Why did Chris Columbus leave the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise after directing the first two movies? The filmmaker recently explained his departure. Source: Getty ImagesHBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts features interviews not just with the cast of the Harry Potter film series but also with the directors behind the hit movies. As Potterheads well know, Chris Columbus directed the first two movies — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets— before leaving the Harry Potter franchise to other filmmakers.

The leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Mujahid Dokubo Asari insisted that the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls is a scam. It would be recalled that last week he took to his Facebook page to make this claim raising the questions that made him doubt the fact of kidnap.  Yesterday Niger Delta activist once again confirmed his position by staging the Anti-#BringbackOurGirls protest. The protesters' placards read: "Don’t play politics with my name, Chibok is a scam"

Nigerians on social media have urged released Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu to pull off the Biafran outfit that got him into trouble.  Naija News understands that soldiers from the Nigerian Military apprehended Chinwetalu Agu for wearing a Biafran flag outfit. However, the actor was reportedly released from the custody of the Nigerian Army in Enugu State. Popular actress, Chizzy Alichi, who made this known via her Instagram page on Friday, said Agu is safe and sound.

It looks like No Doubt’s electrifying sets at the Coachella festival may have been an advertisement for a Gwen Stefani solo tour, as the South Star Festival in Huntsville, Alabama announced Tuesday that she and Blink-182 will be its two headliners.

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