Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants

Senate launches war against ambitious school children… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria’s senate may soon pass a contentious bill which would make it illegal for school children from poor homes to aspire to be governors. Senators argued that the radical bill has become necessary following an English composition written by a Primary 4 pupil in Diobu Community Grammar School, Port Harcourt, titled “Why... Read More

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Obama Victory Hug: The story behind the most-liked photo of all time

by Rachel Ogbu What is it about the Obamas that make people all gooey inside. He is the most powerful man in the world and she is a very strong black woman, but could it be because in a moment of intimacy and emotional expression, they look so vulnerable -just like anybody else, they look... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Obama is an inspiration, any day

Nigeria is like this today because the enemies of progress have been calling the shots in critical positions. No, no, no. I am not about to write a tribute to U.S. President Barack Obama for winning a second term, although he more than deserves some praise. In 2008, his victory owed largely to the novelty... Read More

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Hauwa Gambo: All I want to say is, thank you, America (YNaija Frontpage)

Whether the rest of the world hates America’s guts or not, they have to admit those guys know how to run a democracy! On Wednesday, the Olympics of politics finally drew to an end as Barack Obama, candidate of the Democratic Party for the United States Presidential election retained his place as his country’s 44th... Read More

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November 10, 2012

TICKER: Mitt Romney was “shellshocked” by loss, wife and VP pick’s wife cried as Romney congratulated Obama on phone

As Republicans search for reasons why they came up short in Tuesday’s elections, anonymous Mitt Romney advisers have described what it was like to be with the former governor as he came to terms with his loss. “He was shellshocked,” one adviser told CBS News. Another unnamed senior adviser explained that as returns came in... Read More

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November 9, 2012

Wait, what?! ‘President Romney’s’ official website accidentally goes live

by Isi Esene Don’t let Beyonce, who called Romney supporters “Mitches” after Barack Obama won re-election, hear this. In a major gaffe which might even have legal implications, Mitt Romney’s elections staffers mistakenly sent their transition website live, even though President Obama had won the election. There were even inauguration plans on the site. They... Read More

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Fun Video: President Obama raps along to MC Hammer’s ‘U can’t touch this’ (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Barack Obama is filled with the gift of the garb and uncommon swagger but keeping it real with MC Hammer’s hit ‘U Can’t touch this’ is something entirely new to us. Watch the hilarious spoof video.

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Akintunde Oyebode: From Uncle Sam with love (YNaija FrontPage)

The way Dame Patience Jonathan was unleashed during the Presidential campaign suggested women were a clear target. I am convinced her stuttering grammar during the election was also a ploy to align with an influential segment of pidgin speaking Nigerians. “The murderers are among us. Let no one be in any doubt. They sit among... Read More

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WATCH: President Obama’s grandmother does a victory dance in Kenya

by Rachel Ogbu After results from the US election turned out in President Barack Obama’s favour, Sarah Obama, his step-grandmother in Kenya went into a victory dance. She said she never doubted his victory. Sarah Obama who is 90 years old led villagers in the western Kenyan village of Kogelo in a dance to celebrate... Read More

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TICKER: #ElectionBlues: Mother names her twins Barack Obama, Mitt Romney

A Kenyan mother has named her new-born twins after US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the BBC reports. Millicent Owuor, 20, gave birth to the twins in south-west Kenya on the day Obama was re-elected. A short distance from the hospital, at the Obama family’s ancestral village, people were celebrating his... Read More

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Joachim MacEbong: Thoughts on the US elections: Making democracy beautiful

by Joachim MacEbong While some may scoff at the focus and interest shown by the rest of the world, the fact is that the US elections in many ways represent the pinnacle of democracy in style and in substance. Every 4 years for quite a while, the world has been increasingly held captive by the... Read More

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He didn’t just win: President Obama makes social media history

by Isi Esene The words “four more years”, coupled with a photo of President Barack Obama and wife, Michelle embraced in a hug, have become the most retweeted Twitter post ever, according to the Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records says: We can confiirm re-elected US president Barack Obama has broken three social media records,... Read More

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#AmericaDecides: 12 takeaways from Obama’s re-election

by Maggie Haberman Romney is not by nature a risk-taker, and that came through in how he ran his campaign and performed on the stump. It’s over. And the 2012 presidential race pretty much played out as predicted by public pollsters and observers. Except it was a better night for President Barack Obama in certain... Read More

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Washington Post: Obama 2012: The strategy that paved a winning path #AmericaDecides

by Scott Wilson and Philip Rucker In early spring, President Obama’s veteran campaign staff in Chicago confronted the question that would ultimately determine the presidency: how to run against Mitt Romney? The choice discussed on frequent calls between the White House and One Prudential Plaza was whether to campaign against Romney as a flip-flopper —... Read More

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Opinion: Romney couldn’t overcome contradictions #AmericaDecides

by Timothy Stanley I suspect that the Republicans nominated Romney partly because he spent so much money acquiring the nomination but also because his personality seemed suitably vague. To be assigned to report on his rallies carried all the thrill of being asked to submit a 10,000-word critical analysis of a church picnic. His... Read More

#AmericaDecides: “We are greater than the sum of our parts…” – Pres. Obama gives rousing acceptance speech

by Isi Esene The US presidential election had been too close to call right from the start. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney took it straight to the wires with the presidential of the United States, Barack Obama. After the Mitt Romney concession speech, the wait was for Obama to make his acceptance speech which was... Read More

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#AmericaDecides: BreakingNews: Mitt Romney concedes defeat to Obama

by Isi Esene After the long wait for Mitt Romney’s phone call to president Barack Obama conceding defeat, the Republican candidate has finally made the call. Romney, who had always maintained that he has only a victory speech was forced to make the call after realizing that it was finally over. He came out at... Read More

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