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The Nigerian film industry was thrown into unexpected controversy during the week after news surfaced that actor, filmmaker and former chairperson of the Enugu state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Stanley Amandi, had been arrested, alongside a number of serving military officers, over their alleged link to a failed coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Saturday Beats exclusively gathered that the actor was arrested in Enugu, and his family and friends initially thought he was arrested by the Department of State Services. However, the DSS later “officially wrote” to the family stating that he was in the…

Crypto market sentiment reaching a year-low could be one of the few signs of a potential rebound, according to crypto analytics platform Santiment.“This sentiment data is currently one of the few strong bullish signals available,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. “A silver lining is the extreme negativity on social media. The ratio of bearish to bullish comments is heavily skewed toward fear,” Santiment said.The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall crypto market sentiment, posted an “Extreme Fear” score of 20 on Saturday, indicating that investors are cautious about the crypto market. On Friday, the index recorded…

Designer Lisa McKinnon called out FedEx after custom costumes she made for ice dancer Christina Carreira went missing shortly before she was set to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Milan, Italy. “It’s like pulling teeth to get answers from calling FedEx!!!” she vented in her Instagram post on Thursday, January 29, tagging their official page while issuing a public statement in hopes of hearing back from the delivery services company. “We’re heartbroken and so incredibly disappointed with you! We really really need you to come through for us right now!! We have an Olympic costume that has…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not worried about the recent impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Mr Sule, a member of the APC, and Mr Fubara spoke on Thursday when they appeared as guests on “Politics Today”, a Channels TV programme. Why we’re not worried Mr Sule said on the TV programme that, although governors in the APC are naturally concerned about any political crisis affecting their colleagues, they are not worried about the impeachment move against Mr Fubara. Governor Abdullahi Sule He maintained that Mr Fubara’s impeachment…

Governor Uba Sani has commended President Bola Tinubu for selecting Tudun Biri village as the first beneficiary of the Resettlement Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflicts. The Governor, who made this known on Friday, noted that the village was selected following the accidental bombing that claimed innocent lives in December 2023. Speaking at the commissioning of houses, 6 kilometre road, Primary Healthcare Centre and Skills Acquisition Centre at Tudun Biri, he said that the president’s directive has resulted into an integrated development model. According to him, the scheme has shown ‘’that peace is sustained not only through security measures, but…

Former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, says no individual, group or cabal would be allowed to determine the political destiny of Abia State in 2027. Wabara made this declaration on Friday at a grand civic reception by his Ukwa Ngwa kinsmen in honour of Governor Alex Otti at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba, stressing that only Abia voters, through the ballot, would decide who governs the state in 2027. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while reacting to recent threats by a coalition of former Abia governors to block Otti’s second-term bid and…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged purchase of a luxury vehicle using a fake bank alert. This  followed intelligence-led operations by its Special Intervention Squad (SIS).The suspects, Ibrahim Tijjani, Jamilu Auwal, and Mohammed Nura Dauda, were arrested on January 28, 2026, at Kabuga Quarters in Kano, after a tip-off, police authorities said. According to the police, the suspects allegedly bought a white Mercedes-Benz GLE from Gwarinpa, Abuja, for ₦75 million using a fake transfer alert. The fake alert was reportedly sent by one Ibrahim Yahaya, who is currently at large. The development was…

Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has said he regrets the emergence of comparisons between contemporary Nigerian stars and his late father, legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, describing the debate as unnecessary and unhelpful. Femi made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television, where he stressed that he would not participate in the discussion, insisting that Nigeria faces far more urgent challenges than celebrity comparisons. “I wish it never came up. I’m not participating in it,” he said. “The government doesn’t even know how to move people positively forward. It’s shameful.” The debate resurfaced following claims by Afrobeat star Wizkid that…

Former Chelsea player, Chris Sutton has offered his Premier League prediction for this weekend’s fixtures. Leeds United will host Arsenal at home in the Premier League clash on Saturday evening. Chelsea will welcome West Ham United to Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, while Fulham will tackle Manchester United on Sunday. Liverpool will face Newcastle United at Anfield on Saturday night, and Tottenham Hotspur will host Manchester City on Sunday. Stating his predictions, Sutton said via BBC Sport: Leeds United 0-1 Arsenal Wolves 1-1 Bournemouth Brighton 1-1 Everton Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United Aston Villa 2-0 Brentford…

Venezuela’s acting president announced on Friday a proposal for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppling of Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago. Delcy Rodriguez, in a speech at the Venezuelan Supreme Court attended by top government officials, said she will propose a “general amnesty law covering the entire period of political violence from 1999 to the present.” Leftist revolutionary Hugo Chavez assumed the presidency in 1999, and was succeeded upon his death in 2013 by Maduro, who oversaw an increasingly authoritarian government and whose two re-elections were widely dismissed as fraudulent. “This law…