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“We will find you, and you will face justice” – Barack Obama tells Boston bombers

by Rachel Ogbu The US President, Barack Obama has assured the nation that “this time next year on the third Monday in April, the world will return to this great…

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Opinion: The Elvis impersonator and the weird history of US domestic risin terrorism

by Michael Crowley Say this for Fallen Angel: he was smart enough not to reveal his initials. And in the hapless world of America’s would-be ricin killers, that may pass…

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Fox News pundit blames Muslims for Boston bombings: “They’re evil. Let’s kill them all”

The president has asked all Americans to withhold judgement about the recent bombings at the Boston Marathon. But since when did Fox News care anything about what the president has…

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FBI charge man, 45, an Elvis impersonator for mailing deadly poisoned letter to Obama (PICTURED)

This Facebook picture is thought to be of Paul Kevin Curtis, who has been arrested in connection with the ricin-tainted letters sent to politicians The Mississippi man accused of mailing…

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Guantanamo Bay prison engulfed by hunger strike as prisoner publishes moving op-ed in New York Times

by Rachel Ogbu In an effort to stop a prolonged hunger strike at Guantanamo's communal camp, military guards fired four non-lethal rounds at detainees early Saturday morning as the facility…

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In charge: President Obama is briefed on Boston explosion (SNAPSHOT)

by Isi Esene This is a picture of the President of the United State, Barack Obama being briefed about the details of the 'bombing' at the finish line of the…

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Opinion: Roger that! Nollywood needs film critics

by Nnaemeka Ijioma For a bustling film industry (the third largest in the world), Nollywood lacks critics with the knowledge, the panache, the boldness and professionalism of proper…

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Opinion: The unfair mob attack on Governor Akpabio by the press

by Ekerete Udoh Today, the people of Akwa Ibom State are no longer at the bottomless pit of our collective national aspiration. They are now as aspirational, as mentally and…

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The US Supreme Court and same-sex marriage

by Femi Fani-Kayode Yet America is not alone in it's madness. Europe has gone crazy too. In France, the U.K, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and various other European countries legislation…

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SNAPSHOT: “Am proud to be a Nigerian” – Mercy Johnson praises Nigerian Embassy officials in the US

by Isi Esene Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson recently posted a photo of herself right in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washing DC, US with a caption praising the embassy…

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President Obama invites first black Miss Israel to dinner (PICTURED)

President Obama’s team made sure that when the president arrives at a gala dinner hosted by Israel’s President Shimon Peres, the first black Ms. Israel, Yityish Aynaw, would be in attendance. Aynaw,…

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Mfon Ekpo: The role of research in policy making (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mfon Ekpo The fact is research on its own is so tedious and unrewarding that to put organizations through the trouble of conducting them and not follow up with…

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Opinion: No, Hillary Clinton is not too old to be president

by Joan Walsh ...to suddenly suggest that the presidency should be reserved for people in their 40s or 50s is deeply unfair to women – as well as men –…

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“I recall seeing Osama bin Laden’s brains spilling out over his face” – US Navy SEAL recounts the mission [DETAILS]

The SEAL Team 6 member who personally killed Osama bin Laden and saw the Al Qaeda leader's "brains spilling out over his face" is worried about his own future. The…

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Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg, Albert Einstein, more – SEE call cards of the rich and powerful

Business cards can be surprisingly insightful—especially if they bear the names of history’s most famous personalities. Several fascinating name cards of the world’s most well-known people have surfaced on the…

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Opinion: Genuine intimacy decribes the Obama-Clinton chemistry

by Joan Walsh It was nice to see that Obama’s giving Clinton a tough and high-profile job wasn’t merely placating or co-opting a rival. And maybe the glow was just…

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Did Michelle Obama roll her eyes at Speaker John Boehner or not? Be the judge (WATCH)

by Isi Esene We might never know exactly what transpired between Michelle Obama and House Speaker, John Boehner, but the US First Lady's body language signaled she wasn't exactly thrilled…

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She kills it! Michelle Obama steps out in red at the Inaugural Ball (PHOTOS)

It seems like only yesterday that First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage at the Inaugural Ball in that sparkling white gown and immediately made Jason Wu a household name.…

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How did Barack Obama get to look ‘5 years younger’ at the Inauguration? (PHOTOS)

As Barack Obama made his way towards the inaugural platform to be sworn in for his second term as president, we noticed that Obama's skin was remarkably smooth... and super…

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What’s going on here? Is Barack Obama losing his wife to beautiful Beyonce? (LOOK)

by Isi Esene We couldn't help being cheeky! At the presidential inauguration yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama approached Beyonce to thank her for singing the American national anthem and this…

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Man straps big gun to the mall in protest against Obama’s gun control plan (PHOTOS)

RIVERDALE, Utah — Hours after President Barack Obama called on Congress to ban assault weapons, one man's protest raised some eyebrows at a Utah store. An Ogden woman snapped a…

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Ask yourself honestly, what exactly are we fighting for? (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

Maybe the nation’s thought leaders should instead ask themselves: why haven’t we yet told a coherent tale; one that has a mass appeal and that can drive a national movement?…

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Yes, he (too) can: President Obama’s half-brother, Malik running for governor in Kenya (PICTURED)

Another Obama is running for office. Malik Obama, President Obama's oldest half-brother, is aiming to become governor of the western Kenyan county of Siaya, Bloomberg News reported. The 54-year-old Malik…

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SNAPSHOT: The historic picture that captured the worst moment of Obama’s presidency

Obama reacts as John Brennan briefs him on the details of the shootings by Isi Esene Just like the 'Four more years' photo with wife, Michelle, symbolized President Barack Obama's…

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After 11 years of struggle, Nigerian living with face tumours gets US stay

by Akan Ido Victor Sopuruchi Chukwueke, a Nigerian living in the United States of America has been granted approval to legally stay and study in the country. The legislation which…

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Opinion: No more tears left for America

by Bayo Oluwasanmi If human race with all its intelligence and civilization cannot unlock the chains of self-imposed tortures and terrors such as killings by guns, it will ultimately exterminate…

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Too painful: Victims of US primary school shooter revealed (PHOTOS)

These are the first pictures of the victims who died in a shooting rampage when a 'deeply disturbed' gunman went classroom to classroom at a Connecticut school. Ana Marquez-Greene, seven,…

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TRAGIC PHOTOS: Scenes of terror and grief at the US primary school shooting

by Chi Ibe In what is being described as the worst school shooting tragedy in America, yesterday, a lone gunman identified as 20-year-old, Adam Lanza, entered a US primary school,…

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US primary school mass murderer, Adam Lanza, 20, ‘deeply disturbed kid’ (PICTURED)

Adam Lanza in a 2005 photo He was dark and disturbed, a deeply troubled boy from a wealthy family who unnerved his neighbors and classmates. Mass murderer Adam Lanza, 20,…

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SNAPSHOT: President Obama weeps over primary school shooting

MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES President Obama wipes his eye as he speaks during a previously unannounced appearance in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on December 14, 2012 in…

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