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United Airlines Begins Direct Flights From Washington, DC To Lagos

United Airlines has inaugurated flights between Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS). The airline will be...

United Airlines launches nonstops flights from Dulles, Washington to Lagos, Nigeria with Dreamliner

United Airlines is adding Lagos, Nigeria, to its international itinerary from Dulles International Airport, with the only nonstops from the D.C. region to...

US polls: Curfew imposed on Washington amid pro-Trump protest

     ‌ Washington, DC, will be under a 6:00 p.m. curfew tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in a tweeted statement. It...

New York, New Jersey, Washington closing bars, restaurants, night clubs indefinitely as US begins to shutdown

  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday ordered licensed nightclubs to shut down operations, and all eating and drinking establishments to eliminate bar...

The Day In Pictures: Georgieva, Ahmed and Emefiele at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington

The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Nigeria’s minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Zainab Ahmed and Governor of the Central Bank...

Iran To Saudi Government: Buying US weapons, placing trust in Washington won’t bring security

Saudi Arabia has been told to focus on building better relations with its neighbors instead of stockpiling weapons and turning to the U.S...

Remembering Adebowale Adefuye (1947 -2015) By Reuben Abati 

On August 27, 2015, that is four years ago, Nigeria lost Professor Adebowale Adefuye, one of our most dedicated public servants, a fiercely...

2-year-old boy shot by unknown gunman

A toddler was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg in Washington, DC, police say. Officials say the two-year-old boy...

Scandals and lies are defining the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington

The spectacle of obvious lies being peddled by the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington is a tragedy for Nigeria’s democracy. But the rest...