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Showmax ups value with Live Streaming Service

July 7, 2020 by Marie- Therese Oke

Showmax, the Multichoice owned streaming platform has announced the launch of a new service- Showmax Pro, which bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news, and live sport

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Check out the Experimental Lockdown Created Short Film ‘CHAOS’

July 1, 2020 by Assumpta Audu

The COVID 19 global pandemic came with it a degree of confusion and discomfort while for others, it offered the opportunity for clarity and a reinforced sense of vision. This

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Netflix taps Mo Abudu for Lola Shoneyin and Wole Soyinka Adaptations

June 12, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Earlier in the year, Netflix announced its entry into the Nigerian market with a big splash by targetting some of the most prominent creators in the space. While there has

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DSTV to Adopt Netflix and Amazon Prime on New Decoder

June 11, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

The streaming wars have loomed large over the African content space in the last couple of months. Netflix has increased its investment in the space by commissioning original content leading

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Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s No Victors Creates A Necessary Conversation About The Civil War

June 8, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

This year marks the 50th year anniversary of the Nigerian Civil War- perhaps the most defining event in Nigerian Post Independence History. The war, the result of two coups and turmoil

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Watch Yvonne Orji Explain Nigerian Slang to Vanity Fair

June 8, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Insecure star, Yvonne Orji has made it her trademark to represent the Nigerian diaspora through her work. This has been reflected in her Jollof and Jesus podcast hosted in conjunction

Feature Film & TV

8 Hollywood Movies You Can Watch This Week on Showmax

June 3, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

1. FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW Three words: Johnson. Statham. Elba. The only thing more satisfying than watching Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham whup each other’s asses is watching

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WAFFLESNCREAM Share Skateboarding Film ‘Yasis’ Ahead of Release of New Collection

May 27, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

Shot in Accra.

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Bayo and Ayo The Creator Are Ready To Takeover and GTA Naija Is Just The Start

May 26, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

For many millennials, Grand Theft Auto, the American video game first released in 1997 and currently 15 editions in, was a big part of their childhood. When I first got

Fashion Film & TV

Sarah Diouf makes the case for Made in Africa with her new doc

May 18, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Senegalese fashion line Tongoro, led by its designer and creative director, Sarah Diouf has received love from the likes of Burna Boy, Iman and Beyoncé serving to highlight its potency

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See The Trailer For Netflix’s New Original African Series ‘Blood and Water’

May 12, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

The second African Netflix Original Series of the year.

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DRB Tease Upcoming Album With Short-Doc Detailing Their Influence

April 30, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

DRB’s debut album Pioneers has been 10 years in the works. When it goes live tomorrow, the trio will present its most convincing body of work yet with artists like

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Watch the Trailer for Solomon Onita’s ‘Tazmanian Devil’

April 29, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

The Nigerian- American experience receives new treatment in the trailer for Tazmanian Devil- a film produced by American music moguls Birdman and Benny Boom under their Cash Money Films imprint. In the

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Netflix Renews Queen Sono For Second Season

April 28, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

Queen will continue her quest for the truth and revenge across Africa

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EbonyLife TV’s The Royal Hibiscus Hotel to Join Netflix Catalogue

April 28, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

EbonyLife’s The Royal Hibiscus Hotel will be the latest Nigerian movie to make its Netflix debut. The movie which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival as the only