Trump targets foreign students in new immigration policy, double-crossing Trump supporting Nigerian immigrants

Emmanuel Sadi: Trump’s travel ban is barefaced racism

Immigration refers to the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. It was first invented by European white men as they manufactured ships to look for foreign land (just for fun) and they eventually discovered Nigeria. When they arrived, they gave it a 5-star rating and decided to take a few things... Read More

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February 4, 2020

The new Trump travel ban will allow you visit America, but not live there

Over the last week, a number of opinions have been expressed about the newly announced expansion of the ‘Trump Travel Ban’, to include Nigeria and six other countries. According to new reports from the US embassy, the new travel ban was already in the works as early as March 2019, nearly a year before it... Read More

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January 6, 2019

The Late 5: #Amaechitapes: Omokri releases new audio alleging Amaechi criticised Buhari; February polls are about the future of Nigeria – Peter Obi | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversations today. #Amaechitapes: Omokri releases new audio alleging Amaechi criticised Buhari Following the release of a leaked audio clip from former Presidential spokesperson Reno Omokri alleging that Rotimi Amaechi criticised President Buhari, which buzzed and rippled on social media, Omokri has released another fresh audio to corroborate his claim.... Read More

The News Blog

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December 3, 2018

Jay-Z puts an end to rumours about his beef with Kanye west

Judging from a few career mishaps it has become apparent that entertainers keep away from political issues, as discussions and opinions on agendas and issues of the state are of a very sensitive nature. Many find it heart-breaking when a beloved figure shares opinions on political views that strongly differs from theirs, and one would... Read More

The Music Blog

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May 4, 2018

“Superlative Who? I’m No Moron!”| 5 talking points from Obasanjo’s new jibe on Buhari

Olusegun Obasanjo is not going to be cowered into supporting Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure by some social media theatrics. Seeing Buhari fail in 2019 is a cause he’s not going to back down from. Period. We know this because on Wednesday, the former president’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, released a statement on behalf of his... Read More

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April 16, 2018

The Big 5: Trump invites Buhari to Washington, Macron ‘convinced’ Trump to stay in Syria, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories you should be monitoring today. Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Sunday announced a ban on grazing in some communities attacked by suspected herdsmen in the state. The affected communities include Odighi and Odiguete, in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. Obaseki also ordered the... Read More

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January 15, 2018

Fisayo Soyombo: Are we really a shithole country?

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Are we one of the countries Donald Trump had in mind when he wondered why US lawmakers were seeking protection for “all these people from shithole countries” — immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries? To be clear, this question is not original to Nigeria. It has been appropriated — and I... Read More

African countries, Buhari, International relations, language, opinion, trump

December 24, 2017

“I have not made up my mind about 2019” “The United States will remember this day” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week

Last week, Nigerians stewed in misery while the Federal Government struggled to get its stories straight about the $1billion it withdrew from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram. Niger Delta militants hated not being given priority by the Federal Government and started some sort of turf war. Osinbajo, on his part, stained... Read More

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December 22, 2017

YNaija Analysis: Following America’s new threat to the world, what should Nigeria prepare for?

by Alexander O. Onukwue “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world’s largest contribution to the United... Read More

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October 3, 2017

“It’s telling how much more interested the media is in humanising white mass shooters” | Americans attack the media

The Las Vegas shooting, which took place on Sunday, has Americans in their feels. Perhaps because Trump dubbed the shooter “sick” and “demented” instead of a terrorist (The shooter was Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retired Accountant and multi-millionaire, who put an end to 59 people’s lives that fateful Sunday.). Perhaps also because Washington Post, a... Read More

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October 3, 2017

The Thread: “59 dead is a miracle? WTF are you smoking???” | Americans spew vitriol on Trump

America has been taking hits from different directions in the past couple of months. From Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, to the Las Vegas shooting, America has not had a breather in a while and unfortunately, their President has not risen to the occasion. Take Puerto Rico for example, Trump has managed (as only he... Read More

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September 26, 2017

The Big 5: President Buhari returns; Dino Melaye says INEC cannot continue with his recall; and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari returns After his 9-day trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, followed by a quick stop in London on Thursday for undisclosed reasons, the President returned to Nigeria yesterday evening. —– As his first move since returning... Read More

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September 6, 2017

Cancelling DACA: A definite cruelty or has it always been a deferred certainty?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Shifting slightly from the effects of Hurricane Harvey, national focus and the news media in the United States of America this week are on the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy by the Trump administration. The Trump White House, through US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, announced... Read More

