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November 9, 2016

Obama promises seamless, successful transition to Trump

President Barack Obama on Wednesday said Americans were “rooting” for the success of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America. Obama said this in his first speech after Trump emerged winner of US Presidential election. Obama had earlier called Trump after his victory, congratulating him and inviting him to the White House... Read More

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November 9, 2016

Obama congratulates Trump, to meet President-elect on Thursday at the White House

U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump via telephone on his victory, according to a White House statement. According to the statement, Obama also spoke with Hillary Clinton and “expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country. ” The statement also said Obama will speak at the White House on... Read More

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November 9, 2016

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 person who called Mexicans ‘rapists’, demeaned women and not published his tax returns, and has had six bankruptcies. With their voting choices, Americans are about... Read More

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November 9, 2016

#AmericaDecides: Here are our top 10 photos from the U.S election

The United States presidential election has come and gone. It was a well fought election as the frontline candidates, Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party went head to head. But what is an election, without pictures? Nothing. So we took our time to provide you with our top... Read More

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November 8, 2016

Liveblog: We’re giving you updates from the US election here as #AmericaDecides

The United States presidential election is ongoing and Americans have trooped out in their numbers to cast their votes as they decide who leads them for the next four years. After months of a tough, dramatic and highly controversial election campaign, candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally go head-to-head at the polls. Follow this... Read More

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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 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 18, 2016

Did you miss Chimamanda’s piece for the New York Times? | Summary: She LOVES Michelle Obama

by Dolapo Adelana Chimamanda Adichie joined three others, including Hollywood’s Rashida Jones to write tributes to America’s gift-of-a-First-Lady, Michelle Obama. And of course, beauty ensues. It starts off as poetry: She had rhythm, a flow and swerve, hands slicing air, body weight moving from foot to foot, a beautiful rhythm. In anything else but a... Read More

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October 8, 2016

Dele Momodu: Thank God, Buhari is listening

Fellow Nigerians, let me openly express my secret fears all this while about this our beloved Change Government which so many people supported and used all their might to midwife. Most of them did not belong to the All Peoples Congress (APC) but they were armed with a common faith in the incorruptibility of one... Read More

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October 8, 2016

5 things to know about the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Colombia’s President, Santos

In this part of the world where we find ourselves, the identity of the President of Colombia may not immediately appear to be useful information. Yesterday’s events changed everything…President Juan Manuel Santos made it to Nigerian news headlines for one crucial reason, he was named winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement was... Read More

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September 29, 2016

Obama says he will allow his daughters join the military

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would allow two daughters, Malia and Sasha join the military if they so desire. Obama made the disclosure when he was asked by a retired U.S. Army colonel at a CNN town hall what he would say to his daughters Malia, 18, and Sasha, 15, if they... Read More

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September 26, 2016

5 things to look forward to at the US Presidential debate tonight

For those of us keeping up with the US elections, this is the beginning of the most memorable moments that will characterise the presidential race. The first presidential debate holds tonight, 9pm Eastern Time and will last uninterrupted for 90 minutes. The campaigns have given us a lot to think, talk, laugh and moan about... Read More

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September 25, 2016

Eye on Buhari: The President of Nigeria takes UN General Assembly in New York

President Muhammadu Buhari spent the entire week at the UN General Assembly in New York and according to him, it was quite successful. Here are the activities the President has been up to this past week. September 19 While President Muhammadu Buhari went off for the treatment of his ear infection, there was a debacle... Read More

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September 25, 2016

The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

Top ten stories that made headline this week $20m frozen funds: EFCC to invite Patience Jonathan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to invite Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan over the frozen $20m as it claims it is more than a case of money laudering, it is fraud.... Read More

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September 21, 2016

President Buhari addresses the US/Africa business forum (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently addressing the US/Africa business forum at the 71st general assembly of the United Nations. Buhari has held a series of meetings with world leaders since arriving in New York. On Tuesday he met with US President Barack Obama assuring him that the crisis in the Niger Delta will be resolved.

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September 21, 2016

We will resolve Niger Delta crisis, Buhari assures Obama

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured U.S. President, Barack Obama that his administration will take necessary steps to resolve the crisis in the Niger Delta. This was in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina who said Buhari made the assurance during a meeting with Obam at the... Read More

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September 21, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Female IDPs engage in prostitution | Violence in Niger Delta sponsored by oil firms |Jennifer Aniston ‘finally feels satisfied’ as Brangelina split is announced

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Female IDPs are engaging in prostitution for survival – CSOs – YNaija Violence in Niger Delta sponsored by oil firms – Freedom group – YNaija We would checkmate cattle rustling, animal theft – IGP Idris – YNaija WAEC introduces electronic marking, retains teachers – YNaija Disclose source... Read More

