EbonyLife TV

December 30, 2021

Profile of Mo Abudu | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee

Within the entertainment business in Africa, very few (if any at all), can make boast of enjoying as much success as Mo Abudu in the year 2021. From initiating programmes for young aspiring filmmakers to building a tower of epic proportion, there was no slowing down for the business tycoon. Mo Abudu’s rise to prominence... Read More

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October 30, 2021

TECNO partners with EbonyLife Creative Academy to offer up to ₦1 million in prizes for Nigerian content creators

Premium smartphone manufacturer TECNO has announced an exciting competition for content creators in Nigeria, in partnership with the EbonyLife Creative Academy, which offers world-class courses for filmmakers. The winners will receive up to ₦1 million in cash, premium Camon 18 series smartphones with stabilised Gimbal camera and 60x zoom, videography masterclasses with EbonyLife Creative Academy... Read More

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70-year-old man offers 25,000 naira compensation for raping a 3-year old girl – Chioma Agwuegbo shares gruelling stories of sexual violence #WithChude

From lecturers offering sex for grades to sexual violence in marriages, women have had to navigate the murky waters of gender-based violence for many years. On this week’s episode of #WithChude, tech guru and women’s rights activist, Chioma Agwuegbo, shares several gruelling experiences of women who have encountered some form of gender-based or sexual violence... Read More

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Andre Blaze Henshaw

August 28, 2020

Two years since the Andre Blaze Henshaw sexual assault allegation, what has been done?

The fifth season of Big Brother Naija has hurtled towards four eviction batches already, wildly becoming a pop cultural fixation, amassing fandoms and offering reprieve from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. By now, die hards would have noticed a conspicuous change with who presides over the show as the voice of Big Brother. Andre Blaze Henshaw... Read More

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Domestic flight operations resume in 14 Airports – FG | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, says 14 airports across the nation have resumed full domestic flight operations. The fourteen airports approved for the resumption of domestic flight operations include Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa; Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri; Maiduguri Airport,... Read More

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EbonyLife

Ebonylife TV is parting ways with DSTV to focus on streaming

There are many difficult decisions that the Coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses everywhere to face head on. One of them is the debate on the viability of streaming services over cable television. Across the world, cable giants are porting their programming from their terrestrial cable partners on their self owned streaming services. It is more... Read More

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Vimbai Mutinhiri and Taymesan Emmanuel announced as Season Hosts for TFAA

Ahead of its fifteenth edition, The Future Awards Africa has rolled out an exciting lineup of activities surrounding its iconic award event. TFAA is pioneering a near-complete pivot to virtual platforms in response to global trends accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Future Awards will be hosting many of the now-familiar beats on its journey... Read More

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#WithChude: “I bought a new car to kill myself”- Ubi Franklin opens up on his turbulent years

Last night’s episode of #WithChude featured entertainment executive, entrepreneur, and founder of the record label, Made Men Music Group, Ubi Franklin. On the show, he talked about the struggles and pains he endured while dealing with a crumbling business partnership, a marriage at the brink of collapse, and the birth of his son, all at the same... Read More

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#WithChude: Toyin Abraham opens up on ‘jumping over 3rd Mainland Bridge’…as show premieres on EbonyLife TV this week

Award-winning actress, Toyin Abraham, sat with host, Chude Jideonwo, to talk about her experience with depression and suicidal thoughts on the premiere episode of #WithChude which aired on Saturday, 18 April, 2020, on TVC Entertainment. On the episode, Toyin shared how she went about her everyday life while dealing with depression. “I gave everything I... Read More

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Mo Abudu has been announced as Chair of the 47th International Emmy Awards Gala

We reported back in February that EbonyLife TV founder and CEO Mo Abudu had been given a gold membership directors’ card by the International Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences, the platform responsible for staging the renowned Emmy Awards. Abudu announced in December last year that she was a now a member of a select... Read More

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Finally, legal drama ‘Castle and Castle’ is coming to EbonyLife TV

EbonyLife TV’s legal drama Castle and Castle premiered last year July on streaming service EbonyLife ON, and the buzz that heralded its arrival on the platform was huge. The show had a solid cast ensemble in Richard Mofe-Damijo and Dakore Egbuson-Akande, and fetched Michelle Dede, who incidentally was in a legal show E.V.E at the time,... Read More

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‘In Love and Ashes’ set to premiere today on EbonyLife TV

‘In Love and Ashes’, a drama series featuring Patience Ozokwor, Sani Danja, Anita Pam, Charles Etubiebi, and other actors, will air on EbonyLife TV (DSTV channel 165) today, 11 April 2018 at 8pm. Set in Maiduguri, North-east Nigeria, the series which was produced by Watershed Entertainment tells a true story of forgiveness, family, love, regret,... Read More

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Mens Corner

[The Media Blog] “Men’s Corner” Wants to Teach You All about the Friend Zone. Yes, Really

On the seventh season return of Men’s Corner on EbonyLife TV, the men talk about the dreaded friend zone. I possibly can’t think of a more overflogged subject matter, and premiering the season with such staid, banal discourse could have been a total failure. But the trio of Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Mazino Ofoh, and Andre Blaze, and... Read More

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Vimbai

February 23, 2018

[The Media Blog] Vimbai Mutinhiri is replacing Toke Makinwa on “Moments” and the Game of Musical Chairs Continues

It appears Moments on EbonyLife TV will be having a new co-host. According to these reports from Pulse and The Guardian, Zimbabwean actress and TV personality Vimbai Mutinhiri has been recruited to be a replacement for Toke Makinwa, joining co-hosts Bolanle Olukanni and Tallulah Doherty. Though the reason for Makinwa’s exit from the Moments with... Read More

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[The Film Blog] EbonyLife TV is making a film about Black Germans in Nazi Germany

Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife TV is making a film about The fate of Afro Germans under Nazis. Before the Nazi party gained power and their propaganda spread to all of Germany, the German state was fairly progressive and was very tolerant especially racially. As Hitler took power in 1934, a new ‘order’ was established and mixed race... Read More

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YNaija Ranking: Hip TV rises to the top 5 in our top 25 TV stations countdown

Hip TV takes the fifth position in the YNaija Ranking for TV stations, The Ayo Animashaun-owned station which was previously ranked seventh moved up two places. The station rise is due to the fact that its usage of social media – especially Instagram is second to known. Unlike many other stations, Hip TV has mastered... Read More

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The Media Blog: Oh God. But did anybody beg them to bring back ‘On the real’?

