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The United States has warned its citizens against travelling to 11 African countries, placing them under the highest level of its travel advisory system because of serious security and health threats.

The United States Department of Energy issued a request for proposals on Friday, October 16, inviting energy companies to borrow up to 17 million barrels of crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as global benchmark Brent crude touched $110 a barrel.

American actor and disability rights advocate, RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in the award-winning television crime drama, Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34, triggering an outpouring of tributes from colleagues and admirers.

The United States has named 24 Nigerians arrested by immigration authorities over criminal offences ranging from wire fraud and money laundering to drug violations, identity theft, assault and cruelty towards a child.

US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to revive his dismissed lawsuit accusing former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director, James Comey, and other political opponents of conspiring to undermine his 2016 presidential campaign by linking it to Russia.

Veteran Nigerian musician Olusegun Osaniyi, widely known as Lord of Ajasa, has officially become a United States citizen after completing his naturalization ceremony.

US President Donald Trump has approved the execution of former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.

Tennessee's attempt to execute death-row inmate Christa Pike has failed after she survived two doses of the lethal-injection drug pentobarbital, prompting Governor Bill Lee to suspend the state's remaining execution for 2026 and order an independent investigation.

Gold climbed above $4,223 an ounce on Friday, October 2, as disappointing US hiring figures eased fears of another interest-rate increase, giving the metal some relief after a difficult week.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, recently signed a key framework agreement to spur American investment in Nigeria’s estimated 700 billion dollars mineral sector.