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FilmOne Studios says the billion-naira box office performance of ‘Oversabi Aunty,’ the 2025 feature film by Toyin Abraham, reflects strong audience growth and increasing commercial confidence in Nollywood cinema. The film has grossed N1,081,177,001 at the Nigerian box office, securing its place among the industry’s highest-earning theatrical releases and marking a major milestone for both…
Tottenham Hotspur have dismissed Thomas Frank as head coach after a damaging run of Premier League results left the club hovering just above the relegation zone. The decision follows Tuesday’s 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle, a result that dropped Spurs to 16th place, only five points clear of danger. The loss extended Tottenham’s winless league…
Benue State is facing a fresh surge of insecurity as suspected bandits abducted 14 passengers, killing two, while armed herders killed five residents in a separate, coordinated attack, officials confirmed. The passenger abduction occurred on Monday evening along the Okpokwu axis, targeting travellers from the Igede area of Oju and Obi local government areas en…
Russia has dismissed allegations that it operates any state-backed scheme to recruit Nigerians for combat roles in the ongoing war in Ukraine, describing such claims as unfounded and disconnected from official government policy. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podyolyshev, said Moscow has no programme authorising the recruitment of Nigerians…
The Senate has approved a hybrid system for transmitting election results, allowing electronic upload to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) while preserving manual collation as a safeguard against technical disruptions. The resolution was reached on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session, as lawmakers revisited and amended a controversial clause in…
Traditional rulers from the Atissa Kingdom in Obogoro, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have urged a fair and timely conclusion to the legal proceedings involving former Minister of Petroleum, Chief (Mrs) Diezani Alison-Madueke, citing a decade of scrutiny without conviction. Addressing the press in Yenagoa on behalf of twelve fellow rulers, HRH Ovie Omeleh, the paramount ruler…
The United States has issued a caution to Nigerian travellers, warning that overstaying visas could restrict opportunities for other Nigerians seeking to travel to the country for education, business, or family visits. The advisory comes amid heightened enforcement and tighter travel regulations under the administration of President Donald Trump. In a statement shared on X…
Professor Abdullahi Usman has stepped down as Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), bringing his leadership of the federal pilgrimage agency to an abrupt end following weeks of internal discord. His resignation, confirmed on Tuesday, comes shortly after the NAHCON board submitted a petition to President Bola Tinubu seeking his removal over…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Senate’s power to suspend lawmakers, upholding the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan while striking down the ₦5 million fine she faced over a satirical apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a unanimous ruling delivered on Monday, a three-member panel dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s appeal against…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has intensified warnings to motorists using the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, stressing that driving against traffic amid ongoing repair works on the Kara Bridge will attract sanctions. The Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, Kehinde Hamzat, issued the warning on Monday during an on-the-spot assessment of the heavy traffic congestion along…