Tag: American elections

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musicblogOctober 26, 2017

[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 ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 20, 2017

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.” ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 13, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: I hate Obama for giving me hope (I was good until he came along)

by Ezinne Ukoha This time eight years ago — I bought the lie that America could be great again. I ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 11, 2017

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 13, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 12, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 10, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 10, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 8, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 8, 2016

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 ...

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ToluOctober 22, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 18, 2016

The Thread: ‘GEJ urges Donald Trump to concede election loss’ on #Nov8AfricanEdition

Nigerians are a hoot. So Mr Trump asserted yesterday on Twitter that the American election- which is to take place ...

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YWriterOctober 13, 2016

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 ...

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RoqeebahOctober 2, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 8, 2016

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 ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 2016

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 ...

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