U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision defies allied leaders who want to give the evacuation more time and opens Biden to criticism that he caved to Taliban deadline demands. “Every day […]Read More
Washington cautions Tehra The United States and Europe warned Iran to stop nuclear “brinksmanship” and European powers expressed “grave concern” over Iran’s latest moves to enrich uranium, saying it would complicate its return to talks aimed at restarting the 2015 nuclear accord. The statements from Washington and Brussels came hours after the International Atomic Energy […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with President Joe R. Biden Jr, the government and people of the United States as they commemorate July 4th as the 245th Independence Day and the annual celebration of nationhood. President Buhari, in a release on Sunday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, noted with delight how the Biden administration was […]Read More
A small plane has crashed into a hangar at an airport in Texas, United States, killing all 10 people on board. “The Dallas County Medical Examiner has confirmed 10 fatalities and no survivors,” a spokeswoman for the town of Addison told AFP news agency on Sunday. The twin-engine plane was heading from Addison, a suburb […]Read More
Nigeria sprinter, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, has emerged as the winner of Women’s 200m at Prefontaine Classic held in Standford, United States of America on Sunday. She clocked 22.05secs to defeat Olympic 100m and 200m champion, Elaine Thompson, and double European Champion Dina Asher-Smith. With her 22.05secs sprint in the women’s 200m, Okagbare recorded the second fastest […]Read More
Sebastian Soto scored twice as the United States picked up a crucial 2-0 win against Nigeria in its second match at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup on Monday. The Americans came into the match needing a result after a disappointing 2-1 loss to Ukraine in its opening match of group play and Tab Ramos’ team […]Read More
The Federal Government on Monday fulfilled the promise it made 25 years ago to Nigeria’s former national team football coach, Clemence Westerhof, by handing over a house to him. Westerhof helped the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for their first World Cup in the United States in 1994. The Minister of Power, Works and […]Read More
Saudi Arabia has placed a huge bet on American natural gas. In a sign of shifting energy fortunes, Saudi Aramco announced a mega preliminary agreement on Wednesday to buy 5 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year from a Port Arthur, Texas export project that’s under development. If completed, the purchase from San Diego-based […]Read More
President Donald Trump on Sunday ratcheted up his rhetoric toward Iran, warning that a fight with the United States would “be the official end of Iran.” “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” Trump said in a tweet. “Never threaten the United States again!” The tweet comes amid rising […]Read More
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Russian foreign minister on Monday to tell him the United States won’t “stand idly by” as Russia sends military forces to Venezuela. Pompeo warned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia was exacerbating tensions in Venezuela and undermining efforts to restore democracy in the South American nation, Robert Palladino, […]Read More
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