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Priyanka Chopra Jonas talks to the BBC about her new film, The Cycle of Love.Chopra Jonas, who is the executive producer of the film, said she was instantly drawn to the story when she heard it for the first time.The film is based on the true story of Indian artist PK Mahanandia, who cycled 6,000 miles from India to Europe to reunite with the Swedish woman he loved. The film, which follows Mahanandia’s journey, also explores the caste discrimination that he faced in India.The BBC’s culture correspondent Noor Nanji spoke to Chopra Jonas, and the film’s director, Orlando von Einsiedel, before…

Before Melanie Miguel married Michael Shiloh on July 26, she called him her “past and future husband.”Now he is simply her husband — for the second time.The couple married in 1990 and stayed together for 18 years, separating amid mounting financial and health challenges and Miguel’s persistent desire to explore her attraction to women. More than three decades after first exchanging vows, they stood under a cream-colored satin huppah surrounded by their three daughters and four grandchildren to marry each other again. Miguel is 71, Shiloh 70.“Today is not just a celebration of a wedding,” Ivria Sisson, their middle daughter,…

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Registrar, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected as the Vice-President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA). Also, NECO has been granted the rights to host the 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement issued by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Friday, said the decisions were endorsed by the AEAA General Assembly at the just concluded 42nd Conference of the Association in Arusha, Tanzania. The twin developments reflect growing recognition of Nigeria’s influence in educational assessment with the demands of digital transformation and the…

Energia, one of Nigeria’s formeost indigenous energy company, has announced the commencement of its 25th anniversary celebration, marking a quarter-century of resilience, innovation, operational excellence and value creation in Nigeria’s energy sector. Established in 2001 by Nigerian oil and gas professionals, many of whom were core members of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Energia was founded on a shared ambition: to demonstrate the technical and operational capabilities of indigenous companies within Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Over the past 25 years, Energia has grown from an indigenous exploration and production company into an energy business with capabilities spanning…

Outer Banks. Madison Bailey as Kiara in episode 501 of Outer Banks.COURTESY OF NETFLIXNetflix has released the final season of Outer Banks, with season 5 mercifully not split in half and stretched over two months. Netflix has done that a lot recently with big shows, but opted out this time for everyone’s benefit. And that’s a good move, it turns out, given how much fans seem to appreciate this finale.There are, surprisingly, not nearly enough reviews in for a Rotten Tomatoes score on either the critic or audience side. Four critic reviews are in, which technically give it a 100%,…

A proposed class action lawsuit is accusing smart ring maker Oura of deceiving consumers about the accuracy of its sleep tracking features. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco, alleges that Oura rings are unable to measure any of the physiological signals needed to assess sleep quality or determine sleep stages, and that they instead rely on AI-generated estimates that have “a coin flip’s chance of being correct,” according to the complaint. The lawsuit follows years of Oura users taking to the internet to share their frustration with the smart ring’s sleep accuracy, with some…

By Jeremiah Urowayino Son of the late First Republic Finance Minister, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has described the conduct of the Osun State governorship election as a victory for President Bola Tinubu’s belief in genuine democratic processes. The election was won by Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, AP, while the All Progressives Congress, APC, came second. Okotie-Eboh said Tinubu’s non-interference in the process showed that the President is a true democrat and a political leader who fought for the sustenance of genuine democratic practice in Nigeria. According to him, the President has put to shame members of…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of the charge instituted against a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Maryam Shehu, a day after she was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly peddling malicious information against the commission on social media. Mr Olukoyede also ordered the withdrawal of a separate but similar charge against Abubakar Abdulhamid. The prosecution has drawn criticism from lawyers and many Nigerians alleging legal breaches in EFCC’s handling of the cases. A statement from the EFCC said Mr Olukoyede’s decision followed appeals…

The 2026 NFL season is rapidly approaching as the second week of the NFL preseason began on Thursday. That means Fantasy football draft season is officially here as well. Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson and Ja’Marr Chase are the first players off the board, according to the latest Fantasy football ADP, while players like Stefon Diggs (ADP of 120), Sam Darnold (142) and Jordan Love (148) are some of the Fantasy football picks going off the board late. Whether you’re hunting for a 2026 Fantasy football top 150 you can trust, potential 2026 Fantasy football breakouts, sleepers, and busts, or position-specific 2026…

Prince Harry and a group of six other high-profile figures have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54m in legal costs to the Daily Mail’s publisher after they lost their High Court privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay the initial figure by 28 August – and could potentially pay up to £25m more after that in a victory for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).The group had sued ANL over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which the publisher had strenuously denied.On 7 July, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims and said…