South African animation film directed by Greig Cameron and written by Wayne Thornley Seal Team hit Netflix on 31 December 2021. Since then, the film produced by the award-winning production company Triggerfish has broken onto Netflix’s most-watched list achieving the…
Nigeria, South Africa sign deal to fund original African stories
Two film companies from Nigeria and South Africa have signed a $50 million deal at the Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) in SA, to produce African feature films on the continent for the big screens and VOD platforms including Netflix.…
*Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian)*Opportunities in Lagos critical to South-West economic aspirations ― Sanwo-Olu (Tribune)
Court remands 61-year-old man over alleged N10.8m land scam (Guardian) A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ebute- Metta, Lagos has ordered the remand of a 61-year-old man, Olasupo Alimi over N10.8 million allegedly obtained from two prospective land buyers fraudulently.…
Netflix estimates “Squid Game” to be worth $900m
Netflix has estimated the TV series Squid Game to be worth almost $900 million (€776m), according to Bloomberg. The nine-part series, which has become very popular since its launch in October, cost only $21.4m (€18.5m) to produce – about $2.4m…
“Disheartened”: Activist reacts to Dave Chappelle’s jokes about transgender people
Netflix is defending Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special after it has been criticized as transphobic by some LGBTQ+ advocates, artists and employees. Chappelle’s special, “The Closer,” which debuted on Netflix last week, includes several minutes of jokes about trans people.…
*Lagos dispatch rider dies after ramming into bus (Punch)*Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s request to amend 2021 budget (Guardian)
Lagos dispatch rider dies after ramming into bus (Punch) A dispatch rider with a delivery company, Q-Link Delivery Services, has been killed after colliding with a commercial bus on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the…
Netflix sued N5m over one line in “The Queen’s Gambit”
Netflix’s miniseries about a fictional female chess player The Queen’s Gambit is under fire. A line in the final episode directly references real-life chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili, who filed a lawsuit Thursday calling for it to be removed, according to…
Netflix releases “Swallow” trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for Swallow the film adaptation of Sefi Atta’s book directed by Kunle Afolayan, Set in 1980s Lagos, Swallow sees Afolayan continue his cinematic exploration of bygone eras. The riveting drama-thriller weaves a compelling tale around…
*1 feared dead as vehicles crash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian)*Tribunal orders Multichoice to pay FG N900b tax backlog (Punch)
1 feared dead as vehicles clash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian) One person is feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State on Wednesday. An eyewitness said the victim…
