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- 13 Nov 2008
Technology: Making of President Obama
Barack Obama was last week elected the 44th president of the United States. He entered the history book as the first black president of USA and a dramatic climax in the race for the White house for…
- 6 Feb 2026
Trump Says He Made no Mistake Sharing Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
United States President Donald Trump has said he made no mistake for a video briefly shared on his official Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady…
- 10 Jun 2013
Obama Defends Phone, Internet Surveillance Programmes
Barack Obama, US president has defended secret surveillance into U.S. phone records and foreigners' Internet use, arguing that the programs' value in "preventing terrorist attacks" is worth the…
- 26 Apr 2017
2015 Election: GEJ Blames Obama, Jega for Loss to Buhari
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has finally admitted that his electoral defeat in the 2015 elections was partly caused by former U.S. President Barack Obama and his officials who made it…
- 22 Apr 2022
Obama Calls for Tighter Reins On Big Tech
Barack Obama, former US president has called out Silicon Valley, urging tech companies to stop dividing society and undermining democracy, and for political leaders to help guide the way with…
- 2 Jul 2013
AfDB says Reforms Key to Power Africa Success
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for U.S. President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy sector Already a major…
- 30 Jul 2014
Obama Tasks African Leaders on Making Economic Excuses
Barack Obama, United States President gave a preview of a summit he will hold with African leaders next week, saying African nations should look inward for solutions to economic woes and not make…
- 27 Aug 2013
Heirs Holdings Completes $300m Investment Ughelli Power Plant
President Barack Obama’s $7 billion US-backed Power Africa initiative has received a major shot in the arm with the announcement that full financing has been completed for the $300 million Ughelli…
- 21 Jul 2015
Nigerian Leaders Stole $150Bn in 10 Years- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said he was in the United States (US) to seek President Barack Obama’s help to locate and return $150 billion stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank…
- 18 Sept 2016
Plagarism: Buhari’s Speech Writer Earns N1.9m
The plagiarism scandal dogging President Muhammadu Buhari for copying parts of US President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech in his recent “Change Begins With Me” speech took another dimension…
- 23 Nov 2015
DStv, GOtv Plan Live Coverage of Pope’s First Visit to Africa
Following the success of the live coverage of United States President, Barack Obama’s historic visit to Kenya in July 2015, MultiChoice Africa is bringing DStv and GOtv subscribers yet another…
- 29 Jul 2015
GEN, Elumelu Foundation Others Join Forces to Spark Global Entrepreneurship
An impressive collection of organizations have come together to answer President Barack Obama's call at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya, to advance entrepreneurship and…
- 24 Jul 2015
Mobile Survey Targets 1,000 Entrepreneurs Across 5 African Countries
As U.S. President Barack Obama’s visits Kenya for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GeoPoll, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the U.S. State Department released a survey of 1,000 business…
- 15 Dec 2022
Blinken, Tony Elumelu, Convene U.S. & African Entrepreneurs, Others for U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
About 300 entrepreneurs, investors, and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the investment-focused “Innovators Gathering”, honoring the influx of two-way…
- 8 Jul 2013
US Firms Buy into Power Africa Initiative
Power Africa Initiative inspires US firms to step up and take action in Rapid Growth Economies of Frontier Nations such as South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, and others. President Obama gives…
- 4 Feb 2016
Elumelu Applauds US Congress for Passage of 'Electrify Africa Act'
Tony O. Elumelu, leading investor and chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the “Electrify…
- 19 Dec 2022
Blinken, Tony Elumelu, Rally U.S. and African entrepreneurs, investors & policymakers @U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
About 300 entrepreneurs, investors, and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the investment-focused “Innovators Gathering”, honoring the influx of two-way…
- 15 Aug 2014
US-Africa Trade Agreement Still Benefitng Businesses- DHL
The trade relationship between the United States and Africa, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - which provides exporters duty-free access to the lucrative US market, was…
- 14 Sept 2015
From Teary Nights to Rubbing Shoulders with President Obam
This is the story of successful entrepreneur Dr. Chioma Agha, CEO of Swish Ideas. Chioma shared her journey as an entrepreneur at the maiden edition of the Kaymu’s quarterly event tagged…
- 28 Aug 2012
Facebook, CNN Unveil ‘Election Insights’ Real-time Tool
CNN, America’s most trusted source of news and information for the 2012 presidential campaigns, and Facebook have unveiled the Facebook-CNN Election Insights. This tool displays the real-time number…
- 30 Oct 2013
Dangote More Powerful Than President Jonathan in Forbes Ranking
Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote group and the richest man in Africa has been named by Forbes magazine as the 64th most powerful person in the world. The 56-year old Kano born multibillionaire is the…
- 23 May 2014
UN Blacklists Boko Haram, Slams Sanctions
United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee on al Qaeda, on Thursday, blacklisted Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist militant group, after the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls, diplomats said. The…
- 21 Aug 2014
Umunna, Nigerian Tipped as First Black British PM
Chuka Umunna of Nigerian descent on May 7, 2015, could make history by becoming the first black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born in London in 1978, Chuka was bred in the UK. His…
- 21 Mar 2016
IBM, Peace Corps Boost Women Empowerment In West Africa
Historic public-private partnership with the Peace Corps supports Lets Girls Learn initiative via high impact, pro bono consulting assignment in Ghana Breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling…
- 2 Feb 2016
Elumelu Urges US Congress to Pass the Electrify Africa Act
Tony Elumelu, chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ stating that the passage in to law would make a…
- 5 Dec 2013
Mandela, anti-Apartheid Icon is Dead
Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation and discrimination made him a global symbol for the cause of human rights and earned him the…
- 7 Aug 2014
World Bank Plans $5bn Power Fund for Nigeria, Others
The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced the commitment of $5bn (N800bn) in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries. The countries, which have partnered…
- 18 Aug 2015
Travellers Out of Nigeria Declare $12Bn
Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stated that currency declaration by travellers out of Nigeria amounted to $12.058 billion in three years. As he…
- 10 Sept 2015
DSS Screens Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees
Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Punch Newspapers. It was gathered that no…
- 9 Dec 2020
Benedict Peters, True Nigerian Export
By Jackson Ugbechie In a season when some Nigerians are being demonised across the world as agents of crime and criminalities, we cannot but raise our glasses to salute the likes of Adewale Adeyemo,…