Gloria Grahame as Debbie Marsh, and Glenn Ford as Dave Bannion in The Big Heat, Fritz Lang, dir, Columbia Pictures, 1953. Screenshot. The ethos of cinema Comparing the moral stance of a popular movie to the national culture from which it arose is hard enough. Films are shaped by genre conventions that precede them as…
Citizens in Niger are enduring long hours in scorching heat, waiting for fuel that remains increasingly scarce, as the fuel crisis continues to paralyze the country. For nearly a week, the nation has struggled to meet its citizens’ rising demand for petrol, with an alarming shortage of the essential fuel disrupting daily life. Frustrated Nigeriens…
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Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Province, Russia, March 14, 2025 Photo: diaconia.ru     The Russian Orthodox Church opened and consecrated a new center for rehabilitating troubled teenagers yesterday. The opening ceremony for the St. Moses the Ethiopian Center for Social Adaption of Adolescents in Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Province, was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Evgeny of Ekaterinburg, reports the…
Zimbabwe have announced a 23-man squad for their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Nigeria later this month. The Warriors, still chasing their first-ever World Cup qualification, currently sit bottom of Group C with two points from two matches. Head coach Michael Nees has recalled former captain Knowledge Musona, who headlines the…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. They were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Katsina-ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Solid minerals suspected to be fluorite and iron stones were recovered from the trucks. The minerals…
