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Sponsor November 16, 2019

Funmi Iyanda, Olumide Makanjuola, Kunle Afolayan, Tope Oshin, Michelle Dede, others, step out for ’Walking with Shadows’ premiere at AFRIFF

Funmi Iyanda, Kunle Afolayan, Tope Oshin, Michelle Dede and Zainab Balogun were among the personalities that attended the premiere of 'Walking with Shadows’ at the African International Film Festival yesterday…

Bernard Dayo July 24, 2019

#MTVShugaNaija is back with a new cast and here’s what we know

After an electric season of MTV Shuga: Down South, the show is back to Nigeria for season 4 and a new cast was unveiled on Tuesday at a press briefing,…

Sponsor April 8, 2019

Ishaya Bako’s ‘4th republic’ holds star-studded premiere in Lagos

Celebrities, 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…

Bernard Dayo March 31, 2019

Entertainment roundup: Angelina Jolie may join the MCU in ‘The Eternals’; Silverbird Group signs pact with streaming company Streamliner | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Angelina Jolie may…

Bernard Dayo March 27, 2019

‘MTV Shuga: Down South’ has never shied away from LGBTQ representation. ‘MTV Shuga Naija,’ what are you still waiting for???

MTV Shuga: Down South is in its second season, and the fifth episode will go down as one of its loveliest offerings on LGBTQ representation. In short, here's a hot…

Bernard Dayo February 5, 2019

Tope Oshin’s ‘Up North’ to screen at Facebook’s headquarters in celebration of Black History Month

Tope Oshin's Up North hit cinemas in December, a movie that placed singer-turned-politician Banky W in a lead role since 2016's buzzy romantic drama The Wedding Party. Up North is…

Bernard Dayo December 17, 2018

Banky W reveals how he endured pains during the filming of ‘Up North’

Premiering on Sunday with a theme that conveys the movie's Northern DNA, Tope Oshin's Up North is barely two weeks from hitting cinemas. Its male lead Banky W, who is…

Bernard Dayo December 10, 2018

BON Awards 2018: Tope Oshin’s ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ wins Best Movie of the Year

The 10th edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) held Friday at the Kakanfo Conference Centre in Ibadan, Oyo. The event was hosted by comedian Helen Paul and veteran…

Bernard Dayo November 10, 2018

BON 2018: Tope Oshin’s ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ leads with 11 nominations

In what I'm going to regard as a win for Nigerian queer cinema, the nominations list for the Best of Nollywood awards was released yesterday and Tope Oshin's 2018 queer…

Bernard Dayo November 5, 2018

The internet is saying Banky W is too old to play a youth corper in Tope Oshin’s ‘Up North’

Tope Oshin's upcoming movie Up North is slated for release next month, and its press roll out has just given us a trailer and film poster that shows lead actor…

Sponsor October 17, 2018

The Initiative for Equal Rights premieres feature film, ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ (PHOTOS)

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) premiered the Tope Oshin directed film, ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos. The screening was…

Sponsor October 12, 2018

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) set to premiere ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ this Sunday

'We Don't Live Here Anymore', a new film by The Initiative for Equal Rights is set to premiere on Sunday, 14 October, 2018 at the Lekki IMAX Cinemas, Lagos. Directed by award-winning…

Bernard Dayo October 3, 2018

The future is female: the Nollywood Travel Film Festival to spotlight female directors at Glasgow

The Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF) is an initiative that seeks to promote films by Nigerians living all over the world to new and existing global audiences with the aim…

Omoleye Omoruyi September 4, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Ayo Sogunro, Farooq Kperogi, Tope Oshin, others

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 issues,…

Bernard Dayo June 24, 2018

Did the governor of Bauchi just star in Tope Oshin’s “Up North”?

Everything will be revealed in a tweet, I promise. Or rather, a series of tweets. The past month has seen techpreneur Editi Effiong and founder of the digital company Anakle…

Bernard Dayo May 25, 2018

Here’s the scoop on Tope Oshin’s new film “Up North”, starring a popular Nigerian singer

Yesterday, Banky W's Instagram was buzzing about the Tope Oshin's new film Up North, which is currently being filmed. An inside source spotted the director and the crew on the…

Editor May 12, 2018

Tope Oshin’s new film ‘We don’t live here anymore’ is taking on the LGBT YA canon

It is always a time for rejoicing whenever Tope Oshin has a new project out. Over the last two decades, young adult related entertainment has gone from fringe concern for…

Bernard Dayo May 7, 2018

Here’s your first look at “We Don’t Live Here Anymore,” the queer film of the summer

African queer films are having a moment. Recently, Wanuri Kahiu's Kenyan lesbian film Rafiki made history by becoming the first Kenyan film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival.…

Wilfred Okiche April 7, 2018

Film Review: New Money is awkward, clumsy

Some would argue that if ever there was such a thing as the Nigerian Dream, unmerited favour would come closest to capturing this lofty ideal. And why not? In Nigeria,…

Bernard Dayo March 29, 2018

[The Film Blog] “New Money” is a modern update on the Cinderella Story

In New Money, we meet a handful of characters. But early on in the dramedy, director Tope Oshin brings Toun Odunmosun into focus. Living in semi-urban Lagos, Toun is just…

Bernard Dayo January 27, 2018

[The Film Blog] The teaser for Tope Oshin’s “New Money” is here and it’s all about the money

They say money makes the world go round and new money is even better. In the hands of Toun Odumosu (Jemima Osunde), a lowly shop attendant living a simple existence,…

Editor September 12, 2017

Film Review: In Line is a weird mix of drama and suspense

by Wilfred Okiche The latest Nollywood-Ghollywood collaboration comes in the form of the dramatic thriller In Line from Firepix studio production. Debo (Uzor Arukwe) is an ex-convict recently sprung from…

Media Blogger December 13, 2016

The Film Blog: The Best of Nollywood Awards need to do some soul searching

The Best Of Nollywood Awards held last weekend. If you're wondering why you didn't hear much about it, it's likely because the ceremony took place in Aba and the celebrities…

Media Blogger November 5, 2016

The Film Blog: We can’t wait for Amaka’s Kin

Amaka Igwe is resting in peace. If there is a fate greater than that for the soul of the woman who gave us Checkmate, Fuji House of Commotion and Violated,…

Oreoluwa Peters June 7, 2016

Nollywood A listers step out for ‘Hell or High Water’ premiere (PHOTOS)

The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) and Asurf Films Limited hosted an exclusive premiere for their highly anticipated short film Hell or High Water on Sunday, 5 June, 2016 at…

Oluwapelumi August 21, 2015

First Photos: Bolanle Olukanni, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Tope Oshin, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Tunde Sotimirin, Lola Shoneyin, KPeace, others step out in style for British Council’s UK/Nigeria 2015–16 season announcement

A large crowd of partners, sponsors and young entrepreneurs from Nigeria and the UK saw the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, launch the year-long…

July 14, 2013

Fantastic 4! Ego Ogbaro, Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju, Tope Oshin-Ogun & Ugoma Adegoke cover Taruwa magazine (LOOK)

by Akan Ido It’s been a great year for the hugely popular monthly gathering Taruwa, with exciting themes like ‘Love and Duets’ in February, outings with the Nigerian Idols finalists, a recognition…

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