The United States on Thursday changed the status of Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, by identifying him as terrorist. This is as revealed by the Department of State. As a result of the designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Hamza bin Laden has any interest is […]
Continue ReadingThe United States President-elect Donald Trump has heaped praises on Vladimir Putin for not immediately retaliating after the U.S. expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed other sanctions for allegedly interfering with the presidential election. Trump tweeted his approval after Putin rejected his foreign minister’s proposal to give American diplomats the boot as payback. “I always […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats including shutting down of two Russian compounds in the U.S. in a number of actions announced on Thursday. Mr. Obama said in a statement on Thursday that the actions were “in response to Russia’s malicious cyber activity and harassment. “Today, I have ordered […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has rejected the report of United States Department of Labour (USDOL),that blacklisted the nation as “engaging in Child soldiering’’ due to Boko Haram activities in the country. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment made the country’s position known when he received representatives of the department led by Mr Marlin Hardinger […]
Continue ReadingHurricane Matthew, a category 3 storm that hit Haiti on Tuesday has killed at least 900 people.Officials say that the Caribbean wind wrecked about 90 per cent damage on all the cities that it affected. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears that more bodies will […]
Continue ReadingAfter seeing the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Matthew — the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade, 1.5 million people have been asked to evacuate Florida.“This storm will kill you,” Rick Scott, governor of Florida, said at a news conference, urging that “the time is now” to evacuate ahead of the Category 4 storm. “This is […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Embassy in Abuja, on Friday announced the opening of applications from qualified young Nigerians for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship programme.The mission said the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship programme of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, and a key part of the U.S. commitment to invest in the future of Africa. […]
Continue ReadingThe United States department of state has urged its citizens not to visit any of the 20 Nigerian states deemed insecure, stating that any American citizen who travels to any of the listed states does so at the detriment of his/her security. As revealed in the travel warning, the states deemed insecure include; Adamawa, Borno, […]
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama wanted to make a case for Hillary Clinton, so she took time to address the crowd at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, where she ended up delivering an incredible and forceful speech that will will go down in history. She was able to point to Clinton’s credentials and experience, but ultimately, what […]
Continue ReadingThe outgoing US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has compared President Muhammadu Buhari to President Barrack Obama of the United States, saying the Nigerian leader has performed well in his first year in office.Entwistle recalled that when Obama came into office, Americans were “impatient” just as the situation is currently in Nigeria. The American envoy, […]
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