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South Africa’s ANC Decides To Remove Zuma As Head Of State -Source

...Head of state mired in corruption allegations ...Zuma weakened after Ramaphosa took over ANC helm ...President may refuse to step down - local media ...Rand volatile as political drama unfolds (Adds local news service quotes, background) PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - South Africa’s...

Harvard Names Veteran Academic Administrator As New President

Harvard University on Sunday announced that Lawrence Bacow from its Kennedy School of Government would be its 29th president starting on July 1, calling him one of the most experienced and respected leaders in U.S. higher education. Bacow, 66, previously...

White House Releases 2019 Budget Proposal, Seeks Funds For Wall, Military

President Donald Trump released his second budget on Monday, seeking to bolster military spending and requesting funds for infrastructure, construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and opioid treatment programs. The $4.4 trillion budget plan, which is viewed...

New York Sues Weinstein Co., Harvey Weinstein Over Sexual Misconduct

New York’s attorney general sued the Weinstein Company and Harvey Weinstein on Sunday alleging years of sexual harassment and misconduct by the movie producer, in a move that could jeopardize talks on a potential sale of the studio. Weinstein, co-founder...

OPINION: AS JONATHAN PAVED WAY FOR BUHARI HE BREEDS OBJ COALITION

Buhari has resurrected Obasanjo and Babangida so-called duty for another President in 2019. Buhari may actually thank them for giving him a way out in order to take care of himself. The man is not as vigorous as the...

OPINION: IZE-IYAMU: LIVING IN DENIAL ONE YEAR AFTER LOSING TO OBASEKI 

When you are confronted with a dizzying defeat, what do you do? Take stock of the situation, assess your options and get back on track? Or sit in a puddle of shame and wallow in what is not yours...

OPINION: HERDSMEN’S MENACE AND A RARE PANACEA

John Keane is a professor of politics at the University of Westminster and the WZB (Berlin). The aforementioned scholar, who is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is the author of a best seller politics book called "The...

OPINION: RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE ON NIGERIAN CAMPUSES: A BETRAYAL OF ACADEMIC TRUST

A photo of the student from Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola who was accused of abusing Prophet Muhammad has been circulating on the social media. Apparently, fanatical elements have published this photo in order to eliminate this student,...

OPINION: FROM ‘SAI BUHARI’ TO ‘KÁÌ BUHARI’

The streets have become an epistemic community where the mood of the country and the direction of thoughts are expressed, moulded, patterned and structured. When one interacts with the streets, one is able to know who is popular and...

OPINION: BUHARI AND NEW NIA DG: CAN THE PRESIDENT HELP US UNDERSTAND HIM BETTER?

It would have been just okay to stay away from the controversy that has dogged the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the new Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) as the president and operators of this...