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YNaija January 13, 2025

Weekend Recap In Case You Missed It | Omoni Oboli, Davido, Lateef Adedimeji, Ay Makun

Omoni Oboli takes down movie due to plagiarism claims Lateef Adedimeji responds to trolls calling his wife barren Davido reveals a producer gave him $20,000 in appreciation Ay Makun shows…

YNaija December 11, 2024

Ay Makun Releases Trailer of “The Waiter” Coming to Cinemas December 20

Nigerian actor, comedian and producer has released the trailer of “The Waiter”, his upcoming film which will be out in cinemas across Nigeria on December 20. “The Waiter” is an…

YNaija November 25, 2024

Iyabo Ojo Reveals How Bimbo Akintola Was Her Gateway Into the Nollywood Industry

Nigerian veteran film star Iyabo Ojo was the guest host at Ay Makun’s latest episode of Glass House Show, where she divulged her journey into becoming one of the most…

YNaija August 17, 2024

AY Makun Announces New Movie “The Waiter” Coming Out This December

Nigerian comedian, actor, and filmmaker Ay Makun has joined the list of highly anticipated Nollywood movies this December with his new feature film, “The Waiter.” Ay Makun is returning to…

Abraham Isaac October 12, 2023

See Our Favorite Looks from Last Night’s Private Screening of Merry Men 3

Merry Men 3 is coming to cinemas this week and the makers threw an exclusive screening party at the Filmhouse Lekki Cinema to celebrate. From the show’s casts to celebrities…

YNaija October 9, 2023

Weekend Recap: In Case You Missed It | Davido x NFF ex-president, Ay Makun, Pere, Osimhen

A lot has happened in the entertainment industry this past weekend since we last briefed you on the things that occurred recently in the Nigerian media industry. Here is the…

YNaija October 2, 2023

Weekend Recap: In Case You Missed It | Basketmouth, Ilebaye, Laycon, Mohbad

A lot has happened this past weekend since we last briefed you on the things that occurred recently in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Here is the weekend recap, in case…

Chinedu Okafor December 17, 2021

Aki and Pawpaw: The iconic duo together again – see premiere pictures

Filmhouse IMAX cinema, Lekki was the place to be on Sunday 12th December as celebrities, influencers and industry titans showed up for the premiere of Aki and Paw Paw. The…

Editor April 8, 2020

AY Makun’s ‘Call to Bar’ is our #QuarantineBinge of the day

What do you get when you put AY Makun, The Real Warri Pikin and alcohol in one place? The new scripted comedy series, Call To Bar. Best known for his engaging live…

Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq January 20, 2020

Standing ovation for Mercy Johnson’s ‘Legend of Inikpi’ as star-studded premiere holds in Lagos

Movie Hits Cinemas In Nigeria And Ghana, January 24! All roads led to Filmhouse IMAX in Lekki on the 19th of January, Lagos for the premiere of Mercy Johnson Okojie’s epic…

Sponsor March 19, 2019

Binging with GameChangers is back with a bang! Check out photos from the Season 2 Premiere

On Wednesday, February 27th, a premiere event was held to commemorate the forthcoming airing of Binging with GameChangers Season 2. During the event, which took place at Konsul8 in Ikoyi,…

Oludolapo Adelana December 11, 2018

The YNaija Cover – the 11th of December

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Bernard Dayo November 29, 2018

We bet you didn’t know that Hollywood Christmas animation ‘Elliot the Littlest Reindeer’ stars AY Makun and Omoni Oboli

This December, another animated Christmas movie will be released - Elliot the Littlest Reindeer directed by Jennifer Westcott and out in American theatres today. The voice cast boasts of Hunger…

Bernard Dayo September 10, 2018

A heist and other shenanigans in the trailer for ‘Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons’

It was only a matter of time before Nollywood made a movie about the fabled Yoruba Demons, and it seems fitting that comedian and filmmaker AY Makun. Makun's Merry Men:…

Bernard Dayo July 26, 2018

A woman found this video of AY Makun telling homophobic jokes, and wrote an open letter to him

I'm strongly of the opinion that the Nigerian comedy industry is just as woefully unimaginative as Nollywood. But, unlike movies, comedy is relatively accessible and made even more ubiquitous via…

Bernard Dayo June 28, 2018

AY Makun’s next movie is called “Yoruba Demons”, because why not

As a comedian who many regard as not being funny, AY Makun is unarguably the modern pioneer of gleefully schlocky travel comedies from which he keeps making huge bucks. These…

Bernard Dayo April 5, 2018

Surprise, this AY Makun comedy skit of Marvel’s “Black Panther” is actually quite funny

For his annual, well-attended comedy extravaganza AY Live that took place on Easter Sunday, stand-up comedian AY Makun looked to Marvel's Black Panther for inspiration. Introducing a comedy skit before…

Editor July 21, 2017

Ubi Franklin launches Instant Pickup, an app for fast and affordable laundry services

Celebrity music promoter, Ubi Franklin, has launched a new app called Instant PickUp, a mobile-based technology that connects users to the best laundries close to them, allowing them to access…

Op-ed Editor July 7, 2017

The Film Blog Thread: So this is what people are saying about ’10 days in Sun City’

AY Makun's third instalment of the Akpos franchise opened in Cinemas across Nigeria from the 23rd of June. It's been two weeks since its release, sufficient time to feel the…

Op-ed Editor June 3, 2017

The Film Blog: We won’t take credit for the ’10 days in Sun City’ blitz

Because we can't be conceited enough to think someone took it so personal that the day after we said no one was talking about the film, there was buzz everywhere,…

Op-ed Editor June 2, 2017

The Media Blog: Why we are rooting for Mo Abudu and Jason Njoku– and you should too

Think about it. Think about just how many people have been investing in film since Mo Abudu and AY showed people just how much a movie can draw in, in…

Op-ed Editor May 30, 2017

The Film Blog: No one is talking about AY’s new film

It hit us like 'electric shock' some days ago, as we saw AY’s new film, ‘Something Something in Sun City’ hanging like an orphan on a banner around the Ajose…

Roqeebah April 23, 2017

“Encourage this young man; e no kill person” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

You won't believe how much talk we have heard about sexual harassment, assault, rape culture and just generally sex - what with Reno Omokri sending out that totally-off-mark-and-very-confusing tweet about…

Tolu April 19, 2017

BBNaija housemates, Ali Baba, Adesua Etomi and others at this year’s edition of AY Live (PHOTOS)

It was another exciting edition of the annual comedy concert, AY LIVE on Easter Sunday at Eko Hotel and Suites. The theme for this year's edition was Generations of Laughter…

Oludolapo Adelana April 17, 2017

Remember how you joked about another person’s misfortune when your daughters get assaulted in the future – TBoss’ brother to AY

by Dolapo Adelana Christopher Idowu, brother to Tokunbo 'TBoss' Idowu, the second runner-up at the 2017 edition of the Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show has expressed his displeasure at…

Op-ed Editor February 14, 2017

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