month’s poll, the first time it had dipped slightly […]
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Activities picked up on Friday at the U.S. Embassy Abuja as it resumed consular activities. The embassy in its twitter handle @USEmbassyAbuja on Friday morning announced resumption of full consular services at the embassy in Abuja. “Full consular visa and American Citizen Services (ACS) resume in Abuja today. We regret the inconvenience the temporary closure […]
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The United States says it has committed more than $5.1 billion to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria through its President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The U.S. Charge d’ Affaires, David Young, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of a photo exhibition to commemorate PEPFAR’s 15th Anniversary in Nigeria. “Since […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling 5-4 has upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The decision Tuesday was the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy, the Associated Press reported. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the […]
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No fewer than 34 Nigerians were on Wednesday deported from the United States of America for allegedly committing offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos at about 2.30 p.m. The deportees, comprising 32 males and […]
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The United States (U.S.) on Tuesday, announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council, accusing it of being anti-Israel. Nikki Haley, the country’s ambassador to the United Nations announced the withdrawal, saying it did so after no other countries “had the courage to join our fight” to reform the “hypocritical and self-serving” body. “In […]
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