Nigeria wins seven awards at New York varsity

June 5, 2012 by Agency Reporter A Nigerian graduate at the Lehman College, the City University of New York, Mr. Olu Onemola, has received seven awards at the university’s 2012 graduation ceremony. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that he received the awards during the graduation ceremony held on Saturday in New York. Olu is […]

Zuckerberg, Facebook and the Y-Generation – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | June 4, 2012 – There is something about Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder – or more appropriately the main founder of Facebook – the eponymous social networking website- which I find very fascinating. Zuckerberg is both an affirmation and a negation of the debate in some Western countries on […]

Oyinlola Honoured in the USA

Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola     The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has assured the international community that Nigeria will soon join the league of industrialized nations “as the country has the necessary potentials including both human and material resources to achieve this goal.” Prince Oyinlola who gave this assurance in […]

Romney Net Worth $250M, Same as 2011

-ThsDay Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney     Presumptive GOP candidate, Mitt Romney is worth as much as $250 million, according to the candidate’s personal financial disclosure filed today with the Federal Election Commission, reports ABC News. While the forms indicate that the candidate could be worth anywhere between $83 and $255 […]

US donates $225,000 body scanner to Nigeria

The United States Government has donated a set of body scanner to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for use at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, handed over the scanner to the Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade, on Thursday at the MMIA. Some […]

US in Dilemma Over Designation of Boko Haram as Foreign Terrorist Group

ALTHOUGH the United States government condemns the activities of the Boko Haram sect, its State Department is concerned that designating the group a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) may become counter-productive, according to sources close to both US and Nigerian governments. The situation presents what sources believe is a strategic dilemma for the American Government, which clearly […]

‘Nigeria not supporting US move against Boko Haram’

A US Congress push to designate  Boko Haram a “foreign terrorist organisation” will not help efforts to start dialogue and does not have Nigeria’s backing, its Minister of Defence, Bello Mohammed, told Reuters on Wednesday. “We are looking at a dialogue to establish the grievances of the Boko Haram. I think the attempt to declare […]

Don’t designate Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist

Twenty  American scholars with a special interest in Nigeria and broad expertise on African politics have warned the United States government not brand Nigeria’s violent Islamic sect Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organisation, (FTO). The scholars who are drawn from various universities across United States, in a letter to Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of state […]

Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa

“Today, I can announce a new global effort we are calling a ‘New Alliance’ for food security and nutrition. And, to get the job done, we are bringing together all the key players around a shared commitment,” said Obama. At a food security forum in Washington, the president said ending hunger by making African farms […]

US, Nigeria set for talks on Boko Haram

Nigeria and the United States of America (USA) are set for high-level talks in Washington next month with the issue of Boko Haram likely to top the agenda.  The US Justice Department is already pressing the State Department to designate the Islamist sect as a “foreign terrorist organisation,” according to a document obtained by Reuters.  […]

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