Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Kayode Kasum’s celebratory stab at the nwa boi system, starts at the end and then advances towards the beginning. It starts with the death of
By Kikachi Memeh A medical emergency causes a realtor (Temi Fosudo) and his sick daughter (Darasimi Nadi) to take refuge in the home of a military officer (William Benson). The
She steals from the gods the power of resurrection, and then raises her beloved from the dead. Then she bequeaths the loot to him, with which he builds a reputation
Nollywood’s work rate has tremendously improved in the past two to three years. Stories like Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys, Editi Effiong’s The Black Book, Eku Edewor’s Breath of Life,
Can a crime be justified if it is done to save a loved one’s life, especially when the victim is a bonafide ass-wipe? What happens when a poor, dysfunctional family
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Since emerging on the radar in 2019, Bnxn has grown into one of the most vibrant young voices in Nigerian popular music. He’s got the critical acclaim to attest to
Children’s movies generally fall under two categories. Those only children of a certain age can enjoy, usually because the movies are irredeemably silly; and those both children and adults can
If the Nollywood faithful realized anything last year, it’s that people enjoy films set in Nigeria’s pre-colonial past. Specifically films set in Yorubaland, with a Yoruba dialogue track. Hence the
Niyi Akinmolayan is mostly known for his popular movies, flicks made not with a high-minded artistic vision but with box office success as the primary driver. One such movie is
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,
A mortifying oversight lurks in the third act of Jade Osiberu’s crime action Gangs of Lagos, Amazon Prime Video’s first African original film. In one drone shot showing party guests
An aged character in John Steinbeck’s short story, The Leader of the People, annoys another character by talking about “one thing” all the time. Far from deliberate, the character does
An elderly woman’s voice, uttering a motherly prayer, opens Bayanni’s newly released self-named four-track EP. It is apt that this motherly solicitude appears in the first song, given it’s a
‘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