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Funke Akindele Has Reportedly Been Arrested For Violating Lockdown

April 5, 2020 by Tomi Idowu

The entire world is dealing with COVID-19 right now. In most instances, there have been lockdown and stay-at-home orders announced by governments while borders have also been shut to contain

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From Living in Bondage to Lionheart: Nollywood’s Thorny Path to its Digital Future

December 30, 2019 by Culture Custodian

Mapping the road for Nollywood to an increased digital presence

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Inkblot Co-founder Chinaza Onuzo Makes Directorial Debut with ‘Who’s The Boss’

December 12, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Chinaza Onuzo makes directorial debut with Who's the boss teaser

After writing critically acclaimed hits like Up North, The Arbitration, and The Set Up, Chinaza Onuzo is moving into the director seat with Who’s The Boss, a romance film set

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A Guide to the Nollywood Blockbusters Coming Out in December

December 10, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Anticipated Nollywood December blockbuster films 2019

Every film industry has its blockbuster season; Hollywood’s is the summer while Nollywood’s is over the December holidays. Since the Mo Abudu-produced blockbusters Fifty and Wedding Party dropped in December

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Your Excellency Trailer: First Look at Ebonylife’s December Blockbuster

November 13, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Your Excellency Trailer First Look at Ebonylife Films 2019 comedy Blockbuster directed by Funke Akindele

Ebony Life’s Christmas offering.

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Flashback: The Original ‘Jenifa’ Film Now Available on Youtube

October 29, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

O.G Jenifa

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WATCH AIYETORO TOWN Season Finale ‘Trouble Looms’

October 21, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Watch Funke Akindele's Aiyetoro Town season finale trouble looms

The recent events in Aiyetoro Town—Shakeera’s sex trafficking scheme, the raunchy activities in the Prince Oyetunde’s club and the rivalry for the throne—all lead to this explosive season finale Trouble

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Watch Funke Akindele’s Aiyetoro Town S1E12 ‘Bad Example’

September 6, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

This episode of Aiyetoro Town starts as a lecture against drug abuse. Reports of an indigene who almost died from taking hard drugs reach the Baale and he punishes the

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Watch Funke Akindele’s Aiyetoro Town’s Episode 11 ‘Miseducation’

September 2, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

After Danladi disrupts the adult class in the last episode, Baale invites he and his wife, Omawunmi, to discuss his issues with his wife attending the adult classes. He insists

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Watch Funke Akindele’s Aiyetoro Town’s Episode 10 ‘Guarded’

August 23, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

The latest episode of Aiyetoro Town.

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Funke Akindele to make Directorial Debut with Ebonylife Films’ Your Excellency

August 6, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Funke Akindele makes directorial debut on Ebonylife's Your Excellency

Funke Akindele will be making her directorial debut this Christmas.

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Watch Aiyetoro Town S1E6 ‘Caught in the Act’

July 26, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Funke Akindele’s Aiyetoro Town continues its supply of comic entertainment with its sixth episode, Caught in the Act. In this episode, Jenifa admonishes Aina and Laide over fighting Shalewa and

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Watch Aiyetoro Town S1E5 ‘Payback’

July 23, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

In the latest episode of Funke Akindele’s Aiyetoro Town, titled Payback, Jenifa kicks off her plan to empower the indigenes of Aiyetoro with digital skills. In the first class, she

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Aiyetoro Town, the Jenifa’s Diary spinoff is pure comic entertainment

July 18, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Jenifa’s Diary is arguably the most popular Nigerian TV series of this decade. It found popularity for the manner in which it was able to unite Nigerians irrespective of tribe,

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Funke Akindele Shall Feature in Upcoming Avengers Series Finale

January 11, 2018 by Tomi Idowu

The idea of speaking it into existence is interesting. Very often, the necessary steps are not actually taken and that one dream remains just that, a dream. It’s been a