Tag: Ishaya Bako

Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju’s directorial debut stage drama, Lavender starts today at the Muson Centre, Lagos

Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju’s directorial debut stage drama, Lavender starts today, 12 April, 2019 at the Lagos Theatre Festival 2019, featuring captivating performances from Kehinde Bankole, Deyemi Okanlawon, Rita Edward and…

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Ishaya Bako’s ‘4th republic’ holds star-studded premiere in Lagos

Celebrities, personalities and politicians in attendance... One of the most anticipated Nollywood films of 2019, ‘4th Republic’ premiered on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at IMAX, Filmhouse Cinemas, Lekki Lagos. The premiere…

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Guns, ballots and courtrooms! Ishaya Bako’s 4th Republic heads to cinemas April 12 (Watch Trailer)

Ishaya Bako’s highly anticipated political thriller ‘4th Republic’ has been confirmed to hit Nigerian cinemas from April 12, 2019. Starring Kate Henshaw as ‘Confluence state’ governorship candidate ‘Mabel King,’ the film…

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Kate Henshaw is giving us election season vibes in the teaser for upcoming political movie ‘4th Republic’

Kate Henshaw is on a roll. During the week the actress joined international judges on CBS' new talent show The World's Best, with Drey Barrymore, Fauth Hill and RuPaul already…

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[The Film Blog]: The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is another reason to be excited about Rachael Oniga

The movie is already up to a good start. After earning itself a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Ishaya Bako's romantic comedy may well be on its…

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“I just want to tell our stories, good or bad” – Ishaya Bako, director of ‘Fuelling Poverty’ on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’

The conversations series with Abang Mercy brings to you Ishaya Bako, a young  Nigerian film maker and global shaper whose documentary “fueling poverty” went viral weeks ago after a federal…

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Opinion: “Fuelling Poverty” – NFVCB’s assault on freedom of expression

by Eze Onyekpere  The mere assertion by the NFVCB that the documentary is highly provocative and likely to incite or encourage public disorder and undermines national security is not enough…

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Slow internet day? Premium Times reviews the “banned” Fuelling Poverty documentary for you (READ)

by Ogechi Ekeanyanwu Fueling Poverty, which addresses the serious issue of corruption in governance, compresses the reality of Nigerians into a 30- minutes film that immediately evokes a lot of passion-mostly anger.…

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Report: FG bans film on fuel subsidy scam, threatens producer (READ, WATCH)

by Hauwa Gambo A review of a document from the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), a federal agency, seems to indicate that the Federal Government is fighting a…

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Stop fuelling poverty – Ishaya Bako’s new #FuelSubsidyRemoval documentary pokes GEJ in the eye (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu Ishaya Bako Give it to this young man - he's got some balls. In this educative (and more) documentary by Ishaya Bako, called “Fueling Poverty” the history…

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