Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, announced that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Readers respond to a guest essay on the best approaches for universal child care. Also: A gift that never grows old.

[Liberian Investigator] – Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has congratulated Rev. Mrs. Dialokai Golanyon-Kemayah on her record-setting graduation from the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, recalling his long-standing relationship with her husband, Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr., and expressing regret for missing the ceremony.

[Liberian Investigator] – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has sought to clarify remarks made during his tour of southeastern Liberia in which he likened the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) to “armed robbers,” saying the comment was meant as a parable rather than a partisan attack.

[Liberian Investigator] – Former Grand Bassa County senatorial candidate Charles Paul Vah II has renewed his commitment to education support, vocational training and skills development for Liberians after earning a Master of Business Administration in Leadership from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Starting Jan. 7, the Dept. of Education will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.

In “Captives and Companions,” Justin Marozzi traces the stories of the eunuchs, harem women and forced laborers who underwrote empires in Asia and North Africa.

[This Day] Minna — The federal government has restated that it has rescued all the abducted St Mary’s Catholic Primary Secondary School pupils/students and their teachers, who were abducted over a month ago. National Coordinator, Counter Terrorism Centre, Major-General Adamu Laka (rtd), made this known yesterday, while handing over the freshly rescued 130 children and teachers to Governor...

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 23 – The Ministry of Education has opened a seven-day review window for Grade 9 learners and their parents to verify and, where necessary, adjust senior school placements ahead of the transition to Grade 10.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education has outlined the approved curriculum support and learning resources for learners transitioning into Grade 10, as the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system guides placement into senior schools.

[Ghanaian Times] FOR decades, the relatively low socio-economic status and limited public visibility of Muslims in Ghana have been a subject of quiet concern and, at times, open debate. Despite Islam being one of the country’s major religions, Muslims remain underrepresented in elite professions, national politics, and influential decision-making spaces. This reality did not emerge overnight....

A Times investigation revealed the truth of how Mr. Epstein, a college dropout, clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.

An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them?

[SNA] Khartoum, December 22, 2025 (SUNA) – President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, inspected the headquarters of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Khartoum State during an extended meeting held by Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Mudawi Musa, with the Vice-Chancellors of public...

[Vanguard] The Kebbi State Government’s approval of a ₦10 billion intervention to support intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj recently reignited debate over fiscal priorities. The approval came barely weeks after bandits abducted 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga.

[Leadership] Media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has raised doubts about the circumstances surrounding the abduction and release of students from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State.

[New Times] A group of young Rwandans living in Poland on Monday, December 22, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the Campaign Against Genocide Museum as part of a cultural heritage initiative aimed at strengthening their understanding of Rwanda’s history, identity, and national journey.

The Department of Education is looking at whether security at Brown University, including its surveillance system, was up to standard. Brown said it would conduct its own investigation.

The Department of Education is looking at whether security at Brown University, including its surveillance system, was up to standard. Brown said it would conduct its own investigation.

[This Day] Christmas arrived early for 420 children from Ikorodu who, not gathering at a rally or a town hall, went shopping with Babajimi Benson.

At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith.