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2025 Botched Coup: Nollywood actor Hired to Play Propagandist Role

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the actor was hired to play the role of a propagandist by the alleged coupists who planned to assassinate top government officials. Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of

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Korea, Kaduna Film Festival Spotlight Girl-Child Plight, Deepen Creative Ties

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2026

The Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF), in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria (KCCN), has hosted a powerful screening of “Scars the Movie” alongside an intensive filmmaking workshop in Abuja, using cinema as a platform to confront social injustice and strengthen Nigeria–Korea cultural relations. The event brought together filmmakers, actors,

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Turkish–Nigerian Poets Unite in Abuja to Promote Peace Through Art

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2026

Nigeria and Turkey have reinforced their cultural partnership through a poetry exchange in Abuja designed to foster peace, dialogue, and mutual understanding between the two nations. The literary gathering, hosted by the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, brought together poets, cultural practitioners, diplomats, and arts administrators from both countries to explore shared human

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Ogun marks 50th anniversary with colourful cultural carnival, road show in Abeokuta

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2026

Activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State continued on Thursday with a vibrant cultural carnival and road show that brought colour, music and excitement to major streets of Abeokuta, the state capital. The procession featured six beautifully decorated floats representing the state’s major regions — Remo, Ijebu, Yewa and Egba (RIYE) […]

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President Tinubu reacts to Fela’s posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

The world of music has honoured a giant: Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound. His courage, creativity, and conviction defined a generation and continue to inspire the world. […]

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Nollywood star Stanley Amandi nabbed in alleged coup plot against Tinubu

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2026

Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi has been arrested in connection with an alleged coup plot involving some Nigerian military officers, according to a report by PREMIUM TIMES. Amandi, a director and former chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (Enugu State chapter), was reportedly taken into custody in September 2025, though details of his […]