Tinubu returns to Abuja from New York, Paris

President Bola Tinubu arrived Abuja yesterday night from Paris, France, where, sources say, he had been observing a short break. Tinubu, who landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was received by his Chief of Staff, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila and other top government officials. The Nigerian leader was earlier in […]

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I was moved to tears with my bitter, humiliating experience at Nigerian embassy in New York ―Nigerian doctor

Nigerian doctor, Adeola (Addy) Deborah Olubamiji, has taken to Twitter to lament over the alleged humiliating experience she had at the Nigerian Embassy in New York, United States. In a post she shared on Twitter, Addy stated that she went to the Embassy with her family to get their Nigerian passports. She however said that […]

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Trump arraigned for criminal charges in New York

Donald Trump turned himself in Tuesday for a historic New York court hearing held amid tight security and a global media frenzy, as the Republican billionaire becomes the first American president in history to face criminal charges. In a spectacle playing out on live television — with rival protesters rallying outside — the hearing marks […]

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Supporters of Atiku, Obi, Tinubu take ‘fight’ to New York, US

The three leading presidential candidates in the 25th February 2023 Nigerian presidential election, Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, took their campaign ‘fight’ to Nigerians in the United States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the support groups for Messrs Abubakar, Obi and Tinubu converged on New York at the Nigeria […]

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Buhari arrives New York for United Nations General Assembly

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday arrived in New York, the United States, for the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The president is expected to deliver the national statement on the second day of the general debates on Wednesday, September 21. This will be his last attendance and speech at the […]

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At the Peter Obi event in New York, By Sonala Olumhense

As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel, the venue of “Afro-Economics & Government Policy: A Conversation with Governor Peter Obi,” was my destination last Sunday. The engagement followed others in the United States, some of which had been mismanaged by local organisers who chose […]

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Buhari jets out to New York for 76th UN General Assembly (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday morning, September 19, departed Abuja for New York where he will be attending the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The session opened on Tuesday, September 14. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs […]

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Busty Nigerian lady lawyer practicing in New York blasts those body-shaming her big boobs (Photo)

A Nigerian lawyer practicing in New York has hit out at critics after she was told to crop out her chest in her professional head shot because her full bust makes it unprofessional. The lawyer was fully covered in the photo, with her decent shirt buttoned up almost to her neck. Yet, a follower left […]

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State Bar of New York suspends law license of Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani

An appellate court  in New York, United States, has ruled that Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Guiliani can no longer practice law in New York. The court suspended Giuliani’s law license after a panel concluded he made ‘demonstrably false’ statements regarding the 2020 election which Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden. ‘[W]e conclude that there is […]

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