The Thread: “Nuclear wars speech at the UN?” “Trump’s speech is despicable trash” | Americans lash out

The 72nd United Nations General Assembly had world leaders deliver speeches on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. While TwitterNG adjudged President Buhari’s speech to be lacking in nationalism and heavy on hypocrisy, Zimbawaweans found Trump’s speech to be so boring, they slept through... Read More

Opinion

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May 28, 2017

Shoving Prime Ministers, Grabbing glowing orbs | 8 cringeworthy moments from Donald Trump’s first international trip

“I think we hit a home run no matter where we went. Now we’re getting on that very big plane and heading back to Washington. I can think of no better way to conclude our first foreign trip than to spend time with you. … We will always support you. And we will never, ever... Read More

Donald Trump, Thinking Through

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April 29, 2017

#100DaysOfTrump: America’s wild foreign policy adventures

by Usman Alabi During his campaign, Trump epitomised everything anti-establishment regarding America’s foreign policy as we know it. Radical Islam. Unfair trade deals, (under which he sees America as being in a trade war with China – a war he believes China is winning). Immigration (which he believes has cost Americans their jobs and other benefits.)... Read More

Thinking Through

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April 18, 2017

North Korea chronicles: Trump hints at a break with US- China policy

President Donald Trump is signaling a break with decades of US policy in his eagerness to stop rapid advances in North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as he looks to sweet talk China into ramping up pressure on North Korea. Trump is offering China better trade terms it takes steps to put North Korea’s... Read More

The News Blog

China, foreign policy, North Korea, trump

January 22, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] This our relationship with China though

We have already talked about Nigeria’s indebtedness to China and how we nay have been sold to the Chinese by our leaders here. The fact that the very reactionary media company the President keeps did nothing to debunk those rumours but we overlooked it. Today, they have just fuelled those rumours again. Today, the Chinese... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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January 22, 2017

Analysis: Barrack Obama didn’t leave without helping Nigeria, or did he?

by Mark Amaza On Friday January 20th, there was a change in the baton of leadership in the United States of America, the world’s largest economy and undoubtedly, its most powerful country as well. While so much has been written about what a Trump administration might mean for global politics and Africa in particular, it... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 13, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] What do you know about Nigeria’s new ‘One China’ subscription?

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu is in the news talking about how we still maintain a trade representation relationship with Taiwan. How “Taiwan trade office is the only Taiwanese representation in Nigeria and Nigeria’s trade office in Taipei is our only representation in Taiwan. And how... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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October 15, 2016

Is President Buhari’s rumpled coat a metaphor for how he runs Nigeria?

by Tolu Omoyeni Coats (whatever the type) are not a typical Nigerian’s wardrobe staple – except for those whose destinies are autumn and winter. For any Nigerian president however, a few good coats are essential item, because international travel. Especially for President Muhammadu Buhari who travels more than he stays at home and only talks... Read More

The News Blog

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December 21, 2013

Opinion: On the battle for supremacy between Nigeria and South Africa

by Hannatu Musawa With such foreign policy stance, a viable economic base, an adept purposeful political leadership and viable governance structure, Nigeria would indeed be able to assert her indelible footprints once more across Africa, effectively making her the undeniable giant of Africa. On the global arena, there has been an unceasing battle for supremacy... Read More

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The Thread: “Nuclear wars speech at the UN?” “Trump’s speech is despicable trash” | Americans lash out

Shoving Prime Ministers, Grabbing glowing orbs | 8 cringeworthy moments from Donald Trump’s first international trip

#100DaysOfTrump: America’s wild foreign policy adventures

North Korea chronicles: Trump hints at a break with US- China policy

[The Presidential Blog] This our relationship with China though

Analysis: Barrack Obama didn’t leave without helping Nigeria, or did he?

[The Presidential Blog] What do you know about Nigeria’s new ‘One China’ subscription?

Is President Buhari’s rumpled coat a metaphor for how he runs Nigeria?

Opinion: On the battle for supremacy between Nigeria and South Africa

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