Buhari, Obama and same-sex marriage

    Buhari, Obama ENIOLA AKINKUOTU examines the implications of the United States’ Supreme Court judgment on the foreign policy outlook of President Barack Obama In less than three weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari will visit his counterpart in the United States, Barack Obama, for the first time to discuss political and economic issues as well […]

Obama to stop threatening prosecution over hostage ransom

President Barack Obama has decided the U.S. government will stop threatening criminal prosecution of Americans who try to pay ransom to win the release of family members held by armed groups overseas, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The White House on Wednesday will announce the results of a six-month review of how the government works with […]

Our challenges in doing business with Nigeria – US

  The United States of America has highlighted some challenges it is facing in terms of doing business with Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan countries. ADVERTISEMENT The US government stated that in spite of the robust export-import trade relationship with a total trade of $18 billion, there were certain areas Nigeria should work on. At a […]

US, others will help recover looted funds – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration has received firm assurances of cooperation from the United States and other countries in his quest to recover and repatriate funds stolen from Nigeria. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while granting audience to members […]

Gunman kills nine after worshipping in African-American Church

  | credits: CNN The police have arrested Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old suspected to have shot dead nine people including a United States senator at the historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. The police said Roof, who resided in Lexington, South Carolina, was detained during a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina. The gunman […]

Bomb threat prompts White House press room evacuation

  The White House press room was evacuated over a bomb threat after a phone call alerted the Metropolitan Police Department, White House Spokesman , Josh Earnest, said on Tuesday. The Secret Service interrupted White House spokesman Josh Earnest’s televised news briefing shortly after 2 p.m. and escorted journalists out of the building. While journalists […]

US airport security scrutinized after agents smuggle fake bombs

By AFP on June 2, 2015 7121 US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has announced new measures to improve security screenings at American airports after investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives and weapons through checkpoints dozens of times. In a statement late Monday, Johnson said the inspector general of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), […]

US behind Kashamu’s house arrest—FG

    Buruji Kashamu The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), said on Saturday that the house arrest which the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency placed on the Ogun-East Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, was informed by a recent extradition request by the United States of America. Adoke told one of […]

Why applicants are denied US visas – Consul-General

The Consul-General, United States Embassy, William Laidlaw, has said the US visa application processes were simple and not as stringent as people thought, stressing that the mission was working to improve and make its visa processes better for Nigerians by decentralising it.   Laidlaw explained that to qualify for a visit to the US, an […]

Obama hosts Nigerian, four other young leaders

United States President, Barack Obama, has honoured a Nigerian, Adepeju Jaiyeoba, and four other young entrepreneurs from around the world at a Global Entrepreneurship event in Washington DC. The White House, in a statement on its official website, noted that the emerging entrepreneurs from across the US and around the world were brought together to […]

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