A frica’s biggest night for film and TV lit up Lagos on Saturday as stars, filmmakers, and creators gathered for the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ( AMVCA ). The event started at 7 p.m. at Eko Hotel and Suites, honoring the best work in movies, series, and digital content from across Africa. Many fans joined live on Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv, others streamed online. Below are the winners and nominees in various categories: ✓ Best Movie Writing Winner: 'My Father’s Shadow' by Wale Davies    Other nominees: • 'The Herd' by Lani Aisida   • 'Blackout' by Ikenna Okpara   • 'Cards on the Table' by Shirleen Wangari   • 'Gingerrr' by Xavier Ighorodje   • 'Suky' by Isaac Ayodeji   • '3 Cold Dishes' by Tomi Adesina   ✓ Best TV Series Writing Winner: 'MTV Shuga Mashariki' by Annette Shadeya, Natasha Likimani, Mkamzee Mwatela, Arnold Mwanjila, Makgano Mamabolo   Other nominees:  ...

G alatasaray have been crowned Turkish champions after beating Antalyaspor 4-2 at home on Saturday. The win at RAMS Park in Istanbul gave Galatasaray an uncatchable lead with one game left to play. It is their 26th league title and their fourth in a row. The match started badly for the home side. Antalyaspor, who are fighting to avoid relegation, took the lead just before half-time through Soner Dikmen. They went ahead again in the 62nd minute when Soner scored his second goal of the game. Galatasaray hit back quickly. Mario Lemina equalized in the 56th minute, and striker Victor Osimhen made it 2-2 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute. Osimhen then put Galatasaray ahead in the 78th minute, and defender Kaan Ayhan added a fourth goal in stoppage time to seal the win. The result set off celebrations at the stadium and across Istanbul. Fans waved flags, lit torches, and danced in the streets as news spread that the title was secure. Coach Okan Buruk’s team bounced back after losing 4...

19 passengers and 3 crew to be flown to Merseyside on Sunday after screening in Tenerife B ritish passengers and crew from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will fly home on Sunday and go straight into hospital quarantine, according to The Guardian . Nineteen British passengers and three crew members will be taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral. The same hospital housed returning British nationals during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ship, MV Hondius, has 146 people on board. After spending days stranded off Praia in Cape Verde, it is now heading for Tenerife. Cape Verde officials refused to let it dock over fears that an outbreak could overwhelm their health system. Before leaving Tenerife, all passengers will be screened for hantavirus on Sunday morning. Anyone who tests negative and shows no symptoms will then travel on to their home country. The UK group will be escorted by government staff and flown back free of charge. In a message to staff, Janelle Hol...

N igeria’s U-20 women’s team, the Falconets, have booked their place at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after a hard-fought 3-2 aggregate win over Malawi’s Young Scorchers. The Falconets sealed qualification on Saturday despite losing 2-1 in the second leg in Lilongwe. Their 2-0 win in the first leg in Ikenne a week earlier gave them the edge they needed to advance. Malawi came out strong and took the lead early in the first half. A defensive slip by Nigeria allowed the hosts to head home and shift the momentum. Nigeria nearly hit back soon after when Favour Nkwocha met a cross from Kindness Ifeanyi with a header that bounced off the crossbar. The pressure mounted in the 55th minute when Malawi scored again to level the tie at 2-2 on aggregate. With the game on a knife edge, coach Moses Aduku turned to his bench for a spark. That change worked almost immediately. In the 62nd minute, substitute Precious Oscar pressed a Malawian defender into a mistake and kept her composu...

  I n a recent interview conducted by Biodun Busari for Punch Newspaper , Lagos businessman Onyema Ekpenyong said he wants justice after his elder brother, Andrew Ekpenyong, was found dead in a South African mortuary. Andrew, a mechanic from Akwa Ibom State, moved to South Africa in 2007 after his Abuja workshop was demolished during Nasir El-Rufai’s time as FCT minister. He lived there for nearly 20 years with his wife, two children, girlfriend, and apprentice. Onyema said Andrew got a call on Sunday evening, left home, and never came back. That night, South African police searched his house but found nothing wrong. The next morning, the Nigerian community in South Africa was directed to a government mortuary where they identified Andrew’s body. Police said he died after falling while jogging. But people who saw the body said it had handcuff marks and injuries that looked like he was beaten. Andrew’s girlfriend and apprentice were in the house when police came. The girlfriend said...