Song Of The Week: What Makes You Sure By Nonso Amadi
What Make You Sure by the boy-wonder and alternative singer, Nonso Amadi, is a smooth love song with an irresistible beat and lyrics that make you think. In the song, Nonso seems to be talking to a love interest who keeps accusing him of being involved with other girls. He tries to reassure her that […]
Everything You Need To Know About Damson Idris And Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s New Film, Farming
Damson Idris will appear alongside Genevieve Nnaji in a new film written and directed by the award-winning, British Nigerian actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The film is called Farming, and it will be Adewale’s first release as a writer and a director. The storyline of Farming is based on the true life story of Adewale as a […]
New American TV Show, Bob Hearts Abishola, Has Nigerian At The Centre
A new American TV show, called Bob Hearts Abishola, has been causing a lot of buzz and conversation since it premiered in September this year. On the show, a man named Bob has a heart attack and falls in love with the Nigerian woman, Abishola, who is supposed to nurse him back to health. Folake […]
Throwback Thursday: Violated
Last week we talked about Checkmate, the unforgettable TV series that held the attention of Nigerian viewers in the 90’s. Checkmate was created by the screenwriter and director Amaka Igwe, and it featured an intriguing romance between two lead characters called Ann Haastrope and Segun Kadiri. Ann was played by Ego Boyo, and Segun was […]
Netflix Acquires Another Nollywood Film: Up North
It has been an interesting year for Nollywood, and indeed Nigerian entertainment in general. Netflix seems to have some kind of strategy in place for a growing demand and is implementing it with an aggressive system of acquiring the most meaningful Nollywood films it can find. The massive media company began with claiming Lionheart as […]
United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria Hosts SDG Finance Conversations In Lagos
On the 31st of January 1999, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed a Global Compact between the United Nations and the private sector: “I propose that you, the business leaders… and we, the United Nations, initiate a global compact of shared values and principles, which will […]
Nollywood of Life! #TBT: Glamour Girls
Money rituals, black magic, love, crime, and revenge. These were the themes most Nollywood stories were centred on in the ’90s. At the time, Nollywood movies were called ‘home videos’ and the term ‘Nollywood’ had not yet been coined (it would be coined in 2002). Kenneth Nnebue had just transformed the Nigerian film industry with […]
Throwback Thursday: Checkmate The TV Series
In the 1980s, laws were made by the National Commission to limit the amount of foreign content a local broadcasting station could show in Nigeria. As a result, Nigerian producers had to create more local content for television. They started by recreating popular literature and theatre productions for television. Books like Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall […]
Nollywood of Life! Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo
Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo is the story of a naive mechanic, Adigun, who moves to Lagos after he gets word that his father has passed away. In Lagos, Adigun meets Taiwo, a sly and cunning man who claims to have been his father’s friend. Taiwo gives Adigun his late father’s taxi and tries to help […]
Everything You Need to Know About Ake Festival 2019
The Ake Festival is now in its 7th year. For the past 6 years, its founder and visionary, Lola Shoneyin, has championed the cause. The Festival began in Abeokuta and held for the first time in 2013. In 2017, Lola took a bold step and moved the Festival to Lagos. This year, the Ake Festival […]
The Most Exciting Things to Know About AMAA 2019
The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), one of the oldest and most prestigious movie awards on the continent, is in its 15th year. On the 18th of September, the African Academy released an official list of all the African films that are being considered for African Academy Awards. This is the total list of Nigerian […]
Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ will Represent Nigeria at the 2020 Oscars
Genevieve Nnaji’s 2018 film, Lionheart, has been selected by the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee to compete for the Best International Feature Film Award at the Oscars in 2020. This is the first time a Nigerian film will be considered for an Oscar. Foreign films must have an approved selection committee in their home country to […]
Events to Look Forward to in October
October is an exciting month for creatives in Nigeria. Every year, several concerts and art events spread themselves across October, November, and December. This month, there are plenty to choose from. Each one will give you a very special experience in Nigeria’s rich city life culture. Which events do you plan to attend this October? […]
Nollywood of Life! King of Boys
King of Boys is a 2018 drama film that was written and directed by Kemi Adetiba. In King of Boys, Sola Sobowale plays the part of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a ruthless business woman who has fought her way to the top of the underworld and is now the King of Boys. Alhaja has plans for […]
Ogun State Declares Plans for an Unprecedented Multi-Purpose Creative Entertainment Village
The Ogun State Ministry of Culture and Tourism (OGSG) hosted a celebration of the 42nd edition of World Tourism Day on Friday. The state’s deputy governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, revealed news that plans are in motion to create a multipurpose creative and entertainment village. The state government intends to work with a special purpose vehicle organisation […]
What to Watch this Weekend: ‘Love is War’
There is one thing you cannot deny. Nollywood movies tell good stories. This superpower dates back to the earliest times of the Nigerian film industry. Even when Nollywood was not yet Nollywood, when Nigerian films were nothing more than plays by performing travellers, we told good stories. Chinaza Onuzo is one of the best screenwriters […]