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November 5, 2012

“Obama is going to win”, predicts Kenyan witch doctor

by Rachel Ogbu Who will win Tuesday’s US presidential election? That’s the million dollar question a witch doctor in President Barack Obama’s ancestral village in Kenya claims he can answer. Forget Paul the octopus, after tossing some shells, bones and other items outside his hut in Kogelo village, witch doctor John Dimo who says he is... Read More

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November 4, 2012

Femi Fani-Kayode asks: Can Obama be trusted?

What is Obama’s relationship with the elemental forces? What is his relationship with God or some lesser deity? What is his source of power and what is his spiritual foundation? The American Presidential election will take place in a few days time and frankly some questions still need to be answered. I wish that Governor... Read More

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November 1, 2012

SNAPSHOT: So much cool: President Obama comforting a victim of Hurricane Sandy

by Chi Ibe This is President Barack Obama comforting a New Jersey victim of Hurricane Sandy where he said, “We are here for you, and we will not forget. We will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuilding.” This is not a time for many... Read More

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October 26, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Obama votes early in US elections

by Stanley Azuakola President Barack Obama became the first sitting president of the United States to vote early in a presidential race. He cast his vote today in Chicago. His wife, Michelle Obama, had earlier voted last week in Chicago as well. The move by Obama is part of a deliberate strategy to push his... Read More

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: US presidential debate: Obama, Romney best quotes

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama sparred on issues from Russia to Iraq in the third and final presidential debate Monday in Boca Raton, Fla. Here are some of their most memorable lines: On Al Qaeda: Romney: “I congratulate him on taking out Osama bin Laden and going after the leadership in Al Qaeda, but... Read More

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: Obama won the debate – Polls

The first snap poll of tonight’s debate shows — contrary to some assessments in the pundit class — a clearer win for President Barack Obama than last week’s debate at Hofstra: @CBSNews BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521) –... Read More

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October 22, 2012

TICKER: 5 things to watch out for in today’s Obama-Romney debate

The greatest show on earth meets for one last time tonight in the Sunshine State. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have had two of the most memorable debates in modern presidential history, and they get together for the last one in Boca Raton, Fla. tonight. Obama needs to keep Romney from looking like an... Read More

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October 19, 2012

TICKER: “I’m not voting for Mitt Romney” – Clint Eastwood’s daughter (WATCH)

Despite the fact her dad gave the most memorable speech at the Republican National Convention … Clint Eastwood’s daughter says she will NOT be casting her vote for Mitt Romney. Francesca Eastwood was leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood the other night … when we asked if felt the same away about the candidates... Read More

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October 17, 2012

US presidential debate: 10 best lines from Romney, Obama

by Isi Esene As the November US presidential election draws closer, the two main candidates, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney continue to slug it out in fiercely contested debates to convince the electorate of their suitability for the top job. Obama, who many considered to have lost the last debate came out blazing hot... Read More

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October 5, 2012

7 signs of a dysfunctional company

by Steve Tobak I’ve worked with micromanaging control-freak jerks who were remarkably effective leaders. They united people and accomplished great things. On the flip side, I’ve known good executives who were well liked but, nevertheless, couldn’t get everyone moving in the same direction. I was just reading about how Barack Obama and George W. Bush... Read More

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September 21, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Did Mitt Romney dye his face brown to get Latino votes?

by Isi Esene There are rumours indicating that the US Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, dyed his face brown during a Univision interview. Some are speculating that Romney did it to appeal to Latino voters who tend to naturally vote for the Democratic candidate. Romney, who is said to have latino roots, had to “go brown”... Read More

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September 15, 2012

#GoldTicketGate: “Who are they to question me?” Tinubu lashes back at the PDP

by Isi Esene The former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu maintained that he was invited by the US Democratic Party for the recently concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina. He said this in Lagos on his arrival from a foreign trip. According to the leader of the opposition Action... Read More

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September 13, 2012

Opinion: We won’t apologise for hope

by Thrity Umrigar Obama’s historic 2008 campaign, and specifically, its confident, affirming chant of “Yes We Can,” not only transformed and transfixed the nation but also empowered me during a bleak period in my life. For this, I will forever be grateful to him. A few months ago, Sarah Palin, with her trademark sarcasm, asked Obama... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Hip-Hop Power: President Obama goes clubbing with Jay-Z and Beyonce in New York

by Isi Esene With $40,000 to spare you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join President Barack Obama in New York City later this month as he harnesses the star-power of Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z and superstar wife, Beyonce to raise more funds for the upcoming presidential elections in November. It has been confirmed... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

by Stanley Azuakola Tinubu told a lie. His party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is expectedly standing firmly by his side, defending him, but what they really should do is count their losses, pray that the public loses interest quickly, and move on. Tinubu is a donor and supporter of the United States’ Democratic... Read More

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September 11, 2012

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

by Stanley Azuakola The National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is used to taking potshots at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but certainly not receiving them. So he finds himself in an uncomfortable position this week, being on the receiving end of a PDP lashing over his attendance... Read More

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September 11, 2012

We can’t believe this man will be 70 this November (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene With our gaze constantly fixed on the November #America2012 elections, we can’t help but notice how fit the US Vice President, Joe Biden appears to be as he sprinted out to address delegates at the recently concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC). Go get ’em Joe!

