Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party in the 2016 Presidential Election in the U.S., has blamed her loss on negative events late in the campaign, including an FBI investigation. She also fingered “Russia-linked hacking” of her campaign for the defeat by President Donald Trump of the Republican Party. In New York on Tuesday, Clinton said she was […]
Continue ReadingHere is Donald Trump’s presidential acceptance speech delivered at the Hilton Hotel in New York City to a cheering crowd of supporters, after winning the U.S presidential election against all odds and polls. Read Full Transcript: Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business, complicated. Thank you very much. […]
Continue ReadingRepublican Candidate Donald Trump, has been elected as the 45th President of the United States with 276 electoral votes while his rival Hillary Clinton polled 218 electoral votes . Trump defeated the seemingly choice candidate Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party to emerge as the first President without prior military or political background. Clinton’s hopes […]
Continue ReadingThe FBI has acquired a warrant to investigate emails found on the laptop of a former aide to Hillary Clinton, according to multiple reports, as part of its investigation into the Democratic presidential nominee’s use of a private email server. The move came as senior Senate Democrats made an extraordinary attack on the head of […]
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton has come out top in the second debate with Donald Trump. A CNN poll gave Clinton 57% and Trump 34%. Los Angeles Times’ three judges all gave the points to Clinton. If you missed the debate, do not worry, here are the highlights as reported by New York Times: The second presidential debate between […]
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton was the winner in a one-sided debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, an Emmy award winning American political psychologist said, a verdict that was generally upheld by many debate watchers in America. A CNN poll gave Hillary 62 per cent and Donald Trump 27 per cent. Eleven per cent were undecided. Political psychologist, […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at the weekend in Delaware as the Keynote Speaker at the US Senator Chris Coons’ Opportunity Africa Conference 2016, Elumelu urged candidates Trump and Clinton that on the US-Africa Policy, something’s don’t need to change. What they need is to be expanded and scaled up. In other words, we need more U.S. engagement in […]
Continue ReadingBy Bill Schneider In the US, the gender gap is old news. This is the year of the education gap. Education is now a key political marker. It defines the line between the Old America (less well educated) and the New America (voters who have college degrees). What divides them? Donald Trump. The Republican presidential […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati If there was any hope that Donald Trump would change tactics and be more restrained after winning the Republican party Presidential nomination for the November 8 US election, that hope is now lost. The fellow has remained aggressive, incorrigibly brash and completely negative. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson has asked: “Is Donald […]
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama wanted to make a case for Hillary Clinton, so she took time to address the crowd at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, where she ended up delivering an incredible and forceful speech that will will go down in history. She was able to point to Clinton’s credentials and experience, but ultimately, what […]
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