Category: Features
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Nigeria-Dubai visa face-off and matters arising
The visa policies between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been a topic of intense debate in recent months. Dubai is a popular destination for Nigerians, both for tourism and business. However, recent changes in visa regulations have
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Stemming political tension in Edo ahead of governorship election
The attack on Edo deputy governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, and governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Monday Okpebholo, in Benin has sparked condemnations and raised concerns about the upcoming governorship election in the state. The attack, which resulted in the death of a police personnel attached to Okpebholo,
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Open letter to President Tinubu
For about a decade and half, the Northern part of Nigeria has been enmeshed in two major crises. The first was Boko Haram, born and bred in the North East. From their confrontation with the Police to the execution of their leader, Boko Haram grew to become a terror group unprecedented in Nigeria’s history.
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Ajibola Ogunshola: Triumph of the non-newspaperman – By Azu Ishiekwene
If the lot had fallen on Chief Ajibola Ogunshola to be the undertaker, not many would have blamed him for the fate of PUNCH.
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Funso Aiyejina: Tribute to a Global Quester – By G. G. Darah
Funso Aiyejina belongs to the generation of the Nigerian literati who believed that literature and the arts could heal the wounds of a nation where things had fallen apart. This utopian imagination was cradled in the hearths of academic institutions in the immediate aftermath of the 1967-1970 Nigerian civil war.
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Tam Fiofori and his Jamaican gals – By Ikeddy ISIGUZO
Tam Fiofori, who passed away on Tuesday, 25 June 2024, at 82, will miss this. Jamaica’s fiery sprints squad at the upcoming Olympics Games in Paris would have kept him on the phone, confirming schedules, reliving moments of athletic apogees, and making predictions of which Jamaicans would shake the world.
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TNG Editorial: Nigeria’s 25 years journey of uncertain democracy
It is no longer news that Nigeria in 1999 returned to civilian rule, and adopted a democratic system of governance, which was viewed as key to promoting legitimacy, changing cultures of exclusion and ensuring better decision making.
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Tribute: Letter to my son – By Mike Nzeagwu
Happy 27th birthday Ify. Though you are no longer with us, this day will always remain special as the day you came into our lives and filled it with joy and laughter.
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Heat wave: Abuja women abandon wigs for low cut hair
As the weather condition gets harsher with the temperature going as high as 40 degrees Celsius sometimes, many women in Abuja have abandoned their wigs and opt for low cut hair. For some of them, wigs remain fashion items that should be seasonal and so they can do without them for now in order to…
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Bobrisky: Naira mutilation conviction and matters arising therefrom
In February 2024, the mass media was awash with reports of the arrest of Bassey Idio, for currency racketeering by operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The 59-year-old ‘naira trader’ was apprehended following intelligence