My first time actually watching a Nollywood movie was probably in about 2010. I had a conversation with my first-generation Nigerian friend about Tyler Perry movies, where I offered my theory on why ...

A typical Nollywood movie on witchcraft, juju and initiation, the 1996 movie revolved around Satan and his followers, including Karishika, who is sent to the world to initiate men; tempting them with ...

In a surprising turn of events, news broke a few months ago that Prime Video is quietly exiting the Nigerian market, pulling back on local operations despite its efforts to expand Nollywood's global ...

In 1992, after years of watching only imported American, Indian or Chinese films, Nigeria’s local film industry had its first real hit. “Living in Bondage,” a straight-to-video dramatic thriller, ...

Technology has played a huge role in the evolution of Nollywood. Before Netflix expanded into Africa to showcase movies from the continent, Nigerian movie makers had to rely on the limited reach of ...

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