Tag: nollywood
Gospel Filmmaker Mike Bamiloye criticizes Nigerian actors for kissing and romancing in films
Mike Abayomi Bamiloye, a gospel filmmaker and actor, has reprimanded Nigerian actors and filmmakers who engage in on-set romance and ...
Funke Akindele’s colleagues not supporting her, could it be envy? – Austin Faani
Austin Faani, a director and Chacha Eke’s spouse, has questioned why actresses are supposedly not campaigning for Funke Akindele. Akindele ...
I will never leave my marriage because of infidelity – Patience Ozokwor
Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, has revealed why she will never leave her marriage over infidelity. The actress made this known ...
Gunmen kill Nollywood Osita Iheme’s brother, policeman in Owerri; INEC decries low collection of PVC’s in Borno | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Gunmen kill Nollywood Osita Iheme’s brother, policeman in Owerri Judge reveals how NDLEA allegedly concealed assets seized from jailed drug ...
Chacha Eke and husband ‘reunite’
The Nollywood star Chacha Eke looks to be back together with ex-husband Austin Faani Ikechukwu, despite having said they were ...
Nollywood booming while African film industries could create 20m jobs – report | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Nollywood booming while African film ...
African Spirituality winning over every other belief is the main appeal of ‘My Village People’
For most entertainment consumers – we know only of our Nigerian reality understandably, waking up to the news of a ...
Netflix keeps acquiring content, but 75% of subscribers want Nollywood legacy films
The Issue The ongoing partnership between Nollywood and Netflix has shifted habits in movie consumption towards streaming. Available since 2016 ...
Charles Okpaleke is making a film based on the 1993 Nigerian airplane hijack
So far, Charles Okpaleke‘s footprint in Nollywood has shown that Nigeria is a grapevine of stories and he’s committed to ...
Is Nollywood getting better or worse? These unpopular opinions on Twitter have the answers
Is Nollywood getting better or worse? The answer could lie in the Nollywood era one grew up in. While 90’s ...
Justice League: Will Nollywood ever have a #SnyderCut moment?
Comic book fans around the world finally got their wish on March 18: the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. ...
Kunle Afolayan is making three original titles for Netflix
Last year’s Netflix campaign about telling African stories featured renowned actors and filmmakers from across the continent in an inspiring ...
Living in Bondage star, Jidekene Achufusi doesn’t think all movies should be in cinemas
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free star Jidekene Achufusi was the latest celebrity guest on YNaija’s flagship show, Rubbin’ Minds, talking ...
Ernest Asuzu: Lessons to ponder on, as we lay to rest the memory of an idol | The #YNaijaCover
A deluge of love that can be said to serve little purpose at this juncture follows on the heel of ...
Predicting Nollywood in the second year of coronavirus
Around this time last year, Nollywood was looking to rise from the ashes of the Lionheart Oscar fracas from late ...
Regina Askia-Williams is making her return to Nollywood with upcoming film ‘Web’
After making a huge name in late 90’s Nollywood and well into the 2000’s, starring in movies like Highway to ...
When will Nollywood-Bollywood film ‘Namaste Wahala’ be released?
Of all the Nollywood films pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic last year, Namaste Wahala, a romantic comedy by ...
Give the money to Funke! How the numbers show Nigeria’s entertainment industry is ready for big money
Despite the pandemic. Nigeria’s entertainment industry is making money. It is time to give it more!
Charles Okpaleke is working on an original film ‘The Six’ out in 2021
Charles Okpaleke and his production company Play Network Studios have been in the fast business of remaking old Nollywood material. ...
#YNaijaFilm100: Charles Okpaleke, Zainab Balogun, Funke Akindele, Baba Agba…Here are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians in Film
Editor’s note: In an incredibly difficult year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian film industry entered a new paradigm ...
Should we go to the cinemas with coronavirus still around?
With coronavirus still much around, we are never going back to the time when it was completely safe to watch ...
Nollywood and a post-pandemic future
At the end of the Living in Bondage sequel premiere last year, the audience erupted in an applause in a ...
Review of Kwam 1’s ‘Fuji the Sound’, Interview with the Surreal 16 collective – 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 ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: 15 queer African films you need to see
While we await the release of Ìfé the Movie, a cinema feat that has garnered massive anticipation in and out ...
Fans ignite ‘battle of the best’ between Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham
Nigeria for the longest time has battled with the idea of inclusion. In almost any industry, there is an imbalance ...
Nigerians hail ‘Eagle Wings’ trailer, demand more from Nollywood
The Nigerian Film Industry, Nollywood, as it is fondly called, is one of the largest in the world with an ...
The Oscars have been postponed, throwing Nollywood a lifeline
First it was the Met Gala, and now the Oscars have finally woken up to the realities of Covid-19 and ...
UPDATED: Ramsey Nouah has a serious matter to settle over ‘Living in Bondage’
Editor’s note: Please note that this piece has been updated with a footnote, following new developments on the allegations. It’s ...
More Nollywood titles are coming to Netflix this May | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
More Nollywood titles are coming to Netflix this May, from The Delivery Boy to Anchor Baby and Light in the ...
Stella Damasus & Daniel Ademinokan adopt the direct-to-Youtube model for ‘@BetweenTheMovie’
Earlier this year, Plan B, the Nigerian/Kenyan collaboration helmed by two female film makers Lola Adelek of LowlaDee studios Sara Hassan of ...
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