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Nigerian newspapers: Top stories for today (16/05/26)

Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities Here are the major headlines for today:2027 ELECTIONSResist Politicians Plot To Deepen Voter Apathy, Electorate ...
Decider

‘The Bride’ Comes To Digital, But When Will ‘The Bride’ 2026 Movie Be Streaming on HBO Max?

Discover What’s Streaming On: Jessie Buckley just won an Oscar for Hamnet, and now you can watch her in a very different type of role in The Bride!—a new gothic romance loosely based on the 1935 film ...
The Punch Newspapers

Igbo king in S’Africa: Nigerians shut down businesses, stay indoors over rising attacks

Panic has gripped Nigerians in South Africa’s Eastern Cape following xenophobic attacks linked to the controversial installation of a Nigerian as Igwe Ndigbo. Nigerians woke up to chaos on Monday ...
Daily Maverick

Explainer: Was an Igbo ‘king’ actually crowned in Eastern Cape?

KuGompo (formerly East London) was rocked by unrest earlier this week after a protest against the alleged coronation of an Igbo ‘king’ took a violent turn. It led to businesses being looted and at ...
The Punch Newspapers

Violence erupts in S’Africa over alleged Igbo king coronation

Violent unrest has broken out in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa following protests against the controversial coronation of an Igbo traditional ruler, with demonstrators torching vehicles ...
Sahara Reporters

Igbo Community Association Condemns ‘Ezeigbo’ Coronation In South Africa, Demands Arrest Of Diaspora Impostors

The ICA FCT stressed that such coronations have the potential to jeopardise the safety of millions of Igbo people living in diaspora communities. The Igbo Community Association in Nigeria's Federal ...
Forbes

‘Frankenstein’-Inspired ‘The Bride!’ Gets Streaming Release Date

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. "The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond ...
Daily Post Nigeria

Ohanaeze appoints 4 professors to save Igbo language from extinction

Apex socio-cultural organization of the Igbo, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Thursday appointed four professors under its Professorial Endowment Chair initiative to prevent the extinction of the Igbo ...
IndieWire

Maggie Gyllenhaal on How ‘The Bride!’ Cracks Hollywood Fantasies Wide Open

"The Bride!" writer/director Gyllenhaal tells IndieWire about using genre tools to create a world that's as much the 1980s as it is the 1930s. The film features cheeky references to Ginger Rogers and ...
IndieWire

Don’t Let ‘The Bride!’ Box Office Bomb Give the Wrong Lesson About Ambition and Originality

With just $13.5 million globally against an $80 million production budget, Maggie Gyllenhaal's film is shaping up to be one of the bigger flops of 2026. For Warner Bros., it ends a streak of nine ...
Forbes

Here’s How Bad ‘The Bride!’ Bombed At The Box Office In Its Opening Weekend

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster mash The Bride! opened in theaters last Friday, but it’s already become a living nightmare for the acclaimed writer-director. Forbes‘The Bride!’: Stars Who Played Bride Of ...