Tag: US
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US releases former UFC champion Adesanya from detention
Former UFC champion, Israel Adesanya has been released after being briefly detained at a New York airport on Wednesday following an attempt to go through security with brass knuckles. Quoting the Port Authority police, MMA Fighting said Adesanya was arrested at approximately 1:57 p.m. ET on Wednesday at JFK Terminal for possession of metal…
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US pick Nigerian to coach Under-16 team
The U.S. Soccer Federation has appointed US-based Nigerian tactician, Michael Nsien, as the new head coach of the country’s U-16 Men’s youth national football team on a 3-year deal. Nsien, with over 23 years of experience as a player and coach for clubs in the United States, becomes the first Nigerian to take the reign…
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Midterm: Dead US lawmaker wins election
A Pennsylvania state representative who died in October, Anthony DeLuca, was reelected during the United States midterm elections. Fox News reported that DeLuca died in October 9, 2022 “after a brief battle with lymphoma, a disease he twice previously beat.” The 85-year-old democrat was Pennsylvania’s longest-serving state rep before his death. Reacting to his…
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Terror alert: Hours after Buhari assured Nigerians to calm down, US orders family members, employees to vacate Abuja
Few hours after President Muhamadu Buhari assured Nigerians not to panic, the US has ordered all family members, employees to vacate the seat of government, Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls barely 72hours ago, the US, British and other major European countries advised their citizens resident in the capital city to relocate immediately. The United States…
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TERROR ALERT: Abuja in panic mode as ‘Jabi Lake Mall close shop over alleged fear of attacks
The management of the popular Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja, has said it will be shutting down operations on Thursday amid security threats in the Federal Capital Territory. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that after two major embassies, the US and British raised terror alerts the seat of power in Nigeria has gone on a panic…
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U.K, America warn of elevated terrorists attacks in Abuja
The United Kingdom and United States of America embassies in Nigeria yesterday cautioned that terrorists have perfected plans to cause havoc in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. On a message released on Sunday night, the US warned that the unnamed terror group might be targeting government buildings, schools, markets and other public…
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US teacher nabbed for having ‘kill list’ of students, teachers she works with
A 25-year-old elementary school teacher Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, has been arrested by police officers in East Chicago, Indiana, USA for allegedly telling a student she had a ‘kill list’ that involved at least one student, herself and colleagues. The police said they responded to a report of a threat at St. Stanislaus School, located at…
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Singer, Ed Sheeran ordered to stand trial in US over claims he copied Marvin Gaye’s hit Let’s Get it On
British singer and songwriter, Ed Sheeran will face trial in the US over claims he copied his 2014 hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ from Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic ‘Let’s Get It On’. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan denied Sheeran’s bid to dismiss the copyright infringement suit, saying a jury should decide on whether…
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Cuba to present resolution to lift U.S. trade embargo
Cuba will again submit a resolution against the U.S. trade embargo at this year’s United Nations General Assembly in November, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said. The minister said that this would be the 30th time to present the resolution after more than 60 years of siege.
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Timaya’s manager shot dead in US
Timaya’s manager, Prince Oluzor has passed away from gunshot wounds after he was shot outside a gas station in Atlanta. 38-year-old Prince Oluzor reportedly made a stop at the BP along 14th Street NW at Atlantic Drive near Georgia Tech around 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, August 31. He was waiting in line in the…