Tag: UNITED STATES
Atiku denies hiring US lobby firm for $30,000 to unseat Buhari
Presidential
candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 election, Atiku
Abubakar, has denied reports saying he hired a United States’ lobbyist firm for
$30,000...
US town elects goat as mayor
A town in Vermont, United States, has elected a goat as
its new mayor, local media report.
The goat named Lincoln beat its opponents by three...
Lucky Igbinedion loses son in auto crash in US
Osaretin
Igbinedion, second son of former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, has died
in an auto crash in Texas, United States.
The deceased’s
nephew, Esosa Oyemwense, reportedly a...
US Secretary of State, Pompeo, calls Atiku over elections
The presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Friday that he received a call
from the US Secretary of State, Mike...
Clinton calls Buhari after cancelled trip to Nigeria
Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton,
has spoken on phone with President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, presidential
spokesman, Femi Adesina,...
US, Europe have selfish agenda for Nigeria – Abba Kyari
Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu
Buhari, has taken a jibe at the US and Europe over their role in Nigeria’s
upcoming elections.
Mr Kyari,...
Nigerian nanny found guilty of force-feeding baby to death in US
A Nigerian nanny, Oluremi Adeleye, has been found
guilty of second-degree murder for force-feeding an 8-month-old baby in her
care.
She faces up to 70 years in...
Court to hear Kashamu’s suit challenging extradition March 8
A Federal
High Court in Lagos has adjourned hearing in a suit by Senator Buruji Kashamu,
seeking to stop his extradition to the US to face...
Trump is president because God wanted him there – spokesperson
White House
press secretary, Sarah Sanders, has said she believed God wanted Donald Trump
to become president.
The spokesperson said this on Wednesday in an interview with...
MC Oluomo returns to Nigeria from US
Chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has returned to Nigeria from the United...