SNAPSHOT: Obama votes early in US elections

by Stanley Azuakola President Barack Obama became the first sitting president of the United States to vote early in a presidential race. He cast his vote today in Chicago. His wife, Michelle Obama, had earlier voted last week in Chicago as well. The move by Obama is part of a deliberate strategy to push his... Read More

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: US presidential debate: Obama, Romney best quotes

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama sparred on issues from Russia to Iraq in the third and final presidential debate Monday in Boca Raton, Fla. Here are some of their most memorable lines: On Al Qaeda: Romney: “I congratulate him on taking out Osama bin Laden and going after the leadership in Al Qaeda, but... Read More

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October 23, 2012

TICKER: Obama won the debate – Polls

The first snap poll of tonight’s debate shows — contrary to some assessments in the pundit class — a clearer win for President Barack Obama than last week’s debate at Hofstra: @CBSNews BREAKING: CBS NEWS INSTANT POLL Who won the #Debate? OBAMA: 53%; ROMNEY: 23%, TIE: 24% (Margin of Error: 4%; Sample Size: 521) –... Read More

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October 22, 2012

TICKER: 5 things to watch out for in today’s Obama-Romney debate

The greatest show on earth meets for one last time tonight in the Sunshine State. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have had two of the most memorable debates in modern presidential history, and they get together for the last one in Boca Raton, Fla. tonight. Obama needs to keep Romney from looking like an... Read More

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October 19, 2012

TICKER: “I’m not voting for Mitt Romney” – Clint Eastwood’s daughter (WATCH)

Despite the fact her dad gave the most memorable speech at the Republican National Convention … Clint Eastwood’s daughter says she will NOT be casting her vote for Mitt Romney. Francesca Eastwood was leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood the other night … when we asked if felt the same away about the candidates... Read More

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October 17, 2012

US presidential debate: 10 best lines from Romney, Obama

by Isi Esene As the November US presidential election draws closer, the two main candidates, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney continue to slug it out in fiercely contested debates to convince the electorate of their suitability for the top job. Obama, who many considered to have lost the last debate came out blazing hot... Read More

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October 6, 2012

TICKER: WATCH: Did Mitt Romney cheat during the debate? You make the call

The rules for presidential debates are clear: No one is to bring into the debate forum any outside material. But new slow motion video from the debate shows Romney walking into the forum and, outside of the view of the audience, pulling some papers out of his pocket and placing them on the podium. It... Read More

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September 21, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Did Mitt Romney dye his face brown to get Latino votes?

by Isi Esene There are rumours indicating that the US Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, dyed his face brown during a Univision interview. Some are speculating that Romney did it to appeal to Latino voters who tend to naturally vote for the Democratic candidate. Romney, who is said to have latino roots, had to “go brown”... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Hip-Hop Power: President Obama goes clubbing with Jay-Z and Beyonce in New York

by Isi Esene With $40,000 to spare you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join President Barack Obama in New York City later this month as he harnesses the star-power of Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z and superstar wife, Beyonce to raise more funds for the upcoming presidential elections in November. It has been confirmed... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

by Stanley Azuakola Tinubu told a lie. His party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is expectedly standing firmly by his side, defending him, but what they really should do is count their losses, pray that the public loses interest quickly, and move on. Tinubu is a donor and supporter of the United States’ Democratic... Read More

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September 11, 2012

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

by Stanley Azuakola The National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is used to taking potshots at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but certainly not receiving them. So he finds himself in an uncomfortable position this week, being on the receiving end of a PDP lashing over his attendance... Read More

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September 8, 2012

“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

by Isi Esene Contrary to reports last week that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama personally invited some members of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, led by Bola Tinubu to the just concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC), there are reports indicating the ACN delegation attended the event on a generic... Read More

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September 7, 2012

TICKER: Nicki Minaj gets death threats for endorsing Mitt Romney

The rapper Nicki Minaj has found that it’s not always a good thing to express political views that differ from the people who might buy your records. In a country that brags about freedom of speech, Nicki has been receiving death threats since it was revealed in one of her lyrics that she might support... Read More

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September 7, 2012

Top 10 lines from President Obama’s #DNC2012 speech

by Stanley Azuakola So you see, the election four years ago wasn’t about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens – you were the change. United States’ President Barack Obama, finally delivered his much anticipated Democratic National Convention speech in the early hours of this morning. Everyone knows that the man knows how to... Read More

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September 4, 2012

TICKER: Nicki Minaj backs Mitt Romney?

Rapper Nicki Minaj goes political in her latest lyrics, and not the way some would assume for a major celebrity. “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney,” Minaj raps on a new release from Lil’ Wayne. “You lazy b-hes is f-ing up the economy.” Minaj’s latest lyrics were reported last night by outlets including The... Read More

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September 3, 2012

#NaijaTeamObama? Tinubu, Fayemi to attend US Democratic Party convention

by Stanley Azuakola The US presidential election season is heating up. The Republican party held its convention last week in Tampa, Florida where the position of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for the November election was officially ratified. This week (starting from today), it will be the turn of the Democratic Party and President... Read More

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August 19, 2012

War of the abs: Paul Ryan challenges Barack Obama

by Isi Esene Just when you thought the US presidential campaign couldn’t get any hotter… it does. The question on the mouth of every vain potential voter is: Who’s sizzling hot enough to vote for? You’ve seen President Barack Obama bare it all, but we bet you are yet to see his challenger from the... Read More

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August 15, 2012

WATCH: How to be a cool president -Obama-style

by Isi Esene So, no matter what problems we’re facing at home, the world is paying attention to the America’s presidential election post the Paul Ryan Republican Party pick. Is current president, Barack Obama worried? Not if his ‘cool as ice’ image is to be believed. He showed up at the Iowa State Fair Ground... Read More

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August 12, 2012

How ridiculous the media gets (Romney-Ryan Edition)

by Oliver Willis So it appears that the Romney campaign briefed multiple news outlets about the behind the scenes of how they hid Paul Ryan’s selection from the media. I’m not saying this isn’t a story, but the way this is being rolled out is pretty ridiculous. All of these news outlets and several of... Read More

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February 25, 2012

“My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs”: US candidate Mitt Romney steps in it again

by Lekan Olanrewaju Republican candidate Mitt Romney has delivered yet another memorable addition to his long line of verbal flubs. Speaking Friday to the Detroit Economic Club at the city’s football station, he said: “I love this country. Actually I love this state. This feels good, being back in Michigan. You know, the trees are the... Read More

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January 4, 2012

Int’l Brief: Mitt Romney wins the first US Republican vote towards selecting a Presidential Candidate

by Rachel Ogbu Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts has won the first vote by US Republican party supporters in the bid to select a presidential candidate for this year’s election. It was a close call; he finished just eight votes ahead of former senator Rick Santorum in the Midwest state of Iowa. Ron Paul came... Read More

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