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September 5, 2017

The Late 5: Goodbye to recession, Trump dumps DACA, and other top stories

Hello, Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: Nigeria is officially out of recession, as the nation’s GDP grew by 0.55 percent for Q2 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Nigerian Gross Domestic Product report published by the NBS on Monday showed that the economy recorded... Read More

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August 30, 2017

Ivanka Trump backs ending of Obama’s wage gap initiative

Ivanka Trump has thrown her weight behind the discontinuation of the wage gap policy peddled during the Obama administration. The White House has been reported to move against an Obama-era policy intended to narrow the wage gap. The original goal of the plan was to gather wage data from both private employees and federal contractors... Read More

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August 28, 2017

“We have our strategic media centres that monitor the social media” | Top 10 quotes from last week

“The quit notices are designed to escalate tension in the country and promote disaffection among citizens. Clearly, the issuers of such notices are irresponsible groups being backed by some people in their respective regions to issue the notices.” – Former Kaduna State governor, Balarabe Musa giving his two cents on quit notices being issued back and... Read More

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August 26, 2017

Who is Joe Arpaio? | The notorious ex-sheriff Trump granted presidential pardon

US President, Donald Trump is hardly never under fire and barely two days after his controversial 77-minute rant at the Phoenix rally in Arizona, the president has made yet another decision that has earned him a slew of criticism. On Friday, Trump granted the first presidential pardon in his administration to Joe Arpaio, a former... Read More

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August 26, 2017

Trump grants his first presidential pardon to ex-sheriff who cracked down on undocumented immigrants

by Wareez Odunayo US President, Donald Trump has spared his political ally, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America”, after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a case involving his department’s racial profiling policy. The White House in a statement said, the 85-year-old ex-sheriff was a “worthy candidate” for a... Read More

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August 25, 2017

Opinion: Making America Great Again -The dangers of Trump going it alone

by James Ojo Until President Donald Trump sees Americans as key to achieving his vision for America, his precocious beginning may soon turn out a disaster, reports James Ojo. When On Friday, January 20th, 2017, President Donald Trump stood tall on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. to give... Read More

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August 1, 2017

“One Scaramucci is equivalent to 10 days” | The internet makes Anthony Scaramucci a measure of time

It appears the internet is far from done! White House former Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci whose record-breaking tenure came to an abrupt end on Monday may have just had his name permanently marked in the sands of time, literally. It is already established that the former White House staff who was ousted on the request... Read More

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July 31, 2017

The Thread: “The White House is like a turnstile door” | Trump’s latest action leaves Americans utterly confused

Twitter is as confused as the Trump White House with its revolving door of upheavals, scandals and shake-ups. It’s so bad, Twitter thinks Trump is running a back-by-popular-demand of Trump’s signature TV show, The Apprentice, in real time. Imagine getting fired 10 days after you’ve been employed. This is what happened to Trump’s Communications Director... Read More

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July 25, 2017

The Thread: “I never said half the crap people said I did – Albert Einstein” | Americans have a field day with Ivanka Trump’s fake Albert Einstein quote

When 2013 comes calling for you exactly four years after, this is what you get. Way back in 2013, President Donald Trump‘s favourite daughter, Ivanka tweeted a quote attributing German physicist, Albert Einstein but somehow that tweet made it back online days ago. "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." – Albert... Read More

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July 23, 2017

When the floods visited Surulere; Macron loves holding Trump’s hands; Malala visits Osinbajo | See our top 10 photos from last week

The mainland got its own dirty share of floods over the weekend and it’s a bigger eyesore compared to the island’s last week. We also bring you a double dose of two presidents who are obsessed holding each other’s hands. Here are our top 10 photos from last week: In an interview with the... Read More

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July 19, 2017

Now here’s a U.S poll Trump would love: Clinton has lower numbers

With President Donald Trump’s poll numbers dropping daily, here’s something he can console himself with: Hillary Clinton is doing worse, Bloomberg reports. In the latest Bloomberg National Poll, 39% of Americans view Former Secretary of state Hilary Clinton favorably, two points lower than President Trump’s 41%. The survey shows Clinton has lost popularity even among... Read More

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July 11, 2017

Russian lawyer who Donald Trump Jr. met with says he wanted dirt on Clinton ‘so badly’

On Tuesday, the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 presidential election said it appeared that the president’s son and others at the meeting were “longing” for information on the Democratic National Committee, Politico reports. In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the lawyer was asked why Trump Jr., Jared... Read More