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Film & TV

EbonyLife Media Announces A Sunday Affair Coming On 14 February 2023

January 9, 2023 by Opeyemi Rasak-Oyadiran

From the team behind Netflix smash-hit, the Nigerian limited series, Blood Sisters – which catapulted into the Top 10 list in its first week of release in May 2022 with

Film & TV

Sony Inks Two-Year First-Look Deal With Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife

February 4, 2021 by Damilare Bayero

EbonyLife Media, a media and entertainment company run by Mo Abudu, just inked a two-year partnership with Sony Pictures Television. The deal will grant Sony access to get a first

Feature Film & TV

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

Film & TV

Mo Abudu’s Ebonylife is developing an Afro-futuristic Crime-Drama for AMC Networks.

January 17, 2020 by Daniel Okechukwu

Mo Abudu’s Ebonylife is developing an Afro-futuristic Crime-Drama Nigeria 2099 for AMC Networks.

AMC Networks, the cable giant behind popular shows such as The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, just released its list of projects in development, and included in the list is

Feature Film & TV Technology

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

Film & TV

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.

Film & TV

Watch the first Teaser for Oloture, Kenneth Gyang’s film on Human Trafficking

June 22, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

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Ahead of its LA screening today at the Creative Artist Agency (CAA) headquarters, Mo Abudu, who executively produced and is credited for the film’s story, shared the first teaser for

Film & TV

The Highest Grossing Nollywood Films in 2019 (So Far)

June 6, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

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It has been a poor year thus far for Nigerian films at the box office. At present, no Nigerian film has grossed over 30 million Naira yet. The highest grossing

Events Film & TV

Mo Abudu is a Recipient of the Cannes Médailles d’Honneur

April 10, 2019 by Adaeze Oguzie

If you think you’ve had enough of Nigerian women excellence, think again cause Media exec Mo Abudu is steadily taking Africa to the world and we are reeling with excitement. The Nigerian

Events Feature Film & TV

Stars Align For the Screening of New Nollywood Flick ‘Chief Daddy’

November 23, 2018 by Ify Obi

Since the success of the Wedding Party franchise, Ebony Life has stumbled on a formula and it’s intent on testing it at every opportunity. What are the components that make up

Pop Culture

Mo Abudu, Anthony Joshua, and More Make UK 100 Black Powerlist

October 25, 2018 by Adaeze Oguzie

For twelve years, Powerlist has celebrated Britain’s most influential men and women of African and Carribean Heritage who are changing lives and making a difference in their environment and different

Feature Film & TV

EbonyLife Have Acquired The Rights to Adapt a Great Wole Soyinka Play to a Movie

June 12, 2018 by Tomi

In an announcement on Instagram on Sunday, EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu revealed that the media house’s film department had acquired the rights to develop a feature film centred around Wole

Film & TV

See Pictures from The Royal Hibiscus Hotel Debut in Toronto

September 12, 2017 by Culture Custodian

The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (featured here) represented Africa at Toronto’s iconic Festival street with pomp and pageantry. The movie which was debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on the

News & Politics

VIDEO: MO ABUDU INTERVIEWS 2015 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN & GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI

February 20, 2015 by Culture Custodian

CEO Ebony Life TV, Mo Abudu interviewed both major candidates for the 2015 Presidential Elections, General Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the Presidential elections. Mo Abudu spoke