Category: Features
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Timeline of kidnap kingpin Evans’s trial
News of arrest of kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) by the police on June 10, 2017, dominated Nigeria’s media space the following 12 hours and beyond. His trial continued to hold the attention of the media and the general public.
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New Electoral Law: Ten areas Nigerians must know about whether they’re enforceable
President Muhammadu Buhari must have disappointed many Nigerians to have signed the new Electoral Law because of his ‘go slow’ approach to sensitive matters of this nature.
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Analysis: Putin’s Ukraine assault confounds Biden strategy, puts leadership to test
He threatened to impose the harshest sanctions ever on Russia. He worked to galvanize U.S. allies into a united front. He supplied Ukraine with more weapons than any American president before him. And he beefed up U.S. forces on NATO’s eastern flank as reassurance of his commitment.
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What Nigerian passport applicants went through in 2021
It is a truism that many intending international travelers went through tough times in the year 2021 while trying to obtain passports from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). While some were lucky to get the international travel document, others remain on waiting list after going through all the required process. Similar situation obtained in Nigeria’s…
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Nature and realism in Tony Frisby’s Van Gogh and the Colours of Love – Theophilus Ejorh
Theophilus Ejorh Publisher: Panda Publishing Publication Date: 2019 Pages: 69 The first valuable thing about Van Gogh and the Colours of Love is the explanatory introductions for most poems in the collection. The notes are attention-grabbing and provide robust insights into the events, objects, or moments that inspired the poems. They also…
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Men who move from woman to woman should not be blamed-Halima Abubakar
Sensational actress Halima Abubakar has said that men who jump from one woman to another should not be blamed. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the role interpreter asserts that it is a way the universe tells them they need a new man. She wrote: “Don’t blame people who jump from one girl to another.…
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Iya-Oyo: Legendary Abuja amala spot, where customers queue in hundreds, clean plates before buying meals
Are you willing to wait in line, at least for a little while (between 20- 30mins) just to enjoy the taste of good food or otherwise quench hunger? If yes! You’re qualified to join hundreds of Abuja residents at Matosh Kitchen, popularly called Iya Oyo, in performing the daily rites of queuing and cleaning your…
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Austen-Peters urges stakeholders not to neglect women in creative sector
Bolanle Austen-Peters, the founder, Terra Kulture Arts and Studios Limited, says that women as nation builders must be carried along in nation building. She said that since women have the power to create as well destroy, nation builders should not neglect them because they occupied strategic positions. Austen- Peters said, “She can be calm and…
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[Special Report] Election deferral: Lagos residents lament loss
Many Nigerians were shocked last Saturday when they woke up to the news that the general elections had been postponed. TheNewGuru recalls that the Independent National Electoral in the early hours of the day when the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives membership elections were to hold, announced the postponement of the exercise by one…
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Mercy Johnson inspired me to become an actress-Ebun Hodo
On-the-rise-actress Ebun Hodo might not be a household name yet, but the screen diva is sure her amazing acting talent will open doors for her. Hodo who also doubles as a fashion designer in a chat with TheNewsGuru said there are fake people everywhere , not only in Nollywood. According to her:” Fake people…