Political Plagiarism Is Embarrassing But Quite Common

Reports that President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s inaugural speech had been plagiarized in several parts, left some of us aficionados of the former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice a bit disappointed but not the least bit horrified, nonetheless, because this intellectual property crime is more common and widespread and global in scope than it may seem … Read more

“Oh Lord, Give Me A Baby Girl” – Jim Iyke Prays Into 2017

Top Nigerian sensational Actor, Jim Iyke has sent a long letter to God through his Instagram page asking for a daughter in the new year 2017. The actor who is not satisfy having only a son decided to petition God for a baby girl so as to make his family complete. Well, instead of Jim … Read more

Tributes Pour In For George Michael

Tributes have poured in from across the world for singer George Michael, who has died at his home at the age of 53. Former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was “heartbroken at the loss of my beloved friend”, while Sir Elton John mourned a “brilliant artist”. His former long-term partner Kenny Goss paid tribute … Read more

Chibok Girl Recalls ‘miracle’ Release By Boko Haram

When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in northeast Nigeria, Asabe Goni did not think that she would be among the girls allowed to go home. During their time in captivity the girls were encouraged to convert to Islam and to marry their kidnappers, with … Read more

Trump Official Paladino Under Fire Over Crude Obama Remarks

Carl Paladino, a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s New York campaign, is facing a backlash over crude remarks about Barack and Michelle Obama. Asked by a newspaper what he would most like to happen in 2017, Mr Paladino said he hoped President Obama would die from mad cow disease and the first lady would “return … Read more

With Water Cannons and Southern Belles, Trump Ends ‘thank You’ Tour

U. S. President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up his post-election “thank you” tour on Saturday with celebratory geysers from water cannons, greetings from hoop-skirted Southern belles and some gloating over the TV newscasters who had expected him to lose. In the last in a series of rallies Trump has staged during the past three weeks – … Read more

Michelle Obama Tells Oprah Winfrey America Lacks Hope

Her husband repeatedly used messages of hope in his presidential campaigns and during his time in office. But US First Lady Michelle Obama has struck a much less upbeat tone in her last TV interview before the family leaves the White House. Speaking to talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Mrs Obama said America’s outlook had … Read more

Michelle Obama ‘ape In Heels’ Facebook Post

A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” in a Facebook post is set to return to work in West Virginia, local media say. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay county, will resume work on 23 December, the Charleston Gazette-Mail said. The screen grab of … Read more

President Obama Behind the Scenes

A collection of moments subtle and grand of the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Yangon International Airport on Friday in Yangon, Myanmar, for the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. President Barack Obama, right, laughs as he holds a koala next to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on … Read more

Doctor Calls Michelle Obama ‘monkey Face,’ Says She’s Not Racist

A Colorado doctor has been ordered to stop seeing patients and is being fired from her medical school teaching job after calling first lady Michelle Obama “monkey face” on Facebook and defending herself as “still not racist.” Dr. Michelle Herren, a white pediatric anesthesiologist at Denver Health Medical Center and a faculty member at University … Read more

Gigi Hadid Breaks Out Brutal Melania Trump Impression At the AMAs

The model and her co-host, Jay Pharoah, joked about The Donald, too. Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah are making the American Music Awards great again. Or at least they’re trying to. With such different careers, it didn’t seem to make much sense why the two were chosen to host the award show together … until … Read more

Mayor Resigns Over Michelle Obama ‘ape In Heels’ Post

The mayor of a town in the US state of West Virginia has resigned after she was caught up in a controversy over racist comments about Michelle Obama. Beverly Whaling had appeared to applaud a Facebook post referring to Mrs Obama as an “ape in heels”. She wrote that the post had made her day, … Read more

Mayor West Virginia Steps Down After Racist Attack On Michelle Obama

The mayor of Clay, West Virginia, has resigned and another county official is out following their exchange over a racist Facebook post that compared first lady Michelle Obama to an “ape in heels.” The county employee, Pamela Taylor, worked as director of the Clay County Development Corporation and wrote on Facebook: “It will be so … Read more

Mayor Resigns Over Michelle Obama ‘ape In Heels’ Post

The mayor of a town in the US state of West Virginia has resigned after she was caught up in a controversy over racist comments about Michelle Obama. Beverly Whaling had appeared to applaud a Facebook post referring to Mrs Obama as an “ape in heels”. She wrote that the post had made her day, … Read more

West Virginia Mayor Resigns After Michelle Obama’s ‘ape In Heels’ Post

A West Virginia mayor who faced backlash after posting a controversial comment about Michelle Obama on Facebook has resigned. Clay County Mayor Beverly Whaling came under fire after she appeared to agree with a racist comment posted about the first lady on social media. “It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First … Read more

Michelle Obama ‘ape In Heels’ Post Causes Outrage

A racist Facebook post about Michelle Obama has caused a major controversy involving a town mayor in the US state of West Virginia. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay County, referred to the first lady as an “ape”. “It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified first lady … Read more

What Do You Think About Michelle and Melania? Which Lady Has Better Style?

Love or loathe Melania Trump, she is the next First Lady of the United States of America at least for the next four years. 3news.com takes a look at the second foreign-born First Lady in the history of American politics who is about to succeed Michelle Obama at the White House. Melania has an uphill … Read more

Historic Trump Meeting Was Excellent

President Barack Obama welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House Thursday, as both men put past antagonisms aside in a time-honored ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of political power. Three days after mocking Trump as unfit to control the codes needed to launch nuclear weapons, Obama told his successor that he wanted him to … Read more

Meeting Obama Was A Great Honour

US President-elect Donald Trump has said it was a “great honour” to meet President Barack Obama for transition talks at the White House. Mr Obama said he was “encouraged” by their “excellent” and “wide-ranging” conversation, lasting over an hour. During the election campaign, Mr Trump vowed to dismantle Mr Obama’s legacy and he has previously … Read more

Talks With Obama An Honour

US President-elect Donald Trump has said it was a “great honour” to meet President Barack Obama for transition talks at the White House. Mr Obama said he was “encouraged” by their “excellent” and “wide-ranging” conversation. Mr Trump has questioned Mr Obama’s US citizenship and vowed to dismantle his legacy in the past. During the campaign, … Read more