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January 25, 2021 No Responses

China Takes New Foreign Investment Top Spot From US

China has overtaken the US as the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment, according to UN figures released on Sunday. New investments into America from overseas companies fell by almost half last year, leading to the loss of its...

January 21, 2021 No Responses

Pope To Biden: Foster Peace, Reconciliation In US, World

Pope Francis opened his message to US President Joe Biden saying, “On the occasion of your inauguration as the fourty-sixth President of the United States of America, I extend cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers that Almighty...

November 9, 2020 No Responses

PDP Congratulates U.S. President-Elect, Joe Biden

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, on his successful election as the 46th President of the United States. The party congratulated Biden in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, M...

November 4, 2020 No Responses

US Election: Republicans, Democrats Battle For Control Of Congress

As well as the White House, Democrats and Republicans are in a crucial race for control of Congress. In the Senate, Democratic former governor John Hickenlooper has taken Colorado’s seat from the Republican incumbent Cory Gardner. Republican Senate Major...

November 2, 2020 No Responses

Nine Nigerians Contesting In Tuesday’s U.S. Elections

From top left to bottm right: Oye Owolewa, Yomi Faparusi, Yinka Faleti, Paul Akinjo, Adewunmi Kuforiji, Esther Agbaje, April Ademiluyi, Ngozi Akubuike and Benjamin Osemenam. No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general e...

August 2, 2020 No Responses

Okoye, Nigerian-Born Politician, Blazes Trail In U.S. Politics

A Nigerian, Mr Gabe Okoye, is on the ballot in a forthcoming Democratic Party’s senatorial primary runoff election in the U.S. Okoye, who hails from Enugwu-Aguleri, in Anambra, is seeking the main opposition party’s ticket for the November 3 ge...

July 28, 2020 No Responses

U.S. Evacuates 100,000 Citizens From 136 Countries

The U.S. Government has evacuated no fewer than 100,000 Americans stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, to mark the 231st anniversary of the U.S. Department...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

US Surpasses Three Million Coronavirus Cases

More than three million people in the US have now tested positive for Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 131,000 deaths have been reported, and on Tuesday the US broke its record for most new cases reported in one...

June 10, 2020 No Responses

US Democrats Wearing Ghana’s Kente Cloth

When US Democrats in Congress proposed legislation to reform the police following weeks of protests over the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white officer, commenters on social media only wanted to talk about one...

May 30, 2020 No Responses

AfDB: Why The US Is Targeting Akinwumi Adesina

The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes former BBC Africa Business editor, Larry Madowo. Akinwumi Adesina is a sharp dresser known for his expensive tailored suits, i...

April 24, 2020 No Responses

Trump Claims Heat kills Coronavirus

United States President Donald Trump called on Americans to “enjoy the sun” after unveiling a study that supposedly showed that the novel coronavirus dissipates more quickly with sunlight and at higher temperatures. “I hope people enjoy the sun, and if.....