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35 Nigerians arrested in US over $117m fraud

By Salim Yunusa   Thirty-five Nigerians have been arrested in the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, over their involvement in a $117million...

U.S. launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast

Reuters Western forces running the Afghan airlift braced on Saturday for more attacks after the United States launched a drone strike, apparently killing an Islamic...

Kabul airport explosion appears to be suicide attack – U.S. officials

 By Ismail Auwal An explosion outside Kabul's airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan appeared to be caused by a suicide bomb, U.S. officials...

US offers $5m bounty for Guinea-Bissau coup leader

The United States announced Thursday it is offering a $5 million reward for the arrest of Guinea-Bissau's former coup leader Antonio Indjai, wanted for...

U.S. reports more than 1,000 COVID deaths in single day

The United States reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, equating to around 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally, as...

US military to deploy software that can predict events

By Salim Yunusa The US military's AI experiments are growing particularly ambitious. The Drive reports that US Northern Command recently completed a string of tests...

Killer cop, Derek Chauvin, sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd

  By Salim Yunusa Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.   Judge Peter Cahill handed down...

Twitter ban: FG summons US, UK envoys, others over comments

By Salim Yunusa The Federal Government has summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union in Nigeria over their...

Biden says Israel is “right to defend itself” as 83 people are killed in Palestine

By Salim Yunusa President Biden said that he had spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel “for a while” on Wednesday amid escalating fighting...

U.S. Embassy withdraws staff as Chad rebels advance

The United States has ordered its non-essential staff in Chad to leave the African country as rebel fighters approached the capital on Sunday after...

President Biden administration to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council

By Ismail Auwal U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew from...

US puts hold on foreign arms sales, including F-35s to UAE

The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump. Officials say that among the...

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