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Veteran Nollywood actor Yemi Solade has revealed that he once accepted money to pretend to have a physical disability during a staged church miracle service. Solade made the disclosure in an interview with Feel Right News TV, monitored by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, recalling an incident that happened when he was still a student and had yet to establish himself as a popular actor. According to the veteran actor, he was recruited to act as a cripple during the service and was paid for his participation. “I have been used for a miracle then, when I was not popular. I…

Amazon’s Prime Video is launching a new AI-powered feature that lines up an actor’s mouth with “human-dubbed” audio. The feature is only available with the English dub of the German series Maxton Hall for now, but Prime Video plans to expand it to “additional titles” in the future.In its announcement, Prime Video says it uses a combination of AI and visual effects technologies to make lip movements match up with translated speech. Meta and YouTube recently launched an AI-powered auto-dubbing feature for creators, while allowing them to turn on a “lip sync” option to make it look like creators are…

BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal as its financial adviser on Wednesday, its self-imposed Sept. 9 deadline for an update, but did not publish the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it said it was developing.Alvarez & Marsal will work with BitMart’s legal advisers to evaluate the exchange’s assets, financial position, stakeholder issues and possible paths forward, according to Wednesday’s announcement. The review will also consider proposals from unidentified third parties, BitMart said on X.BitMart said it will deploy a dedicated web portal within five working days to collect user feedback on its action plan and future direction. It said further updates…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it did not authorise a petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the 15 August governorship election in Osun State. Jungudo Mohammed, the national publicity secretary of the PDP loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this at a press briefing on Wednesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Mr Mohammed said the party’s national secretariat neither instituted the petition nor directed its legal team to take any legal action challenging Mr Adeleke’s victory before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. “We are here to tell you that…

The Anambra State Police Command has said it has arrested no fewer than 12 persons in connection with the killing of a popular comedian and town crier, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as “Aiza Nwosu”, as well as other cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital. The command, however, denied allegations that its officers collected ₦600,000 to secure the release of Nwosu Jennifer, said to be a sister of one of the suspects. Spokesman for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made the clarification during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Awka on Wednesday. Ikenga insisted that Jennifer’s arrest and…

With lawmakers in the US Senate set to consider legislation pushed by many in the cryptocurrency industry for regulatory clarity, there’s a limited window for the bill to become law, potentially delaying it into the next session of Congress with different politics in play.The US Senate is scheduled to return to session on Monday after more than a month in which lawmakers were on state work periods. Senator John Thune, the Republican majority leader in the chamber, has scheduled a cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act for Tuesday, in which his compatriots will need support from…

Busy Philipps has revealed the results of an MRI scan conducted six months after she underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. “I got my six-month scan MRI and … no sign of tumor,” Philipps, 47, told fans in a Tuesday, September 8, Instagram video, before sharing that the procedure, which stands for magnetic resonance imaging and captures clear internal structure photos, per the Cleveland Clinic, did find something else. “However, I do have a sinus infection … which also makes sense because my eye’s been red. My left eye, for the past week and if you are somebody who’s…

A coordinated social media campaign defending female genital mutilation (FGM) emerged in Mali this August, reigniting societal debates not just about women’s bodily integrity, but also about tradition and national sovereignty. Days after a national non-governmental organisation displayed posters in Bamako denouncing the practice, anonymous online accounts began posting images that reversed the ‘no more’ campaign’s message. Men of various backgrounds are portrayed smiling or with thumbs up, surrounded by the national colours and the message: ‘In Mali, yes to excision! Let’s protect girls and build their future.’ The slogan turns the protection argument on its head in a country…

Rita Daniels, mother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has dismissed speculation that her daughter reconciled with her estranged husband, Delta North senator Ned Nwoko, following her recent visit to his residence. Rita said the actress was invited to the residence to see her children, adding that the visit did not indicate that the estranged couple had reunited. Rumours about Regina and Mr Nwoko resurfaced on social media over the weekend after the actress was spotted at his residence, months after their widely publicised marital crisis and separation. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the estranged couple traded allegations during their separation,…