Ayra Starr and Burna Boy Feature on Obama’s 2023 Summer Playlist

In a showcase of his eclectic music taste, former US President Barack Obama recently revealed his highly anticipated summer playlist for 2023. Taking to his social media page on Thursday, Obama shared a carefully curated selection of 41 songs spanning across various musical genres. Among the standout tracks, two Afrobeat stars shone brightly: ‘Sittin on... Read More

The Music Blog

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November 3, 2017

“The media is the most powerful estate of the world” – Adebola Williams speaks at the #ObamaSummit

Former US President Barack Obama kicked off a two-day leadership summit held at the Marriott Marquis McCormick Place in Chicago’s South Loop neighbourhood on Monday, October 31, 2017. He addressed 500 young people at the event, which is the first to be run by his foundation. Obama said the summit is about sharing ideas to create lasting... Read More

The News Blog

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September 29, 2017

Former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama appear together at Presidents cup (PHOTOS)

Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were all smiles as they attended the Presidents Cup in New Jersey. The trio posed for photos with players and wives on each team during the opening ceremony on Thursday. Obama was sporting a pair of dark shades as he flashed his signature smile and... Read More

Global

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September 4, 2017

Obama to speak out against Trump’s DACA plan

Former President Obama is expected to share his variance to President Trump’s possible decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Politico reports. A source close to the erstwhile President disclosed Obama’s plans to post a statement on Facebook and link to it on Twitter. One of the citable notes from Obama’s... Read More

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September 1, 2017

Obama’s 2018 expenses will cost American taxpayers $1.1million

Report from Congressional Research Service memo has revealed that Former President Barack Obama will cost America taxpayers an alarming $1,153,000 next year. That amount makes Obama’s expenses an all time highest of the five living ex-presidents, the Washington Times exposed. The budget provision enshrined in the Former Presidents Act, which became law in 1958, furnishes... Read More

Global

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July 6, 2017

4 takeaways from President Trump’s joint press conference in Poland

President Donald Trump is in Poland this morning as part of a critical trip where he will discuss trade, climate, and migration at the G20 meeting in Germany. During a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda. During the Question and Answer session after giving their prepared remarks, President Trump was asked questions by... Read More

Donald Trump

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June 1, 2017

Obama attacks Donald Trump for his Paris deal decision

Barack Obama has accused Donald Trump of “rejecting the future” after he confirmed the country is pulling out of the Paris Accord. “This Administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future,” Obama said according to the Independent. [Read Also:] “I WAS NOT ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF PARIS” | DONALD TRUMP OFFICIALLY... Read More

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April 7, 2017

We have your receipts: President Trump, didn’t you say attacking Syria was a horrible idea?

It’s no news by now that President Donald Trump’s America launched 59 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles early this morning into Syria’s Shayrat Air Bas. Ostensibly, this attack … and was limited to the base itself, destroying aircraft, runways, ammunition dumps and fuel facilities at the base. There are also reports that say this morning’s... Read More

Thinking Through

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July 10, 2016

Brexit: Will June 23 go down well in the UK’s history?

by Orukotan Samuel There is a proverb that says, “Cows that do not stay as a herd become victims of a tiger.” Living within every civilization are competing ideas, principles and standpoints. For this reason, a democratic nation of individuals is a fratricidal goal. However, the ultimate test for patience and endurance is the contractual phenomenon... Read More

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July 26, 2015

Femi Adesina: From Washington with dignity

by Femi Adesina Same sex issue enters the scene. On Tuesday afternoon, President Buhari was in his right elements, as he attended a joint session by the Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs at the Capitol Hill. It was an official visit that attracted not only national, but also international attention. President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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June 11, 2015

Rudolf Okonkwo: 5 lessons Buhari can learn from Obama

by Rudolf Okonkwo At some point in the future, the opposition will shape up. On the day he won the 2008 presidential election, President Barack Obama declared: “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.”... Read More

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June 8, 2015

Buhari poses with Obama, Cameron, other world leaders at G7 summit (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari, takes a group photograph alongside several other world leaders, at the G7 summit holding in Germany. Buhari, was among a few world leaders invited to partake in the summit of the G7 nations, which includes; the United States, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and Canada. See photos below:

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March 26, 2015

Opinion: Did Obama really need to teach us that lesson?

by Niran Adedokun When labour unions that should fight the cause of the people have suddenly become part of the problem, things, worse than intrusions from foreigners are bound to overtake it. So, President Barack Obama of the United States of America took time off his busy schedule to preach to Nigerians, leaders and the... Read More

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October 27, 2014

@SimonChairman: @BarrackObama only deserves a bronze medal

by Simon Utsu Barack keeps getting it wrong in key foreign policy decisions. We all know Putin isn’t very ‘sane’, so I’m quite baffled why Obama did chose to fight an insane man with sanctions! If we look at the merged image above, we have to the left, the “yes we can” Obama and... Read More

