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5 things to know about Nigerian professor Dapo Akande elected ICJ judge
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5 things to know about Nigerian professor Dapo Akande elected ICJ judge

Nigerian-born legal scholar Professor Dapo Akande has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), marking a significant milestone in his career and a diplomatic victory for the United Kingdom. His election marks a major diplomatic victory for the UK Akande’s election is also significant for the United Kingdom, which had been without a judge on the ICJ since 2017.

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New Group review – schoolkids build human pyramids in bizarre Japanese horror-satire on conformity
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New Group review – schoolkids build human pyramids in bizarre Japanese horror-satire on conformity

Two outsider students at a super-strict high school find they are definitely not with the programme in Yûta Shimotsu’s body-bending sci-fi scarer Here is an intermittently amusing Japanese social satire about conformity directed by Yûta Shimotsu; it has flashes of brilliance but lacks the kind of engaging characters that could have taken it to the next level. Ai (Anna Yamada) is an unpopular pupil who has always tried to fit in, and Yu (Yuzu Aoki) is a transfer student who more deliberately resists the demands of peer pressure.

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GES cautions teachers against paying money for automatic promotion
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GES cautions teachers against paying money for automatic promotion

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned teachers participating in its ongoing promotion examination against paying money to individuals who claim they can secure them automatic promotion. In a press release issued on Tuesday, November 3, the Service stressed that the promotion exercise was transparent and strictly merit-based, insisting that no payment or financial inducement was required or could guarantee a candidate’s promotion.

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Achimota 1986 Year Group refurbishes historic Aggrey Chapel to preserve school heritage
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Achimota 1986 Year Group refurbishes historic Aggrey Chapel to preserve school heritage

The 1986 year group of Achimota School has refurbished the institution’s historic Aggrey Chapel as part of activities marking 40 years since its members left the school, in a project aimed at preserving the landmark building and improving worship conditions for students. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Achimota School Headmaster, Ebenezer Graham Acquaah, commended the alumni for what he described as a significant demonstration of gratitude, restoration and commitment to the institution’s heritage.

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Armah-Kofi Buah challenges KNUST engineering students to lead the fight against galamsey
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Armah-Kofi Buah challenges KNUST engineering students to lead the fight against galamsey

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has challenged geological engineering students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to use their professional expertise to develop practical solutions to illegal mining and environmental destruction. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Geological Engineering Students Society (GESS) on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said the time for engineers to join the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, was now.

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Achimota Headmaster commends 1986 Year Group for restoring Aggrey Chapel
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Achimota Headmaster commends 1986 Year Group for restoring Aggrey Chapel

The Headmaster of Achimota School, Ebenezer Graham Acquaah, has commended the school’s 1986-year group for renovating the Aggrey Chapel, describing the intervention as a significant act of gratitude, restoration and commitment to the institution’s heritage. He described the Aggrey Chapel, named after the school’s co-founder, Dr Kwegyir Aggrey, as the spiritual heartbeat of Achimota School, noting that it had served generations of students as a place of prayer, worship and spiritual development.

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Okonkwo urges education reform to drive Nigeria’s development
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Okonkwo urges education reform to drive Nigeria’s development

…Calls for stronger TVET, university-industry partnerships, research commercialisation Obiora Okonkwo, Executive Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, has called for a fundamental reform of Nigeria’s education system to produce skilled, innovative and ethical graduates capable of driving national development. Okonkwo made the call while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), on October 20, 2026.

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How Oxford University’s Oriel College should handle Nathan Cofnas event
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How Oxford University’s Oriel College should handle Nathan Cofnas event

Dave Hunter suggests requiring the event to be online and inviting Hope Not Hate to speak on another occasion The question of whether Oriel College, Oxford, should host Nathan Cofnas highlights the double bind for educational institutions created by the freedom of speech legislation from 2023: bad law, designed to fix a non-problem relating to “no platforming” (Oriel College urged to cancel student group’s event with Jason Arday accuser, 27 October). Oriel could require the event to be online, and solely for the members of the relevant society.

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‎UniMAC-SOJAMS Level 300 student Jemimah Andoh nominated for GJA Best Student Journalist Award‎
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‎UniMAC-SOJAMS Level 300 student Jemimah Andoh nominated for GJA Best Student Journalist Award‎

‎UniMAC-SOJAMS Level 300 student Jemimah Andoh nominated for GJA Best Student Journalist Award‎. Jemimah Andoh, a level 300 student of the School of Journalism and Media Studies (SOJAMS) at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), has earned a nomination in the Best Student Journalist category at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards. Read Also: The Multimedia Group tops 30th GJA Media Awards with ten nominations ‎ ‎Also nominated are Badwam, Adom TV’s morning show, and Ekosiisen, Asempa FM’s afternoon political and current affairs talk show.

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RNAQ Foundation, Ga Mantse award scholarships to 115 Ga-Dangme students
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RNAQ Foundation, Ga Mantse award scholarships to 115 Ga-Dangme students

The RNAQ Foundation, in partnership with the Ga Mantse, King Nii Teiko Tsuru II, has awarded scholarships to 115 deserving Ga-Dangme students to support their education and ease the financial burden on their families. The scholarship presentation ceremony, held at the Ga Mantse Palace on Monday, November 2, marked the launch of the first cohort of beneficiaries under the RNAQ and Ga-Dangme Scholarship Support Fund, an initiative spearheaded by RNAQ Holdings President, Richard Nii Armah Quaye.

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ASUU threatens showdown with Wike over UniAbuja land
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ASUU threatens showdown with Wike over UniAbuja land

….Union demands reversal of allocations to private firms, individuals, seeks Tinubu’s intervention By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has threatened an industrial confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the alleged unlawful allocation of portions of the university’s land to private companies and individuals. “Let it be clearly understood that the University of Abuja is a Federal Government institution held in trust for the Nigerian people and it is not a property of the FCT,” ASUU…

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