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  1. Nigerian singer Ayra Starr will play 20 Starrgirl World Tour shows in Europe, the UK and North America from 20 January to 14 April 2027, Live Nation said on Monday, 12 October 2026.
  2. General sale opens at 10am local time on Friday, 16 October 2026, after presales on 13 and 14 October; in London that is 10am WAT.
  3. No Nigerian date is on the list, but Live Nation says Ayra Starr will close 2026 with a special return to Africa, with no city or date named as of 15 October 2026.
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Music · 4 min read

Ayra Starr maps 20-city Starrgirl world tour as Africa return waits

The 2027 run opens in Cologne on 20 January and ends in San Francisco on 14 April, with general sale on Friday, 16 October. Live Nation promises an African homecoming before 2026 ends, but no city yet.

Ayra Starr is taking her Starrgirl album on the road. The Nigerian singer will play 20 shows across Europe, the UK and North America in 2027, starting in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, 20 January, Live Nation announced on Monday, 12 October 2026. The run ends at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Wednesday, 14 April 2027. The European leg includes…

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  1. Nollywood actress Regina Daniels appeared in a wheelchair in an Instagram video marking her birthday on Saturday, 10 October 2026, a day she called her "silver jubilee".
  2. Regina Daniels said she has been unable to move freely for several months, and that the pain grew worse after her Children's Day carnival.
  3. As of 5:30pm WAT on 10 October 2026, Regina Daniels had not named a diagnosis, and no statement on her health from Ned Nwoko or her family had been reported.
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Celebrity · 4 min read

Regina Daniels marks birthday in a wheelchair after months of pain

In an Instagram video on Saturday, 10 October, the Nollywood actress said she has not been able to move freely for several months. She did not name a condition, but she explained why fans have barely seen her online.

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels appeared in a wheelchair in a birthday video on Instagram on Saturday, 10 October, and told fans she has spent months unable to move freely. In the video, she also explained why she has been so quiet online. She called the day her "silver jubilee". Then she got to the hard part. "For several months now,…

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TV & Streaming · Video

10 movies to watch in Nigeria this week, led by Street Fighter

Two new releases arrive on Friday, 16 October, and Ben Affleck's kidnap thriller is already on Netflix. But the Nollywood holdovers still own the screens, and one of them has more showtimes than anything else in the country.

Street Fighter lands in Nigerian cinemas on Friday, 16 October, and it heads our movies to watch in Nigeria this week. The same day brings First Lady, the only new Nollywood title on the cinema calendar, while Ben Affleck's kidnap thriller Animals is already on Netflix. The old guard still owns the screens, though. When GistMatrix checked Cinephiles.ng on the…

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Nollywood · Video

Pastor Adeboye watches Agbara Nla in full, hosts Mount Zion team

The RCCG leader and his wife watched the whole Mount Zion remake with its team, the co-director says. The film had taken ₦282.8m by 11 October and is still the most widely shown title in Nigerian cinemas.

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and his wife, Pastor Foluke Adeboye, watched Agbara Nla: The Return from start to finish with the film's team, co-director Damilola Mike-Bamiloye said on Instagram late on Thursday, 8 October 2026. The viewing took place the day before, on Wednesday, 7 October. In his post, Damilola said…

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TV & Streaming · Video

Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart finally flies, and his next stop is Man of Tomorrow

Lanterns season 1 ended with John Stewart taking flight as a Green Lantern. Aaron Pierre's next appearance in the role is Man of Tomorrow, out 9 July 2027.

Spoilers ahead for the Lanterns season 1 finale. John Stewart finally flew. In the last minutes of the Lanterns season 1 finale, Aaron Pierre's John Stewart charges his ring, says an oath he wrote himself and soars across the night sky over Rushville, Nebraska, as a full Green Lantern. The next time fans see him won't be in Lanterns, though.…

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  1. Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello said on Saturday, 10 October 2026, that she has no desire to leave Nigeria and prays she never gets the chance.
  2. Speaking at Kikelomo Abati's Real Talk With Kike @7 event at Eko Hotels, Lagos, Shaffy Bello said: "America trained me, but Nigeria made me."
  3. Shaffy Bello, who grew up in the United States and turned 56 on 8 October 2026, urged young Nigerians to invest in what they have.
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Celebrity · 4 min read

Shaffy Bello on japa: ‘America trained me, but Nigeria made me’

Two days after turning 56, the Chief Daddy star told a Lagos audience at Kike Abati's media anniversary that she prays she never gets the chance to leave Nigeria, and gave young people her own advice for staying.

Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello says she has no plan to join the japa wave. Speaking at the Real Talk With Kike anniversary event at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, on Saturday, 10 October 2026, she told the room she prays never to get the chance to leave Nigeria. "America trained me, but Nigeria made me," she said, according to Vanguard.…

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  1. Felabration 2026, the annual festival for Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, runs at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos, from Monday, 12 October to Sunday, 18 October 2026.
  2. Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 and Made Kuti head the line-up, with Musiliu Haruna Ishola, Terry Apala, Atawewe and Ice Prince among the guests, Voice of Nigeria reported on 10 October.
  3. Thursday, 15 October 2026 would have been Fela's 88th birthday, and this is the first Felabration since the Recording Academy gave him a lifetime achievement award early in 2026.
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Music · 4 min read

Felabration 2026 at the Shrine: Femi, Seun and Made Kuti headline the week

The week-long party for Fela Anikulapo-Kuti runs from Monday, 12 October to Sunday, 18 October in Ikeja, and it is the first since the Grammys gave the Afrobeat pioneer a lifetime achievement award.

Felabration 2026 runs from Monday, 12 October to Sunday, 18 October at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos, with Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 and Made Kuti named as the week's headline acts, Voice of Nigeria reported on Saturday, 10 October. Right in the middle of the week sits Thursday, 15 October, which…

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  1. Comedian and actor Okechukwu Onyegbule, known as Okey Bakassi, said on Instagram on Monday, 12 October 2026, that he and his wife Ezinne are still together.
  2. Okey Bakassi called a viral report that his wife had moved to the United States and wanted a divorce fake news, and asked fans to report the page behind it.
  3. Okey Bakassi and Ezinne married in Port Harcourt on 1 September 2001 and marked their 25th wedding anniversary on 1 September 2026, six weeks before the rumour.
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Celebrity · 4 min read

Okey Bakassi says 25-year marriage is intact, calls split story fake

In an Instagram video on Monday night, 12 October, the comedian told fans to ignore a viral report that his wife had left for the US, six weeks after the couple marked their 25th wedding anniversary.

Six weeks ago, Okey Bakassi was on Instagram thanking his wife for 25 years of marriage. On Monday night, 12 October 2026, the Nollywood comedian was back on the same account telling fans that the marriage is still standing, after a viral report claimed she had left him. "My family is intact and in God's hands," he wrote under a…

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TV & Streaming · Video

VisionQuest lands on Disney+ on 14 October, but not in Nigeria

Marvel's eight-part sequel to WandaVision drops its first two episodes on Wednesday, with Paul Bettany back as Vision and James Spader finally playing Ultron in the flesh. Nigerian fans face a catch: Disney+ still does not serve the country.

Five years after WandaVision turned Marvel grief into a sitcom, Vision gets the last word. VisionQuest, the series that closes that Disney+ trilogy, starts streaming on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with two episodes. Critics have already seen all eight. TheWrap, which reviewed the full season on Monday, 12 October, called Paul Bettany "electric" as Vision and singled out James Spader,…

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  1. Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host Saturday Night Live on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October.
  2. Druski is the first online content creator booked to host SNL; reality star Kim Kardashian, who hosted in October 2021, was the closest before him, TheWrap said.
  3. The 7 November episode starts at 11:30pm ET, 5:30am WAT on Sunday, 8 November; Nigerian availability of the full broadcast is not confirmed.
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TV & Streaming · 4 min read

Druski set to host SNL on 7 November, a first for creators

The 32-year-old comic who built his name on Instagram skits will front the 7 November episode, Variety reports. NBC has yet to announce it, and in Lagos the show starts at 5:30am.

In October 2017, Druski was posting comedy clips on Instagram. On Saturday, 7 November 2026, he will host Saturday Night Live. Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host the 7 November episode of the NBC sketch show, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October. The Druski SNL booking makes him the first online content creator to front the show in…

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  1. Hulu ordered Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot to series on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as two mismatched FBI agents.
  2. Coogler wrote and directed the pilot, shot by his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, with a score by Ludwig Göransson.
  3. Hulu does not operate in Nigeria and Disney+ was unavailable from Lagos on 13 October; no premiere date or international platform has been announced.
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TV & Streaming · 4 min read

X-Files reboot: Hulu orders Ryan Coogler series with Deadwyler, Patel

Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel play the new FBI agents in the reimagining, which Coogler shot with his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer. There is no premiere date yet, and Nigerian viewers face a streaming problem.

Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot to series, the streamer announced on Tuesday, 13 October, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as the new pair of FBI agents chasing the unexplained. Coogler, the director of Black Panther and Sinners, wrote and directed the pilot himself. He shot it with Autumn Durald Arkapaw, his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer, and Ludwig Göransson…

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TV & Streaming · Video

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew trailer lands with Meryl Streep’s Aslan

Netflix released Greta Gerwig's first full look at Narnia on Tuesday. The movie opens in IMAX on 10 February 2027 and streams from 2 April, and the cast includes a British actress with Rivers State roots.

Narnia is back, and this time it starts at the very beginning. Netflix put out the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the first time C.S. Lewis's story of how the magic land was made has been filmed. The clip moved fast. When GistMatrix checked Netflix's YouTube upload at about 8:35pm WAT,…

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