Archives Tag: Pete Edochie

People

April 19, 2022

Pete Edochie has been considered one of Nollywood’s greatest of all times, ever since his 1980’s appearance on “Things Fall Apart” on NTA, where he played the lead character; Okonkwo. The Nollywood veteran’s career started on radio as a twenty-year-old broadcaster at the Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (ENBC), where he rose to the position of … Continue reading Celebrating Nollywood’s Living Legend; Pete Edochie

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Entertainment Movies

April 19, 2022

Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart movie is in the news again. This time, online movie streaming platform, Netflix has announced its acquisition of the worldwide rights to the movie. Netflix announced this on its website on 7th September, a day before its scheduled premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The implication of this is that the … Continue reading Netflix Acquires Rights To The ‘Lionheart’ Movie

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Viewers have waited in anticipation for visuals of the Lionheart movie since its production was first announced. Finally, the trailer for the film, which is Genevieve Nnaji’s debut directorial effort, has been released on Youtube, released by Paris-based MPM Premium. Nnaji began acting career as a child aged 8, in the TV series Ripples and has … Continue reading ‘Lionheart’ Trailer Surfaces Online

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Movies

April 19, 2022

Genevieve Nnaji‘s first film as a director will be premiering next month at The International Film Festival in Toronto. Lionheart The movie, titled Lionheart, has Genevieve Nnaji playing the role of Adaeze the calm lady from an Igbo family, who skillfully and profitably manages her father’s transport company of the same name. But her uncle … Continue reading Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, Premiers on 8th September

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Discover Nigeria Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Remember Things Fall Apart?  Not the book by literary great, Chinua Achebe, but its TV adaptation in this case. Many Nigerian families in the 80s gathered around their TV screens to witness the bringing to life of one of our best told stories. The mini series was directed by David Orere and featured the likes of Pete Edochie, … Continue reading #ThrowBackThursday: Things Fall Apart

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Entertainment Stuff

April 19, 2022

Today is Pete Edochie’s birthday. And for many of us who grew in the eighties, our first brush with the sixty-six year old actor was in the TV adaption of the Chinua Achebe epic, Things fall Apart, in which he played the lead role of Okonkwo. Edochie who hails from Anambra State started his career … Continue reading Discover Nigeria: Tribute to Pete Edochie

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