United States President, Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the President/CEO of UnidosUS, Janet Murguía. “I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. “The president has been at many events as we all know and he just tested positive for Covid”, …

Iran has denied any links with the attempted assassination of the former United States (US), President, Donald Trump. The Iranian Mission to the United Nations said the allegations of attempting to assassinate Trump was “unsubstantiated and malicious”. A 20-year-old had shot Trump in an attempt to kill him during his campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. While the shooter missed …

Former President Donald Trump has released a statement following the shooting incident at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which left one person dead and another seriously injured. Trump himself sustained a minor injury during the attack. “I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just …

The United States (U.S.) Consul General in Lagos, Will Stevens, on Monday reiterated his country’s commitment to a shared partnership and strengthening of bilateral relations with Nigeria. Stevens said this in his address during the celebration of America’s 248th Independence Day, organised by the U.S. Consulate in Lagos. He said that as the two largest presidential democracies in the world, …

The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the country, the US Commerce Department announced. “Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use”, the agency said in a statement announcing the action, which …

I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know what the mood in the United States was. Over 6,000 miles away in Nigeria from where she was calling, she didn’t quite trust the media accounts. Since I was visiting the US, she thought I might …

The United States government has lauded Nigeria’s monetary policies, as being conducive for businesses to thrive, as well as strengthening and positioning the nation’s economy for overall growth. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, State Department, Joy Basu, made this known at a digital news conference with participating journalists. Basu …

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) yesterday told President Bola Tinubu to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of defence pact with the French Government or United States. The NNPP national publicity secretary, Ladipo Johnson, who raised the alarm over such a pact, said it would have disastrous implications for Nigeria’s internal peace as well as her relationship …

Minister of state for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has called for more intelligence sharing between Nigeria and the United States in order to fight banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. The minister made the call when he hosted the assistant secretary for Defence for African Affairs at the US Department of Defence, Jennifer Zakriski and her team at Ship House. …

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 edition, the national governing bodies said on Monday. The decision comes less than three weeks before the FIFA Congress chooses the hosts on 17 May and leaves Brazil and a joint bid from …