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The Yoruba Nollywood industry is mourning the death of Taiwo “Elegbeje Ado” Adeshina. His colleague, Kunle Afod, announced the news in a statement he posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday. While Afod didn’t confirm the cause of the actor’s death, Seun Oloketuyi, founder of the Best of Nollywood Awards, confirmed on his own Instagram page that Elegbeje Ado died on Monday after a brief illness. Afod wrote: “We regret to announce the passing of one of the legends of the Yoruba Nollywood industry, Baba Elegbeje Ado. “Your immense contribution to the growth of Yoruba cinema, your talent, and the…

Summer star bookIstanbulÖzlem Warren (Quadrille, £28)Istanbul is one of the most thrilling places I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating in: its location straddling two continents makes it a true feast of different cuisines, and its lively history, covered in the introduction to former resident Özlem Warren’s third book, didn’t hurt, either. Chapters are themed around different destinations within its ancient sprawl, from the workmen’s canteens serving up hearty, inexpensive casseroles and soups, to the seafood restaurants on the shores of the Bosphorus, with beautiful explanations that prove as hopelessly evocative as Sam Harris’ photography. Though my abiding memory of…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revised its list of candidates for the 2027 National Assembly elections, replacing 26 aspirants, including former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and former House of Representatives member Gbenga Elegbeleye, after reviewing petitions arising from the party’s primary elections. The affected aspirants comprise seven senatorial candidates and 19 House of Representatives nominees across Benue, Ondo, Kogi, Abia, Taraba, Niger, Kwara, Kaduna, and Ebonyi states, who had initially emerged from the APC primaries conducted in May. The changes were communicated to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a letter…

White House adviser Stephen Miller has told Al Jazeera the Trump administration will continue ‘fighting’ to end birthright citizenship, after the US Supreme Court ruled against the president. Speaking to Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, Miller says they will now push Congress to change the law.Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

It is timely to consider the role of AI-powered humanoid robots and how we will live with them and among them.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the recent headline-grabbing news about an AI-powered humanoid robot that was acting as a street beggar. This is definitely one of those surprise situations, akin to the classic man-bites-dog saga. Most people don’t normally expect to see a robot kneeling on the sidewalk, soliciting money, while we ordinarily walk down an everyday street.A now-viral video showcased a modern-day AI-powered robot panhandling, doing so by pleading for donations with its robotic arms and hands in a…

Reddit will start requiring people to be logged into Reddit to use old.reddit.com. The new requirement will take effect “over the next month,” a Reddit employee going by the username boat-botany announced on the social media platform today. The person claimed that the change is part of an ongoing effort to “tighten how automated systems access Reddit.” The Reddit employee wrote: Old Reddit’s logged-out experience is a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform. It’s also an important interface for many long-time mods and Redditors. To strike the right balance between preserving your access to Old…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. ”As of close of work on Monday, nine politicians have collected the access code for the national elections,” he said. According to Haruna, the nine political parties are Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives…

No black hole could ever be described as small. Even the most diminutive are many times the mass of the sun. But there is a now talk of a variety that throws shade on all others: the stupendously large black holes, otherwise known as SLABs. These dark monsters could be as massive as whole galaxies or even bigger. The idea of SLABs first cropped up a few years ago, partly as a by-product of astronomers’ desperation to unmask dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up 85 per cent of all matter in the universe. Since then, they have looked…

Key eventsGerman investigators search DFB HQ over Euro 2024 ticketingThis just in from Reuters: double quotation markGerman ⁠investigators launched nationwide searches including ⁠at ⁠the offices ​of the DFB soccer association, ⁠the sport’s national governing body, ⁠over suspected ticket ​allocation ‌violations, ‌the Bild newspaper ‌reported on Wednesday. The raid was prompted by investigations into a German national ‌and a French national among ​others, Bild said. A statement by police ⁠and prosecutors said ​searches were ​being conducted ​in several ​locations ‌in Germany, ​without ​mentioning the DFB. ShareOn this day in World Cup history: 1990 and England faced an African side in the…

Beloved Australian comedy Colin from Accounts is soon back for Season 3 on Binge and Paramount+, and trailer has dropped. The third season with the addition of new cast including Thomas Cocquerel, Nikki Shiels and Mark Trevorrow will launch July 27. Watch trailer above. Season 3 reveals the aftermath of Gordon’s ill-fated proposal, but while he and Ashley are determined to move on from past embarrassments, they can’t seem to shake their collective baggage. And even as life moves relentlessly on, with challenges at work, ongoing family battles and new friendship dramas, something keeps pulling this flawed, funny pair back…