US, UK, Norway call for transfer of power to civilian-led government in Sudan
…condemns attack on protesters
The governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom on Tuesday jointly called for a peaceful transfer...
Trump restricts US travel to Cuba, ban group tours, vessels
The United States government under President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced new restrictions on authorized travel and vessels to the island of Cuba.
The restrictions...
BREAKING: Muhammad-Bande emerges UNGA President
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly.
Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the...
UNGA Election: Buhari dispatches delegation to New York
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday dispatched a Federal Government delegation to support Nigeria’s candidate, Prof. Tijjani Ban, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...
Trump says he will send 1,500 troops to Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will send about 1,500 American troops to the Middle East, mostly as a protective measure, amid...
Trump plans official launch of re-election campaign in mid-June – sources
President Donald Trump, facing a potentially difficult path to winning a second term in November 2020, plans an official rollout to his re-election campaign...
Report: 29,723 Nigerian immigrants in the US ‘overstayed’ in 2018
By Olawale Shodeinde
Reports indicate that an estimated 29,723 Nigerian immigrants living in the United States overstayed their U.S. non-immigrant tourism/business (B1/B2) visas between October...
US suspends ‘drop box’ visa applications indefinitely
By Zacheaus Somorin
The United States Mission in Nigeria has suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. ...
United States condemns rocket attacks on Israel
KAYODE ADELOWOKAN - NEW YORK
The United States on Saturday strongly condemned the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from...
Fallen crane kills four
Four people died when a crane working on a new campus for Google in South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington fell and pinned cars beneath...
