“It was hard”| Obama bares it all in acceptance speech at the John.F.Kennedy Library Foundation

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Former President Barack Obama appealed to members of Congress to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) his signature health care law, Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston. Obama’s speech, which he gave upon receiving the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, are... Read More

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May 6, 2017

Who is Angella Reid? White House’s first black female chief usher fired by Trump

by Tolu O. In an exclusive report by online magazine Daily Mail, Angella Reid was fired because she did not belong to Team Trump and never held back on the fact that she would have preferred Hillary Clinton sitting in the Oval. Angella Reid has been a major news item for almost 20 hours now.... Read More

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May 5, 2017

7 things American Health care act (Trumpcare) changes for US healthcare system

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The U.S. House of Representative passed the American Health Care Act(already referred to as Trump-care) by a margin of only four votes. Here are 10 things that the legislation will change in healthcare if ultimately enacted with all current provisions; 1. Replaces Obamacare premium subsidies with tax credits All of the Obamacare... Read More

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May 1, 2017

The Thread: Americans attack Trump over golf

President Donald Trump has America split into two over his policies, governance, even golfing habits. Do see below what they have to say: A 70-year old man who watches 6 hours of TV a day, plays lots of golf, and always seems to be in Florida is a retiree, not a President. — Jason Kander... Read More

Opinion

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April 29, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: Nigeria’s future is sadly still in its past

by Farooq Kperogi The other day I was reflecting on Nigerians’ new favourite pastime: endless griping about the increasingly disabling dysfunction of the country. And I realised that one theme that often stands out when we bewail our present conditions is that we almost always sentimentalise the past. In other words, many Nigerians find relief... Read More

Opinion

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April 28, 2017

The Thread: Obama had an incredible first 100 days compared to Trump [PHOTOS]

Lover, family man, patriot, President Obama’s 100 days in office tell the tale of a sure-footed leader who was focused on getting the job done. And he did get the job done, if his approval ratings are anything to go by. In fact, Obama’s first 100 days was hailed as “the most impressive since F.D.R”(... Read More

Opinion

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April 24, 2017

Obama to make first public speech since Trump’s inauguration

By Itunuoluwa Adebo Exactly three months after leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama will deliver his first public remarks. Obama will speak with young leaders Monday in Chicago. The event at the University of Chicago is billed by his office as a “conversation on community organizing and civic engagement” and a part of... Read More

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April 23, 2017

Donald Trump’s 100th day in office is this week but celebrations may be amidst a government shutdown

by Soma Oj. On Saturday, the 29th of April when a lot of Nigerians will either be rocking owambe dancefloors or for the demographic who live in Lagos, getting ready to shut down a convention centre in honour of the maverick singer, Asa who’s returning to Lagos in concert, the United States of America may be... Read More

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April 23, 2017

The world’s most beautiful woman, Kemen and Serena Williams’ baby bump | See our top 10 photos from last week

Kemen attended the AYLive event in all-white ensemble but we didn’t know he was just laying the groundwork for all the innocence he’ll be claiming towards the end of the week. Meanwhile, tennis goddess, Serena Williams is 20 weeks pregnant and showing off. See our top ten photos from last week below: Children in the... Read More

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April 22, 2017

Opinion: Corruption – A Lagos house is worth more than Obama’s earnings in 15 years

by Samuel Osho In this moment of unrestrained “whistleblowing” and utter repression of the faith that the future holds for the nation, I was grossly disturbed by the title of a book on its way for a rapturous launch by one of Nigeria’s most controversial Senators, Sen. Dino Melaye. The laughable book title, Antidotes for... Read More

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April 21, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 21st of April

Read these stories and analyses by clicking the links below: President Buhari never informed the Senate he cleared the SGF – Garba Shehu Obama will not criticise or comment on Trump when he returns to public life Just In: CBN reverses cashless policy, directs banks to refund charges

Cover Stories

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April 18, 2017

Trump goes to court to block Obama era legacies

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump in his drive to dismantle President Barack Obama’s regulatory legacy, has signed executive orders with great fanfare and breathed life into a once-obscure law to render null numerous Obama-era regulations. The administration is also engaging another tactic, going to court to stop federal judges from ruling on a broad array of... Read More

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April 10, 2017

US and China finally agree on North Korea nuclear threat, Tillerson says

by Itunuoluwa Adebo US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that China understands now how dangerous North Korea’s nuclear program has become and agrees action must be taken to stop it. “I think even China is beginning to recognize that this presents a threat to even China’s interests,” Tillerson said during an interview on... Read More

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April 8, 2017

American Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Judge

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate Friday morning. Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal judge could help cement a conservative majority on the bench for decades, to the Supreme Court, The vote was 54-45, mostly along party lines. Only three Democrats: Sens. Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly, sided with the GOP... Read More

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March 11, 2017

Might the Osinbajos be just as cool as the Obamas? (WATCH)

Lord, we love the Osinbajos! Time and again, the second family have proven that there is a little love, a little joy and plenty of hope left in this world regardless of what the news says. They remind us of the Obamas or do you not think? Just look at how joyful they are in... Read More

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March 11, 2017

Mike Pence continues to dodge wiretapping questions

By Itunuoluwa Adebo Pence dodged answering a question about whether he believed President Donald Trump’s wiretapping claims. Trump who alleged on Saturday without evidence that former President Barack Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower ahead of the 2016 election. Reporter John Kosich during a press address asked the Vice President a Yes or No... Read More

