Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden’s campaign breaks Obama record as the democratic presidential candidate raised more than $364 million in August. Much of the funds were raised online due to the coronavirus pandemic, DAILY TIMES gathered. A total of $364.5 million was raised by the former vice president and the Democratic National Committee. Out […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday fired back angrily at his predecessor Barack Obama after being branded an unserious president who had put US democracy in danger, Daily Times Nigeria learnt. READ ALSO: “Trump is not serious with US presidency”… Trump told reporters Obama was an “ineffective” and “terrible” leader. “I see the horror that he’s […]
Former US President Barack Obama has released his 2020 summer playlist. “Smile”, a song by Nigerian singer Wizkid, is among the 53 songs on the list. Others in the collection are Beyonce, Rihanna, Nas, J. Cole, Nina Simone and Frank Ocean. As gathered by Daily Times, Obama said some of the songs will be played […]
Donald Trump has retaliated after former first lady Michelle Obama said he was the “wrong president” for the US. In a series of posts on Twitter, he wrote: “Somebody please explain to @MichelleObama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your […]
“I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country. I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that your lives matter. That your dreams matter.” the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 former President Barack Obama has said as […]
Former U.S. president Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at officials dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in a rare public rebuke of the current administration. “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,” the former Democratic […]
Washington – President Donald Trump on Tuesday signalled that he would be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme if the U.S. Supreme Court were to uphold his decision to repeal the initiative. The U.S. Supreme Court later on Tuesday will hear a legal challenge to […]
Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain the most admired man and woman in the United States — a 10-year trend for Obama and 16 years running for Clinton. Gallup’s December poll found 17% of respondents named Obama the man they admired most, a dip from 22% of respondents saying […]
The American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations AFL-CIO’s PACs recently stopped all donations to Congress members’ campaigns as a way to protest Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “fast-track.” AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka explains that the legislation would also pledge Congress to only give the pact an up-or-down vote, without amending it, […]
U.S. President Barack Obama is back in Washington, following a historic face-to-face meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro and a first meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The talks with Castro in Panama were strongly criticized by some Republican presidential hopefuls. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said in a statement, “Keeping up a disturbing […]
An opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called on President Joseph Kabila to categorically state that he will not seek a third term because the constitution prohibits him to seek another term. Martin Fayulu of the Commitment for Citizenship and Development party said the opposition also wants presidential election before local […]
President Barack Obama has moved to reassure Israel that the US remains its staunchest supporter, amid Israeli fears over last week’s outline agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme. He said Iran and the rest of the region should know that “if anybody messes with Israel, America will be there”. Critics have accused the president of conceding […]
Constitutional lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Thursday advocated for balanced voting in Nigeria’s elections in order to deepen the nation’s democracy. Agbakoba made this known while briefing newsmen in Lagos. He noted that a critical appraisal of the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections showed that some Nigerians were still voting on ethnic lines. […]
Barack Obama will make a long-awaited trip to Kenya later this year, visiting his father’s homeland for the first time since becoming US president six years ago, the White House said on Monday. During the long-promised visit this July, Obama will attend a Global Entrepreneurship Summit in the east African nation, a statement said. Obama […]
President Obama kicked off the spring season on Saturday with a weekend golf getaway in Florida at the resort where he once caused a stir by playing with tiger woods. During his stay at the floridian national golf club in palm city, less than 50 miles up the coast from palm beach, Obama planned to […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is White House-bound on Tuesday for a series of meetings, a working lunch, and a press conference with President Barack Obama, where U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan are expected to be at the top of the agenda, CNN reports. Ghani has requested that the U.S. consider adjusting its troop withdrawal timeline, […]