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Ukraine crisis: Obama tells Putin to pull troops back

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukraine.In a 90-minute telephone conversation, Obama urged the Russian leader to pull forces back to bases in Crimea. Putin responded by saying that Moscow reserves the right to protect its interests and those of […]

Negative profiling of Nigerians in Dallas

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Thursday, February 27th, 2014

I read with utter dismay a scathing story, “Dallas area home to huge health care frauds,” by Mr. Jim Landers in The Dallas Morning News on February 15, 2014, where he labeled Nigerians (by inference) criminals-an insidious generalization. The story, written in a pernicious spirit with veiled parallels to organized crime and other sinister characterizations […]

U.S. urges Nigeria to establish election offences tribunal

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Monday, February 17th, 2014

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to establish an electoral offences tribunal before the 2015 general elections. She made the call in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria-U.S. Bi-National Commission (BNC) working group’s meeting on good governance, transparency and integrity. Thomas-Greenfield, who […]

Nigeria, US meet today over 2015 elections

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Sunday, February 16th, 2014

| credits: omojuwa.com Nigeria and the United States will today (Monday) meet to discuss how to further integrate civil society organisations into the electoral process before the 2015 general elections. The two-day meeting will hold under the Governance, Transparency, and Integrity Working Group of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission. A statement from the US […]

Sad news from U.S: Nigerian boy stabs mother, 51, to death

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Views: 55,650 A 20-year-old Nigerian boy by name Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr. has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon after his mother was found dead in their palatial home in Forest Hill, Baltimore, USA. A Baltimore Sun report said he was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing his […]

Gay-Marriage Law: US threatens to sanction Nigeria

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics Monday, January 20th, 2014

BY OKEY NDIRIBE, Sam Eyoboka & Victoria Ojeme Abuja—Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that the United States will scale down its support […]

Is the US powerless in South Sudan?

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Friday, January 17th, 2014

By Mark Mardell In a church in Alexandra, Virginia, just across the river from Washington DC, the congregation sing a solemn, gentle hymn in Dinka, one of the languages of South Sudan.There are more upbeat songs too, but this is a fairly reflective gathering. At the front of many minds is the violence that is […]

Picture: Man claiming to be Jesus banned from Britain, U.S.

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Sunday, January 12th, 2014

A man who claims to be Jesus Christ and has been dressing up as such since 1979 has been banned from Britain in addition to being expelled from the United States and Venezuela. “This man believes he is Jesus Christ reincarnated despite being arrested more than 40 times,” says a report in Britain’s Daily Mirror. […]

Omosexy for CNN’s African Voices

Posted by admin American Politics, Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, January 11th, 2014

The next edition of CNN’s half hour programme, CNN African Voices, will feature screen goddess, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde as the actress, singer, mother and philanthropist talks about her upbringing, career, achievements and passion for activism and her dreams. Popularly referred to as the Queen of Nollywood, Omotola is also a UN ambassador and activist with Amnesty […]

US Condemns Plateau “Senseless” Killings

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, January 9th, 2014

Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The United State embassy in Nigeria has condemned the attack in Shonong, Plateau State, Nigeria where gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen reportedly killed at least 30 people, including women and children. The embassy, in a statement issued by its Public affairs Section and made available to African Examiner, said it was […]