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December 9, 2013

Ochereome Nnanna: Is a Nigerian Mandela possible?

by Ochereome Nnanna So, we return to our question: Is Nigerian Mandela possible? Looking at our history, your answer is ...

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December 8, 2013

Queen Elizabeth will be absent at Mandela’s funeral, 140 heads of state to attend

The Queen will not attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral after being advised to scale back on long haul travel, it has ...

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December 8, 2013

Opinion: Nelson Mandela – Only the deep can call the deep

by Adeolu Ademoyo Yes, it is good that you declared three-day mourning period for Mandela in Nigeria. Will it not ...

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November 21, 2013

Obama honours Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, others with Presidential Medal of Freedom (PHOTOS)

President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the East Room at the ...

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November 15, 2013

3 things to do if you want to marry a woman like Hillary Clinton (according to John Kerry)

by Chi Ibe If you’ve been looking to marry a powerful woman like former United States Secretary of State Hillary ...

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October 4, 2013

Femi Adesina: Jonathan’s National Day broadcast

by Femi Adesina Holy Moses!  Our President is getting gradually born again.  Was this not the man, who just last ...

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September 1, 2013

Opinion: Wanted – A Martin Luther King moment in Nigeria

by Ekerete Udoh Reflecting on the speech, I couldn’t help but wonder when our Martin Luther King moment would occur; ...

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June 11, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: M.K.O Abiola, Susan Rice and the question of the missing one hour

by Femi Fani-Kayode Given these circumstances I have no doubt that this was a case of premeditated murder but the ...

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May 31, 2013

US Globe Report: Is this Bill Clinton’s secret son? (PICTURED)

Bill Clinton has a secret son he fathered with a prostitute — according to a bombshell new report. America’s Globe ...

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May 10, 2013

AP story hits hard: “It appears Nduka Obaigbena has suffered a cash crunch”

by Hauwa Gambo The avalanche following backlog of salaries owned by colourful and well-connected publisher of Thisday (and founder of ...

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April 30, 2013

Awww, such a cutie: Bill Clinton swagging with his saxophone at age 12 (SNAPSHOT)

Former President Bill Clinton wooed voters in the early 1990s with his jazzy saxophone skills — skills he’s been honing for a ...

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March 10, 2013

Let gays get married – Bill Clinton makes his stand clear

Former President Bill Clinton is calling on the Supreme Court to overturn a law he signed that bars federal recognition ...

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March 10, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Is poverty really behind terrorism?

by Simon Kolawole   Religious extremism is neither a class nor an economic issue. It is a mentality issue. You ...

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February 27, 2013

“Poverty rate in the North is 3 times of what it is in Lagos” – Bill Clinton, as ThisDay honours 15 teachers

by Isi Esene Former United States president, Bill Clinton has attributed the growing terrorism menace in the country to poverty. ...

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February 23, 2013

SEE Presidents Jonathan and Clinton, Gov Fashola, others at the opening ceremony of Eko Atlantic City (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu What: The opening ceremony of Eko Atlantic City When: February 21, 2012. Where: Lagos.      

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February 17, 2013

SEE the worth of America’s 10 richest presidents (and Obama doesn’t make the list)

Three years ago, 24/7 Wall St. published the net worth of every American president, from Washington to Obama. We have ...

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January 14, 2013

He steals the show: Bill Clinton earns standing ovation at the Golden Globes (SNAPSHOT)

He stole the show, and he’s not even an actor. In what may be one of the most memorable moments ...

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January 14, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Surprise! Bill Clinton appears at the Golden Globes

by Akan Ido Ever the quintessential showman, former president of the United States, Bill Clinton surprised everyone by appearing on ...

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November 17, 2012

Opinion: Why cheaters think they won’t get caught

by Jeffrey Kluger …they know with virtual drop-dead certainty that they will lose it all if they step out of ...

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November 7, 2012

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 ...

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October 20, 2012

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: Time… and chance

by Temitope Shittu-Alamu Where are my dreams? Why am I not yet interviewing Oprah and Clinton or Obama too? Where ...

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October 17, 2012

(Another) Clinton visits President Jonathan in Abuja

by Stanley Azuakola With her mum cleaning up the Obama administration’s missteps with Libya and her dad as the most ...

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September 9, 2012

Dame Patience to replace Kuti on new N5000 note… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola N5000 Note Gets New Faces FIRST lady, Dame Patience Jonathan made news last week with her reported ...

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September 7, 2012

PHOTO: Hillary Clinton in East Timor, watches and beams as Bill Clinton delivers speech at DNC

by Stanley Azuakola While her husband was giving a magnificent speech in support of Obama at the Democratic National Convention ...

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August 23, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: How each of us can change the world (YNaija FrontPage)

The way social media has become a tool for saving lives is reflective of our failing health care system. I ...

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February 14, 2012

“It is not enough to fight violence with violence” – Bill Clinton speaks on Boko Haram

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Former president of the United States, Bill Clinton was special guest at the ThisDay Annual Awards yesterday.The ...

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