Tag: America
The Thread: “Irresponsible” “Dark legacy” | World leaders clash with Donald Trump over Paris climate agreement
President Trump has declared America’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, which sought to bring all nations of the world ...
The Thread: “That is nuts” “F–king morons” | Americans blast Trump for pulling out of the Paris climate agreement
In keeping with his campaign promise concerning the Paris Climate Accord, President Trump has effectively withdrawn America from the agreement, ...
Pius Adesanmi: The tyranny of consensus
by Pius Adesanmi I congratulate the President, the President’s supporters, and the Presidency. They have achieved a feat that President ...
Did Hillary Clinton just figure out what Donald Trump’s “covfefe” means?
On Wednesday, former Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, spoke at the Recode Code Conference. How to watch Hillary Clinton live ...
“Kathy Griffin’s bloody massacre is utterly deplorable, and I dig it” | 7 things we learned from Ezinne Ukoha’s cutting write up
American Stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actress, and television host, Kathy Griffin pushed the envelope with a photo shoot showing her ...
The Thread: Americans poke fun at Trump in a thousand different ways
President Trump set the tone for the last day of May when he asked his staff to tweet this just ...
The Thread: Donald Trump tweets again and sparks worldwide confusion
Donald Trump has done it again! At this point, his Twitter fingers deserve their own Guinness Book of Records. Wondering ...
“Covfefe”: Donald Trump invented the word of the year while drunk-tweeting
President Donald Trump is the real MVP! Who would have thought that he had more in that bag from which ...
We had Mugabe, then Ganduje and now, Donald Trump | Why are our leaders sleeping so much?
Is there something about political offices that make democratically elected leaders sleep in public? We hate to admit it, but ...
The Thread: How America’s legislature propagates slavery using prisoners
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in December 1865 ...
5 thoughts on Kevin McCarthy’s “joke” about Putin paying Trump
With each new day comes fresh troubles for President Donald Trump and his sinking administration. There are speculations of a ...
The Thread: “We won’t pay for Trump’s wall but we’ll pitch in for his impeachment” | Reactions to calls for Trump’s impeachment
As the calls for impeachment by Democrats heat up the American political space, Americans have taken to social media to ...
A U.S Poll reveals: 64 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage
by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to a Gallup poll released Monday, the Americans’ support for same-sex marriage is at all time ...
Here is is one thing President Buhari must learn from Donald Trump firing James Comey
by Soma Oj. FBI Director James B. Comey’s firing Tuesday came after the newly appointed Deputy Attorney General Rod J. ...
Opinion: We must save Nigeria’s education system or else…
by ‘Kunle Adebajo On the fourteenth day of the fourth month in 2014, a horrible crime was committed; one ...
Opinion: Lessons from Nnamdi Kanu’s detention and release
by Jideofor Adibe There are important lessons to be learnt from the detention and recent release of the leader of ...
#100DaysOfTrump: America’s wild foreign policy adventures
by Usman Alabi During his campaign, Trump epitomised everything anti-establishment regarding America’s foreign policy as we know it. Radical Islam. Unfair ...
The Thread: “Ugly and dishonourable” “Vile” | Is stealthing the new rape? Twitter is beyond disgusted
Just when we were trying to put the Kemen-TBoss sexual assault back and forth behind us, International Twitter goes into ...
Playtime is over: Here’s a peek into Obama’s working schedule for the coming month
Holiday is about to be over for Mr Barack Obama (does it not feel weird referring to our favourite POTUS ...
The Thread: Americans are unimpressed with North Korea’s bomb threat
North Korea organised a military parade this Saturday, where it displayed its military strength. It was quite the spectacle. This ...
The Thread: Sean Spicer takes a nasty beating on Twitter for pro-Hitler comments during Jewish Passover
When it rains, it pours. It sure has this week and it’s only the middle of the week. Uncle Reuben’s ...
The Thread: The world erupts in anger over Trump’s 59 missile strikes in Syria
Seems Trump can do nothing right by Americans. His actions are consistently interpreted in negative light, even when he insists ...
The Thread: Trump’s VP, Mike Pence, does not want to end up like Bill Clinton and liberals are angry
President Trump’s administration has been taking fire since its inauguration, and in recent days, Vice President Pence has been picked ...
Senator McCain believes the US needs to increase its military spending, and he’s ready to fight to make it happen
By Itunuoluwa Adebo US Republican Senator, Sen. John McCain is standing firm on his belief in the need for increased military ...
Radio Biafra to begin broadcast in America
by Dolapo Adelana Radio Biafra is set to begin broadcast in America from Sunday, The Cable reports. This is contained in ...
Entertainment Roundup: Angelina Jolie gives first lecture as Professor at the London School of Economics, Mercy Johnson bags political appointment | More stories
Here are all the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing ...
Melania’s ratings trump Donald’s
First Lady, Melania Trump’s approval ratings appear to be better than her husband’s. According to a newly released CNN/ORC poll, ...
Donald Trump nominated for 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
by Azeez Adeniyi US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. An unidentified American who ...
The Thread: Liberals go nuts over Kellyanne Conway’s latest pose in the Oval Office
Democrats definitely have it out for Kellyanne Conway. Shortly after a group of 15 legal ethics professors filed a disciplinary ...
The Thread: We won’t be forgetting that WTF moment at #Oscars2017 anytime soon
The 2017 Oscars had one of the most shocking moments ever, when they mixed up the winner for Best Picture. ...
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