Obama pledges strengthened relationship with Nigeria

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President Barack Obama, has felicitated with Nigeria on the celebration of its 54th Independence anniversary and pledged that the United States would continue to strengthen relationship with the country.

Obama in his message issued through the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, said his country would continue to work with Nigeria in promoting good governance and combating terrorism.

The US President wished Nigerians a more peaceful and prosperous year.

He said, “As Nigeria marks its 54th anniversary of independence on October 1, the American people join me in wishing the people of Nigeria a memorable celebration filled with joy and increased national unity.
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Expert: Obama Most Militaristic President US Has Ever Seen

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Barak Obama placed Russia second on the list of new global dangers, with ISIS coming in third. What kind of rhetoric is that and why would the US President opt to revive the Cold War customs? Radio VR is discussing the subject with US historian and authorWilliam Blum and US political analyst Paul Craig Roberts.

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President Obama: New Discovery of Africa

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President Obama has thrown his hat in the ring for the role of Black continent’s major investor and tutor inviting 50 African leaders for an unprecedented US-Africa summit. Obama’s biggest African initiative is seen as an attempt to outsmart China which has secured leading position on the continent with its multi-million investments.

Amine Laghidi, General Manager for Africa North Star Group; Mikhail Margelov, Russia’s President Special Envoy to Africa and Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Federation; David Ochami, Senior reporter at the Standard Group, Nairobi, Kenya; Andrei Fyodorov, the former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, the Director of the Center for Political Research Foundation; Andrei Urnov, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of Africa, and also the former Russia’s Ambassador to Namibia shared their opinions with our source. 

Obama authorises air strikes on Iraq

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US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country.

He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities or if they threaten US interests.

No strikes have been made yet but the US has made humanitarian air drops to Iraqis under threat from the militants.

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No plan to send troops to Nigeria – Obama

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The United States President Barack Obama has said that his country has no plan to send troops to fight terrorism in African countries including Nigeria.

Obama made this statement after the US-Africa Leaders Summit while fielding questions from journalist on Wednesday.

According to him, the US is more interested in increasing the capacity of regional organisations on the continent to tackle issues more effectively and promptly.

Obama said, “Now, with respect to terrorism, I think there’s uniform concern of terrorist infiltration in many countries throughout Africa. A lot of the initiatives that we put forward were designed to partner so that countries, first and foremost, can deal with these problems within their own borders or region.

Putin, Obama discuss implementation of Poroshenko's peace plan by phone

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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed proposals for peace in Ukraine with US President Barack Obama on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement, after Ukraine's leader announced a ceasefire in military operations in the east, informing Reuters. US President urged Putin to support peace in Ukraine and said Moscow would face further "costs" if it did not take steps to reduce tensions in the country, the White House said.

"They discussed ... the implementation of the peace plan proposed by the President Petr Poroshenko," the Kremlin said. "Putin stressed that priority must be given to halting military operations and to the start of direct negotiations between the opposing sides."

Obama could be impeached in case of using US army in Iraq - author of War Powers Act

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American President Barack Obama would commit an impeachable offense if he used military force in Iraq prior congressional approval but he could circumvent the law, Paul Findley, former US congressman and one of the original authors of The War Powers Resolution, told RIA Novosti.

"The word emergency is very elastic. If [Obama] declared new intelligence required him to renew combat operations he might argue it demanded emergency action," he said.

Obama to take several days to consider how to act on Iraq

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President Barack Obama said on Friday he will take several days to review options for how the United States can help Iraq deal with a militant insurgency, saying any action would need significant involvement by Iraq itself, according to Reuters. "The United States is not simply going involve itself in a military action in the absence of a political plan by the Iraqis that gives us some assurance that they are prepared to work together," Obama said, demonstrating a reluctance to send US troops into battle in Iraq.

"We are not going to be able to do it for them," he added.

Obama in Poland: the real danger is from the West

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On June 3-4 president Barack Obama is going to Poland before moving on to the G7 summit in Brussels. Obama’s visit  is theoretically devoted to the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Poland’s first post-communist parliamentary election,  in 1989.

Obama though is unlikely to talk much about the past, he is much more likely to want to discuss the future, especially about the "containment" of Russia (the State Department’s new policy line on Russia, first hailed by the former US ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, in his recent opinion piece in The New York Times).

