Saturday, March 22, 2025

U.S

March 21, 2025

Nigerian Chisom Umeadi nabbed in Germany, extradited to U.S. for defrauding multinational firm

Mr Umeadi faces 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to three years. His sentencing was scheduled for later in July.

Black U.S. prison inmates used to illustrate the story
January 27, 2025

U.S. denies residency to Nigerian woman after DNA shows sponsor not her biological father

“Mr Adex Odiete, her father, had been a victim of a paternity fraud perpetrated by the mother of Linda Odiete,” Mr Odiete’s lawyer said.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
November 18, 2024

U.S. arrests mastermind of terrorist attack on Nigerian soldiers at Borno checkpoint

Federal Bureau of Information last Thursday said Mr Said was arrested when he attempted to carry out a possible terrorist attack in Houston.

August 21, 2024

Athlete urges early preparation for Nigeria ahead of 2028 Olympics

Mr Godwin said Nigeria did not perform well at the Olympics because its athletes didn’t have adequate training ahead of the Olympics,

PARIS OLYMPICS
August 8, 2024

Team Nigeria’s 4x100m relay teams run season’s best records, yet fail to qualify

The two teams couldn’t qualify for the next round in their events in the opening round at the Stade de France.

Nigeria's Olympic team (credit: PT)
May 14, 2024

PIA to boost Nigeria’s oil bidding success, says PETAN

Wole Ogunsanya, PETAN chairman, disclosed this at the just-concluded Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, U.S.

Refinery
May 9, 2024

Ifeanyi Ubah tells Tinubu’s govt to prioritise modular refineries to tackle fuel scarcity 

Mr Ubah said this on Thursday at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, U.S.

IFEANYI UBAH AND TINUBU
April 24, 2024

Plateau governor calls for stronger Nigeria-U.S. collaboration to tackle insecurity

The governor was part of a delegation of the Nigerian governors participating in the event.

Plateau governor, Caleb Mutfwang
March 21, 2024

Surgeons transplant pig’s kidney into patient in major medical breakthrough

The genes likely to be rejected by the human body were removed from the pig and replaced with seven human genes to boost the pig’s compatibility with the receiving human body.

Surgeon
March 13, 2024

NATO Membership: Russia deploys additional troops along shared border with Finland

“We had no troops there (along the shared border); now there will be. There were no weapons systems; now there will be,’’ the Russian leader said.