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US city, Boston announces March 2 ‘Burna Boy’s Day’
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has declared March 2 to be “Burna Boy Day.” in honour of Grammy-winning singer. This was made known in a letter signed by Ruthzee Louijeune, the city councilor. The document states that Burna Boy was honoured in recognition of his “performances and advocacy works”. It recored that Burna Boy has been “challenging […]
US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey worth $23bn
The US government has approved the $23bn (£18bn) sale of 40 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey – a move that had been long delayed – after Ankara ratified Sweden’s accession to Nato. The deal includes modernisation kits for 79 existing Turkish F-16s. The US State Department told Congress it had also approved the sale […]
U.S. Court indicts three Nigerians with wire fraud, money laundering
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that on January 23, 2024, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Nigerian citizens John Umukoro, Shedrack Umukoro, and Otaniyen Iduozee with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; wire fraud, in […]
US Pastor Admits Stealing $1.3million In Crypto Scheme
A United States-based pastor has claimed God instructed him to steal more than $1million from his Christian community in a cryptocurrency scheme. Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, are accused of creating and selling their cryptocurrency, known as “INDXcoin,” to Christians in their hometown of Denver, Colorado, allegedly telling potential investors that the Lord had […]
Tinubu meets U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Abuja
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting with the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken who is on tour of African nations at the Aso Rock presidential villa, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar received Blinken at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Blinken is to hold bilateral talks with the […]
US Secretary Blinken to Visit Nigeria, Three Other African Countries
United States Secretary Antony Blinken will be travelling to Nigeria and three other African countries from January 21-26 The three other countries are Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola. According to a statement by US Embassy in Nigeria, throughout the trip, the Secretary will highlight how the United States has accelerated the U.S.-Africa partnership since […]
US Carries Out Fresh Strike In Yemen Despite Houthis Threat Of Retaliation
The United States of America, on Friday, launched a second attack against the Houthi forces in Yemen following President Joe Biden’s administration’s pledge to safeguard Red Sea cargo. One day after several American and British strikes on the structures of the Iran-backed militia, the United States announced that the most recent strike targeted a radar […]
Nigerian Singer Zuwa Shot Dead In US
American-based Nigerian singer Osazuwa Agbonayinma popularly known as Zuwa and as one part of the duo known as Roze has been shot and killed in the United States of America. Although details about the circumstances around his death are still sketchy, his father and former Nigerian lawmaker Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma confirmed to Entertainment News on Channels […]
UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Demands Gaza Ceasefire, US and Israel Show Divisions
Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and U.S. President Joe Biden told the longtime ally its “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians was hurting international support. After dire warnings from U.N. officials about a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the 193-member U.N. […]
US customs seize undeclared $68k cash from Nigeria-bound family
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, on Thursday, seized $68,000 from a Nigeria-bound family who lied about the value of cash in their possession. The confiscation was made at the Washington Dulles International Airport when the officers were conducting inspections on outbound passengers departing on a flight to Cairo, Egypt. Though there […]