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Compaore, Abba and history

After shooting his way to power in 1987, he initially ruled in a triumvirate with Henri Zongo and Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani. When he had consolida

Presidential candidates: what the Constitution says

With 4 transitional elections and as many as 70 million registered voters, this is the largest democracy in Africa. We can debate the quality of elect

Ideas, not emotions, rule the world

From the man on the street, beer-parlour and taxi-cubicle, farmers tilling the soil and nomads gracing their livestock; up to the eggheads in universi

Chief Servant, stop deducting teachers’ pay!

As can be seen from the pay-slip, this teacher’s take home remuneration is N34, 000.  His colleagues receive over N50, 000 in Nasarawa State wher

The brains behind ISIS and ISIL

But according to the following report by Global Research, former employee at the US National Security Agency (NSA), Edward Snowden, has revealed that