Trust no one and believe nothing – Behind the mystery and glam of The Set Up Movie Premiere at Filmhouse Cinemas

Trust no one and believe nothing – Behind the mystery and glam of The Set Up Movie Premiere at Filmhouse Cinemas

It was a night of glamour, mystery and drama as celebrities and influencers strutted their stuff at the premiere of the most anticipated Nollywood movie of the year ‘The Set-Up’ which was celebrated on the 4th of August 2019 with a masque ball themed event at the Filmhouse Cinemas, Lekki phase 1. The movie directed by critically acclaimed and the most... Read More

August 6, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Funke Akindele’s directorial debut ”Your Excellency” is a political comedy driven by social media

Funke Akindele will make her directorial debut in collaboration with EbonyLife Films, a political comedy titled Your Excellency and driven by social media. Akindele has been one of the industry’s tastemakers in accessible comedy, so much so that it literally sticks to her real persona. With her popular television series Jenifa’s Diary which introduced her... Read More

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June 25, 2019

The Late 5: Mo Abudu and Wole Soyinka finally react to ”airplane seat” saga; Osinbajo says kidnap cases in Nigeria are exaggerated | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Mo Abudu and Wole Soyinka finally react to ”airplane seat” saga Till now, the airplane seat saga involving Professor Wole Soyinka and a young man who was profiled by billionaire politician Tonye Cole is still generating reactions online. Now, Mo Abudu and the Nobel Prize have finally... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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June 19, 2019

47th International Emmy Awards Gala, EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu

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

Culture, Featured

April 11, 2019

EbonyLife, MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur, Mo Abudu

We are over the moon that Mo Abudu has emerged as the first African to win the Médailles d’Honneur Award

The prestigious MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur is awarded to senior executives who have, through their talent, leadership, and passion made a significant contribution to the world of television and the development of the international TV community. This year, the honour has gone to EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu, in a ceremony took took place in Cannes, France,... Read More

Culture, Featured

March 7, 2019

Brace yourselves because ‘Chief Daddy’ is coming to Netflix this month

Netflix has just acquired Chief Daddy, the 2018 star-studded comedy drama from EbonyLife Films, which, I believe, is still showing in select theaters. This is the third movie from EbonyLife Films that Netflix would add to enrich its Nollywood content. Fifty (2015) and The Wedding Party (2016) arrived first on the streaming platform. Directed by Niyi... Read More

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February 19, 2019

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Mo Abudu has received a gold membership directors’ card ahead of the 2019 Emmy Awards

EbonyLife boss and media entrepreneur Mo Abudu has now 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 group of 100 directors, international executives... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

January 22, 2019

Atiku Abubakar named DAAR awards ‘Man of the year’

As Tuface Idibia, Alibaba, Dele Momodu and ‘Zebrudaya’ are duly recognized for their lifetime contributions to music, media and nollywood respectively. The aftermath of the just concluded 3rd Daar awards left the award recipients and attendees applauding DAAR Communications for an incredible night of fun, color and music, as they celebrated excellence across Africa. The... Read More

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January 14, 2019

DAAR Communications Plc recognises key industry players at 3rd DAAR Awards

And in a run up to the presidential elections: Atiku goes head to head against President Buhari and Aliko Dangote for Man of the Year. DAAR Communications Plc, an independent privately-owned broadcasting organization in Nigeria sets to recognize notable Nigerians who have pioneered excellence in their various industries for the calendar year of 2018. The... Read More

December 22, 2018

Mo Abudu appointed as director of International Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences

In another big swing for media mogul and EbonyLife boss Mo Abudu, the International Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences has newly installed her as a director. The organisation is responsible for staging the renowned Emmy Awards and, as a member of the board, Abudu will join a select group of 100 directors who are... Read More

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June 13, 2018

Mo Abudu is adapting Wole Soyinka’s “Death and King’s Horseman” into film

Two months ago, CEO of Ebonylife Mo Abudu did a Skype interview with CNN’s Isha Sesay over her studo’s partnership with Sony, a union to bring to life the story of the female warriors of the Dahomey Kingdom. Hammering on telling African stories, Abudu is walking the talk when she announced via her Instagram on... Read More

Ebony life, Mo Abudu, Wole Soyinka

April 13, 2018

Sony and EbonyLife are making a series on the Dahomey female warriors and we have questions

On March 29, 2018, Variety reported on the partnership between Sony Pictures Television and EbonyLife for the purpose of making three brand new series, one of which will be an action drama based on the 19 century Dahomey warriors, the female fighters who came together to protect the Kingdom of Dahomey. Now present-day Republic of... Read More

Dahomey, EbonyLife, Mo Abudu, Sony

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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February 9, 2018

Audience fall in love with Royal Hibiscus Hotel at delightful Lagos premiere

EbonyLife Films, producers of Fifty, The Wedding Party and The Wedding Party 2, debuted its new romantic comedy, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (RHH), on Sunday, February 04, 2018, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was the first public showing of the film to a large Nigerian audience and was a sophisticated and charming... Read More

Ebony life, Mo Abudu, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

January 25, 2018

[The Film Blog] “The Wedding Party 2” is now the Highest Grossing Nollywood Film Ever but Where are the Receipts?