The official press release starts correctly enough with this ominous warning: “Prepare for more ‘realness’ with a second season of On the Real.” The whole thing: “The unique show is back for a juicier and more exciting second season, with its television premiere scheduled to air on 2nd August, 2017, as part of Gen-Z Wednesdays.... Read More

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The Film Blog: This photo from The Wedding Party II just gives us too much joy

Ireti Doyle. And Patience Ozokwor. And Richard More-Damijo. Not forgetting of course, as we can never tire of saying, that this same film has Chinwetalu Agu, Sola Sobowale, Seyi Law and Chigurl. Why can’t December just be next month already?

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The YNaija Ranking: ROK TV takes the #1 position on our top 25 tv countdown

From #5 to #1 is how ROK TV moves on our chart this month as the past few weeks have seen the station release a slew of original, high quality series, succeeding not only in strength of material but also in perception and talkability. For a new entrant onto the field, this is no small... Read More

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Africa has incredible talents the world has not seen – Mo Abudu

by Azeez Adeniyi One of Africa’s most prominent media figures, Mo Abudu has said Africa has incredible talent that the World is yet to see. Abudu who is the CEO of Ebonylife Television and EbonyLife Films said this in an interview with CNN’s ‘Africa voices’. Explaining her foray into the media, she said, “I wanted... Read More

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Life 101 Premieres: Malta Guiness partners EbonyLife TV in new campus youth drama

On the 1st of March, 2017 at FilmHouse IMAX Cinemas, Lekki phase 1, EbonyLife TV & Malta Guinness premieres new campus youth drama titled ‘Life 101’. Life 101 talks about a gang of four childhood friends who leave their high school years behind and head for university. Together, their dreams seem invincible; but will... Read More

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December 25, 2016

The Film Blog: We’ll be watching EbonyLife’s Fifty tonight

Fifty isn’t a perfect movie. No gainsaying there. But in the annals of Nigerian movie history, its story will be told. Executive Producer Mo Abudu’s commitment to presenting the world with a different image of Africa is no better encapsulated by the film, which tells the story of four Nigerian women in, or about to... Read More

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December 23, 2016

The Media Blog: Mazino on Men’s Corner is not bad at all

We think EbonyLife TV is onto a good show here. Sure, some of the topics are a bit inane, and some of the contributors on the confessional segments come off incredibly vapid, but we think it’s all very well done. Its success in our eyes is largely due to the 3 hosts and their chemistry. From the... Read More

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December 9, 2016

The Media Blog: We’re not sure how we feel about Timini on The Spot

We’re not exactly thrilled. But we aren’t particularly disappointed either. Given the fact he’s filling in for Ebuka, he does the job well enough. He fills the space. But, given the fact we think he’s a genuinely talented young man, and we love to see (and tell) success stories, we were perhaps hoping for a... Read More

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November 7, 2016

The Film Blog: We’re not sure about First Stars

For all of the problems Nollywood has (and has had,) a lack of raw talent is at the bottom of the list. Perhaps a bigger problem might be turning that talent into a considerable degree of competence. But, and as is the case with practically every industry, the biggest problem facing talent in Nollywood, is getting connected with... Read More

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November 3, 2016

The Film Blog: Have you seen Sons of the Caliphate?

The fact that it was directed by Kenneth Gyang was enough to pique our interests. And then the fact that it’s set in “The North,” a region largely underrepresented in mainstream Nigerian film and television, made it clear we just had to check out EbonyLife TV’s Sons of the Caliphate. The show describes itself as “a political... Read More

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November 2, 2016

The Media Blog: We’ve been watching Dolapo Oni’s new show

We were disappointed in Dolapo (Oni) Sijuwade’s The Marcy Project. That’s putting it mildly, really, but because we acknowledge the effort that went into her trying something different, and because we generally think she’s a cool person with lots of potential, we’ve been checking out her latest offering. The first thing you’ll notice about “So... Read More

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October 21, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Kanye West blames Tidal for his limiting feature on Drake’s VIEWS album, Bovi welcomes third child | More

Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this morning in today’s entertainment roundup. It’s another boy for Bovi and wife, Kris Comedian Bovi and his wife, Kris have shared their joy as they welcome their second son who arrived hours ago... Read More

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October 13, 2016

EbonyLife TV’s Sons of the Caliphate brings the north closer to you

by Akan Ido So we watched the Sons of the Caliphate movie produced by EbonyLife TV yesterday and we think it’s a winner – it pulls you in. It’s our game of thrones – young people with too much money dispensing money, power and influence across a make-believe state Nigerian state of Kowa. It’s an amazing cast of... Read More

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October 13, 2016

The Media Blog: Toke Makinwa had a very uncomfortable moment on ‘Moments’ talking about bleaching

One of our favourite people on television, Sika Osei (host of Studio 53 Xtra) was the guest on the Nigerian version of Moments, on EbonyLife TV yesterday. The topic was Cheating, and it was remarkable viewing to be honest – as Osei admitted to cheating on her boyfriend in the past (albeit, while on a... Read More

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