Wildfires threatening Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength. The Palisades Fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the city’s western flank and...
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The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk of avian flu spreading to a wider population remains “low” a day after the United States reported its first human death from bird flu. WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that the H5N1...
The outgoing administration of Joe Biden is negotiating with the Taliban, under UN sanctions for terrorism exchange of detained Americans in Afghanistan for at least one profile high prisoner. The administration called for exchange of the prisoner who were allegedly said to have associated with Osama bin Laden, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of the United States of America over the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman,...
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025. Applicants with scheduled interviews will now need to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice as part of the application procedure. The embassy shared on its official X page that “For...
The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan Province, according to the State Department. An indictment charging Guan with...
Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, has picked Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, to be her vice presidential running mate in the race for the White House. With three months to go into the U.S. presidential election, this is Harris’ first major decision since becoming her centre-left party’s candidate to...
Online streaming platform, Spotify, says Nigeria, South Africa, United States, United Kingdom and Germany are the top five countries that have streamed Amapiano music in the last 10 years. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music in Sub Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in commemoration...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has congratulated his daughter, Tobi Makinde, on her graduation from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut in the United State. Sharing photos from the graduation on Tuesday, Governor Makinde I’m a tweet said, “Congratulations, my darling Tobi on your graduation...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster Hakeem Olanrewaju to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In a Saturday statement, the EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the money was handed over to the FBI on Friday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has emphasised the need for Chevron Nigeria Limited to support local manufacturers producing made-in-Nigeria goods. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan made the call on Wednesday during a visit to the company’s Headquarters in San...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) has said it would continue to invest in the development of huge oil and gas infrastructure to make it easy for operators and prospective investors to carry out their business in Nigeria. The Executive Vice...
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to...
I traveled to the US in March/April where I met with facilitators of Philosophy for Children (P4C). An executive member of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children introduced me to the community in the US. The facilitators are a part of the Philosophy Learning...
Donald Trump would become the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial on criminal charges when jury selection begins on Monday in New York. The trial of the case that stemmed from payments made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election. Trump, who...
The United States Government has pledged to support Nigeria’s war against terrorism, as the country marks a decade of the mass abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, North-East, by terrorists. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy, Aishah Gambari,...
The City of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has declared March 2 as “Burna Boy Day”, in recognition of the Nigerian artiste’s performances and advocacy works. This was disclosed in a letter signed by Ruthzee Louijeune, the Boston City Councilor. The letter reads: “Singer and songwriter Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known...
Star-studded Nollywood film, “Mami Wata”, has been nominated for the prestigious National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) Image Awards in the United States. The film written and directed by C.J. Obasi, received nomination for the Outstanding International Motion Picture category of the 55th edition of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola from Sunday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 26. The U.S. State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, in a statement on Thursday said that the trip was to deepen the...
The U.S. has said it is set to invest $600 million in private investments and infrastructure in Africa as partnership towards deepening global alliance. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja....