Tag: nollywood

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Op-ed EditorNovember 25, 2016

Movie review: ’76 is imperfect, but therein lies the beauty

by Okon Ekpo It is the film that launched a thousand countdowns, most of them premature. The long-in-the-works, much postponed ...

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ToluNovember 24, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid’s homecoming concert set to hold December 30th, D’banj clears the air on N100m rumored debt | More stories

Here’s a compilation of some of yesterday’s top stories and others that made headlines while you slept – and are ...

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AzeezNovember 23, 2016

‘Seun Egbegbe chilling in police custody for stealing 9 iPhones’

News broke on Tuesday that movie producer and Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-husband, Seun Egbegbe was arrested for stealing 9 iPhones at ...

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ToluNovember 20, 2016

’76 wins AFRIFF top awards

With four laurels, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor in a Lead Role, the much ...

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Isime EseneNovember 19, 2016

Review: Joke Silva’s ‘Heartbeat: The Musical’ got me sold on theatre

by John Ogah Sitting in the theatre of the Muson Centre with the lights off and the powerful voice of ...

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ToluNovember 17, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Actor, Leo Mezie returns after kidney surgery, Oritsefemi calls Shina Peller his brother for life | More stories

Here are some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you laid asleep – and ...

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Isime EseneNovember 15, 2016

Wizkid stripped of ‘Best African Act’ award and more on Accelerate News [WATCH]

If you’ve missed Accelerate News, then be quick to catch-up on one for the quirkiest and most engaging takes on ...

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ToluNovember 11, 2016

Google celebrates African creators at first African YouTube Awards

Google tonight announced the winners of the inaugural Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards. Held in other regions since 2007, the YouTube ...

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ToluNovember 10, 2016

Octagon Session: Can our fashion industry become the next Nollywood?

The Octagon: Welcome to The Octagon. We appreciate you taking time out to Join this Chat Session which will end ...

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ToluNovember 10, 2016

AFRIFF training gets a boost from Canon… as festival begins this weekend

Supporting Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF’s developmental initiative for young African filmmakers, Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) is partnering ...

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ToluNovember 9, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: The Headies nominees list is out, Chika Ike gets herself a G-wagon | More stories

Here are some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you were asleep – and ...

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Media BloggerNovember 2, 2016

The Film Blog: A Mercy Johnson talk show you say?

Mercy Johnson is launching a talk show. Or has launched a talk show. We’re still not sure but she made ...

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RoqeebahOctober 29, 2016

Movie review: Oloibiri is not the definitive Niger Delta narrative

by Okon Ekpo As we were taught in school, oil was first discovered in Nigeria in commercial quantities in a ...

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ToluOctober 26, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Kaffy lambasts Davido for disrespecting dancers, Ciara and Russell Wilson announce pregnancy | More Stories

Here are some of the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you were asleep – and are ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 24, 2016

Opinion: My personal thoughts on AY’s A Trip to Jamaica

by Simon Utsu I just watched AY’s “A trip to Jamaica”. It’s one of the best Nigerian movies I’ve watched ...

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ToluOctober 21, 2016

The Film Blog: Which one is the Eko International Film Festival again?

This one just crept up on us, without announcement. Keepers of the Game, Code Girl, StartUp Generation and I’m Not ...

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ToluOctober 20, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Stephanie Linus-Okereke features in Hollywood movie, Tekno advises ladies to cheat in relationships | More stories

On today’s entertainment roundup, we bring to you some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled ...

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YWriterOctober 15, 2016

The Film Blog: When Love Happens Again is a f__king stupid disgrace of a film

We wondered if to be truly honest about how we feel about this train-wreck of a film, especially if we ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 11, 2016

Adebola Emmanuel: The rats that made me a murderer [Nigerian Voices]

by Adebola Emmanuel A man called , pouring his mind towards a topic discussed on radio – precisely on Cool FM: ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 6, 2016

Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ministry of Information & Culture partner to develop creative industries

At the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Wednesday signed an MOU with the Federal ...

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YWriterOctober 6, 2016

The Film Blog: ‘Old Nollywood’ in one bad-ass photo

Alex Usifo. Dodgy costumes. A story-line that obviously involves rituals of some sort. Actors with dodgy expressions. Delicious exaggeration, everywhere. ...

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ToluOctober 3, 2016

Between Rahama Sadau and Kannywood

Who is trending on the News sites and blogs today? Rahama Sadau, a Kannywood actress, the female star of the ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 30, 2016

Nollywod star wars: Is ‘legend’ a thing of time or depth?

You’ve often had to suffer sermons at the hands of the elderly about how nothing in the present is as ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 27, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Lil Wayne gets minor victory in case against Birdman | Nollywood actor ‘arrested’ from his home and more

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 25, 2016

The Film Blog: 2 ‘Old Nollywood’ directors have something to say about ‘New Nollywood’

Posted without comment.   PS: See anything worth talking about on the ins and outs of the media business in ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 23, 2016

Gidi Blues to showcase at Int’l Film Festivals across Europe, America, and Africa

Gidi Blues, the much talked about Lagos love story, produced and directed by Femi Odugbemi, has been selected to show ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 23, 2016

Jason Njoku: How can we get our local rich men to start paying attention to local investments?

Our Big Chief Victor Osaretin Asemota’s comments ignited a spirited debate on Radar recently.  We should leave them be. Anyone who ...

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Mazi EmekaSeptember 21, 2016

10 times Rita Dominic showed us she’s a style goddess (WATCH)

Rita Dominic is one celebrity that never disappoints whether on the red carpet or a casual Instagram picture – she ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 21, 2016

The Film Blog: These 3 TIFF reviews of ‘76 will leave you with 3 different opinions

One of us had an art teacher once that said there is no good or bad film – only films ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 20, 2016

The Film Blog: ‘Green White Green’ was the real star of TIFF 2016 – but you didn’t hear about it, because… feferity

In the din of the well made ’93 Days’, the well hyped ‘The Wedding Party’, and the badly-bashed ‘Okafor’s Law’ ...

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