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Olympic Games: ‘Customs fail to release donated kits,’ TAMPAN summons Yomi Fabiyi over controversial movie | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across Nigeria, these are the five top news stories you shouldn’t miss. Nigerian citizens to participate in the amendment of the Electoral Act The National Assembly is en route to…
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Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ selected for Biden-Harris inauguration playlist
With the inauguration of presidential-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on the horizon (tomorrow, January 20, 2021), no other political event promises to hold the world spellbound. The…
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Why Trump’s ‘threat of violence’ on the Black community could be disastrous
The murder of an unarmed black man, George Floyd by police officers in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota days ago is an incident that has put the United States in…
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Stans of Davido in ‘glory party’ as singer becomes first Nigerian artiste to break another international record
It increasingly becomes a fact that to be considered a successful artiste one must have an international audience. This concept was first popularized by westerner rock-stars in the 60's, who…
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Nigerians take to Twitter, demand from NCDC answers to COVID-19 puzzles
The Coronavirus by now is something the whole world is familiar with, and whether or not one has had a running with this illness, it can't be overstated just how…
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YNaija Analysis: Following America’s new threat to the world, what should Nigeria prepare for?
by Alexander O. Onukwue "The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our…
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The Thread: Former US VP Joe Biden has always been a sexual predator | Twitter shows receipts
Christened "Uncle Joe" by America, former US Vice President Joe Biden projected a personae of being warm and funny and emotional, plus his bromance with President Obama was so epic,…
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The Sexuality Blog: America just elected its first transgender lawmaker
What a difference a year can make. It has been approximately a year since President Donald Trump was elected into office by a vast majority of white comfortable-in-skin men and women…
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Wole Soyinka returns to America after ‘destroying’ Green Card
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka is traveling back to America a year after he tore his Green Card, following the victory of Donald Trump at the Presidential election. The novelist will be delivering…
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“Freedom is from God and not government” | 5 things we learnt from Trump’s Heritage speech
President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday night addressed the Heritage Foundation President’s Club on the importance of tax reform for the American people. In the brief address, Trump echoed some…
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Opinion: America’s mad obsession with guns
by Tony Ogunlowo Again another psychotic madman strikes killing over 50 people and injuring more than 500 in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Never a…
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Vera Ezimora: Houston should be called Little Nigeria
First of all, I want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with people who were affected by the senseless gun violence and terrorist attack in Las Vegas. I…
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The Thread: “59 dead is a miracle? WTF are you smoking???” | Americans spew vitriol on Trump
America has been taking hits from different directions in the past couple of months. From Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, to the Las Vegas shooting, America has not had a…
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The Thread: “Get that son of a bitch…” | Did President Trump just prove that he’s racist?
President Trump has made a mess of things again. Now we know such an announcement probably does not come as a surprise to you, being jaded about anything Trump these…
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The Thread: “Nuclear wars speech at the UN?” “Trump’s speech is despicable trash” | Americans lash out
The 72nd United Nations General Assembly had world leaders deliver speeches on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. While…
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The Thread: “Enough with the Sean Spicer Rehabilitation Tour!” | Twitter drags Spicer for Emmy appearance
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, brought the house down in more ways than one with a surprise appearance at the Emmys. WATCH: The audience couldn't believe their…
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Opinion: This is why Nigeria must restructure
by Fidel Albert Can we restructure.......? California is the 6th largest economy in the world. It's economy is larger than that of France or Brazil. The little problem is that…
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President Trump welcomes Emir of Kuwait to the White House
The White House has disclosed that President Donald Trump has welcomed Amir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, the leader of Kuwait to the White House. Kuwait is a staunch American ally…
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Down with DACA: America is getting darker, isn’t it?
by Alexander O. Onukwue As reasons are being given for and against the decision by the Trump administration to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),…
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Can the US Congress save the 800,000 DREAMers in just six months?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The announcement of the scrapping of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy on Tuesday by the Trump Administration set in motion a timeline for…
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What DACA cancellation makes you think of as a Nigerian
by Alexander O. Onukwue There are sure to be many Nigerians affected by the cancellation of DACA announced by the Trump administration yesterday, those who were taken to the United…
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Cancelling DACA: A definite cruelty or has it always been a deferred certainty?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Shifting slightly from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, national focus and the news media in the United States of America this week are on the cancellation…
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Fact Check: Jeff Sessions’ has it all mixed up on crime rate in the US
President Trump - Potus 45- is known globally for one thing: a penchant for prevarication. Be it dressed up as embellishment, alternative facts, myths, or outright lying, Trump is notorious…
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Here’s the letter Obama wrote to Trump upon leaving office
The details of former President Barack Obama’s final few words for his successor in an enveloped letter on the Oval Office desk just before he walked out for the last…
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Our worn out global village of landslides, floods and hurricanes
by Alexander O. Onukwue The landslides that ravaged Sierra Leone a week ago took north of 1000 lives. About the same of number of casualties have been reported from South…
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What Hurricane Harvey should remind us about Nigeria’s education
by Alexander Onukwue Amidst the devastation that has been produced by the category 4 tropical cyclone known as Hurricane Harvey, insurance companies have been pushing their computers to estimate how…
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America in narration: “…And after the eclipse came the hurricane”
by Alexander O. Onukwue Less than a week after it witnessed its first total Eclipse of the sun in a long time, America was hit by another natural occurrence of…
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The Thread: Twitter shuts down this man who turned Hurricane Harvey into a gender war
The "500-year" hurricane, Harvey devastated Houston Texas from Friday to Wednesday before moving on to Louisiana and Port Arthur. Americans have banded together in amazing ways throughout this time to…
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The Thread: “Apparently he can’t afford compassion” | Twitter blasts Pastor Joel Osteen
Pastor Joel Osteen who runs Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas is taking fire on Twitter for withholding charity to flood victims in his state. Hurricane Harvey rolled into Texas on…
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Everything you should know about President Trump’s Phoenix rally
by Wareez Odunayo U.S President, Donald Trump at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday threatened to shut down the government over border wall funding and said the North American…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy