Long time no see Maurice Sam. The actor who made his name in Nollywood bringing to life characters on shows like EbonyLife’s “On The Real” and Multichoice’s “Hustle” is back on the small screens again, this time to take on a millennial romantic comedy. Lara Of Lagos is the new show that he will be... Read More

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March 6, 2020

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Is it too early to petition for Ifeoma Chukwuogo to get her own Netflix Naija series?

This week on the media blog has been all about Netflix. But can you really blame us? Ever since the streaming giant announced it was officially fielding an office in Lagos Nigeria and creating original content to specifically cater to our stories and audience, the entire Nigerian media industry has been forced to sit up... Read More

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January 27, 2020

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Ifeoma Chukwuogo is tackling Biafra with her new series ‘No Victors’

Ifeoma Chukwuogo has had an interesting few years. Her first major short film after film school, ‘Bariga Sugar’, the heartbreaking story of the budding but ultimately tragic friendship of the children of sex workers went viral when Chukwuogo first released it on Youtube. Chukwuogo would pull it from Youtube a few weeks later and put... Read More

The Media Blog

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September 22, 2019

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride – Yemisi Aribisola ”You wonder about the solitary figures in... Read More

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June 17, 2019

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Stop what you are doing and watch the trailer for Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s crime-drama series ”Under”

Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s splendid and incredibly moving short film Bariga Sugar, released in 2017, pegged her as an exciting director to watch out for. I have been eager to see what Chukwuogo would come up with next. Her followup, Under, with an official trailer out now, is a miniseries that makes an interesting pivot towards crime... Read More

Culture, The Film Blog

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April 8, 2018

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Ifeoma Chukwuogo is addressing the soot crisis in Port Harcourt with her short documentary “Collateral Damage”

When I first heard of the Soot in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, my initial reaction was that it felt something ripped out from a horror movie. Residents of the state have been vociferous about the situation: the soot particles is in the air they breathe and it clings to their bodies, finding its it way... Read More

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February 23, 2017

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The Film Blog: Bariga Sugar is a gem (WATCH)

A period piece. A story about sex work. Two things that we’ve seen bastardized in Nigerian film for so long. Not to mention the child actor. Sounds like a recipe for disaster. This shouldn’t work. It should be a mess. But relative newcomer Ifeoma Chukwuogo makes fantastic work of this, in this 20-minute short film which screened... Read More

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