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The Media Blog: Kemi Adetiba’s full TW Magazine shoot is even better than expected

We were already excited yesterday. But. Seriously. What a wow. Big kudos to Emmanuel Oyeleke for the photography, and Jane Michael Ekanem and Favour Olugu for some superb styling. Snatch. Slay. etc.

Kemi Adetiba, nollywood, photoshoot, The Wedding Party, TW Magazine

January 31, 2017

The Film Blog: This dissection of The Wedding Party is the best thing you will read all day

We haven’t really talked about The Wedding Party, have we? Sure, we’ve acknowledged and celebrated it’s record-breaking box office figures and what they mean for the industry as a whole. But we’ve never really said much about how we feel about it. Maybe it’s because, well, what is there to say? The movie clearly tried... Read More

AY, The Film Blog, The Wedding Party

January 13, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: The Wedding Party is number 1 on our top 10 film countdown

With over N250 million in earnings, it is clear why this countdown debuts with The Wedding Party at number one. It has smashed every single film record in the history of Nigerian film, singularly elevating the possibilities of an entire industry of creators and filmmakers – and considering the still-sold-out cinemas in Surulere, Ikeja, iMax... Read More

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film, nigeria, Niyi Akinmolayan, Oloibiri, The Arbitration, The Wedding Party, The YNaija Ranking, top10film

January 8, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki, Michelle Obama, J.J Omojuwa | All our winners and losers from last week

We decided to let the usual suspects, the politicians, breath this time, so we handpicked our winners and losers from all the other people who made headlines last week. Here are they: Here they are: WINNERS Senator Bukola Saraki Since the beginning of recess, Senate President Bukola Saraki has spent the better part of the holiday... Read More

Thinking Through

awujale, Bukola Saraki, James Ibori, japheth omojuwa, michelle obama, olusegun obasanjo, The Wedding Party

January 7, 2017

N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N4.7 million – Anti-graft agency, ICPC recovers this sum of money extorted from students by authorities of FUNAAB. 952 students were refunded in the process. $153 million – A Federal High Court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of this sum of money allegedly stolen by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. 140,000 pounds – Former... Read More

box office, chelsea, Diezani Alison Madueke, FUNAAB, icpc, Mikel, numbers that mattered, president buhari, The Wedding Party

January 7, 2017

The Film Blog: Yes, The Wedding Party’s success is a metaphor for our country

I'm so glad #NewNollywood is now giving us movies we pay 2 watch in cinemas, not cos we want to 'support' our own but cos they're that great https://t.co/0WHj8dQYmi — Whole Women Network Co-op (@wwncoop) January 6, 2017 Even when they gave us cringe-worthy movies, we patronized, all over Africa, in diaspora & in Caribbean,... Read More

metaphor, Mo Abudu, new nollywood, nigeria, The Film Blog, The Wedding Party, twitter.

January 1, 2017

#YNaija2016Review: Top 7 things that should change in Nigeria’s entertainment industry in 2017

by Tolu Omoyeni Nigeria’s entertainment industry saw a palpable growth in 2016. Artistes worked harder, the hard work paid off for most, new artistes emerged, the shows got bigger, Nigerian movies broke records, Nollywood diversified for good and Nigeria marked her place on the world’s showbiz map. As the year wrapped up, it was safe... Read More

#YNaija2016Review, entertainment industry, headies, nollywood, Omoni Oboli, Skales, SoundcityMVP, The Wedding Party

December 31, 2016

The Film Blog: The Wedding Party just broke the biggest record of them all

Highest grossing film in Nigerian cinema history. Bar none. No qualifiers. No caveats. 200 million naira. Easily surpassing previous record holder, A Trip To Jamaica. And only 2 weeks after release. What. A. Time.

nollywood, The Film Blog, The Wedding Party

December 31, 2016

LONG READ: How The Wedding Party became the biggest critical and commercial Nollywood success story

by 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 both wanted to see The Wedding Party, the star-studded Nollywood romantic comedy directed by Kemi Adetiba. Apparently so did everybody else. Hafiz and fiancé braved... Read More

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December 30, 2016

10 things to expect at AliBaba’s January 1st concert

The man, Alibaba is a veteran in Nigerian comedy so when we hear that the third edition of his annual concert is set to hold, it’s never out of place to get excited. The 2015 edition was an undeniable success and we know the man behind the show has stepped up to make this year’s... Read More

Thinking Through

alibaba, awards, cOMEDY, concert, dance, event, fashion show, January1st, Music, Olamide, sisters with voices, The Wedding Party

December 27, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. The Wedding Party makes N21.5m in one day Nollywood movie, The Wedding Party made N21.5m in one day, shattering yet another record at the cinemas. 2. I could have defeated Trump if I had contested – Obama Outgoing US President, Barack Obama has said he could... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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December 27, 2016

The Film Blog: The Wedding Party is only just getting started

One record smashed. Then, another. And now, this. And only a week and a half after release. And the word of mouth is only getting stronger. At this rate, in a matter of weeks, we’ll be looking a record for the highest grossing film in Nollywood history. What a time.

