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Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013 By JESSICA AKUDE and Zainab ALIYU The United States Consul-General, Jeffery Hawkins, yesterday in Lagos gave reasons Nigeria and other countries were excluded from participating in the 2015 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2015) of the United States of America. According to him, Nigeria, Canada, China, Mexico, Britain, Bangladesh, […]
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Saturday, September 21st, 2013
Amber Fox faced an additional charge of soliciting a crime against nature. (Credit: Raeford Police) A Raeford, N.C., woman is accused of having sex with dogs while her Fort Bragg soldier husband filmed them. The couple posted the videos on the Internet, police say. “Anything you can ever imagine a man and a woman doing […]
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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfil and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Hagel told the BBC. The White House said the US […]
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Monday, August 19th, 2013
By News Express, www.newsexpressngr.com, on 15/08/2013 United States President, Barack Obama, and his Nigerian counterpart, Goodluck Jonathan, are expected to meet soon to discuss matters of mutual interest to both countries. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, who met with Jonathan at the State House yesterday, disclosed the likelihood of […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, August 16th, 2013
• Says equity, transparency, selfless policies crucial • Lists steps to isolate terrorists, build national consensus WASHINGTON Thursday underscored the imperative of tackling terrorist group, Boko Haram, by the Nigerian government. According to the United States (U.S.), Nigeria will not fully achieve its potential as a stable regional leader until it successfully overcomes the terror […]
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
By Vera Samuel Anyagafu NIGERIANS, who seek to migrate to the United States under its various visa categories, would henceforth, worry less over visa procurement, as they have been assured of a smooth and successful visa processing. The assurance was made by the U.S Consul General, Jeffery Hawkins, during a meeting to usher in United […]
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Friday, August 2nd, 2013
The US state department has issued a global travel alert because of an unspecified al-Qaeda threat. In a statement, the department said the potential for an attack was particularly strong in the Middle East and North Africa. It comes shortly after the US announced nearly two dozen embassies and consulates would be shut on Sunday. […]
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate, Minister of State for Health earlier today voluntarily resigned his position from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan with effect from Wednesday. In his resignation letter to Mr. Jonathan, Dr Pate said his decision was hinged on his desire to take up the position of Professor in Duke University’s Global Health […]
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 17, 2013 – The fight against terrorism in Nigeria was recently given a boost when the United States of America offered a $7 million (N1.1billion) reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau. The reward is said to be […]
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Saturday, July 6th, 2013

A Boeing 777 aircraft has crash-landed at San Francisco international airport, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, officials say. Pictures posted on Twitter showed passengers jumping down the inflatable emergency slides and leaving the area, as plumes of smoke rise from the plane. Fire fighters and rescue teams are at the scene […]