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Ebonylife’s Legal Drama ‘Castle & Castle’ is coming to Netflix

February 10, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Ebonylife Films’ Legal Drama ‘Castle & Castle’ is coming to Netflix.

Netflix’s onslaught on Nigerian content has moved to TV series. The streaming giant has so far acquired Obi Emelonye’s Crazy, Lovely, Cool and Ebonylife Film’s Sons of Caliphate, and joining

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The Perfect Picture gets A Nollywood Flavored Sequel

February 6, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

A Ghanaian Classic Gets A Nigerian Flavored Sequel

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Watch the Trailer for ‘Picture Perfect Series: Raising Jobestina’

February 5, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

ROK Studios has released the trailer for Raising Jobestina, the series spinoff of Tope Alake’s 2017 hit comedy Picture Perfect. The series is created by Biodun Stephen who penned the

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‘Dear Affy’ Trailer: Teni makes Nollywood debut in Star-studded rom-com

February 4, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Samuel Olatunji has released the trailer for his directorial debut, Dear Affy, a star-studded romantic comedy featuring Nollywood’s funniest and prettiest alongside some Instagram influencers and singer, Teni, who will

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Asa Asika Shares Music Management Gems on DonAwon Podcast

February 3, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

An important conversation for anyone with interests in the Nigerian entertainment industry

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WANI and Buju Are A Hilarious Watch in Ndani’s TGIF Show

February 3, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

A whole lot of missed questions and a whole lot of downed shots!

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Charles Okpaleke’s Play Network is remaking Nollywood Classic ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent’

January 31, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Charles Okpaleke Play Network to remake ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent’

Nollywood is officially in the remake season and new player Charles Okpaleke is leading the movement. Okpekele announced his Nollywood entrance with well-received Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, the sequel

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Walter Taylaur’s ‘Gbomo Gbomo Express’ is returning to Netflix

January 31, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Walter Taylaur’s crime drama Gbomo Gbomo Express is returning to Netflix. The film, a spinoff of the series Married to the Game, was one of the first Nigerian films on

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The Rise of The Nollywood Non-Comedy Blockbuster

January 31, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

the rise of non-comedy blockbuster in Nollywood

Occasionally, Nigerians vent about Nollywood’s colorful but shallow comedies centered around upper-class Lagosians. I’m tired of them. You most likely are. Even Mo Abudu, the mind behind the most successful

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‘Sugar Rush’ Joins the exclusive Nollywood ₦200 Million Club

January 30, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

‘Sugar Rush’ Joins the exclusive Nollywood’s ₦200 Million Club

According to data from COMSCORE, Kayode Kasum’s hilarious crime caper Sugar Rush has grossed over ₦200 million, making it the seventh Nollywood film to do so. The film has done

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Ghana’s Oscar 2020 Entry ‘Azali’ is Coming to Netflix Next Week.

January 30, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Ghana’s 2020 Oscars submission Azali is coming to Netflix. The Kwabena Gyansah film tells the story of 14-year-old Amina, who flees an arranged marriage with a 70-year-old farmer only to

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British Council – Helping Playwrights in Nigeria Craft their Stories

January 29, 2020 by Assumpta Audu

The Nigerian movie industry is the world’s second-largest movie industry by volume, right behind India’s Bollywood. British Council of Nigeria has been supporting the growth of the Nollywood in many

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Kevoy Burton on His Career, Joseph and Breaking into Nollywood

January 28, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Growing up in Jamaica, what was your conception of Africa? My perception of Africa was mostly what was portrayed by the media, which was suffering, jungles—animals everywhere—poverty and I mean

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Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s ‘No Victors’ Tells the Human Stories of the Biafran War

January 27, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Between 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970, Nigeria lost a generation she will never recover to the Biafran war. Hundreds of thousands died, and even those they left behind

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Netflix’s First Original African Series ‘Queen Sono’ Comes Out This February

January 23, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Netflix’s First Original African Show Queen Sono Comes Out This February

Netflix is investing heavily in Africa’s untapped entertainment market. One of the products of this commitment is Queen Sono, the streaming giant’s first original African series. Queen Sono is a