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October 26, 2017
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[The Music Blog]: About that Ivanka Trump playlist of eternal love songs

Ugh. I will not be the first person to judge a person by the weight of their parents’ sins but it’s hard not to wonder why Donald Trump‘s first daughter, Ivanka, published a 5-track playlist titled as ‘991122’, the colour code for ‘Red’ on Spotify. Though the mix features ballads mostly and not slow winding bedroom... Read More
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January 20, 2017
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The Thread: Now Trump is president, it’s all about America first

Trump has a new slogan which he referenced in his speech at the inauguration today. He calls it “America First.” “America First” has a historical basis. “Seventy-five years ago, the America First Committee was an isolationist movement that opposed U.S. entry into World War II. Its most famous leader, aviator Charles Lindbergh, argued that Nazi... Read More
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January 11, 2017
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The Thread: “You are a legend” | Top 10 reactions to #Obama’s farewell

The first black President and the 44th United States President has said his goodbyes to the country he has led for 8 years. From the moment he walked onto that stage, leading the people with chants of ‘Yes, we can’, he occupied a space in hearts all over the world. And now he’s about to... Read More
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November 13, 2016
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Peregrino Brimah: Why T. B. Joshua’s US election prophesy was not wrong

by Peregrino Brimah 15 days ago the omens were for a Trump victory, Synagogue’s prophet T. B. Joshua said. 10 days ago it changed, a woman would take the lead, narrowly! He continued. “With a narrow win,” he stressed three times. “It will come down to two states,” he continued. “I really respect Donald Trump,” he... Read More
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November 12, 2016
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Farooq Kperogi: Making sense of Trump’s victory for Nigerians

Several of my Nigerian readers have asked me to help them make sense of Donald Trump’s unsettling electoral triumph over Hillary Clinton. Why would a country that prides itself on being the “greatest country on earth” and the world’s “oldest democracy” elect a vulgar, reactionary buffoon like Trump? Well, Hillary Clinton actually won the popular... Read More
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November 10, 2016
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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 has always been. It is raw, it is deep, it might even get a rise out of you, but it’s not to be ignored. Do... Read More
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November 8, 2016
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The Thread: A Donald Trump win might just be good for Nigeria

The American elections are just around the corner and folks on Twitter think that contrary to popular opinion, a Trump win will boost the Nigerian Economy. Here’s what Amara Nwankpa, IT specialist and social commentator, has this to say: Now let me offer some predictions. I could be totally off, but I think Trump stands... Read More
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November 8, 2016
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Moses Ochonu: Unravelling the “mystery” of Nigerian Trump supporters

by Moses Ochonu Donald Trump has Nigerian supporters and they are very vocal on social media. They troll Nigerians and Nigerians in the diaspora who support and plan to vote for Hillary Clinton. They are hard to ignore because they are worked up over the election and are fanatically committed to hating Clinton or getting... Read More
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October 22, 2016
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Sassy Aisha, Nasty Hillary and Millionaire Femi | All the winners and losers from the past week

The week is over and from Nigeria to the United States and to Brussels, we bring to you all the winners and losers of the outgoing week. WINNERS The Nasty Woman: The US presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton once again faced each other in their final debate before election day. In the final... Read More
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October 13, 2016
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4 women accuse Trump of sexual assault

by Chi Ibe It just gets worse for Donald Trump. Yesterday, two women were published by the New York Times accusing the Republican presidential candidate of groping them, just three days after he denied any such thing happened in the second presidential debate. Two of the women say he made unwanted sexual advanced. Then the... Read More
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October 2, 2016
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The Thread: For real though, when was the #LastTimeTrumpPaidTaxes?

Trending on Twitter now is #LastTimeTrumpPaidTaxes. It is that special kind of trend that manages to leave one angry and in stitches at the same time. Yesterday evening, the New York Times reported that, Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, could have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades. Essentially, Trump’s tax evasion that has been a... Read More
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September 8, 2016
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Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (Part 2)

Yet as hard as the Obama/Clinton/Kerry triumverate may try to cover it up, it appears that the message about the real situation in Buhari’s Nigeria is beginning to get across to the world As a glaring example of this permit me to share the words of a strong Trump supporter, Republican Congressman Tom Marino, which... Read More
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September 7, 2016
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Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (Part 1)

I support Mr. Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid because he has admitted publicly that the American-inspired removal of Arab secularist leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more recently, the attempt to remove Bashir Al Assad were wrong, short-sighted, counter-productive and have led to nothing but chaos. How many politicians, from either side... Read More
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