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A REVIEW OF NOT MY WILL BY OLUSEGUN OBASANJO: TRUTH, POWER, AND THE PERFUMED SMOKE OF NATIONHOOD

Jide AdesinaDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

by Jide AdesinaDecember 1, 2025December 1, 20250211

There are books written by leaders to immortalize themselves, and there are books written by leaders to justify themselves. Not My Will often feels like...

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The Emergence of Six Futuristic Sovereign Nations from Nigeria and the Birth of a United Republic of Africa: A Peaceful Reimagining of Statehood and the African Paradigm of Civilized Separation

Jide AdesinaNovember 28, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 28, 20250294

The idea that Nigeria could one day reconfigure itself into a constellation of independent sovereign nations, while simultaneously retaining a higher framework of unity, no...

AFRIKA HERALD ARTS & CULTURE Education

NSIBIDI: THE LIVING SCRIPT OF MEMORY AND SYMBOL

Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 2025

by Jide AdesinaNovember 7, 20250282

By Jide Adesina Long before the introduction of Western alphabets and before the Arabic Ajami writing system reached the hinterlands of West Africa, communities in...

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Book Review: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Jide AdesinaSeptember 6, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 6, 20250402

Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country remains one of the most enduring works of twentieth-century literature, a novel that is both profoundly political and unflinchingly...

Africa Education International News

Public Service Commission calls for stronger university-public sector synergy

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250379

THE Public Service Commission has underscored the importance of harmonising heritage-based university education with human capital priorities in the public to build a skilled and...

Africa Education

Church & govt unite to uplift livelihoods and education nationwide

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250253

THE government has called on the church to take a leading role in mobilising congregants to participate in developmental initiatives that enhance livelihoods and strengthen...

Africa ECONOMY Education

Why Education CS is under fire over under funding, corruption in Schools

AarondexAugust 21, 2025

by AarondexAugust 21, 20250275

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu is facing growing criticism from parents, teachers, and lawmakers over what they describe as deepening underfunding of schools and rising...

Africa Education

Mukwauri’s triumph, 22-year-old graduate inspires at Bulawayo Polytechnic

AarondexAugust 21, 2025

by AarondexAugust 21, 20250358

WITH six distinctions and two credits from the Information Technology class, 22-year-old Laura Ruvarashe Mukwauri was among the 3 690 graduates who sang ‘Ebenezer’ after...

ECONOMY Education

Kwekwe’s Globe and Phoenix Primary School reconstruction nearly complete

AarondexAugust 20, 2025

by AarondexAugust 20, 20250221

CONSTRUCTION works at Globe and Phoenix Primary School in Kwekwe are nearing completion, with the contractor expressing confidence that the project will be finalised by...

Africa ECONOMY Education

Kushinga Phikelela set to ease accommodation shortage with modern hostel

AarondexAugust 19, 2025

by AarondexAugust 19, 20250322

STUDENTS at Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic in Marondera are set to benefit from improved living conditions following the construction of a new hostel, which is now...

Africa Education

Kuppet demands promotion of 130,000 teachers

AarondexAugust 11, 2025

by AarondexAugust 11, 20250344

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to urgently promote over 130,000 teachers who have...

Africa Education

Trump’s New Funding Rules – What It Means for African Researchers

AarondexAugust 11, 2025

by AarondexAugust 11, 20250260

The Trump administration’s recently announced changes to U.S. research funding rules could have significant implications for African researchers and institutions collaborating with American partners. Under...

Africa Education International News

Zitokwe Primary School nears completion in Shamva

AarondexAugust 4, 2025

by AarondexAugust 4, 20250258

THE Second Republic’s push for universal access to education has received a major boost after the construction of a new school in Shamva. Zitokwe Primary...

Africa Education International News

Kwekwe Polytechnic graduates leverage on AI for growth

AarondexAugust 2, 2025

by AarondexAugust 2, 20250335

THE need for academics and industrialists to leverage on Artificial Intelligence was the rallying point as over 1 600 graduates were conferred with various diplomas...

Africa ECONOMY Education

Faith-based institutions lead Chipinge’s education revolution

AarondexAugust 1, 2025

by AarondexAugust 1, 20250341

THE town of Chipinge is undergoing a historic transformation, with the construction of two universities now in full swing, a development set to redefine its...

Africa Education International News

ZBC to launch Luzibo FM, a heritage-based educational radio station

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250630

THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)’s new radio station, Luzibo FM is set to deliver educational programming in line with the heritage-based education curriculum. The station,...

Africa ECONOMY Education

Govt moves to tighten ZIMSEC exam security through legislative reform

AarondexJuly 17, 2025

by AarondexJuly 17, 20250364

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Act is set to be amended to strengthen security measures around examinations and address widespread malpractices within the education...

Africa Education TECHNOLOGY

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

AarondexJuly 2, 2025

by AarondexJuly 2, 20250337

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt based on sets of rules and environments which mimic human intelligence”....

Africa BUSINESS Education

Jobless young South Africans often lose hope: new study proves the power of mentorship

AarondexJuly 2, 2025

by AarondexJuly 2, 20250415

More than a third of young South Africans are not in employment, education or training. This cohort of 3.4 million (37.1% of those aged 15–24)...

Africa Education

Stanbic Bank, MSU Launch Scholarship Programme for Disadvantaged Students

AarondexJune 27, 2025

by AarondexJune 27, 20250375

Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, in partnership with Midlands State University (MSU), has launched a new scholarship programme aimed at supporting underprivileged students pursuing tertiary education....

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