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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 […]
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American Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Women Politics
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Empty Treasury: I felt like absconding when I took over from Jonathan -Buhari News By: Ikenna Friday, November 4, 2016 advertisement By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that he almost left the country when he discovered that the nation’s treasury was empty as he assumed office. The President, who spoke […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump / AFP PHOTO / MOLLY RILEY Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump batted away a legion of polls pointing to impending electoral doom Thursday, insisting he will win the White House in 12 days’ time. Trump told die-hard supporters in the swing state of Ohio “we are going to win back […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man, Highsent Nwogu, for allegedly producing dollars worth N3m and defrauding residents of the Ogba area. Nwogu, a father of five children and grandfather of three, told PUNCH Metro that he ventured into the “washing” of fake dollars to make ends meet. Our correspondent learnt that Nwogu, who […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Africans are laughing at the US elections on Twitter. Allegations of sexual assault, high-level corruption and vote rigging are normally found in less stable countries, but this year’s presidential race is testing the resilience of America’s electoral system. Nigerians in particular have found the irony of the world’s foremost democracy slipping into embarrassing feuds and […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Between 800 and 900 Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed since Iraqi forces launched an offensive to retake Mosul last week, a top US general says. US Central Command chief Joseph Votel told AFP news agency it was hard to be precise as militants moved around the city and blended in with residents. Up […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | October 6, 2016 – Traditionally, Democratic Party presidential candidates build coalition primarily with liberal interest groups, which are mostly racial minorities and working class Americans. This was how Barrack Obama and Bill Clinton won presidential elections. But this time around in this bizarre politicking that gave us Donald Trump, […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 10th, 2016
By Vera Samuel Anyagafu Today marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in the history of the United States, when terrorists staged attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and were only prevented from completing another attack by the heroism of the passengers on United Flight 93. The events […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Samuel O. Adeyemi
Monday, September 5th, 2016
By Samuel O. Adeyemi | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 5, 2016 – On the eve of my birthday, I glued my eyes to the live broadcast of Mark Zuckerberg’s town hall meeting with software developers and entrepreneurs in Lagos. Even though I had other pressing tasks to attend to, I stayed glued. Mark spoke extensively on […]
