One suspect has been arrested after what Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described as an assassination attempt on the life of former United States President and Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, on Sunday evening. Gunshots were fired in the vicinity of the former President, according to his campaign organisation. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further …

A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the United States is pressing for consular access to a detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, currently held at the Kuje custodial centre in Abuja. Gambaryan, a US citizen and Binance’s financial crimes compliance chief, was arrested in February 2024 along with another executive, Anjarwalla, upon their arrival in Nigeria. …

The United States has seized a Falcon 900EX plane belonging to President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. The US claimed the plane was bought illegally for $13 million (£9.8 million) and smuggled out of the country. According to the US Justice Department, the aircraft was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the US State of Florida, BBC reports. The …

A 36-year-old Nigerian, Olukayode Ojo, is facing a five-year jail term in Texas, United States, after being found guilty of making false statements to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. PUNCH Online reports that on Wednesday after the guilty verdict, US District Judge Jodi Dishman ordered the detention of the Nigerian pilot until his sentencing. US Attorney Robert …

The Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, said the United States is not considering establishing a military base in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in the aftermath of their walking out of Niger Republic, Ekman said: “I am aware of no discussions between U.S. and Nigerian authorities on placing a US …

The United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Richard Mills, has hailed the inauguration of a new tuberculosis (TB) modular laboratory at the Defence Research Laboratory in Abuja as a landmark achievement in the fight against infectious diseases. The laboratory, which enhances Nigeria’s capacity to diagnose and treat TB, was hailed as a “game-changer” by the Ambassador, underscoring the deep …

The United States (U.S.) Mission in Nigeria has announced that Nigeria will receive $27 million as part of a larger $536 million humanitarian aid package from the U.S. Government to Sub-Saharan Africa. This funding is part of the US commitment to providing life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable people and generous host communities throughout the continent. Speaking, the US Ambassador …

The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the US team stacked with NBA stars once again proved too much for France’s sensational NBA Rookie of …

Team Nigeria’s women basketball squad, D’Tigress, ended their campaign at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics gallantly, losing 88-74 in the quarter-final to U.S. women’s basketball team on Wednesday night. D’Tigress started strong, trailing by just nine points at the end of the first quarter, 26-17. However, the U.S. asserted their dominance in the second quarter, outscoring Nigeria 26-16 and taking …

Several United States personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack on Monday against US and coalition forces at Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, a US defence official said. “We can confirm that there was a suspected rocket attack today against US and coalition forces at Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq”, the official said. “Initial indications are that several US personnel were injured. …