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Nollywood actress, Eve Esin is set to have her white wedding today. The actress who turned 39 yesterday, also tied the knot traditionally on her birthday. She got married to a Ghanaian man and took to her instagram page to write, “I say it is MERCY.” Esin also pegged her…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, October 9, 2025, preside over a high-level Council of State meeting and a Police Council session at the State House, Abuja, to deliberate on critical issues of national security, policing, and governance. The strategic meetings were announced in an official statement released on…
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, concluding a high-profile legal battle that has gripped the entertainment industry for over a year. The Federal District Court in Manhattan handed down the sentence after an emotional, daylong hearing.…
Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema has made history as the only African artist featured on the prestigious 2025 TIME100 Next list, an annual recognition of the world’s most influential rising stars across industries. The announcement marks a major milestone for the 23-year-old hitmaker, whose global breakout hit “Calm Down” has surpassed…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has shed light on why he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre in Lagos after him, despite his long-standing stance against the appropriation of public monuments by individuals. The iconic playwright, who spoke at the official reopening of the newly-renovated Wole Soyinka Centre for…
The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) has announced that no Nigerian film will be submitted for consideration in the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the 96th Academy Awards, also known as the 2026 Oscars. The decision was reached after a vote by NOSC members during a deliberation held on…
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States, blaming foreign countries for what he calls the systematic “theft” of the American movie industry. In a fiery post on Truth Social Monday, Trump accused other nations of draining Hollywood’s…
As the festive season approaches, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved to address the perennial issue of currency scarcity, assuring Nigerians that adequate cash will be available to meet nationwide demand throughout the yuletide period. This reassurance was given during the official flag-off of the Nationwide Sensitization on…
Global Afrobeats superstar David “Davido” Adeleke has been officially inducted as a Voting Member of the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards. The announcement was made in a video posted on the Recording Academy’s official Instagram page on Tuesday, confirming Davido’s eligibility to participate in selecting winners for…
Three of Hollywood’s biggest studios Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Universal Pictures have filed a landmark lawsuit against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, accusing it of building a “bootlegging business model” that relies on massive copyright infringement. Filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court, the lawsuit alleges that MiniMax systematically…
