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What Trump communicated caused racists to rejoice, he should apologise – Mitt Romney
A GOP nominee for U.S. in the 2012 election, Mitt Romney urged in a Facebook post on Friday that Trump should take "remedial action in the extreme" and "[s]tate forcefully and unequivocally that…
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ExxonMobil CEO, Tillerson favourite to emerge as Trump’s Secretary of State
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson has emerged US President-elect Donald Trump's choice for the position of Secretary of State, according to sources. Tillerson, 64, has no formal foreign policy experience, but has…
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It helps to call yourself a professor if you’re running for VP in Nigeria
by Adedayo Ademuwagun This month there was some suspense about who will be Buhari's running mate in 2015. People wanted it to be a Christian from the south since…
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Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants
...we cannot be building a new Presidential Banquet Hall at over N2 billion and be complaining about “no money”. A few years back when I was in the UK, my…
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A hot mess: Mitt Romney spotted pumping his own fuel (PHOTO)
Days after losing the election to President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney is back to pumping his own gas. A photo surfaced on Reddit showing the "tired and washed up" Republican…
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How the youth vote prevented Mitt Romney from becoming president
by Tyler Kingkade When candidate and party platforms are built upon restricting access to equal rights whether it be marriage, fair pay, or an even-handed criminal justice system, they will…
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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…
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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…
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TICKER: Finally! Romney’s campaign say they lost Florida to Obama
Mitt Romney's campaign said that President Barack Obama won the state of Florida in the race for the White House. The Miami Herald reports that Romney adviser Brett Doster said…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Confident Romney revealed he wrote only 1,118-word victory speech #AmericaDecides
by Rachel Ogbu Mitt Romney was very optimistic when he revealed yesterday night that he wrote a 1,118-word acceptance speech, but no alternative incase he didn’t win. 'I feel like…
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#AmericaDecides: Mitt Romney’s concession speech (Full transcript)
Here’s the full transcript from Mitt Romney’s concession speech on Wednesday morning, Nov. 7, 2012. ROMNEY: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you so very…
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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…
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#AmericaDecides: “We are greater than the sum of our parts…” – Pres. Obama gives rousing acceptance speech
Pres. Barack Obama: It's four more years! by Isi Esene The US presidential election had been too close to call right from the start. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney took…
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Gbemisola Abiola: America 2012: Still chasing the democratic ideal #AmericaDecides
by Gbemisola Abiola A beyond the surface scrutiny of her political system mirrors out ‘incriminating evidence’ which apparently plays against the common rhetoric, that the light of perfection cast on…
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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…
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#AmericaDecides: Barack Obama remains the 44th president of the United States of America
by Isi Esene The US presidential election had been too close to call right from the start. The Republican candidate, Mitt Romney took it right to the wires against the…
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#AmericaDecides: As voters take over, Obama crosses 50 percent mark, latest poll
by Chi Ibe The final IBD/TIPP presidential tracking poll finds President Barack Obama holds a slim lead, 50.3 percent to 48.7 percent, with just 1 percent preferring other candidates. The…
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#AmericaDecides: Another nail-biting evening – but beneath the surface, not much will change
by Gil Troy With many pollsters declaring today’s presidential election “too close to call,” Americans face the third of four nail-biting Election Days since 2000. Barack Obama’s decisive 2008 win…
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#AmericaDecides: Obama, Romney get 5 votes each as first ballots are cast in US presidential election
by Isi Esene The neck-to-neck struggle for supremacy in the US presidential election continues with both Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney getting five votes each in the…
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Opinion: Barack Obama’s coming victory and the African alliance for New Order
by Lai Labode New political leaders will emerge from Africa under a new Alliance called African Alliance For New Order been touted by a new Youth Wing of Africa Largest…
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TICKER: Stop attacking my church – New viral video shows an angry Romney
A day before the election, a video that depicts a visibly angry Mitt Romney defending his faith has become a viral hit. The clip, which according to news reports comes…
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Piers Morgan: Why Sandy may have won the election for Obama
by Piers Morgan A few years later, Labour leader Harold Wilson came up with his own version: “A week is a long time in politics.” The point being that no…
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Obama’s neglect of the Niger-Delta will cost him his seat – Queen Akasoba of Kalabari has a lot to say
On Tuesday President Barak Obama will be judged above all on his record restoring growth and jobs to the people of America. Obama is running neck and neck with Republican…
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Femi Fani-Kayode asks: Can Obama be trusted?
What is Obama's relationship with the elemental forces? What is his relationship with God or some lesser deity? What is his source of power and what is his spiritual foundation?…
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Shocker: President Jonathan endorses Mitt Romney for US president… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt
by Stanley Azuakola President Jonathan endorses Mitt Romney The campaign of Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger to Barack Obama, the president of the United States, in the forthcoming presidential elections…
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TICKER: Another election surprise: Was Mitt Romney involved in a messy divorce case?
The internet’s abuzz with the rumor that famed attorney Gloria Allred is preparing an October surprise. For those who don’t remember, Allred revealed Herman Cain’s adultery and scuttled his campaign…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy