Nairobi – The Somali-based militant group al-Shabaab launched an attack on a military base in Kenya used by U.S. and Kenyan soldiers on Sunday. Al-Shabaab said in a statement that an “elite group of soldiers” dubbed the Martyrdom Brigade launched a raid on the base in Manda Bay in Lamu Kenya, some 500 kilometres from […]
Jerusalem – Israel put its military on heightened alert on Friday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a trip abroad after the U.S. killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani drew promises of revenge from Iran. Israel, America’s closest ally in the Middle East and Iran’s top regional foe, has not publicly responded to the […]
Abuja – The Presidency says the decision by the U.S. government to place Nigeria on its Watch List does make Nigeria a country of concern on religious freedom. Speaking on this development, Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said Nigeria and the U.S. would deliberate on the matter […]
A Real Estate company in Maryland, U.S, St John Properties, surprised all 198 of it’s employees as it handed bonus cheques totalling $10 million during it’s end of year party on Saturday. Company staff, unaware of what to expect when they were each handed red envelopes at the party, were all surprised as they all […]
New Delhi – A U.S. court has sentenced six of the eight Indians arrested in the Farmington University immigration fraud case, as per U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regulations. The Indian students were arrested on charges of running a “Pay to Stay” visa racket wherein they were assisted hundreds of immigrants in illegally prolonging […]
New York – The United States has placed a bounty of up to 10 million dollars on the heads of two Al Qaeda leaders in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The Department of State announced the offer in a statement on Thursday under its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) Programme. It identified the wanted persons as Sa’ad bin […]
Iran marked the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S embassy in Tehran with a state organised rally on Monday. Thousands of school pupils and university students took part in the rally outside the former U.S embassy. Similar demonstrations were organised around the country. READ ALSO Severe pollution prompts car rationing in Delhi In November 1979, […]
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday on reports that output from the world’s largest oil producers fell during the third quarter, although a resumption in Saudi supply and demand concerns kept a lid on gains. Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 57 cents to 59.82 dollars a barrel by 0852 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude […]
U.S. First lady Melania Trump’s parents officially became American citizens on Thursday.Viktor and Amalija Knavs took the citizenship oath on Aug. 9, their lawyer, Michael Wildes, confirmed to Fox News. The Knavs had been living in the U.S. as lawful permanent residents. The couple was escorted to and from the Manhattan ceremony by Homeland Security […]
A state lawmaker in Kentucky, U.S., Rep. Dan Johnson, has committed suicide after report emerged that he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Reports say the 57-year-old lawmaker, a preacher and a Republican, shot himself on a bridge in Mt. Washington, southeast of Louisville. His body turned up on a riverbank near the […]
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan would visit Nigeria on Nov. 19 and 20, where he would lead the U.S. interagency delegation to the Bi-National Commission (BNC) meetings in Abuja. The high-level bilateral meeting between Nigeria and the U.S. would be hosted by the Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama. The BNC is […]
The United States government has expressed readiness to support Nigeria in its bid to diversify her economy, strengthen the war on terrorism and ensure greater humanitarian support for victims of Boko Haram insurgency. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting with a delegation from the US Congress who paid him a […]