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Netflix Unveils Spectacular Lineup of 7 Nigerian Films and Series, Set to Premiere Later this Year
Netflix's recent star-studded event, "Lights, Camera… Naija!" held in Lagos on August 13, 2023, has unveiled a sensational lineup of new Nigerian films and series. These eagerly anticipated projects are…
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Aki And Pawpaw The Movie- In cinemas soon: The duo are back!!
Two mischievous brothers who try to make a life for themselves coincidentally fall into the fame and wealth they craved for through the help of social media. This welcomes them…
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Charles Okpaleke is making a film based on the 1993 Nigerian airplane hijack
So far, Charles Okpaleke's footprint in Nollywood has shown that Nigeria is a grapevine of stories and he's committed to telling them. In his latest creative pursuit via his production…
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This week in Nollywood: Aki na Ukwa remake, Indian remake of Elevator Baby and more
This is Nollywood’s second year in the devastating coronavirus pandemic, and although things aren’t as bleak as they once were, there’s no denying that it has changed the landscape. We…
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Charles Okpaleke has launched a streaming platform for African stage plays
A streaming platform for stage plays? Charles Okpaleke is showing once more why he's arguably the most enterprising entertainment entrepreneur in the game. Theatre culture in Nigeria is often always…
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Mistress of all Trade: Idia Aisien is just getting started with Nollywood
At the start of 2020, news broke that Charles Okpaleke had acquired the rights to remake Zeb Ejiro's 1992 femme fatale supernatural horror Nneka the Pretty Serpent, ostensibly the crown…
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‘Glamour Girls’ remake will be written, directed and produced by women. Here’s why it matters
Prolific producer Charles Okpaleke has been about Nollywood dominion. After the well-received sequel of occult horror Living in Bondage in 2019, Okpaleke announced that he had acquired the rights to…
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Charles Okpaleke is making a biopic about notorious 90’s criminal Shina Rambo
In an Instagram post published today, Charles Okpaleke (Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story) revealed that he has obtained the rights to portray the roughneck life of…
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Review: ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent’ fails to bite
Zeb Ejiro’s majestic horror picture Nneka the Pretty Serpent knows what it is: an original film. Tosin Igho’s Nneka the Pretty Serpent which hit cinemas last Friday calls itself a…
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Charles Okpaleke is working on an original film ‘The Six’ out in 2021
Charles Okpaleke and his production company Play Network Studios have been in the fast business of remaking old Nollywood material. With femme fatale horror Nneka the Pretty Serpent out in…
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From Play Network Studios Comes the Remake of ’’Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story’’ a 1995 Nollywood Classic
Once upon a time, there was a boy called Ahanna. After his father passed away, he joined a gang of robbers to escape the constant family troubles that befell him.…
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We are getting an animation blockbuster from Charles Okpaleke after COVID-19 | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
Nollywood filmmaker Charles Okpaleke has given us something to look forward to once the coronavirus pandemic fizzles out - an animation blockbuster which his production company Play Network will commence…
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We are getting a remake of ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent.’ Here’s why it deserves an all-female soundtrack
Charles Okpaleke is remaking the 1992 cult horror Nneka the Pretty Serpent, another movie in the filmmaker's massive remake rollout that includes Rattle Snake and Glamour Girls. And, with the…
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With Ramsey Nouah’s “Living in Bondage: Breaking Free”, Nollywood comes full circle. Or does it?
The original Living in Bondage released in 1992, directed by Chris Obi Rapu is considered a Nollywood classic. Not because it raised the stakes time or broke new grounds in…
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Akin Alabi, Eyo Bassey, Nnamdi Stan Ekeh… See the #YNaijaPowerList2017 for Business
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…
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#Onelifelivethem: Rémy Martin hosts Shina Peller, VJ Adams, Zaniab Balogun others to an exquisite soiree (PHOTOS)
For the past few months, Rémy Martin Cognac has been recognizing and celebrating individuals for their multi-talents and outstanding achievements. The new #OneLifeLiveThem campaign influencers Zainab Balogun – the first female on the campaign, Falz and Shody…
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