Cinema, nollywood, The Film Blog, The Wedding Party

December 27, 2016

The Wedding Party makes N21.5m in one day

Apparently not tired of smashing records, hit movie, The Wedding Party has reached another milestone in the country. According to its producer, Mo Abudu, on December 26, Boxing Day, the movie made a whopping N21.5m. Yeah! You heard it. N21.5m in just one day. The movie which now has a total revenue of over N120m, made... Read More

The News Blog

celebrity, cinemas, entertainment, Mo Abudu, N21.5m, nollywood, records, The Wedding Party

December 23, 2016

The Film Blog: The Wedding Party smashes another record

Apparently not content with breaking the Nigerian opening weekend gross record, The Wedding Party has gone ahead to break the opening week record, with a gross of 66 million naira. Given that the movie has some of the strongest word of mouth we’ve seen in a long time, we expect it to have strong legs. Take... Read More

The Film Blog, The Wedding Party

December 21, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Skales buys his mum a house, Drake and Jennifer Lopez are reportedly dating | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Skales buys his mum a house few days before Christmas Nigerian singer and rapper, Skales has accomplished a goal he set for himself. That goal was to buy his mother a... Read More

album, Drake, entertainment, Jennifer Lopez, Mo Abudu, Reminisce, Skales, The Wedding Party, Vector

December 20, 2016

The Film Blog: From Toyin Tomato to Tinuade Coker, Sola Sobowale is not your mate

There 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, with its everyday approach to storytelling, the twists and turns of the plots, and its anthology format – the very thing Hollywood now hails as bold... Read More

Sola Sobowale, Super Story, The Wedding Party, tinuade coker, toyin tomato

December 19, 2016

The Film Blog: Is The Wedding Party already a hit?

It sure looks like it. A quick glance through Twitter leaves us hard pressed to find a bad word by anyone. Likewise the reviews: The direction is excellent. Adetiba doesn’t let her picture dwadle. The movie kicks off exciting the audience, and moves at a pace that makes it interesting to watch. “The Wedding Party”... Read More

Kemi Adetiba, The Film Blog, The Wedding Party

November 28, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Linda Ikeji buys mum a car, Kanye West suffers from paranoia and depression | More stories

Here are the top stories from the weekend and others that made news while you were asleep – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this Monday. Linda Ikeji buys her mum a car A 2016 Acura MDX was delivered to the Ikejis yesterday by Mayfair Autos as Linda Ikeji celebrated her mother. The car... Read More

Featured

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November 27, 2016

Photos from the premiere of “The Wedding Party”

The premiere of ‘The Wedding party’ by Kemi Adetiba on Saturday was a star-studded affair. Dignitaries at the event were BankyW, who debuted with the movie, Adesua Etomi, Sola Sobowale, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Ali Baba, Ireti Doyle, Enyinna Nwigwe, AY Makun, EmmaOhMyGod, Saka, Kunle Idowu (Frank Donga), Ikechukwu, Beverly Naya, Somkele Idhalama, and Zainab Balogun. Minister of Information, Culture... Read More

The News Blog

Banky W, Kemi Adetiba, photos, premiere, The Wedding Party

November 26, 2016

The Wedding Party premiere, Star Trek finale, and more… Everything is happening this weekend

Last weekend, art enthusiasts and literature lovers had their time to bond, feast and remind us all that the select crowd who value these genres still very much exist in spite of the . It goes without saying that the cultural scene in Nigeria buzzed this past week and the memories still linger around everyone... Read More

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November 18, 2016

Don Omope charges young filmmakers at AFRIFF mentorship session

One of the producers of the highly anticipated movie, The Wedding Party, Don Omope, on Wednesday at the AFRIFF Alumni Engagement held at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas doled out a session on career development and integrity. Bringing the best of his professional and personal experiences to bear, he tried to mentor budding and seasoned filmmakers about... Read More

Movie review: ‘The Wedding Party’ is all the Nigerian weddings you’ve been to and some

The 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 and Inkblot Productions (Elfikke Collective), The Wedding Party stars Banky W (Dozie Onwuka) and Adesua Etomi (Dunni Coker) as the movie’s love interests; Atunyota Akpobome [Alibaba]... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Adesua Etomi, ali baba, Banky W, Elfikke Collective, Mo Abudu, movie review, Sola Sobowale, sticky, The Wedding Party

November 11, 2016

Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Sola Sobowale make appearance as Dubai tourism is announced as headline sponsor The Wedding Party world premier

Arguably the most anticipated social event of the year, The Grand World Premiere of ‘The Wedding Party’ has just been selected by Dubai Tourism as part of its Vision 2020 initiative. The Vision was approved in May 2013 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, as a strategic roadmap to attracting 20... Read More

The Media Blog: The late, great Chris Jeyibo was one of the most powerful people in Nigerian media

Chris Jeyibo passed on last week Friday in a car accident. It’s quite a frightening photo – his car crushed on Magodo Road, Lagos in a way that he couldn’t have escaped, in the middle of the night in a country where emergency services are mostly a myth. It’s terribly sad in and of itself... Read More

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August 17, 2016