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As the 2012 US presidential debate begins

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

As the first 2012 United States televised presidential debate holds today, Temitayo Famutimi examines how the encounter between the White House contenders will influence the election. The first televised United States presidential debate took place in 1960 between John F. Kennedy of the Democratic Party and Richard Nixon of the Republican party. Those who watched […]

Obama Escapes Plane Crash

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2012

Four days ago, the presidential jet, Air Force One, was forced to abort an initial landing in Toledo, Ohio, due to fog and rain, and passengers including the president had a bumpy ride. Reuters news agency reported that the plane ferrying President Oba-ma to election campaign events in Ohio took two attempts to land while […]

Obama: Does Romney Want ‘to Start Another Middle East War?’

Posted by admin American Politics Monday, September 24th, 2012

President Barack Obama hit back hard in a “60 Minutes” interview broadcast Sunday at Mitt Romney’s criticisms of his handling of Syria and Iran, saying that if the Republican standard-bearer “is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so.” Obama also brushed aside talk that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been […]

Picture: Nigerian becomes first black VC in American varsity

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

A United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer, Prof. Ilesanmi Adesida, has become the first black man to be appointed the Provost/Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States of America. Born in 1949 at Ifon, a town in Ondo State, Adesida, a professor of Electronic Engineering with outstanding works […]

US orders embassy staff to leave Tunis, Khartoum

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Sunday, September 16th, 2012

The United States ordered non-essential staff to leave its embassies in Tunisia and Sudan on Saturday after both diplomatic posts were attacked and Khartoum rejected America’s request to send a platoon of Marines to bolster security at its mission there. “Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the U.S. State Department has ordered the […]

US Embassy in Abuja sends staff home early

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Following the increased level of alert in United States missions across the world, the US Embassy in Abuja was closed to the public two hours ahead of schedule on Friday. An investigation by SATURDAY PUNCH showed that members of the staff of the embassy were allowed to go home earlier than the usual 1.00pm. Fridays […]

ACN, PDP differ on Tinubu’s ‘invitation’ by Obama

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, American Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Action Congress of Nigeria has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party for claiming that ACN National Leader, Bola Tinubu was not invited by the United States President Barrack Obama to attend the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. But PDP in the South-West said the ACN leader must apologise to Nigerians for bringing the country […]

Tinubu lied about Obama’s invitation to Democratic Party convention says DNC…pays $5000 for the invite

Posted by admin American Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories Sunday, September 9th, 2012

Fresh facts have emerged that Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, paid $5000 to obtain the generic invitation from the Democratic Party campaign office, but claimed he was personally invited to attend by President Barack Obama as leader of Nigeria opposition. Obama, it has been revealed, did not personally extend what has […]

Obama team defends speech, says voters got it

Posted by admin American Politics Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Iowa City, Iowa (AFP) – Barack Obama’s campaign repudiated pundits who found his big convention speech flat, boring and stripped of inspiration, insisting the president achieved exactly what he set out to do. Obama Friday found himself in the odd position of leaving a major political event unable to bask in acclaim for his stellar […]

Obama orders God, Jerusalem back in party platform

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, September 6th, 2012

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AFP) – US President Barack Obama ordered Democrats Wednesday to reinsert references to God and Jerusalem in their party platform, quickly moving to snuff out a damaging political row. The controversy had threatened to detract from the party’s drive to draw a sharp contrast with Republican nominee Mitt Romney on the eve […]