Tag: U.S.
Kevin McCarthy elected U.S. House Speaker
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
The 57-year-old Californian suffered one final humiliation when Representative...
U.S. approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
The United States Food and Drug Administration, on Friday, approved a highly anticipated new drug, Leqembi, also known as Lecanemab, designed to slow cognitive...
U.S. funeral home owner, mother jailed for selling body parts
A former Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, on Tuesday, for defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting...
U.S. approves sale of abortion pills at pharmacies
Retail pharmacies in the United States have been given a nod to dispense an abortion pill, mifepristone, in the country.
Patients currently obtain mifepristone -...
Tinubu likens Buhari to U.S., France, Britain founding fathers
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says President Muhammadu Buhari would continue to stand out among leaders for...
U.S. journalist dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup
One of America's leading football reporters, Grant Wahl, has died while covering the World Cup quarter-finals in Doha, Qatar.
Wahl, who made headlines when he...
Adeboye bags honorary degree from U.S. varsity
The Oral Roberts University in the United States has conferred the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye,...
U.S. basketball star Griner freed in Russian prisoner swap
United States basketball star, Brittney Griner, has been freed from a Russian prison in a swap for the notorious arms dealer, Viktor Bout.
United States...
U.S. launches 2022 AFCP project
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has announced the launch of the 2022 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to train Nigerian museum professionals...
U.S. invests $7.8bn for HIV prevention, treatment in Nigeria
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, says the U.S. government has invested over $7.8 billion in Nigeria through the President’s Emergency Plan...
