Nollywood celebrity couple, Adeniyi Johnson and Oluwaseyi Edun, have been blessed with twin babies after seven years of marriage. This was announced by the actor on his official Instagram handle on Monday with a display of his hands cuddling those…
What is your football age?
Reflections on age falsification and the need to appear younger (in most cases) I was randomly scrolling through Instagram posts recently when I stumbled upon a certain actress’s birthday post. In the caption, she referred to something she would do…
Global conquest of Nigerian literature
I can never get tired of celebrating Nigerian literature, arguably Nigeria’s greatest gift to the world. The politics of Nigeria is a disaster that makes the whole wide world laugh at the so-called “Giant of Africa”. Aside from creative literature,…
Olaiya Igwe, Yomi Fash Lanso, Bimbo Akintola and Damola Olatunji rally for Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in Lagos
Nollywood stars under the aegis of Connecting Grassroots Initiative (CGI) on Saturday stormed the street of Lagos to campaign for All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election bid. The Nollywood stars, among other…
Job Creation: Filmmaker urges State, LGs to embrace opportunities in film industry
Award-winning Nollywood filmmaker, Emmanuel Eyaba, has urged State and Local Government to embrace empowerment opportunities that abound in the Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, to create jobs for creative Nigerian youths. He made the call in an interview…
Femi Ogunrombi aka Papa Ajasco passes on
Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi, who was a stand-in character for Papa Ajasco in the popular 1996 Sitcom has passed on. Dr Shaibu Husseini, a theatre practitioner, journalist and lecturer announced the death of the veteran, on his Twitter page…
Celebrities mourn late Nollywood Actor, Kamal Adebayo
Some Nollywood Actors have taken to their social media platforms to mourn late Actor, Kamal Adebayo, popularly known as “Sir K”, who died on Dec. 27, 2022. Late Adebayo had been laid to rest and the course of his death…
Nollywood Actor survives ghastly accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Nollywood actor, Ayo Silver Animashaun has taken to social media to share how he recently survived a ghastly car accident that saw his car completely damaged. Sharing videos from the accident, Ayo revealed that he was involved in a ghastly…
Actor Kunle Afod’s wife announces split
Popular actor Kunle Afod and his wife Desola have parted ways. Desola announced she walked away from her marriage with Afod on Tuesday via her Instagram page. The post which she captioned, “Thank you”, reads; “The good news you wanna…
Cinema creates movie stars, review of Azuh Anatus’ “Famous Faces: Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders” — Chijioke Azuawusiefe
It is my honour to be in your presence this evening to review Famous Faces: Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders, the two-volume masterpiece by Azuh Amatus. Before I continue, let me quickly disclose that Azuh is my younger brother.…