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AFRIFF 2026: Chioma Ude says the future of film is women and tech
AFRIFF set out to talk about technology. Then the films came in, and founder Chioma Ude found a second answer to where African cinema is heading.
The festival went looking for the future in machines. The films it chose pointed somewhere else. When the Africa International Film Festival settled on "Frames of the Future: Africa's Creative Intelligence" as the theme of its 15th edition, the plan looked just as settled. Panels on technology. Workshops on artificial intelligence. A week in Lagos built around the tools that…
- Spotify launched audiobooks in Nigeria on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, through an Audiobooks+ add-on costing ₦2,300 a month for 15 hours of listening.
- Both Free and Premium users can buy the add-on, an extra 10 hours costs ₦2,700, and unused hours do not roll over.
- Nigerian publishers and self-published authors can upload audiobooks through Spotify for Authors and reach listeners in more than 180 markets.
Spotify audiobooks land in Nigeria at ₦2,300 for 15 hours a month
Spotify users in Nigeria can now add 15 hours of audiobooks a month for ₦2,300, and local authors can upload their own books. Here is how it works and what it costs.
Spotify has launched audiobooks in Nigeria. Listeners on its free and paid plans can now add 15 hours of audiobook listening a month for ₦2,300, the company said when the service went live on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. Until now, Spotify offered audiobooks in only 22 markets. Nigeria is part of an expansion to more than 180 markets by the…
Fireboy DML’s ZUKO! lands Friday with Masicka, Lojay and Thukuthela on 13 tracks
Fireboy DML's fifth album arrives on Friday, 16 October, through YBNL Nation and EMPIRE, with dancehall and South African guests on a 13-track list.
Updated 10:32 WAT, 16 Oct 2026: ZUKO! has now been released, and its Spotify listing shows the same 13 tracks in the same order. Fireboy DML's fifth studio album, ZUKO!, is out. It was released on Friday, 16 October 2026, through YBNL Nation and EMPIRE, BellaNaija reported. Its 13-song tracklist, first reported by Premium Times on Thursday, includes features from…
Adedibu movie: family demands ₦500m as producer refuses to pull it
Lawyers for the late Ibadan strongman's estate call the YouTube biopic false and unauthorised. Producer Seun Oloketuyi says every scene rests on public facts, and a censors' certificate landed in the middle of the row.
Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: The seven-day window the producer gave the family ran out on or about 14 October, and no family response, lawsuit or YouTube complaint had been reported as of 15 October. A new biopic, a week on YouTube and a ₦500 million bill. The family of the late Ibadan political strongman Lamidi Adedibu wants the…
- Nicki Minaj said at the X Takeover event at Tesla's Giga Texas plant in Austin on Saturday, 10 October 2026, that her pastor is Nigerian.
- The rapper urged other celebrities and influencers to speak about attacks on Christians in Nigeria, saying nobody was "making a big deal" of it.
- Nigeria's Federal Government has rejected claims that Christians are being targeted, saying insecurity affects people of all faiths.
Nicki Minaj says her pastor is Nigerian, urges stars to speak up
At Elon Musk's X Takeover in Texas on Saturday, 10 October, the rapper said reports of attacks on Christians in Nigeria moved her to act. Abuja has long rejected the claim that one faith is being targeted.
American rapper Nicki Minaj says her link to Nigeria comes through her pastor, who is Nigerian. She used a stage slot at Elon Musk's X Takeover event in Texas to ask other celebrities to speak up about attacks on Christians in the country. She spoke on Saturday, 10 October, at Tesla's Giga Texas plant in Austin, where the two-day fan…
- Actress Selma Blair, 54, was arraigned in a Queens court on Monday, 12 October 2026, on two counts of second-degree assault, according to the Associated Press.
- Police say she injured two flight attendants on Delta Flight 938 from Los Angeles to New York on Sunday, 11 October, then kicked a police officer and a nurse.
- Her representative says a medical emergency led to the alleged conduct; bail was set at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond, with her next hearing on 19 January 2027; she pleaded not guilty.
Selma Blair charged with assault after Delta flight to New York
A Queens judge set bail at $20,000 cash after the Cruel Intentions actress was accused of hurting two flight attendants, then kicking a police officer and a nurse. Her team blames a medical emergency.
Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: Blair pleaded not guilty to both state assault charges and was released after posting bail, and her next hearing in Queens is set for 19 January 2027, CBS New York reported. Selma Blair, the 54-year-old actress known for Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde, has been charged with assault after an incident on a Delta…
- Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in all five seasons, died on Monday, 12 October 2026, aged 34; his representative told People it was suicide.
- Bryan Cranston, his on-screen father, wrote "I'll miss you, son" on Instagram, while Aaron Paul and Dean Norris also paid tribute on 12 and 13 October 2026.
- All five seasons of Breaking Bad were streaming on Netflix in Nigeria when GistMatrix checked at 9:15am WAT on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad’s Walter White Jr., dies at 34
His representative told People he died by suicide on Monday, 12 October, and police in Brownsville, Texas, say their inquiry is still open. Bryan Cranston led the tributes to his on-screen son.
Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: A public celebration of life for RJ Mitte will be held at 10am local time (4pm WAT) on Friday, 16 October, at The Mitte in Brownsville, Texas, KRGV reported, and his family has asked for donations to the Mitte Foundation and cerebral palsy research instead of flowers. RJ Mitte, the actor who played Walter…