‘King of Thieves’ makes N170m in 3 weeks
A Nollywood Actor, Femi Adebayo, says his new epic movie, titled ‘King of Thieves’ known as Agesinkole, generated over N170 million in its first three weeks premiere at the cinema. Adebayo disclosed this in an interview on Sunday in Ilorin. He said the movie, which cost him several millions of naira to produce, made over […]
Smoking in Nollywood and the Next Generation of Nigerian Youths
What seemed like an insignificant issue in 2007, when tobacco control activists screened 10 randomly-selected movies and found out that the tobacco industry has been using Nollywood to promote tobacco, smoking has grown into a mega monster.
Stop asking me where to do money rituals, Actor, Yul Edochie pleads
By Emmanuel Okogba Top Nollywood actor and director, Yul Edochie has pleaded with movie lovers and fans to do away with the notion that he has knowledge of where they can make quick money via rituals because he plays similar roles in movies. Yul known for being very good with such movie roles explained that […]
Reactions trail ‘Break the Blade’, movie on female genital mutilation
Review of the African movie, ‘Break The Blade’ written and directed by seasoned film producer Cyril Odenigbo, has continued to generate reactions from viewers and experts across various sectors who watched the movie at a private screening session which took place in Enugu, weekend.
FMOH, Censors Board, Police, CSOs, others discuss smoke-free Nollywood at CAPPA’s summit
Last week Thursday, representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health; National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB; National Orientation Agency, NOA; Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC; the Nigeria Police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, among others, interacted on how to get smoking off Nollywood movies.
Female Genital Mutilation: Cyril Odenigbo out with ‘BREAK The Blade’
Ace film producer, Cyril Odenigbo, CEO cum Creative Director of Magnus Film Academy, is out with an historic African movie, titled: ‘Break The Blade’.
What IBB told me — Emelonye
Badamasi, Portrait of a General, a film that x-rays the life of a former head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), popularly known as IBB, was scheduled to be released yesterday, 28 years after the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election
Nollywood produces 416 movies in Q1, 2021 ― NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nollywood produced 416 movies in Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021) compared to 903 in Q4, 2020. NBS said this in the “Nollywood Movies Production Data – Q2 2017 to Q1 2021” published on its website on Friday in Abuja. Although the agency did not give reason for […]
Baba Ijesha: Lagos govt wades into case, vows to ensure justice if…
By Arogbonlo Israel Following the alleged molesting of a 14-year-old girl by Nollywood actor, James Olanrewaju, known as Baba Ijesha, the Lagos State Government has given its stance on the matter. Recall Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo, comedienne Princess, and others had recently stormed the SCID, Panti, to protest alleged plans to release Baba Ijesha by […]
Nollywood is better today than it was yesterday — Ejike Okoye
When it comes to acting, Ejike Okoye is not new in the Nollywood industry. He has been in the make-believe world for thirteen years. Okoye has featured in more than 100 movies including Isakaba, Black Angels, Igodo, Cry for Help and many others.
Tell best stories of Nigeria, Gbajabiamila urges Nollywood
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila enjoined the Nigerian movie industry otherwise called Nollywood to use the medium to tell the Nigerian stories.
