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The Shards put effort into carefully — but accurately — portraying the fictionalized version of Bret Easton Ellis‘ sexual assault on screen. During the Wednesday, September 2, episode of the FX show, Bret (Igby Rigney) is blackmailed with a tape that reveals he previously met up with girlfriend Debbie’s (Hayes Warner) dad, Terry (Wes Bentley), in a hotel room. As Bret narrated the memory, he acknowledged that his view of the situation has changed as he has gotten older. “Wes was very specific and very active in the conversation,” Rigney, 23, exclusively told Us about how the cast and creative…

The disagreement between the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the nomination of 10 candidates for various State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra State has deepened as the party rejected the commission’s explanation on how the candidates’ names appeared on its portal. The NDC had accused INEC of “smuggling” the names of 10 people it said were not its approved candidates into the commission’s portal and publishing them as the party’s candidates for the 2027 elections. But INEC denied the allegation, saying the names were contained in EC9E forms duly submitted to the…

Dangote Cement Plc will hold a high-level engagement with investors and other capital market players in London next month to bring the foreign investing community up to speed with key corporate goals and direction in the lead-up to its secondary listing in the city. Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cement manufacturer told the Nigerian Exchange, where it already has a primary listing, on Wednesday, that its shareholders have assented to the proposal to host “a Capital Markets Day (CMD) in London on 21 September 2026.” “The CMD will provide investors and other stakeholders with an update on the Company’s strategy, operations and…

Cast your mind back to 31 years ago — 1995 to be exact. Women across the world assembled in China’s glimmering city called Beijing. They gathered to deliberate on global issues which affected femininity. They talked. Chanted. Discussed. Declared. Then dispersed into silence. The stillness that followed the mind-blowing declarations in Beijing was purely because certain corporate bodies and governments that signed those assertions did so with their hands and not with their hearts — they simply followed the multitudes without individual convictions. However, the silence could not eclipse the thundering statement by the then First Lady of the United…

The House of Representatives panel has cleared the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, of involvement in the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. The House Ad Hoc Committee probing the alleged inclusion of the organisation in the Federal Government’s budget framework said it found no evidence that Gbajabiamila approved, established, or participated in the council’s activities. The committee chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed this on Wednesday while presenting the panel’s preliminary findings at a press briefing televised by TVC. The panel said its investigation showed that Gbajabiamila instead alerted security and investigative agencies after concerns…

I love smart lighting, but I don’t love many of the form factors it comes in. With a few exceptions, most smart, color-changing lamps and fixtures fit better in my teenage son’s dorm room than my living room. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see Philips Hue’s new line of architecturally focused smart lights, launched at IFA this week and now available to buy at Philips-Hue.com.I was very impressed by the Liane 360-degree Rope Lights, which I saw displayed in a trendy Berlin loft. Its versatility, range of brightness, rich colors, and infinite design possibilities really put the smart into…

US-listed spot Ether and XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflow streaks ended on Wednesday, marking a reversal after sustained demand.Spot Ether ETFs recorded $48 million in net outflows on Wednesday, ending 12 consecutive trading days of inflows, according to SoSoValue data. The funds had attracted $1.62 billion during the streak.BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) led Ether fund outflows with $53.4 million, while the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) lost $26.2 million and the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF (ETHE) shed $23.5 million, according to Farside Investors data. BlackRock’s staked Ether ETF (ETHB) partially offset those withdrawals with around $53 million in net…

Theo James is reacting to the rumors that Meghan Markle could potentially be his costar on The Gentlemen. “Yes, Fergie is joining. She’ll be playing my love interest,” the actor, 41, joked about the casting rumors, referring to royal family member Sarah Ferguson in an interview with Town & Country published on Wednesday, September 2. Jokes aside, James added that he believes that the rumors about the Duchess of Sussex, 45, being cast in The Gentlemen season 3 were “mainly a lot of hot air.” “At the moment, we’re just trying to get as many eyes on season two, and…

In Mesar Tudu, a rural farming community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, every rainfall is a warning. Each downpour sends water rushing from surrounding settlements into homes, carving deeper gullies, collapsing mud walls, and swallowing homes and farmlands that have sustained families for generations. What should be seasonal rain has become a recurring threat to lives, property, and livelihoods. When the clouds gather, residents do not think of harvests or relief from the heat. They think of collapsing homes, disappearing farmlands, and whether the next downpour will finally take what is left of their community. For Yusuf…

Manchester City have moved to the top of the all-time list of clubs with the highest transfer spending in a single window after splashing €526.2m on new signings, surpassing Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid. According to Transfermarkt on Thursday, City became the first club to cross the €500m mark in a single transfer window after their deadline-day business took their total spending for the 2026/27 summer window to €526.2m. The figure eclipsed Liverpool’s previous record of €483m, set in the 2025/26 summer window, while Chelsea’s €418m spending in 2023/24 and Real Madrid’s €331m outlay in 2019/20 also rank among the…