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Video: Did President Trump copy his commencement speech from a movie?
by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Donald Trump’s May 13 commencement speech at Liberty University became the center of Jimmy Fallon’s monologue on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday night. The…
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Opinion: Public Notice! We are Africans, we do not plagiarise
by Abayomi G. Omotayo It is no news that the newly sworn in Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo ‘borrowed’ a few words from Presidents Clinton and Obama while giving…
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Peregrino Brimah: Akufo-Addo Plagiarizes Buhari’s Plagiarism As The Two Countries Chart Identical Paths
by Peregrino Brimah "I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building your communities and our nation...Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our…
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The Media Blog: Someone made our point better – If you don’t want it published, then don’t tweet it
We are really tired of all the false accusations of 'plagiarism' that people on Twitter throw about every now, and again, and now again. Pulse journalist, Fuad Lawal, helps us…
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Plagiarism: Presidency redeploys deputy director
The deputy director involved in the plagiarism scandal that rocked the presidency weeks ago has been redeployed from the State House, Daily Trust reports. The director was said to have copied portions…
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Why does anyone still take @MrAyeDee seriously?
That is @MrAyeDee a.k.a Mukhtar Alexander Dan'Iyan, an "Africa & Middle East Public Policy & Security Expert", according to his Twitter bio. Of course, the nature of this line…
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Moses Ochonu: Buhari’s problem is unhealthy personal loyalty
Buhari's problem can be summed up in two words: personal loyalty. He is loyal to a fault to those who are loyal or allied to him. He rewards loyalty with…
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Cheta Nwanze: Mishandling an already bad situation
In the 1997 movie, Absolute Power, the President of the United States was involved in a murder. The murder had a silent witness, who, as time went on, began to…
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Cheta Nwanze: Change begins with me
I was once told a story… A man, at the end of his life, called his children together to tell them about his legacy. When he was young he began,…
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Pius Adesanmi: Sanction, don’t shuffle them
1) President Buhari has promised to sanction folks who plagiarized President Obama in his "change begins with me" speech. That is a welcome development and I commend him for swiftly…
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[The Presidential Blog]: How To Get Away With Plagiarism
“If anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility, and I will fix it. That is what it means to lead”. This is my premise. It is where I start this…
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Buhari sanctions Director who plagiarised ‘Change begins with me’ speech
The presidency has reacted to allegations in the media that President Buhari's plagiarised a 2008 speech of Barack Obama when he inaugurated the 'Change begins with me' campaign. This is…
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How we came up with the ‘Change Begins with Me’ idea – Consultant opens up
Brian e Ebden, a creative consultant based in Lagos has given an insight into how the 'Change Begins with Me' campaign, launched on Thursday, September 8, 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Are Nigerian Universities ready for an anti-plagiarism software?
The University of Ilorin in collaboration with Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin and Covenant University, Ota, Delta State University Abraka, Benue State University Makurdi, University of Jos and Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife,…
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Melania Trump’s speechwriter admits ‘mistake’ in convention speech
Speechwriter for Melania Trump, has apologised for 'plagiarising' Michelle Obama's speech. Meredith Mclver also tendered her resignation but it was rejected by the Trump Organization after she admitted a "mistake" in…
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3 thoughts on Melania Trump’s RNC speech disaster (READ)
The gross incompetence of the Trump campaign is laid bare: Melania said on video that she wrote the speech ‘with as little help as possible’. Now that it has been…
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“I admit, I’m guilty…”: Hip-hop mogul, P. Diddy apologizes for stealing Instagram posts – Here’s how he did it (WATCH)
by Isi Esene Well, there's no problem a little dose of humour can't solve. Hip hop mogul, P. Diddy has promised to do better after getting accused of using Instagram…
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Way to go! Linda Ikeji is now recruiting [DETAILS]
by Kolapo Olapoju She's ready to go! One of Nigeria's foremost bloggers, Linda Ikeji has put all that hoopla behind her - right after her blog was restored by Google.…
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@Purehaire on #LindaIkejiGate: Plagiarism of literary works and the Law (Y! Legal)
by Nana Nwachukwu I once got mail from a friend saying ‘my article has been stolen from my blog and is being used by another blog and I did not…
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Linda Ikeji’s blog has been taken down by Blogger?
by Kolapo Olapoju The blog of one of Nigeria's most popular bloggers, Linda Ikeji, seems to have been taken down by host, blogger. Linda had for the past couple…
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5 lecturers sack, 10 demoted at the University of Calabar for “academic dishonesty”
by Rachel Ogbu Five lecturers were involved in various academic frauds were sacked from the University of Calabar with 10 others demoted for “academic dishonesty”. The Registrar and Secretary to…
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Opinion: Plagiarism and the Nigerian writer
by Chiagozie F Nwonwu Can we change the system? I don’t know, I can’t say, but I know it is time we call the people who indulge in intellectual property…
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TICKER: Fareed Zakaria to stay at TIME, CNN
Time magazine and CNN both announced today that they will continue to employ Fareed Zakaria, following temporary suspensions after he admitted to plagiarizing a paragraph from The New Yorker for a recent…
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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