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musicblog October 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 hard not to wonder why Donald Trump's first daughter, Ivanka,…

Op-ed Editor January 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." "America First" has a historical basis. "Seventy-five years ago, the…

Op-ed Editor January 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 allowed myself to bask in the Hollywood ending that never…

Op-ed Editor January 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 for 8 years. From the moment he walked onto that…

Op-ed Editor November 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 ago it changed, a woman would take the lead, narrowly!…

Op-ed Editor November 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 Hillary Clinton. Why would a country that prides itself on…

Op-ed Editor November 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 his thoughts about what America has become, and what it…

Op-ed Editor November 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 honestly think that though it didn't go in favour of…

Op-ed Editor November 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 win will boost the Nigerian Economy. Here's what Amara Nwankpa,…

Op-ed Editor November 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 Nigerians in the diaspora who support and plan to vote…

Tolu October 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 winners and losers of the outgoing week. WINNERS The Nasty…

Op-ed Editor October 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 on November 8th- is being rigged by the media. Trust…

YWriter October 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 accusing the Republican presidential candidate of groping them, just three…

Roqeebah October 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 in stitches at the same time. Yesterday evening, the New…

Op-ed Editor September 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 real situation in Buhari's Nigeria is beginning to get across…

Op-ed Editor September 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 leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more…

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