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September 22, 2014

@Inyang21 : The power of belief

by Samuel Ekereke The beauty of life is her ability to change circumstance when she deems fit. Life isn’t always that uhuru we anticipate coming into her would present. Some persons come into her holding golden spoons, some silver spoons, some bronze spoons, others aluminium spoons and some others still, plastic spoons. Whatever spoon variant... Read More

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April 13, 2014

Opinion: Abba Moro and Alison-Madueke should go – it’s about grace; it’s about honour

by Adeolu Ademoyo That ministers such as Abba Moro and Diezani Alison-Madueke are still in office after scandalous tenures in office says a lot about the gracelessness that defines public office and service in Nigeria. Ms. Kathleen Sebelius was the former American secretary of Health and Human services while Mr. Abba Moro is Nigerian interior... Read More

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March 23, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is incumbent on us all to stand up for the weak, the vulnerable, the terrorised, the despised, the enslaved, the voiceless, the ”different” and the persecuted wherever and whoever they are because to love others as we love ourselves is God’s primary and most important law. I have just finished watching... Read More

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March 22, 2014

Dele Momodu: Before the second coming

by Dele Momodu I have waited tirelessly for the men and women we call our leaders to wake up from their perpetual slumber and join hands with the people of this exhausted nation. Time is running out. Fellow Nigerians, let me apologise most sincerely that I have had to change our topic today. We were... Read More

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January 27, 2014

Demola Rewaju: 2014 is the year learners will become leaders

by Demola Rewaju You will recall that it was the same year a certain overlooked man became the President of the largest black nation on earth. Ever since that year, I have studied the trends and it has followed such an amazing pattern that has worked for me in many ways. I’m still struggling with... Read More

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January 14, 2014

Why we’re against same sex marriage ban in Nigeria – US gov’t

by Oke Efagene The United States of America, through its Secretary of State, John Kerry, has expressed concern over President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. In a statement, the Department of State said: “The United States is deeply concerned by Nigeria’s enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. “Beyond... Read More

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January 5, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: The hypocrisy and arrogance of Nigerian leaders

by Sonala Olumhense Nonetheless, Nigeria leader Goodluck Jonathan appeared to have connected the dots. On August 16, six weeks after Obama’s soccer exploits at Tanzania’s Umbungo Symbion Power Plant, Jessica appeared at the presidential villa in Abuja to present her invention to Jonathan. And then there was Jonathan, complete with his black hat, juggling the... Read More

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December 12, 2013

Opinion: A farewell like no other

by Kayode Komolafe The farewell witnessed a diversity, which could only be found a Mandela funeral. It was an ideological and political rainbow coalition of world leaders converging on a rainbow nation, the building of which Mandela admirably devoted his life. Some of the things that have happened are only possible in a Mandela funeral.... Read More

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September 12, 2013

Vladimir Putin: On Syria – We must not forget that God created us equal

by Vladimir Putin The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the Pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria’s borders. Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Opinion: The imperatives of conducting free and fair polls in 2015

by Ado Umar Abubakar Imagine the recent debacle in Rivers State involving the police, which followed hard on the heels of the “16-is-greater-than-19” election that produced Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum recognized by President Goodluck Jonathan The standard of democratic practice in any nation can be... Read More

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November 1, 2011

More inspirational than Mandela? Nigeria's pastor Iruku is London's choice

by Seyi Lawal London based anti-gay cleric with Nigerian heritage has been named the most inspirational black man in a poll organized by the Mayo rof London. To commemorate the annual Black History Month, the poll organisers had pitched renowned black individuals including the American president, Barrack Obama, US human rights activist Martin Luther King... Read More

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Ayra Starr and Burna Boy Feature on Obama’s 2023 Summer Playlist

“The media is the most powerful estate of the world” – Adebola Williams speaks at the #ObamaSummit

Former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama appear together at Presidents cup (PHOTOS)

Obama to speak out against Trump’s DACA plan

Obama’s 2018 expenses will cost American taxpayers $1.1million

4 takeaways from President Trump’s joint press conference in Poland

Obama attacks Donald Trump for his Paris deal decision

We have your receipts: President Trump, didn’t you say attacking Syria was a horrible idea?

Brexit: Will June 23 go down well in the UK’s history?

Femi Adesina: From Washington with dignity

Rudolf Okonkwo: 5 lessons Buhari can learn from Obama

Buhari poses with Obama, Cameron, other world leaders at G7 summit (PHOTOS)

Opinion: Did Obama really need to teach us that lesson?

@SimonChairman: @BarrackObama only deserves a bronze medal

@Inyang21 : The power of belief

Opinion: Abba Moro and Alison-Madueke should go – it’s about grace; it’s about honour

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations

Dele Momodu: Before the second coming

Demola Rewaju: 2014 is the year learners will become leaders

Opinion: Homosexuality is not an easy sell in places like Nigeria

Why we’re against same sex marriage ban in Nigeria – US gov’t

Sonala Olumhense: The hypocrisy and arrogance of Nigerian leaders

Opinion: A farewell like no other

Vladimir Putin: On Syria – We must not forget that God created us equal

Opinion: The imperatives of conducting free and fair polls in 2015

More inspirational than Mandela? Nigeria's pastor Iruku is London's choice

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