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Film & TV

Namaste Wahala is Another Flawed Rom-Com

February 22, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Namaste Wahala is at the end of the day an entertaining movie if you don’t take it too seriously and ignore its flaws.

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Meet Bridgerton’s Breakout Nigerian Star, Martins Imhangbe

January 22, 2021 by Timi Awoyinka

Every African is familiar with the societal and family pressures to marry once you complete your education. Now imagine this exact moment as an actual event or time period that

Film & TV

Netflix Acquires Kunle Afolayan’s Upcoming Movie, ‘Mokalik’

July 9, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Netflix has acquired Mokalik, Kunle Afolayan latest film

Netflix isn’t slowing down on its acquisition of Nigerian films. The streaming giant, which recently bought the global rights to Genevieve’s Lionheart and Niyi Akinmolayan’s Chief Daddy, has just acquired

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Isoken: Notes on Feminism, Marriage and Contrived Standards of Perfection

August 16, 2017 by Amaka Yvonne Onyemenam

‘One minute you’re a star student and the next, you feel like you failed at some life exam.’ ****************************************************** In her directorial debut, Osiberu explores the trouble with socio-cultural

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Happiness is Sometimes a Mad Dream.

July 28, 2017 by Amaka Yvonne Onyemenam

The loss of a parent is a common enough thing, but the loss of a child is an unimaginable grief. In Roti, Kunle Afolayan explores this trauma, against a backdrop of

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Shade Corner launches with the gaze on Nollywood “Musicians”

February 8, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Accelerate TV have just launched a new online series tagged Shade Corner and the debut episode brings some of your favorite Nollywood stars who experimented with music to the forefront.

Film & TV News & Politics

A Trip To Jamaica becomes Nollywood’s highest grossing movie with N168M

November 24, 2016 by Culture Custodian

A Trip to Jamaica, which premiered on September 30, 2016, has grossed 168 million naira. The movie has surpassed the 137 million naira record set by Guinness World Record holder,

News & Politics

Jonathan speaks on the Anti-Gay Law, Terrorism, Nollywood & more at Oxford

October 25, 2016 by Tomi Idowu

Last night, former President of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan spoke at Oxford Union – one of the world’s most famous debating societies – in Oxford University on promoting youth entrepreneurship.

Film & TV News & Politics

iROKOtv secure $19million in funding.

January 25, 2016 by Tomi Idowu

iROKOtv is about to take their domination to a whole new level as they have received $19million in funding. iROKOtv, today announces multiple deals totaling $19m, both in content development and

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How Nigerian Politics Rivals Nollywood For Drama

August 23, 2015 by Culture Custodian

Two major industries in Nigeria share similar traits of melodrama and wildly implausible plots, that the average human mind usually fails to comprehend – film and politics. The following information

Film & TV

VIDEO: BEFORE 30 TRAILER

March 18, 2015 by Culture Custodian

Before 30 is a drama series centered around four women living in Lagos and the pressures they face to be married before they turn 30.Their stories are told through the

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VIDEO: THE NGEE SHOW – NOLLYWOOD

February 28, 2015 by Culture Custodian

Ngozi of The Ngee Show revisits issues surrounding Nollywood Part 2 of my necessary questions to a Nollywood director. Been a little down and had a bad breakout but the

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Nollywood Recommendation: Love Regardless

February 25, 2015 by Culture Custodian

Starring: Zynell Lydia Zuh, Narsh Alexei Smith, Gbenga Titiloye, Pauline Oduro. Language: English Genre: Romance, Drama Where can I watch it? : Irokotv Love Regardless is a love story about two people