Tag: America

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of January

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The Media Blog: Did Buzzfeed finally cross a line?

Buzzfeed published an 'unverified memo' about Trump and Russia - and all hell has broken loose across America's media (and on Trump's timeline, of course, but that is no longer…

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The Thread: Obama’s glowing tributes to Michelle and kids make the ultimate marriage goals

This man has got words. Such oratory. Such eloquence. It truly is a thing of beauty to watch. And when he spoke of Michelle, his wife, it literally left us…

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The Thread: This insane response to white privilege will have you clapping for joy

White privilege is so entrenched into the American society, the perpetrators do not realise when they are carrying out the act. Sit back, relax and watch this young man handle…

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“I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my days that remain” | Top 15 quotes from Barack Obama’s powerful farewell speech

"It's good to be home" were Barack Obama's first words as he gave his emotional farewell speech to a crowd of over 18,000 at McCormick Place, Chicago, the same city…

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The Dummies Guide to the U.S Presidential Inauguration ceremony

One of the many highlights of the year 2016 was the race to the Oval Office between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton which the former won. Donald Trump undeniably cannot…

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The Church Blog: This WashPo article attacks Trump’s reliance on prosperity pastors

While we're here trying to spread the pentecostal message to many areas of Africa the movement keeps getting more and more resistance right there in North America. Or what would…

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Only 22 days to go! Here are the top 10 photos of Barack Obama’s years as U.S president

The day is upon us. 20 January, 2017 and we will say goodbye to the first black President of the United States of America. He served for eight years and…

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Still on The Matter: Of Dylann Roof, the 22 year-old white supremacist Charleston shooter

For many people, a 21st birthday present delivered in cash will probably lead to a meaningless splurge; but not for Dylann Roof. Dylann Storm Roof was a young man with…

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Fu’ad Lawal: Lagos and America are birds of the same arrogance

by Fu'ad Lawal Secondary School geography says America is the name of two continents, North and South America. In real life, it’s the United States of America. We know Lagos…

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The Thread: Who is the biggest beneficiary of the US election?

As you know, if you have not been living in the hinterlands, the President-elect of the United states of America is no other than the billioniare and mogul Donald J.…

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The Dummies’ Guide to what exactly is happening in Aleppo

On the left is what Aleppo looked like pre-2011 and on the right, is what it looks like in 2016 after a 2013 attack. All over the world, ordinary citizens…

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Pius Adesanmi: The road from fast food to Twitter

By Pius Adesanmi When I was leaving Paris for Canada to begin my PhD in 1998, my French friends almost considered it a slap on the face of their culture…

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Dear Professor Soyinka, please you are just making a fool of yourself

by Nkechi Nwokorie “Let me end with a Red Card to those noisome creatures, the nattering nit-wits of Internet: maybe Trumpland is not as despicable as the Naijaland you impose…

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Vera Ezimora: Back in America

In this new episode, Vlogger Ezimora goes from a meeting that didn’t happen to getting stuffed at Texas Roadhouse to showcasing her serious watermelon game. You have to watch it to…

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Vlogger, Vera Ezimora lets you in on her experience back in Nigeria (WATCH PT. 4)

After 16 years out of Nigeria, vlogger, Vera Ezimora finally took a trip back to the motherland this August with her daughter, Ada Verastic, and she has a vlog post…

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Opinion: Ending sexual and domestic violence

by Divya Dube Abuse in any form tends to impact the lives of survivors for a long, long time. The trauma a person undergoes is not only painful, but it…

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To the nattering nit-wits of Nigeria’s internet, Soyinka set you straight with these 5 statements

All the headlines read "I will tear my green card if Trump wins the US elections - Wole Soyinka". But these were the exact words of the Nobel Laureate to…

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Reuben Abati: Nigeria-US relations and Donald Trump

by Reuben Abati I do not share the view of those who assume that by some kind of miracle, in the shape of electoral-college defections, Hillary Clinton would still, on…

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Wilfred Okiche: The world is changing [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche We got a first-hand taste last year when Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) put an abrupt end to sixteen uninterrupted years of the Peoples…

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Opinion: Why Trump won

by Eze Emelogu Early Wednesday morning, a storm of surprise and utter disbelief swept Nigeria. The half that didn’t keep vigil had just received the news that Donald Trump, the…

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Reuben Abati: The sad news of Trump’s triumph

“Democracy is tricky; it sometimes ends up as a parody of itself. When the people clamour for change, they can vote with their hearts, and prove impervious to plain sight…

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Opinion: The lessons to be learned from a Trump win

by Calvin Ebun-Amu Another presidential election, another mountain of promises. Another presidential candidate but this time it is not just another politician. In actuality, many would find it mad to…

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Trump positioned by God to fight immorality in America – CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria  (CAN) says the victory of Republican candidate, Mr. Donald J. Trump in the United States presidential election, was orchestrated by God to fight immorality, Thisday reoorts. CAN…

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The Thread: America is just a fallible country full of regular f__king human beings

This is a sad and provoking read. On the heels of Donald Trump's presidential victory, this tweep, @absurdistwords, is expressing his thoughts about what America has become, and what it…

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“Everybody is sad when their side loses an election” | 10 quotes from President Barack Obama’s speech yesterday

Few hours after Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton delivered her powerful and memorable concession speech yesterday, President Barack Obama addressed the country on the outcome of the election and how…

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Pius Adesanmi: Unthinkable | Becoming Canadian, dumping America

by Pius Adesanmi (People think it is easy for Wole Soyinka to return Uncle Sam's green card to him. Think again. Uncle Sam does not believe that any Third World…

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Opinion: Igniting dreams the Trump way

by Ekow Mensah I have been meaning not to comment on the US Elections and Donald Trump's Victory but I honestly think that though it didn't go in favour of…

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“This is painful, and it will be for a long time” | Top 10 quotes from Hillary Clinton’s concession speech

Hillary Clinton may not have prepared to render this sort of speech, though it must have been written, just in case. The election results had been projected to be in…

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SPECIAL EDITORIAL: This is America in 2016

It is (almost) over. Hillary Clinton, the most qualified person ever to run for the office of President of the United States of America, is about to lose to a…

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