[The Activism Blog] US rates NAPTIP high in combating human trafficking

The effort of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to put an end to human trafficking in Nigeria has been recognised by the U.S. The Acting Director of Trafficking in Persons Office in Washington, Kari Johnstone gave the commendation during a visit to the Director-General of NAPTIP at the Agency’s... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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September 12, 2017

McCain continues cancer treatment in Washington

To ensure active delivery of his constitutional duties, Sen. John McCain will undergo treatment for brain cancer in the Washington area, his office announced on Tuesday. McCain was diagnosed earlier in the summer with glioblastoma, a severe form of brain cancer. His office said in a statement that McCain who before now was undergoing treatment... Read More

Donald Trump

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August 12, 2017

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss Korean Peninsula in a phone call

As part of efforts to ensure a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping made an agreement during a phone conversation on Friday. The phone call was confirmed in a White House statement on Saturday and a Chinese state television. During the conversation, Xi also requested that the United... Read More

Donald Trump

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August 10, 2017

Russian fighter jet flies over Washington, New Jersey

According to familiar sources, as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries of the United States and Russia to observe the other from the air, an unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday, CNN reports. The flight which was... Read More

Global

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July 20, 2017

Police find 2 out of 6 African teens who went missing from robotics competition

Two of the six teenage members of the Burundi robotics team who went missing from Washington this week have crossed into Canada and have been reported safe by the D.C. police on Thursday. According to Washington Post, A D.C. police spokeswoman identified the teens in Canada as Don Charu Ingabire, 16, and Audrey Mwamikazi, 17.... Read More

The News Blog

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June 23, 2017

Wyclef Jean says Trump has utilized his most powerful weapon

In the wake of President Trump’s travel ban being rejected by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Grammy award winning rapper Wyclef Jean sends an empowering message to immigrants and refugees, “America wouldn’t be great without you”. “When it comes to me and the travel ban, I always speak loud and clear in the sense... Read More

Donald Trump

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June 15, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo | Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say – YNaija This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo – YNaija FG, Transparency International, others kick as CCT discharges Saraki – YNaija Drug trafficking: Two South African communities give Nigerians quit notice – YNaija Police ban rally, procession, demonstration in... Read More

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June 11, 2017

Thought Experiment: What would American students do if they had to live the hell of LAUTECH students?

We all know one of the most tender pressure points in the land of the free (a.k.a America) is Race. In politics, welfare, opportunities, life, everything; even in academia. That’s why, as a Nigerian (where absolutely nothing works in our favour, not even our sameness of race) what I’m about to describe seems like a... Read More

Thinking Through

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May 2, 2017

“He’s a very decent guy” | Trump sticks by Bannon

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Donald Trump on Monday has dismissed reports that his administration is rife with discord, saying he is sticking by his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, calling him a “very decent guy” who is getting a “bad rap.” Trump revealed his own term for Bannon’s ideology: “alt-left,” a play on Bannon’s ties to the... Read More

The News Blog

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March 28, 2017

First Lady Melania Trump to serve as special guest at State Department Ceremony

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The first lady of the US Melania Trump will travel to Washington this week, where she will serve as the “special guest” at a State Department ceremony. The first lady is to expected to attend International Women of Courage awards ceremony on Wednesday, an event hosted by the State Department that celebrates... Read More

The News Blog

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January 26, 2017

“Don’t visit Washington, if you won’t pay for the wall” | Trump tells Mexican President

US President Donald Trump on Thursday told Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto to cancel his trip to Washington if he was unwilling to pay for the Mexican border wall. “The US has a 60 billion dollar trade deficit with Mexico. It has been a one-sided deal from the beginning of NAFTA with massive numbers of... Read More

The News Blog

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January 22, 2017

I have thought about blowing up the White House – Madonna (WATCH)

American singer, Madonna has said she once taught of blowing up the White House, the residence of US President, Donald Trump. Madonna said this on Saturday during the Women’s March demonstration in Washington. The singer said, “Yes, I’m angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White... Read More

The News Blog

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January 12, 2017

Opinion: As Obama readies to bow out

by Jideofor Adibe Barrack Obama, the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold the top American job, delivered his farewell address to Americans yesterday (January 10) from his adopted home state of Chicago. Speaking in front of a crowd of thousands in a speech he entitled: ‘It Has Been the... Read More

Opinion

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July 22, 2015

Buhari says politicians involved in illegal oil deals will be prosecuted

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the federal government is looking into evidences that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of some former ministers and other government officials believed to be corrupt. Buhari said this at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington while answering questions at an interactive session with Nigerians in the Diaspora. He lamented that... Read More

The News Blog

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July 22, 2015

Chidi Amuta: Time out for Nigeria in Washington

by Chidi Amuta Therefore, beyond the diplomatic niceties and backslapping that will feature in Washington, there are clear expectations on both sides. Washington expects a great deal from President Buhari whose CIA folder has been mostly uneventful in the last three decades. On the scale of official grandeur and hospitality, President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Opinion: President Buhari and our American frenemies

by Obadiah Mailafia The Goodluck Jonathan years marked the lowest ebb in our relations. In 2013 the Americans, partly for strategic reasons and partly on account of their own shale oil, took a unilateral decision to stop buying Nigerian oil while Saudi Arabia, with the same light crude as ours, continues to sell millions of... Read More

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July 20, 2015

Buhari makes grand arrival in Washington (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington DC, on his four-day official visit to the United States on Sunday, July 19. Buhari was accompanied on the trip with an official entourage of 33 people. See below photos from his arrival:

