Nigeria's highest-grossing film, "Battle on Buka Street," has recently made its way onto Prime Video after concluding its successful theatrical run in April. This comedy film, which premiered on December…
Read MoreNigerian actress and accomplished film producer, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, has unveiled an enticing glimpse into her highly anticipated show, "Postcards." With a captivating storyline that will resonate with audiences worldwide,…
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreFor most entertainment consumers – we know only of our Nigerian reality understandably, waking up to the news of a movie coming to the cinema, making the decision to walk…
Read Moreby Toluwanimi Onakoya Casting can make or break a movie. The performance and credibility of actors are what make a story believable, and enables audience members to connect to a film.…
Read MoreMarch 8 is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social. economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year's theme - I am Generation Equality: Realising Women's Rights…
Read MoreWest Africa’s leading film-entertainment group, Filmhouse, owners of Filmhouse Cinemas and FilmOne Entertainment, hosted the exclusive screening of the first original African series by Netflix, titled Queen Sono. The screening…
Read MoreThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria held its first in a series of development conversations with the Nigerian creatives dubbed #CreateToDevelop. This is part of the recently launched UNDP Nigeria Development…
Read More“People tell me I have a high tolerance of risk,” Mohamed Yahya tells me as we sit to have a discussion about the expectations for his tenure as the country…
Read MoreWhen it comes to Nollywood movies, the name Tade Ogidan is about as iconic as it gets. Since he put a helicopter in an audacious chase scene in the 1996…
Read MoreTade Ogidan is back from an eight-year hiatus since Family on Fire was released in 2012, and his latest offering Gold Statue feels tonally similar to his 1998 classic Diamond Ring. But…
Read MoreCelebrities, 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…
Read MoreForget the new crop of actresses that have waltzed into Nollywood, Ireti Doyle is still a boss. If you need some proof in the context of how she embodies character,…
Read MoreKemi 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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Read MoreDirector 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…
Read MoreNollywood 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…
Read MoreFirst 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreYesterday, I met a friend watching a Nollywood film at his apartment. His sister had put it on and had gone out of the room to answer a call, inadvertently…
Read MoreIt is hard to go wrong with a movie that is built around a social message. Especially in conservative societies where signalling is key and it is still difficult for…
Read MoreIf nothing, the title has us in stitches already. In case of Incasity is another movie that centres on the lives of Nigerians struggling "in the abroad" but this one…
Read MoreWe have racked our brains in an out, sideways and on the ball, wondering why the real king of Nigerian filmmaking, Tade Ogidan just fell off the radar. It didn’t…
Read MoreYou already know we are absolutely watching this. Sola is all over the place, exactly as we want to be. Chinwetalu Agu isn't far away. And then we see cameos…
Read MoreIreti Doyle. And Patience Ozokwor. And Richard More-Damijo. Not forgetting of course, as we can never tire of saying, that this same film has Chinwetalu Agu, Sola Sobowale, Seyi Law…
Read MoreVeteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor will feature in the movie 'Wedding Party 2'. Actor Enyinna Nwigwe shared a group photo of the cast which included the veteran actress. The first…
Read Moreby Wilfred Okiche These ones deserve the Oscar. Or AMAA. Or AMVCA. Somebody hand it to them, please. Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go) It is hard to see where Tunde…
Read Moreby Wilfred Okiche On Boxing Day, Hafiz, 32, felt like a visit to the movies with his fiancé. They headed to the Silverbird Cinemas at the Ikeja City Mall. They…
Read MoreThere she is, as the money-grubbing, man-eating, Toyin Tomato in Super Story's 'Oh Father, Oh Daughter' series. Who could ever forget? Super Story was an absolutely pivotal show for Nigerian television,…
Read MoreThe Wedding Party is the much anticipated Nollywood romcom directed by (up until now) music-video director, Kemi Adetiba. The result of a collaboration between EbonyLife Films, FilmOne Distribution, Koga Studios…
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