Obama’s Twitter Debut, @POTUS, Attracts Hate-Filled Posts!!

WASHINGTON — When President Obama sent his inaugural Twitter post from the Oval Office on Monday, the White House heralded the event with fanfare, posting a photograph of him perched on his desk tapping out his message on an iPhone.

The @POTUS account — named for the in-house acronym derived from “President of the United States” — would “serve as a new way for President Obama to engage directly with the American people, with tweets coming exclusively from him,” a White House aide wrote that day.

But it took only a few minutes for Mr. Obama’s account to attract racist, hate-filled posts and replies. They addressed him with..

Akon: Hip-hop artist backs sustainable energy for Africa.

Akon, R&B artist and co-founder, Akon Lighting Africa initiative. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Tsigue Shiferaw asked him why he set up the initiative.  The hip-hop artist, Akon, says his experience growing up

President Barrack Obama has joined twitter!!

President Obama has joined Twitter with the handle @POTUS!

How can leaders use...

25th AU Summit, South Africa, 7-15 June 2015

The 25th African Union (AU) Summit will take place in South Africa from 7 to 15 June 2015. The theme this year is..

The Highest-Paid Female C.E.O.s

There are very few women on the list of top-paid executives — just 13 out of 200 — and their average pay, $20 million, is 9.4 percent less than $22.6 million overall average.

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   Rank: 14th
   Marissa A. Mayer
   Yahoo
   $42.1 million
   
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Annual NEA Awards Announces New Categories for 2015

In celebrating its 10^th anniversary, the Nigeria Entertainment Awards has expanded its nomination categories and instituted new policies on how it will distribute its well sought after award trophy. The expansion in award categories is more particular in the..

NEW MUSIC : Mbryo - Sample For Me Freestyle

Rugged Records act Mbryo is working on dropping a massive...

PATORANKING: I moved my family out of the ghetto; that is my greatest achievement.

Ebonyi descent Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie [Patoranking], did not plan to be an artiste, he wanted to do something different, grew up listening to reggae and today, he is..

PHOTOS: FIELD MONITORING AND EVALUATION VISIT TO DREP CENTRE BY THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NIGERIA) ATTACHED TO THE PRESIDENCY OFFICE ABUJA.

We were visited unannounced by a federal monitoring and evaluation team from Abuja to come and verify if we have..

IF WE ALL ACT AND LIVE ACCORDING TO THE “GOLDEN RULE”, THERE WILL BE PEACE AND HARMORY ON EARTH!

GOLDEN ROLE

CHRISTIANITY: - In everything, do to others as you will have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Jesus, Matthew 7:12)

ISLAM: - Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself. (Prophet Muhammad, Hadith)....see more golden rules below..

I will Kiss Chris Brown – Yemi Alade On #KimaniOffAir

Yoruba-Ibo Ghen Ghen babe Yemi Eberechi Alade, who just won the award for “Best West African Act” at the 2015 Kunde Awards in Burkina Faso has revealed her daily...

Atlas Corps: CONGRATULATIONS CLASS 18!!!

CLASS 11

Congratulations Class 18! We are excited to welcome our newest group of global leaders to Atlas Corps and our network of more than 300 Fellows from 70 countries. These Fellows will serve....

Win Fifty Thousand Naira [N50,000.00] from #AfroMusicPopSelfie Monthly Contest!!

International music and lifestyle channel, AfroMusicPop, channel 326 DSTV, presents you an amazing opportunity to win yourself a sum of Fifty Thousand Naira as part of its monthly CSR.

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Is It Time to Treat Violence Like a Contagious Disease? Yes, Violence Is A Disease!!

Violence as a Health Issue

Why should the health sector be involved in violence prevention? Because violence negatively affects the health of victims as well as those who...