The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has scored many goals in different sectors of the Nigerian economy since 2015 when he assumed leadership of the country. Even though this fact has not been highlighted strategically by the media handlers of the President, in some quarters, it was stated that the body language of the president is not keen on grandstanding Read More
Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following his efforts to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The US president’s name has been put forward by Norwegian politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde, according to Fox News. “For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Read More
US actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise, has died of cancer aged 43. He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side, a statement posted on social media said. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago but had not made the information public. Read More
Months after her own presidential dreams sputtered to a halt, Kamala Harris will now get another shot at the Democratic ticket. A year ago, the California senator had surged to the front of a crowded field of candidates on the back of a series of strong debate performances – and a searing critique of her rival Joe Biden over race. Read More
Randy, the son of late music sage, Majek Fashek, has announced that his father will be buried in New York, United States where he died. Randy who said this via a video on Monday, didn’t disclose the date for the burial. Details loading…
The federal government has again evacuated up to 270 Nigerians starnded in the United States of America. According to the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via their twitter handle on Wednesday, “The fourth evacuation flight from the USA arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 270 evacuees today July 29, 2020 at exactly 1310HRS via Ethiopian Air. “All evacuees tested Read More
The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll rose by 974, taking the country’s total to 138,201. The state of Florida, which has emerged as the epicenter of Read More
Hushpuppi, the alleged fraudster is currently being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. The social media celeb was charged with running a global fraud operation, including targeting an English Premier League football club, a bank and a US law firm. He was apprehended in Dubai in June of this year and was extradited to the United States of Read More
Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to “reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud,” claimed Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for Read More
Suspected Nigerian fraudsters, Ramon Igbalode Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi and Olalekan Jacon Ponle also popularly known as Mr Woodberry have been extradited to the United States. This was confirmed in a post shared on the official page of the Dubai Police. FBI’s director, Christopher Wray, thanked Dubai Police for their cooperation in extraditing the Nigerian suspects who were accused of committing Read More
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest in the US, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private autopsy has found. He died due to compression on his neck and back by Minneapolis police officers, medical examiners hired by his family said, BBC reports. The findings differ from an official preliminary autopsy carried out by the Read More
No fewer than 160 Nigerians who were stranded in the United States following the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown have landed in Abuja, Channels Television is reporting. A plane carrying the returnees arrived on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Boeing 787 Ethiopian Airlines plane touched down at the airport in the Federal Capital Territory Read More
The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is on their way back home. 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees. They are returning aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals stranded abroad. In line with the Read More
The U.S. unemployment rate has hit 14.7 percent and 20.5 million jobs were lost in April, New York times reports. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy shed more than 20.5 million jobs in April, sending the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent — devastation unseen since the Great Depression. The report underscores the speed and depth of the labor Read More
The federal government has confirmed receipt of $311.7 million, a repatriation from the United States on the account of late Gen. Sani Abacha’s loot. Details loading…
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped one million on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 57,000 people in the US, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 1,002,498 by the Baltimore-based school’s latest count. Earlier, US President Donald Trump Read More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president on Monday, calling the former vice president “a leader who is the personification of hope and courage. “Today, I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States because he will be an extraordinary President. He knows how to get the job done,” she said in a video. Citing his work Read More
U.S. billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, said a vaccine for the rampaging COVID-19 disease may come between 18-24 months. He said on NBC Today Show on Friday that there is evidence that this timeline may come to pass. According to the Microsoft co-founder, usually a vaccine takes over five years. There are steps including first testing in animals, then with humans on small, medium and large scales. But Read More
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 47,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number the previous day, according to a Reuters tally, according to Reuters. A University of Washington model here often cited by the White House, projected a total of nearly 66,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths by Aug. 4, an upward revision from its most recent previous estimate of 60,000 deaths. At Read More
The United States recorded nearly 2,000 novel coronavirus deaths for a second day in a row, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University Wednesday night. The record-breaking figure of 1,973 deaths (slightly higher than the previous day’s toll of 1,939) brings the total number of US fatalities to 14,695. The US death toll now exceeds that of Spain, which Read More
UN chief Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn countries to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said on Friday, referring to countries such as Syria, Libya and Yemen. “The COVID-19 storm is now coming to all these theatres of conflict.” Read More
An American whose identity was not disclosed has tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos state. State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Wednesday via his twitter handle however, said he has been evacuated to the United States. Details loading…
United States President, Donald Trump, has approved the use of Chloroquine for the treatment of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. US approved its use on Thursday. “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone through the approval process — Read More
The United States and Consulate in Nigeria has announced massive recruitment story for interested candidates. The recruitment exercise was contained on their website. Here is the link to access their application portal; https://erajobs.state.gov/dos-era/vacancysearch/searchVacancies.hms?_ref=dvzrd1bbpt0
Bernhard Schulte Ship Management (Singapore) PTE Ltd, a vessel operating company, pleaded guilty in the US federal court to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel Topaz Express. Chief Engineer Skenda Reddy and vessel Second Engineer Padmanaban Samirajan previously pled guilty to their involvement in the offense. Under the terms of Read More
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