Anxiety as ex-depot petrol price rises to N490 per litre (Vanguard) There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by 4.3% to N490 per litre. As a result, some…
Avatar: The Way of Water’ becomes 4th highest-grossing movie all-time
Avatar: The Way of Water is still number one at the box office, seven weeks after its release. On Friday, it took in $3.57 million in sales, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The receipts lifted the sci-fi blockbuster past…
*Old Notes: Extend Jan 31 deadline, N’Assembly tells CBN (DailyTrust)*My marriage is over, actress Wumi Toriola declares (Punch)
Old Notes: Extend Jan 31 deadline, N’Assembly tells CBN (DailyTrust) The Senate and House of Representatives have again asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately extend the deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes from circulation to…
James Cameron reveals discussions over new Terminator movie
James Cameron has revealed that another Terminator film is currently “in discussion.” The acclaimed filmmaker recently spoke on the SmartLess podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, where talks about artificial intelligence got him onto the topic…
*CBN raises cash withdrawal limits (Vanguard)*Fuel scarcity: Depots dry up, Nigerians face bleak Christmas (Punch)
CBN raises cash withdrawal limits (Vanguard) The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised its weekly cash withdrawal limits set for individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. The earlier limits pegged individual cash withdrawals per week…
*Olakunle Churchill’s cousin slams Tonto Dikeh over ‘mini man’ statement (Vanguard)*I’m Lagos incoming deputy gov – Funke Akindele (Nation)
Olakunle Churchill’s cousin slams Tonto Dikeh over ‘mini man’ statement (Vanguard) Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has been hit back by Olakunle Churchill’s sister, Gbemisola, after the actress insulted her family. On Tuesday, Tonto Dikeh brought up an incident with her…
*Lagos scrap collector kills man over argument (Punch)*Lagos begins rebuilding historic Igbosere Court burnt during EndSARS violence (Leadership)
Lagos scrap collector kills man over argument (Punch) The family of a 48-year-old car washer, Abayomi Owoseni, has been thrown into mourning after he was stabbed to death by a scrap collector, Wasiu Adeyi, on Babalola Street, Off Freedom Way,…
James Cameron reveals Leonardo DiCaprio almost lost Titanic role over refusal to audition
James Cameron has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio almost lost his role in Titanic because he didn’t want to audition. In a career retrospective video for GQ, the filmmaker explained that the Oscar-winning actor “charmed everybody” during his first meeting so…
James Cameron defends 3D movies and compares impact to colour films
James Cameron insists 3D isn’t “over” and compares it to colour films becoming the norm. The veteran filmmaker – who helped revitalise the format with 2009’s ‘Avatar’ – has shrugged off the idea audiences have moved on, instead arguing that…
Avatar removed from Disney+ ahead of cinema re-release
Avatar has been removed from Disney+ ahead of its re-release in cinemas next month. The 2009 sci-fi epic was taken off the streaming platform without any warning to subscribers in advance, likely to encourage viewers to watch it in cinemas…
