Taliban
One of the first things I picked up very early in this business of public affairs analysis is something senior colleagues referred to as Afghanistanism. If you were told a column, story or essay, you had submitted for publication reeked … Read the rest
Kamala Harris
And with a final “so help me God,” Kamala Harris was sworn in Wednesday as the new vice president — the first woman, first Black person and first person of Asian descent to hold the office.
Harris, 56, took her … Read the rest
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, 78, officially became the oldest president of the United States in the nation’s history when he was sworn in as commander in chief Wednesday.
Millions of Americans watched from home as Chief Justice John Roberts administered … Read the rest
Lil Wayne, Donald Trump, Kodak Black
Lil Wayne received a full presidential pardon and Kodak Black received a commutation from Donald Trump in the president’s final hours in office, CNN and Reuters report. The two rappers’ reprieve comes amid a flurry of pardons as some of … Read the rest
On November 2, 2016, a week before the US Presidential elections of Nov. 8, 2016, Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature told a group of students at Oxford University’s Eretgun House that if Donald Trump was elected President … Read the rest
After watching the carnage visited on the US Congress last week, violent protesters storming the premises in the middle of a session, ransacking various offices including that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Senate, overwhelming law … Read the rest
Hassan Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the violence at the US Capitol Hill has exposed the fragility of American and Western democracy.
On Wednesday, a mob of Donald Trump supporters broke into Capitol Hill while lawmakers were in the process of … Read the rest
Donald Trump
The most exhilarating part of the US Presidential election 2020 is the fact that President Trump lost the election. It is what many observers thought would happen. They prayed for it. They wished it. In the end, that is what … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari and Joe Biden
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, for his victory at the poll.
This is according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on … Read the rest
Joe Biden and Donald Trump
Joe Biden was elected president of the United States on Saturday, defeating President Trump after campaigning on a promise to restore civility and stability to American politics and to expand the government’s role in guiding the country through the surging … Read the rest
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