Like a galaxy of stars, the who’s who in the showbiz world converged in Lagos on Saturday night for the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). Celebrities stunned the event in a rich display of culture, class, and panache.
From socialite Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike’s exosuit dressing, to dazzling traditional attires, the AMVCA, celebrities did not hold back in their exotic display of glitz and glamour, shining brightly on the night where excellence in filmmaking, acting, and content creation is rewarded.
Pretty Mike, who is renowned for his grand entrance at events, stole the show at the AMVCA awards attended by a retinue of actors, actresses, and industry experts, among others.
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Below are some photos from the AMVCA awards showing how celebrities stepped out for the yearly outing:
Edinburgh boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship with a vital bonus-point victory over Connacht.
First-half tries from Pierre Schoeman – named in Andy Farrell’s Lions squad on Thursday – and Hamish Watson had Edinburgh in control at half-time, but Connacht hit back after the break.
Finn Treacy crossed twice in the opening 11 minutes of the second half to level the scores and a captivating back-and-forth battle followed.
Ben Muncaster crashed over to restore Edinburgh’s seven-point advantage following a powerful rolling maul, but Connacht – with faint play-off ambitions of their own – continued to fight.
Shayne Bolton dotted down in the corner, allowing home fly-half JJ Hanrahan to make it 21-21 off the tee.
However, with seven minutes to play, a moment of magic swung the match Edinburgh’s way.
Replacement scrum-half Charlie Shiel darted down the side of a ruck and showed an impressive burst of pace to go under the posts for the visitors’ bonus-point score before Ben Healy kicked a penalty in the final minute to ensure victory.
Sean Everitt’s side are ninth in the URC table, just two points behind Benetton in sixth, while Connacht are out of contention in 14th.
Miley Cyrus has broken her silence on rumours of a family feud with dad Billy Ray Cyrus and mum Tish Cyrus after her mother unfollowed the actress and singer on social media
Miley Cyrus cleared things up on social media(Image: BANG Showbiz)
Miley Cyrus has quashed rumours of a falling out with her parents, insisting that she and her mum Tish are tighter than ever. The pop sensation took to her Instagram Story to clear the air after it was noticed that mum Tish seemingly unfollowed her on social media—an incident Miley chalks up to a tech mishap.
She shared: “I rarely comment on rumours, but my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us.”
In her flying-the-flag-for-mum moment, Miley made sure everyone knew they were still chummy as can be: “She’s my best friend. Like a lot of moms, she doesn’t know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me – simple, coincidental and uninteresting.”
The Cyrus family, minus Miley – Trace, Brandi and Noah, with parents Tish and Billy Ray in 2010(Image: AFP/Getty Images)
For her part, Tish echoed this sentiment, explaining the social media snafu once it was pointed out by an eagle-eyed fan.
Laughing it off, she clarified: “I didn’t. Idk what happened lol. I have no idea how that happened but it’s fixed now [pink heart emoji].”
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Tish further emphasised the solidity of their bond on the platform with an emphatic statement: “I would never unfollow Miley, her and I are as close as we’ve ever been. Period. Little [heart] emoji @mileycyrus.”
Likewise, Miley underlined her enduring connection with dad Billy Ray in light of past difficulties. The ‘Wrecking Ball’ songstress admitted: “My dad and I have had our challenges over the years.”
Miley went on: “Now, in my 30s, family is my priority above all else. I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing.”
She continued: “Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family.”
However, in a previous conversation with chat show host David Letterman on ‘My Next Guess Needs No Introduction’ last year, Miley credited her mum with her upbringing but acknowledged the significant impact her dad had on her music career.
She said: “Without my dad, I know – I mean, not just literally I wouldn’t be sitting in this chair, I wouldn’t exist – but I would not, who I am as a person, it wouldn’t exist.
“Because my dad, as a creative and as an artist in the way that his brain works, has always made me feel safer in my own mind because we’re very similar in our ideas.”
Miley added: “So I think a lot of his perspective on reality and on life, I’ve inherited from him, more so than the way that I was raised – which really, my mom raised me.”
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Love Island star Maura Higgins and McFly star Danny Jones sparked scandal in March when they were caught in an extramarital kiss – but the reality star has decided it’s time to move on from the scandal
Maura Higgins is set to make her red carpet return at the 2025 TV BAFTAs(Image: Mark Taylor/PEACOCK/ITV via Getty Images)
Maura Higgins plans to make her red carpet return at the 2025 TV BAFTAs this weekend – two months after she rocked a marriage at the last glitzy show she attended. The 34-year-old Love Island star caused headlines in March when she was caught locking lips with married McFly star Danny Jones, 39 at the 2025 BRIT Awards.
The reality star and McFly singer endured damning headlines – while Danny’s beauty queen wife Georgia Horsley, 38, was said to be “humiliated” by the extramarital kiss. The Star Girl singer has been keeping himself out of the spotlight in the weeks since the scandal rocked his marriage.
But now it has been reported that Maura is confident and ready to return to the spotlight – and that enough time has passed since the kiss scandal erupted. The 2025 TV BAFTAs have been outlined as the best opportunity for Maura to make her spotlight return.
While Maura is best known for appearing on Love Island, she expanded her time in the reality show circuit in 2024 as a contestant on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. The 2024 season also featured Danny – who won the show.
The long-running ITV show has frequently been nominated for TV BAFTAs – but is not in the list of nominees for the 2025 ceremony. Meanwhile, show hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are nominated for the Best Entertainment Performance gong for hosting their now cancelled show, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
Maura and Danny Jones starred on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! weeks before they shared an explosive kiss(Image: ITV)
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Explaining why Maura is honing in on the BAFTAs for her red carpet return, a source told The Sun on Sunday: “She thinks enough time has passed. She can’t hide forever.
“She’s going to spend all morning before the bash getting glammed up and strut down the red carpet with her head held high.”
The source went on to explain that the Irish TV personality will refuse to answer any questions about the kiss at the awards and that she has “put the whole incident behind her and feels she has nothing to be ashamed of.”
Danny, meanwhile, is expected to skip the awards despite winning I’m A Celeb – and being a star of ITV’s singing contest The Voice where he serves as one of the coaches alongside McFly co-star Tom Fletcher.
The source claimed: “He wouldn’t do anything to make wife Georgia doubt him and doesn’t want to set a foot a wrong.” The Mirror has contacted representatives of Danny and Maura for comment.
Danny and Georgia have been married since 2018 and they share a six-year-old son named Cooper. Danny issued a gravelling apology after his kiss was exposed.
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He wrote in an online post: “Hello everyone, sorry it’s taken me a while to post this but I’ve taken some time out to be with those closest to me. I want to deeply apologise to my wife and family for putting them in this situation.”
He added: “I love them so much and we’ll continue to deal with this privately. I love you guys, thank you for your patience, understanding, and support. See you all soon, Danny.”
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Seeking justice on Ghana’s courtroom shows
If you are dealing with something personal and painful – a broken marriage or a family dispute – you might turn to a friend. For something as serious as sexual assault, it might go to trial. But in Ghana, more and more people are turning somewhere else: live radio. The so-called “justice-style” shows promise swift, public resolutions. But they are also controversial, with critics accusing them of turning private pain into primetime theatre.
