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The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost a renowned producer and director, Dimbo Atiya. Actor Mofe Duncan and film producer Uzee Usman announced the news on their Instagram pages on Thursday, with Duncan paying tribute to the late filmmaker. Duncan expressed his grief over Atiya’s passing, describing him as one of the entertainment industry’s greatest minds. “God, no. Not Dimbo. No, no. I’m devastated. One of the greatest minds in the entertainment industry,” the actor wrote. Pain Usman expressed his pain over Atiya’s death, revealing that they had spoken recently before his passing. He added that many people, particularly in Abuja,…

The Gombe State Internal Revenue Service has generated over N20.7bn in revenue in the first six months of 2026, as the agency targets about N39bn by the end of the year. The Executive Chairman of the Gombe State Internal Revenue Service, Aisha Adamu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists on the activities and achievements of the agency between January and June 2026. Adamu said the revenue service had continued to record year-on-year growth in internally generated revenue, attributing the development to improved tax administration, staff training, collaboration with relevant stakeholders and increased compliance by taxpayers. She said the service’s…

Angie Katsanevas and Shawn Trujillo’s marital woes will be front and center on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 7. “The most important person here is Elektra if we choose to go our separate ways,” Shawn tells Angie, 52, in the official trailer for RHOSLC season 7, prompting his then-wife to burst into tears at the mention of their teenage daughter. He adds, “That will crush her.” Angie and Shawn were married for 27 years before news broke in June that the pair separated. Weeks later, costar Whitney Rose split from her husband, Justin Rose, which was also…

Benue State Deputy Governor, Samuel Ode, on Thursday said the state remained poised to deliver one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. He disclosed that the Governor Father Hyacinth Alia administration would mobilise the state’s Executive Council and citizens to actualise the promise. Ode made the declaration while conducting members of the Presidential Communications Team, led by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on a tour of ongoing federal and state infrastructure projects across Makurdi as part of a nationwide media tour. Responding to a question on what Benue…

Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show.The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper (who was at the 2025 event), Indian cricketer Shubman Gill (who has starred in Pixel ads), Japanese actress Ayami Nakajo (who has also starred in Pixel ads), and NBA star / Google Performance Advisor Stephen Curry. (Cooper and Noah are also bringing shows to YouTube.)Jimmy Fallon…

Two groups affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed political action committee (PAC) Fairshake disclosed spending more than $1.5 million on media to support House of Representatives and Senate candidates in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming after suffering a primary loss in Michigan on Tuesday. According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings as of Thursday, Fairshake PAC affiliates Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress spent a combined $1.5 million on ads for Republican and Democratic candidates, many of whom voted in favor of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act while serving in Congress. In Alaska’s at-large congressional district, scheduled to hold a primary on…

The Real Housewives of New York City season 16 is sure to be one to remember, according to Erin Lichy. “We’re not ready. We aren’t, especially not me,” Erin, 39, exclusively told Us at the Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip 20th Anniversary event on Tuesday, August 4. “I’m nervous for it all, like, it was really intense.” She continued, “We really expressed ourselves and let it all out there. There was a lot of passion. I don’t know if I’m nervous, [but] I know it’s going to be a lot for everybody to take in.” Erin is back for RHONY…

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old nursing officer and a 20-year-old woman over the alleged abduction of a one-and-a-half-year-old baby boy from the paediatric ward of Babura General Hospital. The child was later rescued from the female suspect. The development was confirmed to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Thursday by the state police public relations officer, SP Shi’isu Adam. He said the arrests followed a distress call received from the hospital concerning the disappearance of the child. According to Adam, police operatives immediately swung into action after receiving the report and commenced intelligence-led investigations aimed…

After being announced last September, Dolby Vision 2 is rolling out to TVs, starting with the 2026 Hisense UX, UR9, UR8, and U7. TCL and Philips will be adding Dolby Vision 2 support to select TVs later this year.Dolby Vision 2 is a new dynamic HDR format with a more powerful image engine and expanded metadata compared to its predecessor, Dolby Vision, which came out over a decade ago. It has two tiers: Dolby Vision 2 Max, which will be on this first group of Hisense TVs, and a standard-level Dolby Vision 2.The Max level includes a motion smoothing feature…

Celebrity chefs Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson keep making headlines for their whirlwind romance. The pair first struck up a friendship after working on the Food Network show Bobby’s Triple Threat. Williamson was one of Flay’s hand-picked “titans” for the reality cooking show, which premiered in September 2022. When the show first aired, Williamson was still married to Nick Roberts. She and Roberts tied the knot in 2007 and share a son, Hudson. They separated in 2022, finalizing their divorce in 2024. Us Weekly confirmed in March 2025 that Williamson had moved on with Flay. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for NYCWFF…