Ghana president under fire over plagiarism in inaugural speech

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo came under fire on Sunday when it emerged that his inaugural address plaigiarised quotes from speeches by U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The outcry on social and national media over Saturday’s speech took the shine off a moment of triumph for the former opposition leader, who won a […]

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Buhari under fire over Obama speech plagiarism

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire from critics after admitting part of his recent “Change Begins With Me” speech was copied from US President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech. Buhari announced the social initiative earlier this month urging Nigerians to stop bribing and littering in a programme that continues his “war against indiscipline” […]

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Plagiarism: Buhari admits allegation, Vows to Punish Staff

The presidency has admitted that the speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari at the launch of “change begins with me” campaign contains similarities between a paragraph in President Obama’s 2008 Victory Speech and what the President read in paragraph nine of the sixteen-paragraph. According to a statement signed by Senior special assistant on media and […]

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