Tag: Obama
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WizKid, Tems make Obama’s 2020 list of favourite music
Nigerian artistes Wizkid and Tems have made former US President Barack Obama’s list of ‘Favourite Music of 2020’. In listing his favourite songs for this year, Obama is continuing an annual tradition. In 2019, Grammy nominee Burna Boy and Mavin Records’ star Rema made the list with “Anybody” and “Iron man” respectively. But the former…
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Wizkid makes Obama’s 2020 summer playlist
Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his way into the ears of Barack Obama, making the former U.S. president’s 2020 summer playlist. Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, is at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”, featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R. Obama shared the selection with his followers on Twitter on Monday evening,…
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US presidential poll: Obama, Clinton react to Biden’s choice of Harris as running mate
Former President Barrack Obama has joined major Democratic Party leaders to hail presidential candidate Joe Biden for choosing Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Obama said Biden “nailed this decision” with the choice of Harris, describing her as a perfect fit for the ticket. The former President, in a statement, said: “Choosing a vice…
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Twitter hit hard as scammers hack Obama, Bill Gates, Apple, other high profile official Twitter accounts, rake in over $10m
Official Twitter handles belonging to high profile individuals such as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked Wednesday to promote a Bitcoin scam. Others affected were Elon Musk, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos. Hacked people and organisations include Gemini, #Binance, Binance’s CEO, #Coinbase, CoinDesk, and…
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I didn’t know how my music got Obama’s attention-Rema
Afro-pop singer, Rema has averred that he doesn’t know how his song got Barrack Obama’s attention. The 20-year-old singer in a chat with Rolling Stones said:“It was amazing being the only Nigerian artist there. I don’t know anybody in the White House or in the American government. How did my music walk so far to…
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Again, Obama attacks Trump on pandemic management
Former U.S. President Barack Obama indirectly criticised his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony Saturday, in a rare public judgment during the coronavirus pandemic. “More than anything this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama told…
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Trump tackles Obama for criticising his Covid-19 response
President Trump on Sunday ripped the Obama administration’s handling of the swine flu pandemic — after it was revealed that the former commander in chief called his successor’s approach to the coronavirus crisis an “absolute chaotic disaster.” “We are getting great marks for the handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, especially the very early BAN of…
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Obama lambasts Trump’s Covid-19 response in leaked web call
Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis. In a private call, he called the US handling of the pandemic “an absolute chaotic disaster”. Mr Obama has said he wants to play a larger role supporting Joe Biden in the presidential election in November.…
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US Presidential poll: Obama endorses former Vice, Joe Biden for White House Job [Video]
“I’m proud to endorse my friend JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let’s go’, Barack Obama said on Tuesday. The former U.S.President and its first African-American, made the much expected endorsement in a video released on Twitter and Instagram. I’m proud to endorse my friend @JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let's go:…
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Obamas’ first film wins best documentary Oscar
The Barack and Michelle Obama-produced film “American Factory” snagged an Oscar on Sunday for best documentary — a win for Netflix, which backed the story of a manufacturing plant in the US Midwest reopened by a Chinese billionaire. The film charts a Rust Belt community’s journey from optimism at the giant plant’s reopening, which brought…