When you hear of Herbert Macaulay, what do you think about? What do you know about him? Imoh Umoren, a Nigerian Filmmaker is set to add to whatever that thought might be but in a good way. The filmmaker just released a movie trailer about the iconic figure, late Herbert Macaulay, a man whose face…
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Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ Bags 16 Emmy Noms
Highly watched four-part series, When They See Us earned the most nominations for Netflix with 16 Emmy noms including Outstanding Limited Series. After the nominations were read, show director, co-writer, and producer Ava DuVernay went on Twitter to thank the real-life series subjects—Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise—affectionately dubbed The Exonerated…
Watch BBNaija’s CeeC, Mercy Aigbe, Wale Ojo, Broda Shaggy, Mercy Chinwo In “Another Father’s Day”😱🤣
As much as some men love kids, taking care of these children is just another story entirely. New Revelation Pictures has released a movie with just that theme, ‘Men that hate babysitting’. The movie tells the story of a career driven man with a phobia for babysitting kids. After one failed attempt, the father, played…
Mati Diop Becomes The First Black Woman To Be Awarded At Cannes Film Festival
On Saturday, 25th of May, French-Senegalese actress and director, Mati Diop, has become the first black female director to win an award in Cannes Film Festival since it’s 72 years of existence. Diop took home the Grand Prix , an equivalent of a silver prize, for her film ‘Atlantics’, a Senegalese set drama that skillfully…
Tolu Akinyemi Talks About Writing From A Place Of Pain & Victory In ‘Dead Dogs Don’t Bark’
U.K based Nigerian writer, Tolu Akinyemi is a seasoned writer with over 10 years in the global literary scene. He has healdlined multiple shows and served his audience great performances at spoken word events, poetry slams and other top literary events that inspire his huge following in the United Kingdom. With two poetry collection to…
The Amazing Art Work Of 10 Year Old Kareem Is Reminding People Of Their Bad Drawing Skills As A Child
10-year-old Kareem Waris was posted on Twitter today and his talent blew my mind. Kareem Waris was pictured painting different piece of art with his brush and his pencil. The funny thing was that I and a bunch of other people were asking ourselves what we did with our childhood, drawing without this much passion. I for…
After Wakanda, How Do We Deal With The Killmongers In Our Tribes? #BlackPanther
According to an African proverb “The child who is not embraced by the village, will burn it down to feel its warmth” I don’t know how many of you believe this, but we saw the reality of this proverb in #BlackPanther and some people could relate well with Killmonger despite him being the villain of…
HNWOTY 2017 to Hold Next Week; Reveals Hosts, Performers and more.
Her Network will host outstanding women in diverse sectors to a glamorous evening of recognition and celebration at the inaugural Her Network Woman of The Year (HNWOTY) Awards on Sunday, 10th December 2017. The Official nominees who are potentials to be crowned the Woman of the Year in their respective categories were announced to the public via…
See The Full List Of Nominees For Her Network Woman Of The Year 2017
Global networking platform, Her Network, has finally revealed the official nominees for their Inaugural Woman of the Year Awards (HNWOTY)! This announcement was made on Wednesday, 8th November 2017 via a live Instagram coverage that was anchored by a selection of notable women in diverse sectors; these women are Jane Michael Ekanem (Fashion Designer/Stylist, Arit…
Read My Selfie Interview With These Nollywood Beauties on Vanguard Allure
Hey guys! Read my interview with these Nollywood stars; sexy Beverly Osu, talented Amanda Ebeye, and the fashionable Ini Dima OKojie, where I spoke with them about their fashion, beauty, lifestyle and where they’ll love to travel to for their ideal vacation… not that we all get to go on an ideal vacation though. 😩….
Two Nigerian Filmmakers Win $1Million Grant At Tribeca Film Festival, New York.
Nigerians keep raising the bar as two of our own filmmakers, Faraday Okoro and Biyi Bandele have won $1M grant at Tribeca Film Festival, New York to develop their feature film, Nigerian Prince. The grant awarded to the filmmakers will be used to develop the feature film, Nigerian Prince, which was chosen out of five finalists…
#MovieReview: “Omugwo”; Childbirth, Coping With Motherhood & Making Hubby Happy
If there is anything Nigerians love to see in a film is good representation of their reality and that is one thing Omugwo by Kunle Afolayan did. This movie, through the Omugwo tradition, highlights the issues of class, personality differences, marital issues caused by lack of sex in marriages due to postpartum depression new mothers…
