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Best Friend Forever has boarded international sales on Eugene Kotlyarenko’s “Vintage Violence,” starring Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) and Kiko Mizuhara, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Toronto’s Midnight Madness section. WME is handling domestic rights on the thriller, which marks Kotlyarenko’s eighth feature. The filmmaker is known for weaving internet and online-video culture into contemporary stories, most notably with “Spree,” which premiered at Sundance in 2020 and later reached Netflix’s Top 10, and “The Code,” which played at Fantasia in 2024. “Vintage Violence” also stars Nijiro Murakami (“Alice in Borderland”), Pierre Taki (“Like Father Like Son”) and Hio Miyazawa (“Egoist”).…

Fidelity Bank Plc has announced a potential delay in the publication of its audited financial statements for the half-year ended 30 June, after securing an extension from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The lender said it secured an extension from NGX Group to 30 September to publish its half-year financial statements, according to a regulatory filing by its Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, on Monday. Fidelity Bank said the extension became necessary because the audit of its H1 2026 financial statements is still being finalised. According to the bank, upon completion of the audit, the financial statements will be presented to…

Youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory have pledged their total support for the appointment of the Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, as a member of the Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The ruling party on Saturday released the complete membership list of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, in which Olawande was appointed Director of Youth Mobilisation of the council. In a statement issued by the Chairman, Forum of 37 APC State Youth Leaders, Zaka Nehemiah, the forum described Olawande’s appointment as strategic and appropriate…

With diplomacy stalled over ending the war on Iran, Washington is seeking to ratchet up pressure on Tehran with “unprecedented” economic pressure.After United States President Donald Trump threatened to punish any country doing business with Tehran last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a new series of economic measures will “collapse” the Iranian government, calling on countries to join the effort.On Saturday, Tehran threatened to retaliate against any country that joins the US in economic sanctions against it.Here’s what we know about what the US is planning and how Iran could respond.What new measures is the US threatening…

Sunday Ehigiator Nigeria’s economy is projected to grow by 4.2 per cent in the second half of 2026, driven by higher crude oil production and stronger performance in dominant sectors, but the country is struggling to translate recent macroeconomic stability into inclusive growth, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said. The assessment was contained in its H2 2026 Nigeria Economic Outlook, titled “Unlocking Nigeria’s Reform Dividend: From Macroeconomic Stabilisation to Inclusive Growth.” The report said Nigeria had recorded significant gains in macroeconomic stabilisation, including improved foreign exchange stability, moderating headline inflation, stronger external reserves, increased revenue mobilisation, higher capital inflows and resilient economic…

“I would support the Commission going after all of it, hard,” Shettleroe said. “My concern is that this Proposed Statement will not accomplish that, and may make things worse for consumers like me.” Shettleroe criticized the FTC’s required disclosures as legitimizing the practice, noting that the policy statement “describes conduct that outrages people, then offers a remedy that permits it with a notice attached. I do not want a disclosure. I want the practice prohibited where it is clearly exploitative.” Most people won’t read those disclosures, Shettleroe argued, reducing the FTC’s intervention “to a compliance checkbox, not consumer protection.” Instead,…

Social media firms told to take down dangerous driving content in wake of fatal A66 crashGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The government has told social media companies to take down content showing people driving the wrong way down roads following a fatal crash over the weekend.Two police officers were among seven people killed when a car travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway crashed into a force vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough.There have been reports that at least one of the young men who died in the collision early on Saturday had…

Healthy growth and development depend on tens of thousands of genes being switched on at the right time and in the right place. Specific regions of DNA help coordinate this process, guiding the production of enzymes, hormones, proteins, and other molecules that cells need to function properly. When gene activation goes wrong, cells can malfunction and contribute to diseases, including cancer. To better understand the DNA sequences that control this process, researchers in the laboratory of University of California San Diego Professor James T. Kadonaga focused on an important DNA element known as the “initiator.” The initiator marks the location…

The National Sports Commission (NSC), alongside members of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC), has undertaken another round of inspections of facilities in Lagos. The move is in preparation for the maiden National Intermediate Games. The games, scheduled for 1-15 October, would be hosted at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Director of Information at the NSC, Kehinde Ajayi, in a statement on Sunday, noted that the inspection tour began at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. “The delegation assessed the readiness and suitability of the facilities earmarked for the games. “The tour was led by the Head…