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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
A Nigerian software engineer claims he was handed a written test by a US border officer at New York’s JFK airport to prove his tech credentials, and Filipinos on social media criticise a proposed death penalty bill. Tech test for Nigerian software engineer A software engineer from Lagos, Nigeria, is claiming that he was made […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Americans have condemned what they described as irreverent and disrespectful behaviour by a top member of the President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Social media erupted Monday night after White House senior adviser, Kellyanne Conway, was pictured kneeling on the Oval Office couch to snap a photo of President Trump with leaders of historically black colleges. […]
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American Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
-Guardian President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in London spoke to President Donald Trump by telephone at the request of the American President. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday that the conversation was cordial and Buhari congratulated […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
-Guardian Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on the media Friday, blasting the press as “the enemy of the American people!” Shortly after landing at his holiday home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida — where he is spending a third consecutive weekend — the president lashed out in 140 characters. “The FAKE NEWS media (failing […]
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American Politics, Education, Headlines
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
The United States Consulate General in Lagos on Tuesday announced it plans to provide answers to questions from Nigerians interested in living and studying in the U.S. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Consulate’s Public Affairs Section said in a statement that it would hold a Google Hangout, to respond to questions from Nigerians on how […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, November 13th, 2016
US Congressman Darrel Isah Fidelis Soriwei Strong indications have emerged that the United States has again blocked the Federal Government from acquiring fighter ground attack aircraft considered crucial in the ongoing campaign against Boko Haram in the North-East. Investigations showed that the US has prevented the military from acquiring the A-29 Super Tucano light […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, November 13th, 2016
US President-elect Donald Trump made the first top appointments of his new administration Sunday, naming Reince Priebus his White House chief and Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor. “I am thrilled to have my very successful team continue with me in leading our country,” Trump said in a statement. “Steve and Reince […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
US commits $30m to family planning in Nigeria — 8th November 2016 (By Basil Obasi – ABUJA) The United States Agency for International Development has said that it had spent N9.12 billion (about $30 million), to promote family planning and other health interventions in Nigeria annually. The Director of Health, Population and Nutrition, USAID Nigeria, Dr Nancy Lawanthal, […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Friday, November 4th, 2016
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Abuja, Nigeria | Nov. 4., 2016 – The current presidential campaigns in the US has exposed the underbelly of American democracy which should force us to re-think some of the assumptions we have about ‘mature democracies’ and ‘democratising states’. The classic assumption is that in mature democracies elections truly reflect the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Nigeria has congratulated a United States- based Nigerian Surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye on his recent feat in carrying out a successful operation on an unborn baby with tumour in her mother’s womb. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this in a statement to felicitate with […]