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Ruto's Nigerian English Jab, Nigeria's Playful Response

Global News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Published
April 28, 2026
Duration
1:08
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Last updated
Apr 29, 2026

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Kenyas President Ruto sparked a diplomatic spat with Nigeria over English accent comments, later joking about Nigerians excellent English at a mining conference. The online backlash led to a cyber rivalry, but Ruto smoothed things over by referencing his Nigerian in-laws and inviting Nigerias Minerals Minister to communicate in good English. Support the s…

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Kenyas President Ruto sparked a diplomatic spat with Nigeria over English accent comments, later joking about Nigerians excellent English at a mining conference. The online backlash led to a cyber rivalry, but Ruto smoothed things over by referencing his Nigerian in-laws and inviting Nigerias Minerals Minister to communicate in good English. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary b

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