Chief Daddy Makes N40 Million In Its Opening Weekend (Guardian) Over the weekend, the new comedy from EbonyLife Films, Chief Daddy, debuted in cinemas across the country. The much-anticipated movie got off to a superb start, selling over N40 million…
Wait, do you know how Nollywood was born? – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The other name for Nigeria is Nollywood. Scoff at it, laugh off the phenomenon, but there’s no denying Nollywood as the alter ego of Nigeria in the eyes of an astounded world. The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles,…
Multichoice kicks off DStv ‘I am’ brand campaign with Nollywood celebs (DailyTrust)
Pan-African digital TV service provider, Multichoice, has kicked off the “I am” campaign for its DStv brand with three Nollywood celebrities. The celebrities are veteran actresses Iretiola Doyle and Linda Ejiofor, and former BBNaija housemate, Tobi Bakre. Speaking at the…
Nigerian Politics and The Scourge Of Godfatherism – Magnus Onyibe
The journey to the political demise of the governor of Lagos state Akinwunmi Ambode has been titilating and salacious, bitter and sweet. The former because, if it’s a plot or storyline in a Nollywood movie, it would be a blockbuster.…
Death on a Lagos road -Lucia Edafioka
It is no coincidence that Lagos is home to Nigeria’s Nollywood. Every day after work, I look out for drama, something to spice up my evening, keep me amused through traffic; and I always get one or two shows. I…
What Genevieve Nnaji is saying about feminism
Genevieve Nnaji, an ace Nollywood actress, has openly declared she’s a proud feminist who embraces her femininity. The screen star made her stance about feminism known while appearing in an interview with Women and Hollywood Magazine, a media orgnaisation that educates,…
Why actors need to experience stage before film – Ufuoma McDermott (PremierTimes)
Ufuoma McDermott’s journey into Nollywood began when she held movie buffs spellbound with her delivery in Zeb Ejiro’s 2004 movie, The President Must Not Die. Today, she is an A-List Nollywood actress. The former beauty queen is returning to the…
Simi pulls a Sheyi Shay, to star in Kunle Afolayan’s new film
Singer Simi, like Sheyi Shay, is extending her acting skills to the big screen as she takes a role in Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Mokalik’. The movie tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who must make his choice in life, in…
Dauragate and the shame of a nation – Reuben Abati
The week that just passed will for long be remembered as perhaps the most momentous week in the history of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015. Exactly a week ago, officers of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), acting…
Have you seen Sheyi Shay in ‘Lara and the Beat?’ –Goddey Odin
Let’s count – Onyeka Onwenu made the switch from music to movies and racked up accolades. Now, Sheyi Shay has done the same with a star turn alongside, Somkhele Idhalama in Biola Alabi’s second movie, Lara and The Beat. But…