Tag: President Barack Obama
US court jails man who sent lethal letter to Obama
A Mississippi man who concocted and then sent potentially lethal ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other senior US…
Obama, Hollande warn Russia of new sanctions
Presidents Barack Obama and Francois Hollande warned Russia on Friday of significant new sanctions if Moscow keeps up its “provocative…
Hollande pledges help for Nigeria in hunt for kidnapped girls
President Francois Hollande pledged Wednesday that France would help Nigeria look for over 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist militant group…
Bipartisan pressure on Obama to save Nigerian schoolgirls
Calls mounted Monday for US government action to help find and free more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped last month…
Jonathan seeks Obama’s help over abducted schoolgirls
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that his government is seeking help from US President Barack Obama to overcome…
Obama, EU leaders raise threat of fresh sanctions on Russia
US President Barack Obama and top European leaders on Friday urged Moscow to stop its “intimidation” of Ukraine and raised…
Protesting Malaysians brand Obama enemy of Islam
About 100 Malaysian Muslim activists protested Friday outside the US embassy against the coming visit by President Barack Obama, denouncing…
Obama urges Democrats to be proud of Obamacare
US President Barack Obama told fellow Democrats to stop saying sorry for his health care law Thursday, revealing that eight…
Barack and Michelle Obama earned $503,183 in 2013
United States president and his wife, reportedly earned a total income of $503,183 (N80, 509, 280) and paid tax of…
Obama warns Republicans on rolling back gains of civil rights
President Barack Obama warned Friday that Republicans were suppressing the right of African Americans to vote in a way not…
Obama appoints new health secretary
Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is to resign, paying the price for the chaotic initial rollout…
Obama toasts seven million health care sign ups
US President Barack Obama Tuesday cheered seven million people who signed up for insurance under his health care law, and…
Man Jailed 25yrs For Attempting To Kill Obama
An Idaho man who admitted trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House received a 25-year…
Pope Francis meets Obama, great fan from US
US President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday for talks expected to focus on…
Obama praises Pope Francis’ moral leadership
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Pope Francis’ moral leadership in an interview published ahead of their first-ever meeting during…
Obama: Malaysian plane search top priority
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the search for the missing Malaysian airliner was a “top priority” for the United States…
Obama in New York Gap store to push wage plan
US President Barack Obama Tuesday launched a New York shopping spree — to treat his wife and daughters — and…
Obama outraged by plight of minority youths in US
President Barack Obama on Thursday branded the plight of minority youths in America an “outrage” as he launched a program…
America forges ahead with plan to light up Africa
US lawmakers Thursday broke through a logjam on a plan to bring electricity to 50 million Africans, in what Washington…
Obama loses beer bet to Canadian PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper aimed to collect Friday on a wager for beer with US President Barack Obama after…
China protests Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama
US President Barack Obama will host Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, a…
Obama bemoans getting older
Like most Americans of a certain age, President Barack Obama is starting to complain about the aches and pains of…
Obama warns Uganda on anti-gay law
US President Barack Obama on Sunday warned Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni against enacting anti-gay legislation, calling it a “step backward”…
Are the Obamas heading for divorce?
Is the 21-year old marriage of President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, heading for the rocks? Speculations about the…
Obama to invite 47 African leaders for summit
President Barack Obama will invite 47 leaders to a landmark US-Africa summit in August, seeking to widen US trade, development…
Cannabis not more dangerous than drinking: Obama
President Barack Obama says smoking pot is no more dangerous than drinking but calls it a “bad idea,” amid a…
Accenture takes over Obamacare website
Global consulting firm Accenture has been chosen to take over the running of the US government’s trouble-plagued health insurance website,…
In Pictures: Memorial for Nelson Mandela
A memorial service was held for the departed South African leader, Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg today. Many world leaders showed…
World Leaders pay tribute to Mandela
World leaders have been paying special tributes to former President Nelson Mandela who died today, aged 95. US President Barack…
Boko Haram: The Road to US Blacklist
The United States on Wednesday designated Nigeria’s radical Islamist Boko Haram network and an offshoot known as Ansaru as terror…