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March 5, 2017

“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

It started with a confusion and then progressed to speech denials and rude accusations. There was a global trend we noticed in the utterances made throughout this week and it made us think that shades and passive-aggressive allegations and subliminal messages are coming to stay in 2017. See all our top quotes from the past... Read More

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February 26, 2017

Fact Check: Donald Trump is right this time; America’s national debt really has decreased

On Saturday, shortly after FOX news reported a dip in America’s national debt, Trump tweeted this: The media has not reported that the National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion vs a $200 billion increase in Obama first mo. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017 He did not stop... Read More

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February 8, 2017

Maybe Trump’s executive orders have been a little exaggerated

“People want change.” “President Trump is delivering that change.” If we didn’t know better, we’d credit those words to Josh Earnest, the Press secretary to the Obama-led White House but these were Sean Spicer’s, the Trump-led White House Press secretary. The words ring true for both Presidents; although from two incredibly very different angles. Obama had... Read More

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February 7, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Obama, Donald Trump, 2Baba and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from... Read More

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January 30, 2017

Seth Frantzman: Obama’s administration made the “Muslim Ban” possible and the media won’t tell you

by Seth J. Frantzman I was outraged by the ban on refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East. I’ve covered refugees fleeing war in Iraq and Syria over the last two years, meeting families on the road in Greece, Serbia and Macedonia, speaking to poor people in Turkey and Jordan and discussing the hopes... Read More

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January 29, 2017

Opinion: America doesn’t owe anybody anything

by Umar Sa’ad Hassan President Donald Trump has promised to get Americans off welfare by rebuilding America with American labour. He has promised an end to the era where their borders were open to countries stealing their companies, making their products and destroying their jobs. America will no longer enhance foreign industries at the detriment... Read More

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January 29, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Escape As Trump Restricts Travel For 7 Less Countries Than Obama’s 2010 Order

by Peregrino Brimah In 2010 after Omar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas underwear bomber’s attempt to bring a plane down over Detroit, the Obama administration enforced travel restrictions from 14 terror-linked countries. Early that January Obama in an emergency order slammed extra foreign airport screening on passengers with passports or traveling to the US States from or through fourteen... Read More

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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

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January 21, 2017

We predict the next 4 years based on President Trump’s inaugural speech

Taking the Oath of Office as the least popular President in 40 years is no mean feat. But President Donald J. Trump is no stranger to breaking the mould. Against all odd (and we mean this literally), the man won an election against a well-adored veteran who happened to be female in 2016 America. The... Read More

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January 21, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Biafra, Hillary Clinton and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We, we make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list... Read More

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January 20, 2017

The Thread: President Obama’s final address to Americans

The 44th President of the United States of America takes a bow as he leaves office. In thes few tweets below, he confesses what impact being a leader has had on his person. Notice the difference, Africa? Do see below: It's been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better... Read More

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January 20, 2017

The Thread: As a new American presidency dawns, the worlds says its final goodbyes to the Obama administration

It’s almost upon us: Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of America. A segment of America is in a panic, while the other half cannot wait. But before power changes hands, tributes are pouring in on Twitter to Barack Obama, the President everybody will miss. Swapping Barack Obama for Donald Trump reminds me of the... Read More

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January 19, 2017

7 things to expect from Donald Trump’s inauguration tomorrow

If Donald Trump were a pentecostal Christian in Nigeria, he’d now be singing “This is the day… this is the day …” or at least whistling the tune as many Nigerian men are wont to. But The Donald is no Nigerian and possibly has no idea what song that is. What he does know (as... Read More

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“It was hard”| Obama bares it all in acceptance speech at the John.F.Kennedy Library Foundation

Who is Angella Reid? White House’s first black female chief usher fired by Trump

7 things American Health care act (Trumpcare) changes for US healthcare system

The Thread: Americans attack Trump over golf

Farooq Kperogi: Nigeria’s future is sadly still in its past

The Thread: Obama had an incredible first 100 days compared to Trump [PHOTOS]

Obama to make first public speech since Trump’s inauguration

Donald Trump’s 100th day in office is this week but celebrations may be amidst a government shutdown

The world’s most beautiful woman, Kemen and Serena Williams’ baby bump | See our top 10 photos from last week

Opinion: Corruption – A Lagos house is worth more than Obama’s earnings in 15 years

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 21st of April

Trump goes to court to block Obama era legacies

US and China finally agree on North Korea nuclear threat, Tillerson says

American Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Judge

Might the Osinbajos be just as cool as the Obamas? (WATCH)

Mike Pence continues to dodge wiretapping questions

“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

Fact Check: Donald Trump is right this time; America’s national debt really has decreased

Maybe Trump’s executive orders have been a little exaggerated

Today’s Noisemakers: Obama, Donald Trump, 2Baba and others

Seth Frantzman: Obama’s administration made the “Muslim Ban” possible and the media won’t tell you

Opinion: America doesn’t owe anybody anything

Peregrino Brimah: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Escape As Trump Restricts Travel For 7 Less Countries Than Obama’s 2010 Order

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 23rd of January

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

We predict the next 4 years based on President Trump’s inaugural speech

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Biafra, Hillary Clinton and others

The Thread: President Obama’s final address to Americans

The Thread: As a new American presidency dawns, the worlds says its final goodbyes to the Obama administration

7 things to expect from Donald Trump’s inauguration tomorrow

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