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MTV Shuga Naija Season 5 Gets New On-air Premiere Date

The on-air premiere of MTV Shuga Naija has now been moved from Sunday May 7, 2023. MTV Staying Alive Foundation, who are producers of the series, have implored fans to be patient. On the official Twitter page of MTV Shuga Naija, it was announced thus: “we’re so sorry to announce a slight delay to the […]

2 years ago

Review: In “Spotting the Difference,” AY Makun Flounders in his Globe-trotting Mission

It’s easy to imagine that many Nigerian comedians secretly envy their compatriots in the music business. And why not? While Nigerian comedy has struggled to find an audience outside Nigeria, Nigerian music has no such problems. Part of the reason is tied to the medium: jokes are often culturally specific in the way songs aren’t. […]

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2 years ago

Netflix Has Released A Spicy Look Into Young, Famous & African Season 2

In the words of Young, Famous & African star Khanyi Mbau, ‘things are about to get messy!’ Last season, the fiery stars from all walks of life on the African continent put their lives and loves on display for the world to see, and this season is no different. Tensions rise and friendships are put to […]

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2 years ago

From Notebooks To Netflix: Azzez Korede, The Nigerian Filmmaker Reimagining African Folktales

Dorcas Bello and Seth Onyango, bird story agency “I started writing fiction stories at the age of ten. And even though I didn’t continue, it was enough to help me understand I loved storytelling,” says Azzez Korede, whose evocative short film, Halima’s Choice, launched on Netflix in March, after earning her a well-deserved place among […]

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2 years ago

Stephanie Linus Is Set To Produce An Epic Movie On The Aba Women’s Riot

Award-winning actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Linus, has announced her latest project, an epic movie based on the historic Aba Women’s Riot of 1929. Stephanie Linus is a multi-award-winning actress, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Asides her many and celebrated acting roles, she is best known for her critically acclaimed movie Dry, which highlights the issue of child […]

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3 years ago

MTV Shuga Naija Reinforces its Representation of Nigerian Youths in Season 5

As the youth television drama series MTV Shuga Naija returned to the screens for the fifth season, the cast and crew, and the media were gathered at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX, Lekki for an exclusive press briefing on 27th April 2023. Anchored by Ilooise Omohinmin, the event consisted of two sessions, and the overall discussion centered […]

3 years ago

With “Unseen”, You Are In For A Bloody, Love-Gone-Awry Ride

If you were wondering how a harmless, lonesome, and poor cleaner could develop into an unwitting murderer with surreptitious moves while on a mission to find her husband who has been set free from prison, the South African series Unseen makes this happen. With the dark secrets of the underworld gradually exposed to the female […]

3 years ago

Much Ado About Black And White Cameras: Why Does Nollywood Suddenly Care About “Arthouse Films”?

Maybe Your Idea of Nollywood is Patience Ozokwor in the 2000s Sometime in late January, in a sea of standoffish bodies on an early morning train to Central London, I noticed a bespectacled Black lady rubbing her palms against each other with urgency and felt the need to break the ice. A twenty-minute conversation was […]

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3 years ago

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MTV Shuga Naija Season 5 Gets New On-air Premiere Date

Review: In “Spotting the Difference,” AY Makun Flounders in his Globe-trotting Mission

Netflix Has Released A Spicy Look Into Young, Famous & African Season 2

From Notebooks To Netflix: Azzez Korede, The Nigerian Filmmaker Reimagining African Folktales

Stephanie Linus Is Set To Produce An Epic Movie On The Aba Women’s Riot

MTV Shuga Naija Reinforces its Representation of Nigerian Youths in Season 5

With “Unseen”, You Are In For A Bloody, Love-Gone-Awry Ride

Much Ado About Black And White Cameras: Why Does Nollywood Suddenly Care About “Arthouse Films”?

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