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September 18, 2016

Obama tells black community how important the US elections is (WATCH)

President of the United States Barack Obama on Saturday told the black community in the country that they need to go all out to cast their votes in the forthcoming election. Obama made the plea in a passionate speech he delivered at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Foundation saying the only way his legacy could be kept was... Read More

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September 17, 2016

Buhari to meet with Obama over economy, security

President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York on Tuesday to discuss security and economic changes, the White House said Friday. The meeting will be on the sidelines of the 71st UN General session, which will be attended by President Buhari. The two leaders will also discuss the government’s efforts in the fight... Read More

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August 27, 2016

John Kerry’s visit and 3 other things CAN is very angry about

by Tolu Omoyeni The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is unhappy with the way Christians in the Nigeria are maltreated and sidestepped in the larger scheme of things. The recent provocation comes after the much talked about visit of US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry to Nigeria. CAN believes the visit and all its... Read More

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August 24, 2016

A timeline: All the important things John Kerry has said and done since he arrived Nigeria

by Tolu Omoyeni United States Secretary of State, John Kerry is on a visit to Africa to discuss counter terrorism and human rights issues in the region. He has been in Nigeria for two days and has paid a visit to the Sultan of Sokoto and President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Here’s a timeline of... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Why Netizens need to take a chill pill over Malia Obama’s ‘scandalous’ ways

Last week Wednesday, Radaronline posted a video of Malia Obama; the first daughter of Barack Obama giving Nicki Minaj a run for her money as she twerked at a party the previous weekend and three days ago, the same website released another video of her smoking what many believed to be cannabis at the same party.... Read More

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Opinion: The ugly face of America’s not-so-subtle biases

by Abiola Akintunde The mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando has revealed the subtle biases in the language that public officials use to define human right abuse or terror and who is eligible to perpetrate it. One thing is clear about American politics in light of the massacre in Orlando: Muslims who commit... Read More

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Jumoke Olusoga: The birth of ‘A Concerned Citizen’

by Jumoke Olusoga “The reason this is important to me is, next year I’ll still hold the most important title of all, and that’s the title of citizen…” The words of Barack Obama (President of the United States of America) as he addressed the Illinois General Assembly in February 2016 and referred to the end of... Read More

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February 21, 2016

46 photos of #ObamaAndKids that will leave you grinning, from ear to ear

Twitter users woke up this morning to a rather cheerful trend. The kind that would leave a permanent, adorable smile on your face for the duration in which you’d be ogling at the pictures that caused the trend in the first place. With the hashtag- #ObamaAndKids, hundreds of pictures, which depict cute moments of a... Read More

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November 2, 2015

‘We’re proud of your accomplishments’ | Obama praises Bamanga Tukur

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has been congratulated by United States President, Barack Obama, on his 80th birthday. Tukur’s Special Assistant on Media, Oliver Okpala, issued a statement, saying that the US President sent a congratulatory letter to his principal. In the letter which, he says was co-signed by Michelle Obama,... Read More

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October 31, 2015

Commentary: Our President is clueless! Donald Trump’s Obama-phobe persists

Donald Trump may or may not emerge the Republican candidate to contest the presidency of the United States of America. Not known for mouth-guardedness, Trump’s polarizing figure and extreme stand on issues, may possibly serve as his major impediment to become President, should he defeat Ben Carson. Well, Hillary Clinton should be his major impediment, but... Read More

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See the names some Kenyan women gave their kids after Obama’s visit

If you thought it was only the Americans that define weird when it comes to naming children, then you’re in for a treat. President Barack Obama visited Kenya recently and apparently, his visit left a lasting mark. Some babies born in Kenya during his visit have been named in honour of the US President, his... Read More

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Why Mugabe said he would propose to Obama

Robert Mugabe has mocked America’s decision to legalise gay marriage across all 50 states by vowing to travel to the White House and proposing to Barack Obama. The Zimbabwean president joked that he planned to travel to Washington DC ‘get down on one knee and ask his hand’, during his weekly interview with the national... Read More

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Obama delivers powerful speech at Charleston funeral

For the entirety of his tenure, Barack Obama has been accused of taking the middle ground when it comes to issues of race in America. Deservedly so too. He has never been stern enough in condemning America’s wretched past. For African-Americans, the expectation that the nation’s first black President would finally voice their feelings was... Read More

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Uche Onyebadi: The curious case of Rachel Dolezal

by Uche Onyebadi Rachel is not alone in this cobweb of racial inanity. When Obama declared his intention to run for the U.S. presidency in 2007, some people in the African American community dismissed him as acting white and not black enough to represent them. Acting White is a derogatory verbal weapon in the African... Read More

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