Tag: President Obama

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ToluMarch 11, 2017

Still not convinced about President Donald Trump? See photos of his first 50 days in office

Can you believe it’s been only 5o days? It feels like President Donald J.Trump has been at the Oval for ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 20, 2017

The Thread: A tribute to President Obama from Blackish teen actress, Yara Shahidi

In a few hours, President Obama, the first black president of America, will be handing over to Donald Trump. Here’s ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 12, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Twisted values

by Pius Adesanmi Yesterday, President Obama gave one of the most significant speeches of his life – his farewell speech. ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 24, 2016

Opinion: Reactions to Trump’s Presidency – focus on Nigeria

by Ebuka Emebinah The election of Donald J. Trump on 9th November 2016 sent shock waves around the world. I like ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 26, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: Transformation of ‘change’ from God term to Devil term

Scholars of language and rhetoric have for long identified certain words and expressions that instinctively evoke warm fuzzy feelings in ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 19, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Sanction, don’t shuffle them

1) President Buhari has promised to sanction folks who plagiarized President Obama in his “change begins with me” speech. That ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 7, 2016

President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative face to face event 2016

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was founded by President Barack Obama with the goal of encouraging the growth and ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 22, 2015

Buhari did not discuss gay marriage with Obama – Presidency

Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, has stated that Buhari did not discuss the issue of same ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 21, 2015

Buhari’s delegation met with Obama’s team during yesterday’s meeting (PHOTOS)

On Monday, July 20, President Muhammadu Buhari and a few members of his entourage met with President Obama and his ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 21, 2015

What Buhari and Obama said to each other yesterday

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and the United States President, Barack Obama, had a meeting on Monday, July 20, at ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 20, 2015

“Buhari is a man of integrity” and 5 other things Obama said today

United State President,  Barack Obama has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for being a man of integrity and for coming into office with ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 20, 2015

Photos from Buhari’s meeting with Obama

President Muhammadu Buhari is in an ongoing meeting with US President, Barack Obama at the White House, Washington DC. The pair ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 15, 2015

How Buhari will spend his 4-day trip to the US

The itinerary of President Muhammadu Buhari for his forthcoming trip to the United States, has been released. In a statement released through ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 14, 2015

This is why Buhari sacked the service chiefs

President Buhari’s sacking of the country’s service chiefs is believed to be related with his forthcoming trip to the United ...

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Ada IgboanugoJune 3, 2015

President Obama, Ellen Degeneres, Kerry Washington tweet support for Bruce ‘Caitlyn’ Jenner

President Barack Obama has praised Caitlyn Jenner’s “courage”. The US leader has lent his support to the former Olympian – ...

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Ada IgboanugoJanuary 15, 2015

Pres. Obama says, basically, fast internet is now a human right (WATCH)

by Chinwe Okafor Imagine how frustrating it is to use internet in Nigeria, you’d be more frustrated to learn it ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 12, 2014

Opinion: Goodluck Jonathan is a destroyer-in-chief

Toyin Dawodu Nigeria has been in a continual state of decline for the last 50 years. We could beat around ...

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writerAugust 1, 2014

D’banj goes to Washington! Singer to meet Obama officials, members of congress, others [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju D’banj, Femi Kuti and Yaya Toure will lead some of Africa’s biggest stars to Washington D.C. 4-7 ...

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writerJuly 11, 2014

Money rules: Meet the top 5 richest members of Pres. Obama’s cabinet

by Kolapo Olapoju Now we know its not only in Nigeria where we have billionaires in positions of power! America’s ...

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November 21, 2013

Obama honours Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, others with Presidential Medal of Freedom (PHOTOS)

President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the East Room at the ...

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November 17, 2013

Opinion: What Jonathan can learn from Obama’s problems

by Adeola Ademoyo And as a true leader he accepts and takes the responsibility. First, he has not passed the ...

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September 25, 2013

How embarrassing: President Obama’s best friend from high school charged with rape

  President Obama’s high school best friend, who at one time was ‘like a brother’ to him, has been accused ...

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September 8, 2013

Revealed: Touching videos showing evidence of use of Chemical weapons by Syrian gov’t made public

Men sprawled on a tile floor, shirtless and convulsing. Children, too, seemingly unable to control their shaking and flailing. Panic ...

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September 1, 2013

Opinion: Wanted – A Martin Luther King moment in Nigeria

by Ekerete Udoh Reflecting on the speech, I couldn’t help but wonder when our Martin Luther King moment would occur; ...

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May 3, 2013

SNAPSHOT: President Obama and wife bump into regular folks while trekking

by Chi Ibe Come on, admit it – like us, sometimes you suspect the president of the most powerful nation ...

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March 10, 2013

Fox News chief says President Obama is “lazy” (and Obama, kinda, agrees)

Roger Ailes, the boss over at Fox News, likely has some sour grapes toward President Barack Obama.  After all, his ...

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November 27, 2012

Outrage: Jamie Foxx angers Christians by calling President Obama “our lord and saviour”

On Sunday night when Jamie Foxx came on the stage at the Soul Train Music Awards, the audience knew they ...

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November 7, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Just gotta love this couple -The Obamas’ victory hug

by Rachel Ogbu A picture of President Obama and his wife, Michelle as a young couple was posted to Facebook by the ...

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November 7, 2012

Good health and God’s blessings: President Jonathan congratulates Obama on his re-election

by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has sent congratulatory messages to President Barrack Obama on his success in winning re-election ...

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November 7, 2012

Washington Post: Obama 2012: The strategy that paved a winning path #AmericaDecides

by Scott Wilson and Philip Rucker In early spring, President Obama’s veteran campaign staff in Chicago confronted the question that ...

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