2019 Elections: Kaduna political parties, politicians, students sign peace pact

It is about time Nigerians decide who stays in government. Who gets in and who stays out. In a democratic process, it is not just about electing a political party, but the best candidate for public office. GuardianTV spoke with a cross-section of Nigerians on what the expectations are.

Nigerians will vote on Saturday in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended nearly a quarter of a century ago, and the first in which a presidential candidate who is not from one of the two main parties stands a chance.

Thousands of Indian medical students left Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion last year. Some have since opted to complete their studies elsewhere. Others had no choice but to go back to the battered country.

Being blind doesn't mean you don't have a vision and good health is universal to anyone in the world anywhere at any place at any time. Visually-impaired students seek equal rights.

Christine Nnaji never starts drawing without the late American singer Michael Jackson’s voice crooning from the speaker in her studio. With the help of her mother, the 17-year-old mixes paints in the family sitting room-turned-studio, her art spread over the floors and up the walls as she works on an abstract portrait of a woman.

The UK reveals the birth of the first babies born to three parents, in a contentious scientific breakthrough. Finally, it's out with the shorts and in with the tight Speedos this summer in men's swimwear fashion!

In Northern Cyprus, education has become the leading economic sector. No less than 23 universities are concentrated in the small self-proclaimed state recognised only by Turkey, which has occupied it since 1974. They attract students from developing countries by offering affordable courses with a "European" stamp of approval.

In Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus, education has become the leading economic sector. No less than 23 universities are concentrated in the small self-declared state recognised only by Turkey, which has occupied it since 1974.

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At a Tokyo art institute, more than a dozen students held up mirrors to their faces while stretching the sides of their mouths upward, fully immersed in a lesson not in their usual curriculum - a smile class.

Hundereds of Indian overseas students say they have been exploited by unscrupulous education counsellors into joining fake and sub-standard universities in Canada.

In Uganda, parents of children still missing since a school dorm was set on fire and another attacked with machetes offer up their DNA in search for their missing loved ones. Meanwhile in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people who fled their country in 2015 amidst political turmoil have started returning from Rwanda and Tanzania. Finally, we learn the rags-to-riches story of one Ghanaian designer.