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On August 1st, LIB reported (read here) and shared photos from the white wedding of a Nigerian Gay man David Ukre, from Warri, Delta state, who got married to his white partner Eric T. Shoen in New York, on Saturday July 30th. The post on LIB was to celebrate their love and freedom in the US. However, slight controversy arose when some trolls attacked the newly married couple on their social media accounts.

Aisha Buhari who is currently in the US attended the 25th anniversary celebration of Zumunta Association, an association  representing the 19 northern states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the United States of America. More photos after the cut..

Amiri with his son in 2010 Iran's official news agency, IRNA, has confirmed on Sunday that Iran has executed a nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country's contested nuclear program. The agency quoted a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi, as confirming the execution of Shahram Amiri.

The U.S. Department of State has released a statement warning their Citizens in/coming to Nigeria, to consider their own personal security by avoiding some states due to the security situation in northeast Nigeria. The statement warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens should especially avoid travelling to Adamawa, Borno & Yobe. Except for essential matters.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar recently met with Brig. Gen Mark D Camerer, Brig. Gen, the Director of Plans, Programs and Analyses for HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, for deliberation on the purchase of Super Tucano aircraft by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden officiated a wedding for two longtime White House staffers, in his house yesterday. Brian Mosteller director of Oval Office operations for President Barack Obama and Joe Mahshie, a trip coordinator for first lady Michelle Obama, tied the knot during an intimate affair in the living room of the Vice President's home...

According to a witness, a former Navy SEAL, 40 year old Joshua Brown, who served in the US military for 11 years, died at the wheel of his self-driving Tesla car while he watched a Harry Potter movie. The self

John Paul Ojaojogwu Usman, one of the 100 Nigerians selected for the entrepreneurship and leadership training in the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship in US died on Saturday June 25th while hiking near the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

41 Nigerian men were deported from the United States for drug, police and immigration related offences today June 22nd. The deportees landed Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos at about 12pm on a chartered aircraft operated by Miami Air International. Nine of them were deported on drug related offences, 26 for police offences while six had immigration related problems.

A wallpaper company based in east China’s city of Qingdao recently monetized the forthcoming US presidential election by making toilet paper printed with candidates’ faces. According to the company, toilet papers with Trump's face is outselling that of Hilary Clintons. For every one Clinton toilet paper bought, they would have sold six of Donald Trump. Sold at 5 USD per roll, the Trump-printed toilet paper has sold 5,000 rolls since mid-February. According to the company, most of the buyers are from the U.S.