Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has voiced strong concerns about what he described as a disturbing trend in Nigeria’s film industry, especially on YouTube where casting is now driven more ...

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Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

Behind some of the industry’s biggest screen moments are real-life family ties that run deep. While the average film might give us powerful duos through scripting, some of the most electric chemistry ...

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

As 2024 draws to a close, Nollywood celebrates a landmark year filled with compelling narratives, stellar performances, and unprecedented box office success. Movies like A Tribe Called Judah, which ...

The distinctive makeup of early-aughts Nigerian movies is coming back — and so is the daring attitude of the women who wore it. By Houreidja Tall In the early 2000s, the femme fatales of Nollywood ...

The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...

As part of efforts to bring sanity to the entertainment industry, the federal government has approved the ban of money rituals and the glamorising of vices in Nigerian films. It was gathered that the ...

International pay-TV operator and London based broadcaster, African Movie Channel (AMC), has partnered with streaming platform Cineverse to launch its FAST Channel, Nolly Africa HD. Cineverse provides ...