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What King of Boys has wrought goes beyond film | The art of subtle ad placement
It could be a toast to the story of the century being published, at last. A casual conversation about what is best fitting for the imminently elegant Nse Ikpe-Etim to drink while…
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Nigeria to celebrate 60th Anniversary for a year, FG to create new Anti-corruption agency | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
The Federal Government on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s 60th anniversary would be a low-key celebration in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, but will be observed from September 2020 to September…
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New Nollywood: Can a sequel ruin a good movie?
by Toluwanimi Onakoya As an avid movie watcher, you’ve probably heard of the school of thought that a sequel can never be as good as the first film. In fact, some…
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7 Nollywood movies and shows to stream while stuck in quarantine
We are now in another week of Coronavirus lockdown, and stay-at-home entertainment is proving to be a surviving tool. People have taken to video games, jumped on internet challenges and…
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Despite #AMAA2019 losing its buzz, ‘King of Boys’ won Best Nigerian Film
Did you watch last night's Africa Movie Academy Awards? Very likely you didn't. The AMAAs used to be Africa's buzziest, premier movie awards that celebrated the best African films on…
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: After 34 days in detention, journalist Agba Jalingo to be arraigned
The Nigerian Police will arraign journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo, on Wednesday, September 25th at the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River state after 34 days in detention.…
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Something doesn’t add up about the arrest of the alleged serial killer in Port Harcourt
The Nigerian Police in a series of tweets yesterday revealed they have arrested the notorious serial killer in Port Harcourt, a 26-year-old Gracious David West. According to the police, West is…
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Kemi Adetiba wants to know if you’d watch a Nollywood horror movie in the cinema
The first thing that came to my mind after seeing Kemi Adetiba's King of Boys is how beautiful it would be to have Adetiba direct a horror movie. King of…
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”King of Boys” is coming to Amazon Prime Video with extra footage and we are ready!
Kemi Adetiba's King of Boys still remains one of the buzziest, crowd-pleasing films from 2018, dominating the box-office for months and featured an imperious performance from Sola Sobowale, and a…
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Kemi Adetiba has teased a ‘King of Boys’ sequel because why not
Kemi Adetiba's King of Boys was one of the buzziest movies of 2018, and quite brilliant too, never mind that it was overlong and deprived one of a bathroom break.…
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Here are the 9 movies screening at the 2019 NollywoodWeek Paris Film Festival
Undoubtedly, Nollywood movies have gained such global appeal and sustained a fascination that they are always in demand. From international premieres to being added to the library of streaming platforms…
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Here’s why iLLBliss won’t be starring in a movie soon since making his debut in ‘King of Boys’
Undoubtedly, Kemi Adetiba's King of Boys was a smash and it has its talented cast to thank for that. Importantly, the performances of Reminisce and iLLBliss, two rappers making their…
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‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘King of Boys’ amongst most searched movies on Google in Nigeria for 2018
Popular search engine Google has recently released its annual Year in Search for 2018, a compilation that highlights the trends and events within a duration of twelve months. And, in…
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‘King of Boys’ reportedly grosses N200m at box office, maintains number one spot for seven weeks
Kemi Adetiba's political thriller King of Boys is now a bonafide box office darling, with a reported N200 million earnings in its seventh week as the number one film in…
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Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ is still ruling the box office for a fifth consecutive week
Kemi Adetiba's surprising smash King of Boys is still making big moves, dominating the box office for a fifth consecutive week since its late-October opening weekend, wherein the movie became…
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The YNaija Cover – the 15th of November
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Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys grosses N100m at the cinemas
AY Makun’s Merry Men and Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys are leading the pack for the highest grossing Nollywood movies this year. This is according to FilmHouse Cinemas which declared…
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Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ is a feminist love letter to Nigerian women
Kemi Adetiba's sophomore project King of Boys is many things, from political quasi-thriller to a work that is tart, macabre, maximalist and acutely self-aware. Odds are, you are yet to…
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King of Boys: An unvarnished look into the seedy underbelly of the Lagos elite
Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys is a coming of age film and a departure from the mundane theme of comedy prevalent in Nigeria’s movie space. King of Boys is a…
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The YNaija Cover – the 29th of October
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Film Review: ‘King of Boys’ is everything and nothing you expect
Director Kemi Adetiba is one of Nigeria's experimental auteurs. That much was made clear from the scene that played out at the Sunday night premiere of her hotly anticipated King of…
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‘King of Boys’ will now show in cinemas today after the movie was recut (shortened)
After Kemi Adetiba's second directorial feature King of Boys premiered last week, with celebrities adhering to a royal gangster theme, the movie's cinema release date was postponed from October 26…
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Why the ‘King of Boys’ trailer takes the spot as the best trailer of the year
Nollywood movie trailers are inherently hard to understand. You know I'm right. Go to YouTube and see for yourself; it's all there, embarrassing. It's pathetic that in 2018, most filmmakers…
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The YNaija Cover – the 10th of August
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You guys, the trailer for Kemi Adetiba’s “King of Boys” is here and it will make your heart race
First of all, take a bow, Kemi Adetiba. The official trailer for her sophomore film project King of Boys has been released - and it looks good. The movie's press…
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We now know what Kemi Adetiba’s “King of Boys” is all about
The press rollout for Kemi Adetiba's upcoming movie King of Boys has been reliant on the element of suspense. Take, for example, the film's official teaser, which is as opaque…
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We are still being teased by Kemi Adetiba’s upcoming film “King of Boys
Straight to the point, the just-released teaser for Kemi Adetiba's sophomore film King of Boys is inscrutable. I have seen it like three times, during which I'm transported to my…
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Entertainment Roundup: Davido threatens to publish names of his debtors | More stories
Here’s everything you may have missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled through the night. Davido is publishing a list of his debtors Singer Davido is angry at many…
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[The Film Blog] Kemi Adetiba has an upcoming film and it’s called “King of Boys”
As one of the few female directors in Nigeria who have successfully helmed the country's best selling film, everyone has been wondering what next filmmaker Kemi Adetiba would try her…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy