Nigeria Oscar entry: how the film is chosen and every past submission
Every year, the Nigeria Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film is chosen by a small committee in Lagos. Nigeria has sent four films since 2019, and none has been…
Nigerian Grammy winners: every win and near-miss, from Sade to Tems
Nigerian Grammy winners range from 1980s soul star Sade to Afrobeats leaders Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tems. This guide lists every major win and near-miss, and explains why no two…
Netflix’s A Different World revival puts a Ghanaian-Nigerian student at Hillman, with an RMD guest role
Netflix’s sequel to the classic sitcom A Different World is off to a strong start. It premiered on 24 September 2026 and within days was reported to be the most-watched…
Robert Pattinson’s Primetime opens to $19.2m, A24’s third-biggest debut
Primetime, the A24 thriller starring Robert Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen, took $19.2 million in North America over its opening weekend of 25 to 27 September…
Miley’s Bass Persuades debuts at No. 1, her first chart-topping album since 2013
Miley Cyrus, now billed simply as Miley, has her first No. 1 album in the United States since 2013. Bass Persuades debuts at the top of the Billboard 200 dated…
Avengers: Endgame Encore tops box office, closes in on Avatar record
The extended Endgame re-release opened with an estimated $86 million worldwide, leaving the 2019 film about $39 million behind Avatar's all-time record. The numbers, how it compares with other re-releases,…