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September 9, 2012

#DieYouPieceOfSh*t: Sixteen-year-old’s tweet at President Obama lands her in trouble

by Stanley Azuakola Remember this tweet: “Someone need to assassinate Obama… like ASAP. #DieYouPieceOFSh*t.” It was tweeted by a 16-year-old girl called Alyssa Douglas on Friday morning while President Obama was delivering his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. We reported about it here, together with some other vicious tweets at... Read More

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September 8, 2012

“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

by Isi Esene Contrary to reports last week that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama personally invited some members of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, led by Bola Tinubu to the just concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC), there are reports indicating the ACN delegation attended the event on a generic... Read More

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September 7, 2012

“This speech is so good…I can’t keep up” – Top 12 swooning tweets on Obama’s DNC speech

by Stanley Azuakola US president Barack Obama made a twitter record this morning when his Democratic National Convention speech spurred 52,757 tweets per minute. Not all the tweets were positive, but many were. Here are the Top 10 swooning tweets on Barack Obama and his speech in Charlotte, North Carolina in the early hours of... Read More

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September 7, 2012

Top 10 lines from President Obama’s #DNC2012 speech

by Stanley Azuakola So you see, the election four years ago wasn’t about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens – you were the change. United States’ President Barack Obama, finally delivered his much anticipated Democratic National Convention speech in the early hours of this morning. Everyone knows that the man knows how to... Read More

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September 7, 2012

“It was about you – you were the change” – Full text of President Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Conference

Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you make me so proud, but don’t get any ideas, you’re still going to class tomorrow. And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best vice president I could ever hope for. Madam chairwoman,... Read More

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September 5, 2012

She shines: Michelle Obama’s DNC 2012 speech #ForTheRecords

FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH MADE BY THE FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, ON TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. With your help — with your help. (APPLAUSE) Let me — let me start. With your help — with your help. Let... Read More

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September 3, 2012

#NaijaTeamObama? Tinubu, Fayemi to attend US Democratic Party convention

by Stanley Azuakola The US presidential election season is heating up. The Republican party held its convention last week in Tampa, Florida where the position of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for the November election was officially ratified. This week (starting from today), it will be the turn of the Democratic Party and President... Read More

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August 28, 2012

Nigeria is world’s next economic giant – President Obama

by Isi Esene President Barack Obama yesterday said the progress of Africa is inextricably linked with that of Nigeria, a development which underscores the country’s importance to the US policy thrust as it relates to trade, investments, and other key areas of bi-lateral engagement. Obama made this known at the ongoing US-Nigeria Trade and Investment... Read More

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August 20, 2012

Julian Assange calls on Obama to “end the witch-hunt” on whistleblowers

by Isi Esene Julian Assange made his first public appearance on Sunday after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy about two months ago. He used the opportunity to call on the U.S. authorities to stop what he called a “witch-hunt” of his website, Wikileaks. Assange was recently granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government which expressed... Read More

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August 19, 2012

War of the abs: Paul Ryan challenges Barack Obama

by Isi Esene Just when you thought the US presidential campaign couldn’t get any hotter… it does. The question on the mouth of every vain potential voter is: Who’s sizzling hot enough to vote for? You’ve seen President Barack Obama bare it all, but we bet you are yet to see his challenger from the... Read More

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August 15, 2012

WATCH: How to be a cool president -Obama-style

by Isi Esene So, no matter what problems we’re facing at home, the world is paying attention to the America’s presidential election post the Paul Ryan Republican Party pick. Is current president, Barack Obama worried? Not if his ‘cool as ice’ image is to be believed. He showed up at the Iowa State Fair Ground... Read More

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Terrorist offers 10 camels for Obama, 20 chickens for Hillary Clinton

by Tolu Orekoya Who says terrorists don’t have a sense of humour? In response to the US State Department’s bounty on the top seven senior commanders of Al-Shabab, Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, one of the seven offered up his own bounty: 10 camels for Obama, and 20 chickens for “the lady of Bill Clinton”. According... Read More

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