Read more: Russia, China, non-aligned countries should call to abolish NATO - expert

In Warsaw, Obama will meet the Polish and American pilots of the Poland-based F16 fighter jets, a new symbol of this "new" containment. (It should not be forgotten that the "old" containment policy was launched in late 1940s on the advice of the great American diplomat George F. Kennan, also a former ambassador to Moscow, who  from the 1990s opposed NATO’s expansion and other hostile US and allied action against the new, non-communist Russia.)

Putin calls Obama to discuss possible intl community's actions on Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called American President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a US diplomatic proposal for Ukraine, the White House said. It was believed to have been the first direct conversation between Obama and Putin since the United States and its European allies began imposing sanctions on Putin's inner circle and threatened to penalize key sectors of Russia's economy. 

Putin called to discuss a US proposal for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis, which Secretary of State John Kerry again presented to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Hague meeting earlier this week.

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Obama, US gov't must be removed to save mankind - presidential candidate LaRouche

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Eight-time presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche Jr., who wrote an open letter to Congress calling for impeachment of President Barack Obama a few days ago, an interview with the Voice of Russia shared his opinion on US foreign politics, the current situation in Ukraine and the NSA surveillance program’s violation of the constitution.

"As the following attests, during his time in office President Obama has lied repeatedly to the American people and the Congress and has subverted the US Constitution on behalf of foreign interests—the British/Saudi axis—and its allies. In his recent adventure in Ukraine, he is about to lead the United States into World War III." So reads a letter by Lyndon LaRouche Jr., published in the Washington Times a few days ago.

US withdraws participation in preparatory meetings for G8 in Sochi - Obama

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US President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US will suspend upcoming participation in preparatory meetings for the G8. The conversation took place on Obama's initiative and was dedicated to the situation in Ukraine. 

Read more: #UkraineCrisis Live Update: Ukraine's appeal for terrorists help backed by US, West countries - Head of Chechen Republic.

US Obama warns Russia of political and economic isolation

Obama Shares lovely Picture With Wife Michelle, Wishes Her A happy Birthday

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 resident Barack Obama shared this lovely picture of wife, Michelle and himself on social media. He posted it to mark her birthday! Nice pics they got! See his tweet above.

Obama, Bill Gates, and President Vladimir Putin are the World's Most Admired People ( Do you agree ?)

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 The world's richest man and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is probably the most admired person on the planet, followed closely by US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis and Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar, the London Times reports, citing a poll.

Gates scored highly in all the 12 countries where YouGov conducted polling and was the most used in China. Putin's popularity among Russians helped him secure third put on the list, the newspaper reported.

YouGov surveyed 14,000 people in the U.K., France, Germany, Russia, the U.S., Australia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt, Nigeria and Brazil in the poll conducted for the Times, based on the newspaper.

Obama's 'boycott' of the Sochi Games: so much worse than in 1980…

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The announcement made by the White House staff that US president Barack Obama would be "too busy" to attend the winter Olympic Games, which are to be held in the Russian seaside city of Sochi, was received in Russia as sad, but not entirely unexpected news.

Obama did not give other reasons for his non-show at the Olympic games, but the choice of members for the American Olympic delegation lets one make an easy guess about his motives.

VIDEO : US Senator Abuses Nigeria To be able to Mock Obama

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This is really Violent and Degrading to us Nigerians.. i suppose if this was claimed about America ‘they would send their whole military here'…after watching it ‘share that which you feel'

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Watch Video of President Obama's Bilateral Meeting with President Jonathan of Nigeria

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Hollande tells Obama of 'deep disapproval' of US spying on French citizens -Full Update

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French President Francois Hollande condemned US spying on French citizens in a call with President Barack Obama on Monday, as a row escalated over US eavesdropping on millions of French phone calls. Hollande's office said in a statement that he had expressed "deep disapproval of these practices, which are unacceptable between friends and allies because they infringe on the privacy of French citizens."

Hollande "asked that all explanations be provided, as well as all information that could be at the disposal of former NSA consultant Edward Snowden."

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Photos: President Goodluck Jonathan and Barack Obama in New York

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President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria being received by President Barack Obama of the US at the Waldorf Hotel, New York on today Monday September 23rd. More photos after the break.