Desmond Ovbiagele’s insurgency thriller The Milkmaid was easily the best Nollywood film of 2020, having scaled through the Oscars eligibility stage and garnered support from Nigerians and the local film community. Today, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the body responsible for the Oscars, has unveiled shortlists for nine categories (including Best International... Read More

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January 25, 2021

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Predicting Nollywood in the second year of coronavirus

Around this time last year, Nollywood was looking to rise from the ashes of the Lionheart Oscar fracas from late 2019. Movies had been planned for a 2020 cinema release, and streaming giant Netflix arriving in Nigeria was timely and paradigm-shifting, proof that the film industry was on track towards growth and further exposure. Then... Read More

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November 18, 2020

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Film review: You haven’t seen anything quite like The Milkmaid

If the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has its way, you will not see The Milkmaid, the sophomore feature length effort by investment banker turned filmmaker, Desmond Ovbiagele. In making the decision to withhold its censorship seal, the agency seems invested in audiences not experiencing the film the way that the director has... Read More

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June 1, 2014

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Movie review: Render to Caesar makes a credible, spirited effort

by Wilfred Okiche Render to Caesar wants to be many things at once. A crime thriller, a police procedural, a love story, a twisty film noir and a game changer for the country’s struggling film industry. Produced by Desmond Ovbiagele and directed by Onyekachi Lucky Ejim with a reported outsize budget, the film has its... Read More

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November 27, 2013

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Opinion: Nigerian building contractors and their eyesore of errant craftsmanship

by Desmond Ovbiagele Let’s renovate the house called Nigeria. But to do so sustainably, let’s ‘make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plummet.’ Then we would have a building that would not only stand the test of time, but would also be easy on the eye. Recently, I had cause to marvel as I... Read More

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November 16, 2013

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Opinion: Oga, your ‘generosity’ is contributing to Nigeria’s problems

by Desmond Ovbiagele On a humorous level, my friend narrated the consternation of a certain ‘madam’ whose chosen salary ‘top-up’ was food, and who took offence on a fateful day when her long-suffering employee rejected the dish offered to him as not meeting his taste! A few days ago, I received a phone call from a... Read More

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October 27, 2013

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Opinion: The age of deception

by Desmond Ovbiagele What made him do it? Why should one so young, with the world at his feet, display the wariness of a Hollywood actress about his age? Is it normal? In line with the fantasies I still harbour that the next generation of Usain Bolts will be unearthed from this country, I recently... Read More

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September 28, 2013

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Opinion: Nollywood goes to school

by Desmond Ovbiagele Well, guilty for the simple reason that the consumers are fully aware that the production quality falls far short of the standard they would ideally like to be publicly associated with watching, but to which, based on sheer entertainment (as opposed to technical) value, they are attracted nonetheless. A few days ago, I... Read More

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Nigeria’s ‘The Milkmaid’ loses out on Oscars 2021 Best International Feature

Predicting Nollywood in the second year of coronavirus

Film review: You haven’t seen anything quite like The Milkmaid

Movie review: Render to Caesar makes a credible, spirited effort

Opinion: Nigerian building contractors and their eyesore of errant craftsmanship

Opinion: Oga, your ‘generosity’ is contributing to Nigeria’s problems

Opinion: The age of deception

Opinion: Nollywood goes to school

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