Cultural Affairs Officer Robert Kerr addressing Nigerian  Turkish Nile University students The U.S. presidential election is followe...

Last summer, I vacationed at Lakeside, Ohio, a community on the shore of Lake Erie.   My kids played along the beach of the world's la...

It is generally agreed that unemployment, especially among youth, is one of the issues that fuels the fire of violence and insecurity in p...

When people look to establish, maintain, or enhance relationships with others, finding common ground is critical to achieving that goal....

By Peace Eneh Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, ‘17 ...continued from the previous post What’s the deal with the MCAT? I...

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U.S Speaker on anti-corruption, Mr. Peter Ainsworth, spent a few hours at the American Corner in Abuja yesterday with a small group of civ...

Today is the second day of the U.S. Embassy hosted program on anti-corruption.  The Speaker, Peter Ainsworth, who is Senior Deputy Chief ...

President’s Day is a holiday that many Americans associate with used car dealers offering “CRAAAAAAZY DEALS!”  It was originally meant to ho...

The inauguration of President Barack Obama for his second term was extra special because it coincided with the day that is observed as pu...

The inauguration of a President represents an important symbol of democracy in the United States, as the President will publicly swear tha...

In the US, the holidays have come and gone, the Superbowl is approaching, and Americans en masse  turn their collective attention to that ...

Corruption is a serious problem and its impact is evident in poor democratic growth, weak economies and ultimately general insecurity.  I...

To recognize the benefits of international education, U.S. Embassies around the world plan and hold programs every November to celebrate ...

With the votes still being counted on November 4, 2008, the two leading candidates for the U.S. presidency played their roles in the conc...

U.S. Elections Bright balloons bob above a sea of rainbow-colored signs as loudspeakers blare music and announcements, and people in hat...

The American author Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a Dr. Seuss, a renowned writer of children books once said “the more that you read, the mo...

Many years ago an aunt of mine died during child birth. I was told after the baby came out, the placenta couldn’t and instead of taking h...

For American sculptor Al LaVergne, coming to Nigeria as a Fulbright scholar has been a homecoming to a home he never knew he had. LaVerg...

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to  the Republic for which it stands.  One nation under God, indivis...