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Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari wins historic presidential election landslide The 72-year-old built an early lead in northern states dominated by the mainly Muslim, Hausa-Fulani ethnic group of which he is a member. By Tim Cocks Reuters Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through […]

Barbados planning to replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state By Carol Williams And David McFadden The Associated Press BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island, a former British territory once known as “Little England” […]

France, Germany and Italy have agreed to follow Britain’s lead and join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a rival to the The World Bank, with headquarters in Washington D.C By Reuters SEOUL – A senior US diplomat said it was up to individual countries to decide on joining […]

This is how “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (HBCUs) became the “branding” Have you ever wondered when the term Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) became the “branding” for some institutions of higher education in the United States? Dilemma X shares this information to show when the nomenclature, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (“HBCUs”), became […]

Recreational marijuana legal use explained in Washington D.C. -February 26, 2015 As February 26, in the capital city of the United States, marijuana will be a legal. There will be no pot shops, no open-air smoking, but at least for the moment, the District — for once in its decades-long struggle for the right to […]

Nigeria: Presidential – General elections will be held on February 14, 2015 Nigerian president begins re-election campaign Goodluck Jonathan, seeking to win a second four-year term in February’s vote, holds mass rally in opposition stronghold Agence France-Presse LAGOS- Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, formally began his campaign for re-election on Thursday, taking the fight to a […]

United Nations: Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, 2015 Edith M. Lederer Associated Press (UNITED NATIONS) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Tuesday that the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against […]

U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke III dies at 95 October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015 The first African American elected to the U.S. Senate post reconstruction By Sylvia Wingfield and Mark Pratt Associated Press BOSTON— Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win […]

U.S. President Barack Obama’s approval rating President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has settled down into a significantly smaller range in 2014 than it has in any of his five previous years in office. This year, through the week that ended Dec. 14, Obama’s weekly approval averages have ranged between a high of 45% and […]

Obama’s College-Ratings Plan- How will it impact HBCUs The Obama administration unveiled a framework for its long-awaited college-ratings system Press Release: U.S. Department of Education DECEMBER 19, 2014 Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has set a course for the nation to once again lead the world in college attainment as it did a […]