nollywood

It has taken nearly 80 years, but a Nigerian movie will finally be screened in a hallowed official slot at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. After decades of being written off for its cheap and cheerful crowd-pleasers, Nollywood — the…

Afeez Oyetoro, popularly known as Saka, is a comic actor born August 20th, 1963 in Adegbola town, Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The famous Nollywood comic actor is equally a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts…

Recently, the Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, has witnessed a fascinating competition among three prolific actors-turned-producers; Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham, and Femi Adebayo. What makes this rivalry intriguing is…

Some stakeholders have called for the integration of Nollywood into the capital market to deepen the market as well as boost funding for Nigeria’s entertainment industry. This call was made at the Capital Market Correspondents…

The Nigerian movie industry Nollywood has been hit with yet another sad event, as veteran actress, Cynthia Okereke, has reportedly died. Her death was announced by her colleague, Joseph Okechukwu, in a post on his verified Twitter handle…

A new information resource hub to provide media-driven and in-depth research on Nollywood—the globally renowned Nigerian motion picture industry, its practitioners and various publics has been unveiled in Lagos. NOMAREC according to its…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Yomi Obileye is dead. The veteran actor died on Friday morning on the 24th of April, 2020 from a yet to be disclosed ailment. Yomi Obileye was known for Tade Ogidan’s movie, Hostages in 1997. His death was…

Nollywood actress and mum of one, Lilian Esoro took to her Instagram page to share sultry photos to mark her 38th birthday. Ubi Franklin’s estranged wife, Lilian captioned one of the pictures: “It’s still my birthday. When I say…

Veteran Nollywood Actress, Patience Oseni is dead. It was learnt that the actress passed away in Calabar, Cross River State. Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Augusta Akomolafe. The cause of her death has not been revealed at…

In December 2018, EbonyLife Films, a studio in Lagos, Nigeria, premiered Chief Daddy, a feature-length drama about an eccentric billionaire who dies suddenly, touching off a madcap scramble among his relatives over his estate. The movie…