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The current wave of demonstrations in 40 French cities, driven by chronic teacher shortages, dilapidated school infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, and anger over iron-fisted policing, peaked nationally in early October. Because October 9 marks the historical date of Che Guevara’s execution in Bolivia, critics, left-wing commentators, or historically minded student factionsContinue Reading

Six decades and six years after the Union Jack was lowered and Nigeria’s green-and-white flag was hoisted, Africa’s most populous nation is a metaphor for a multi-faceted needlepoint knit of crippling despair and unyielding optimism. Nigeria’s story has never been a straightforward journey to progress. Several curves have tested theContinue Reading

At a time when the North East states are grappling with insecurity, poor infrastructure, unemployment and an economy struggling to realise its enormous potential, the governors have identified another priority: establishing an airline. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State told Nigerians that the governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, TarabaContinue Reading