From Red Circle to TKAM; 10 movies tipped to dominate AMVCA 12
A new award season is upon us, with the call for entries to the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) now open from January 11 till…
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Nollywood actress Aunty Ajara dies after a prolonged battle with illness
Ajara Lasisi, the Nigerian actress fondly known as Aunty Ajara in the Yoruba film industry, has passed away. She reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday, according to confirmation…
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AGN inaugurates Junior Pope Nollywood city in Enugu to honour late actor
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has officially inaugurated the Junior Pope Nollywood City in Enugu, a landmark project dedicated to immortalising the late actor John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known…
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Pinpoint Productions announces Chris Ihidero’s feature film debut, ‘Aloma’
PinPoint Productions has officially confirmed the production of ‘Aloma,’ the debut feature film from acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker, writer, and director Chris Ihidero. This powerful thriller, which is fully financed by…
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Gingerrr, The Wedding Party, and 8 other highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time
Nollywood has come a long way from the days of video-on-demand (VOD), when films were produced on smaller budgets and earned modest profits. Today, the industry regularly delivers box office…
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REVIEW: Love in Every Word – The Wedding is a delightful, unnecessarily long, continuation of a sweet love story
Sometimes sequels fail to live up to the hype of their predecessors, but Love in Every Word 2: The Wedding doesn’t seem to have that problem. The film opened strongly,…
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Nollywood’s female antiheroes: We used to hate them. Now we love them
Remember those Nollywood films from the 90s to the early 2010s? The ones where there was a clear distinction between “good” women and “bad” women, and the message was clear?…
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The importance of independent films in Nigeria beyond Nollywood mainstream projects
From its birth in the 1990s with Kenneth Nnebue’s Living in Bondage till today, Nollywood has grown into a powerhouse with great films, beloved actors, and directors whose work resonates…
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With 2025 set to be a year of sequels, here are five Nollywood films that outshined their follow-ups.
Historically, many Nollywood movies have seen a sequel, a ‘part two’ that has failed to live up to expectations. You watch a movie that ignites emotion in you, gets critical…
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Behind the Magic with Blessing Uzzi: The Creative Visionary Behind the Multi-Award-Winning ‘Freedom Way’
Uzoma Blessing Chibuike, known professionally as Blessing Uzzi, never intended to become a filmmaker. Armed with a first-class degree in International Relations from Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus, her…
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