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Taye Arimoro vs Peggy Ovire: What It Reveals About Nollywood’s Troubled Set Culture

Nigerian film enthusiasts weren’t, at first, familiar with Taye Arimoro’s involvement with Peggy Ovire’s Pieces of Love. Guarding details about a film or series production is industry standard. But, on November 11, 2025 that respected secrecy was broken when Arimoro posted a video of an on-set altercation that led to alleged physical assault. Arimoro’s scheduled […]

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2 days ago

MultiChoice and Don Julio Unveil a New Era of Celebration for the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, in partnership with Diageo, is proud to announce Don Julio as the headline sponsor of the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). The official launch of this partnership happened on 3rd December, 2025 at The Wings Towers on Victoria Island, Lagos. This partnership celebrates Africa’s brightest talents. Built on a […]

Adedamola Adedayo

2 days ago

Kingdom Film Festival 2025: Towards The Future of Faith-based Cinema and Technology

The 4th edition of Kingdom Film Festival (KFF 2025) took place at Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing together faith-inclined filmmakers and talents within the creative industry in Nigeria. Partly modelled after other major film festivals in the country and around Africa, KFF 2025 featured exclusive film screenings, keynote speeches, panel sessions, workshops, pitch sessions and an […]

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3 days ago

What The FilmOne Entertainment Piracy Saga Says About The Present and Future of Copyright In The Nigerian Film Industry

In an Instagram post, FilmOne Entertainment, Nigeria’s leading film distribution outfit, announced the arrest of a certain man who was alleged to have uploaded clips of one of the company’s films, Owambe Thieves, on TikTik using the moniker NaijaPrey TV and distributed pirated high-resolution digital versions of the film for a fee. The arrest was […]

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4 days ago

Kevin Schmutzler on Collaboration and Confronting Child Marriage Through “Nawi: Dear Future Me”

UNICEF describes child marriage as a violation of human rights. It hampers the development of the girl child, often leading to early pregnancy and social isolation, limiting career opportunities and exposing victims to increased risk of domestic violence. A UNICEF report reveals that Kenya is home to over four million child brides, with one in […]

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5 days ago

Femi Adebayo’s “Ageshinkole: King of Thieves 2” and The Community Cinema Initiative

A few days ago, Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo took to social media to announce the second part of Ageshinkole: King of Thieves, a Yoruba epic production, which will be out at an unspecified date this Yuletide season. In the viral video, Adebayo revealed that the sequel will be distributed through community cinemas in […]

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5 days ago

Lagos Fringe Festival 2025: Kolade Mann’s “Ovisa” Laughs At Society Without Minding Its Own Specks

Ovisa, a satirical drama written by Nwaru Favour Ikechukwu and directed by Korede Mann (Best Director nominee for The FilmJoint Awards 2026) is one of the seven films chosen for The Accelerate Filmmaker Project (AFP) 2024, the others being Loveth Ogbene’s The Boy from the Window, Samuel Ajirebi’s Egbeji, Ashimedua Odiachi’s Mofe, Rotipin Tobiloba’s Purgatory, […]

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1 week ago

Lagos Fringe Festival 2025: Myde Glover’s “Irin Ajo (The Journey)” Embodies The Myth of Reincarnation

Yoruba metaphysics categorizes human existence into at least three cyclic stages: the worlds of the unborn, the living and the ancestors or dead. Soyinka, in his book Myth, Literature and the African World, introduces an additional, less explored fourth realm, which he describes as “the dark continuum of transition” and a home for “the ultimate […]

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1 week ago

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Taye Arimoro vs Peggy Ovire: What It Reveals About Nollywood’s Troubled Set Culture

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Taye Arimoro vs Peggy Ovire: What It Reveals About Nollywood’s Troubled Set Culture

MultiChoice and Don Julio Unveil a New Era of Celebration for the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards

Kingdom Film Festival 2025: Towards The Future of Faith-based Cinema and Technology

What The FilmOne Entertainment Piracy Saga Says About The Present and Future of Copyright In The Nigerian Film Industry

Kevin Schmutzler on Collaboration and Confronting Child Marriage Through “Nawi: Dear Future Me”

Femi Adebayo’s “Ageshinkole: King of Thieves 2” and The Community Cinema Initiative

Lagos Fringe Festival 2025: Kolade Mann’s “Ovisa” Laughs At Society Without Minding Its Own Specks

Lagos Fringe Festival 2025: Myde Glover’s “Irin Ajo (The Journey)” Embodies The Myth of Reincarnation

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