The Issue The ongoing partnership between Nollywood and Netflix has shifted habits in movie consumption towards streaming. Available since 2016 but launched in Nigeria February, 2020, the global streaming platform recognized the potential in the film industry and its creative pool, incentivizing local content creators to tell their own stories to the world. The industry... Read More

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July 8, 2020

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Fans ignite ‘battle of the best’ between Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham

Nigeria for the longest time has battled with the idea of inclusion. In almost any industry, there is an imbalance in female representation, raising issues of inclusion. Thankfully we are witnessing a shift in this paradigm across certain industries, no one more prevalent than the Nigerian movie industry; Nollywood. Funke Akindele remains a prime example... Read More

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March 7, 2019

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Brace yourselves because ‘Chief Daddy’ is coming to Netflix this month

Netflix has just acquired Chief Daddy, the 2018 star-studded comedy drama from EbonyLife Films, which, I believe, is still showing in select theaters. This is the third movie from EbonyLife Films that Netflix would add to enrich its Nollywood content. Fifty (2015) and The Wedding Party (2016) arrived first on the streaming platform. Directed by Niyi... Read More

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December 18, 2018

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Entertainment Roundup: Academy unveils 2019 Oscar shortlists; Chief Daddy opens with over N40m | Other top stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Chief Daddy opens big at the box office with N40 million Over the weekend, the new comedy film “Chief Daddy” debuted in cinemas across the country; selling N42.6 million worth of movie tickets in its... Read More

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Chief Daddy, Entertainment news, oscars, toke makinwa, Tunde Kelani

December 15, 2018

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Best New Music: The Official Video for Chief Daddy’s theme song just dropped

With Chief Daddy now out in all cinemas, EbonyLife Films has revealed the music video to the ‘Famzy Anthem’, a song performed by rapper and actor Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, as his character in the movie, ‘AK Famzy’. The lead single of Chief Daddy, ‘The Famzy Anthem (Moving Mad)’ was composed by Femi Beecroft aka AK... Read More

The Music Blog

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December 10, 2018

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Review: Chief Daddy is ready to take all your money

You have seen the trailer. It is no spoiler to report that Chief Beecroft (Taiwo Obileye), the character for which EbonyLife Film’s latest extravaganza is named, has just kicked the bucket. This unfortunate event, the film’s inciting incidence is pretty much dispatched with in the opening sequences. The real drama lies in what happens after.... Read More

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December 3, 2018

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Entertainment Roundup: Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ breaks YouTube records; #ChiefDaddyMovie premieres in Lagos | Other top stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Chief Daddy premieres in Lagos The grand premiere for EbonyLife Films’ highly anticipated film ‘Chief Daddy‘ held on November 2, at the Oriental Hotels, VI. The theme for the night was ‘Opulently Nigerian’ and spotted... Read More

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Ariana Grande, Chief Daddy, Drake, Entertainment news, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra

November 30, 2018

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Chief Daddy premieres in Lagos this Sunday

Following the wild success of its previous movies, Fifty, The Wedding Party and its sequel The Wedding Party 2, EbonyLife Films will be holding a grand premiere for its latest movie, Chief Daddy. The long-awaited premiere will take place this Sunday, December 2, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Already garnering major buzz on the internet, the... Read More

You can finally watch the full trailer for Ebony Life Films’ ‘Chief Daddy’

Since production of Chief Daddy commenced, EbonyLife Films has kept fans excited; releasing captivating content from the movie including behind-the-scenes visuals, five amusing teasers and, finally, the long-awaited full-length trailer. RELATED: Ini Edo wants you all to know she doesn’t like money like that This trailer takes audiences through three primary stages in the movie,... Read More

The Film Blog

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October 19, 2018

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Meet Famzy: Falz steals the show in this captivating final teaser for ‘Chief Daddy’

In true EbonyLife fashion, the final teaser for Chief Daddy is nothing short of exceptional. The long-awaited teaser reveals the eccentric character, ‘Famzy’. Played by award-winning rapper, entertainer and actor, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, ‘Famzy’ is the spoiled, privileged son and heir apparent of Chief Beecroft, who turned down a role in his father’s company to... Read More

The wait is killing us for Chief Daddy, but at least there’s a new teaser

This is the great and terrible thing about an extensive press rollout, you get to really get a feel for the film in question and it kind of gets you hyped to actually see the film, but the wait for the actual thing is unbearable. So I’m pretty happy that Ebony Life Films hasn’t left... Read More

The Film Blog

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October 4, 2018

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This emotional third teaser for ‘Chief Daddy’ will leave you in anticipation

The third of five teasers for the movie Chief Daddy has been released by EbonyLife Films. This teaser, like previous ones, captures some of the hilarious scenes from this delightful comedy-drama. Chief Daddy tells the story of affluent and flamboyant Chief Beecroft and the dramatic events that occur following his death. Captured in this teaser... Read More

Mark your calendars people, Ebony Life just announced the premiere date for ‘Chief Daddy’

Following the recent release of the first teaser of the movie, Chief Daddy, EbonyLife Films has announced the date of the movie’s premiere, set for 2nd December 2018. The highly anticipated launch will take place at the Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. In usual EbonyLife fashion, the premiere is set to be a grand... Read More

Nkem Owoh & Patience Ozokwor continue their comeback in Ebony Life’s ‘Chief Daddy’

Contrary to popular convention, their Golden age of Nollywood (circa 1999 – 2012) never really faded into obscurity. Long before the new Gen-Z obsession with that era of Nollywood began thanks to the tireless curation of the people behind Twitter profile YungNollywood and Instagram profile ‘Nolly.Babes‘, we’ve always turned to the actors who personified that... Read More

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