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Police in Texas, United States have launched investigation into the death of a Nigerian couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide. The husband and wife who both hailed from Delta state are identified as Benjamin Okigbo and Theresa…

United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, its embassy in Khartoum announced this on Monday. The new development comes less than two months after the East African nation pledged to…

Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor has reportedly passed away on Thursday, December at 85. Though no official statement has been issued, ThisDay reports that competent sources confirmed his death.…

Federal Government has on Tuesday refuted claims by the United States of America that the country engages in violations of religious freedom, insisting that both Christians and Muslims are victims of terrorism in the country. According…

United States has on Monday placed Nigeria for the first time on a religious freedom blacklist, paving way for potential sanctions if there is no improvement on the record. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said the United States…

United States government has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visa to the United States. Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesperson of the Ministry of foreign affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying…

President Donald Trump has sacked Defence Secretary Mark Esper, announcing on Twitter that the top US official has been “terminated”. Trump, who lost to Joe Biden in the recent Presidential election, though yet to concede, is still…

US state of Georgia has on Friday said it will recount votes from the election in which Joe Biden has managed to secure a razor-thin lead over President Donald Trump. Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger told reporters in…

World Trade Organisation has postponed a meeting where members are expected to pick a new Director-General after the United States blocked the favoured candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from being selected. WTO’s 164 member states had…

Kanye West has conceded defeat in the ongoing US presidential race but is still keeping his dreams alive as he sets eyes on election in 2024. West, who on July 5 announced plans to join the presidential race, made the concession in a…

President Donald Trump of the United States and his wife, Melania have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease, just 31 days to the 2020 presidential election. The president confirmed this on Twitter after one of his aides…

United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has on Thursday, September 24 proposed fixed time limits for international students, exchange visitors and foreign information media representatives to combat overstays. Under DHS’s new…

US President Donald Trump has called for himself and Democratic challenger Joe Biden to submit to drug tests ahead of their first electoral debate next month. Biden, 77, and Trump, 74, will have three debates before the November 3…

David Adeleke, afropop singer better known as Davido, has recounted how he was subjected to racism while in the University in Alabama, United States. In an interview with Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, the singer…

Senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is resigning from her post. In a statement on Sunday, Conway, 53, said she would be stepping down at the end of August to focus on her children,…