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October 22, 2014

D’banj performs and gives ‘Believe in yourself’ speech in Washington (VIDEO)

by Kolapo Olapoju D’banj was recently in Washington, US, to speak at the TEDxWBG conference, which had ‘ending poverty’ as its theme. The superstar was invited to give a speech about using agriculture to end poverty, and also about his work with the ‘ONE’ campaign. The Kokomaster gave a good account of himself as he delivered... Read More

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October 10, 2014

@NOIweala named African Finance Minister of the year

by Tunji Andrews The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday bagged the African Finance Minister of the year award for her outstanding performance as a finance minister. The award was presented to her by the African Investor Magazine on the sideline of the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank and the... Read More

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September 13, 2014

“Bomb on Board” || Flight passenger arrested over WiFi name

by Damilola Jagun A passenger aboard a Southwest Airline flight was arrested at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington after naming his WiFi “Bomb on Board” during a Denver-bound flight. On Thursday, September 11, passengers aboard ‘Flight 3677’, which was waiting to depart in the tarmac, noticed someone on the plane had named his WiFi hotspot... Read More

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August 5, 2014

Did you see Nigerians in America ‘hailing’ GEJ yesterday? (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Hailing must have another meaning we don’t know about. We hear Nigerians in the United States were hailing President Jonathan when he arrived in Washington, but this picture tells a different story. Or just maybe…..the picture was taken when they briefly stopped hailing. Who knows? The President was in Washington for... Read More

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August 3, 2014

Jonathan aides to be screened for Ebola, as they arrive America tomorrow [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju The United States government says it will conduct Ebola virus screening on some of the attending participants of the African/American Leaders Summit billed for Monday, 4 August, in Washington DC, United States. President Goodluck Jonathan is one of several African leaders who’ll be attending the summit which is organised by President Barack... Read More

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August 1, 2014

D’banj goes to Washington! Singer to meet Obama officials, members of congress, others [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju D’banj, Femi Kuti and Yaya Toure will lead some of Africa’s biggest stars to Washington D.C. 4-7 August with The ONE Campaign to play an active role in shaping the conversation about the US-Africa relationship at the historic US-Africa Leaders Summit. The list of the artists making the trip to the States... Read More

March 23, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is incumbent on us all to stand up for the weak, the vulnerable, the terrorised, the despised, the enslaved, the voiceless, the ”different” and the persecuted wherever and whoever they are because to love others as we love ourselves is God’s primary and most important law. I have just finished watching... Read More

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February 27, 2014

Nigerian stowaway found dead under plane in the U.S

by ‘Jola Sotubo The stowaway trend which was started in Nigeria last year seems to have made a mild reappearance after the dead body of a Nigerian was found in the undercarriage of a plane in an airport in the United States. The corpse, believed to be that of one Chris Dikeh, was found on... Read More

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February 24, 2014

Anti-gay law: Ugandan president approves life imprisonment for homosexuals

by Oge Okonkwo Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni has signed a new law which imposes harsh penalties on gay people on Monday, despite protests from human rights groups, Western donors and a warning that it would complicate links with major ally Washington. According to the draft of the legislation, the new bill punishes anyone convicted of having... Read More

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October 5, 2013

SHOCKING: Man sets himself on fire in park, DNA test needed to identify him (Viewer Discretion)

The gasoline-soaked man who set himself ablaze on the National Mall died hours later from his horrific injuries, officials said Saturday. The unidentified man — who was airlifted Friday to a Washington hospital after the 4:20 p.m. self-immolation — died later that evening, said Officer Araz Alali of the District of Columbia police.... Read More

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July 24, 2013

Tragic news: Bodies of 2 teenage girls found after daring jump into river

Two teenage girls died yesterday after jumping into a notoriously dangerous river. They are thought to have leapt up to 30ft from a bridge at a spot that has become popular among teenagers for ‘tombstoning’. A witness said the girls, aged around 14, were part of a group who were daring each other to jump... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] US rates NAPTIP high in combating human trafficking

McCain continues cancer treatment in Washington

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss Korean Peninsula in a phone call

Russian fighter jet flies over Washington, New Jersey

Police find 2 out of 6 African teens who went missing from robotics competition

Wyclef Jean says Trump has utilized his most powerful weapon

The YNaija Tracklist: This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo | Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say | More stories

Thought Experiment: What would American students do if they had to live the hell of LAUTECH students?

“He’s a very decent guy” | Trump sticks by Bannon

First Lady Melania Trump to serve as special guest at State Department Ceremony

“Don’t visit Washington, if you won’t pay for the wall” | Trump tells Mexican President

I have thought about blowing up the White House – Madonna (WATCH)

Opinion: As Obama readies to bow out

Celebrity Luxury Apartments: The Obamas will live in this $5.3million mansion after the White House

Buhari says politicians involved in illegal oil deals will be prosecuted

Chidi Amuta: Time out for Nigeria in Washington

Opinion: President Buhari and our American frenemies

Buhari makes grand arrival in Washington (PHOTOS)

D’banj performs and gives ‘Believe in yourself’ speech in Washington (VIDEO)

@NOIweala named African Finance Minister of the year

“Bomb on Board” || Flight passenger arrested over WiFi name

Did you see Nigerians in America ‘hailing’ GEJ yesterday? (LOOK)

Jonathan aides to be screened for Ebola, as they arrive America tomorrow [DETAILS]

D’banj goes to Washington! Singer to meet Obama officials, members of congress, others [DETAILS]

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations

Nigerian stowaway found dead under plane in the U.S

Anti-gay law: Ugandan president approves life imprisonment for homosexuals

Opinion: How do Nigerian feel about the sting of injustice?

SHOCKING: Man sets himself on fire in park, DNA test needed to identify him (Viewer Discretion)

Tragic news: Bodies of 2 teenage girls found after daring jump into river

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