Tag: New york
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Coronavirus: Death toll hits 19 in US, New York declares emergency
Two more persons died of coronavirus in the US State of Washington, bringing the nationwide toll to 19 as confirmed cases in New York jumped by 21 overnight and the disease spread to more than half of all U.S. states. The two latest deaths were in Washington’s King County, the hardest hit area in the…
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Four Nigerians, 11 others charged in New York with $18m fraud
At least four Nigerians were among the 15 defendants charged In Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday for $18 Million fraud. The Nigerians are Oladayo Oladokun, Farouk Kukoyi, Baldwin Osuji and Henry Ogbuokiri. Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the…
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Watch: DJ Cuppy rings opening bell at New York stock exchange
Nigerian disc jockey and singer, Florence Otedola, better known by her stage name, DJ Cuppy rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The ringing of the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange is critical to the orderly functioning of the marketplace, assuring that no trades take place before…
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Buhari, govs, ministers, others jet to New York for 74th UNGA Session Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for New York, United States to participate in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) which opened on Tuesday, September 17. The President’s participation at this year’s gathering of world leaders is particularly significant as it coincides with Nigeria’s Presidency of UNGA. On June 4,…
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Looting, arson, as major power outage hits New York
A major power outage on Saturday evening hit parts of New York, the commercial capital of the United States. The blackout, which occurred in Midtown Manhattan, the city’s economic and administrative centre, disrupted traffic light, elevator and subway services. This resulted in heavy traffic gridlock in affected streets and avenues, leaving many commuters stranded. Local…
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Osinbajo arrives in New York on 4-day visit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in New York on a four-day visit to the United States. Osinbajo and members of his entourage arrived the Sheltair wing of the John F. Kennedy International Aiport at 12.38 a.m. local time (5:38 a.m.) and was received by the Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., retired Justice Sylvanus Nsofor.…
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Surgeon Anthony Joshua vows to reconstruct Miller’s face
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua warned American challenger Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller on Monday that he would strip him of his soul and reconstruct his face at Madison Square Garden on June 1. The fight in New York will be WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion Joshua’s U.S. debut. Coming face to face at a…
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Nigeria gets new Consul-General in New York
A new Consul-General, Benaoyagha Okoyen, has assumed duty at the Consulate-General office of Nigeria in New York. Okoyen replaced late Tanko Suleiman, who died on Sunday, few days after returning from a completed tour of duty in New York, where he retired on April 27. He was the immediate past Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative,…
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Nude paint sells for N56.6b ($157m) at New York auction
A stunning nude paint that is the largest produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in New York on Monday night, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auction. Painted a century ago, Modigliani’s masterpiece “Nu couche (sur le cote gauche)” fetched the highest price in Sotheby’s history and…
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UN elects Amb. Peters Emuze into Rights panel
Nigeria’s candidate, Amb. Peters Emuze has been elected to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in a keenly-contested election held at the UN Headquarters, New York. Emuze, who was elected for a four-year tenure, would be representing the African continent on the panel from 2019 to 2022. His victory, in clinching…