Before the cinema-wide premiere of The Wedding Party: Destination Dubai in Nigeria, I wrote about the untold appeal of The Wedding Party and why the sequel won’t be as commercially successful. It was an objective piece, extrapolated from industry trends which influenced the projections that I made. Now, though, these projections have shattered with the... Read More

Mo Abudu, The ELFIKE Collective, The Wedding Party 2

October 12, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Mo Abudu listed as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television; “Lies everywhere”, Davido reacts to new reports on Tagbo | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this Thursday morning. Davido reacts to Tagbo’s autopsy report Yesterday, blogs and news sites buzzed after a new and supposedly genuine autopsy report for Davido’s late friend, Tagbo was released. Contrary to previous claims, Tagbo reportedly... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Being mary jane, Davido, farming, Genevieve Nnaji, Mo Abudu, Tagbo, The hollywood reporter

August 15, 2017

EbonyLife Films lands third major international festival premiere with The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

We won’t forget in a hurry, the record-breaking EbonyLife film, The Wedding Party. From being chosen for screening at the worlds most important publicly attended film festival to becoming the highest-grossing Nigerian movie of all time. And now, EbonyLife Films is back with The Royal Hibiscus Hotel. Toronto International Film Festival has just selected The... Read More

EbonyLie Films, Mo Abudu, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

July 22, 2017

[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

Ava and Duante, Black Germans, EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu

July 10, 2017

The Media Blog: So, basically, this stupid ThisDay story blames ‘feminism’ for Ireti Doyle’s marital issues

You have to read the stupidity to believe it. They even blame Mo Abudu for giving Ireti Doyle new roles. According to this Thisday story, “Then came media mogul, Mo Abudu, into the mix. Also a broadcaster with stints in NTA Network and STV, Ireti starred in some of the Ebony TV founder’s productions like... Read More

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July 7, 2017

EbonyLife at 4: The life and times of Africa’s first black entertainment network

When Ebonylife TV went live in mid 2013, it sought to be the global network for premium African entertainment. It became Africa’s first global black entertainment network and it opened doors of communication between itself and the youth. Four years down the line can it be said to be living up to expectation? Since its... Read More

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June 2, 2017

The Media Blog: Why we are rooting for Mo Abudu and Jason Njoku– and you should too

Think about it. Think about just how many people have been investing in film since Mo Abudu and AY showed people just how much a movie can draw in, in a country with still-too-few cinemas. And think of the explosion since The Wedding Party shattered everything we knew about records going into the new year.... Read More

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May 31, 2017

The Film Blog: You’ve heard about the film festival EbonyLife is hosting, abi?

As part of its pivot towards more drama, EbonyLife TV is celebrating its fourth year anniversary with a free film (and television) festival. That’s on another level, entirely. The festival holds on 30 June, and will focus on content from both EbonyLife TV and EbonyLife Films, as well as its stars – Ireti Doyle, Dakore... Read More

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May 27, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Osinbajo + Arsenal fans can’t believe their good fortune

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

Opinion

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May 3, 2017

“The biggest secret I’ve had to keep in my life” | Celebrities react to Banky W and Adesua Etomi’s engagement news

No lies or pretence! This is the best news Nigerians have received since Anthony Joshua knocked out Wladimir Klitschko to win the heavyweight title almost a week ago. There was no way to prepare for what looks like the most beautiful love story to come out of Nigeria in 2017. Nigerians are genuinely happy to... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

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April 14, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Omojuwa, Mo Abudu and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1 Omojuwa Since... Read More

Opinion

Amara Nwankpa, Ayo Sogunro, Gbenga Olorunpomi, kate henshaw, Mo Abudu, noisemakers, omojuwa

April 1, 2017

Opinion: The Wedding Party- Kemi Adetiba’s interpretation of owanbe

by Samuel Osho In the most populous black nation in the world, all the forces of nature acquiesce to stimulate the steady flow of wedding ceremonies – the population, the polity, the culture, and even the moribund economy. After a busy week loaded with tight schedules, a ticket to a wedding party serves as the... Read More

Opinion

Kemi Adetiba, Mo Abudu, nigeria, Nollywood movies, opinion, wedding party

March 25, 2017

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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March 11, 2017

Brave Women: “The heart of a lion” | Mo Abudu profiles Kemi Adetiba

by Mo Abudu The shock appears to have come and gone. The headlines remain, but by now, the figures are not news anymore. Not unknown, but likely less prominent in public consciousness is how it came to be. The story of 4 film studios coming together in an unprecedented and, ultimately historic partnership that has... Read More

Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through

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March 5, 2017