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…
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#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…
Nollywood Goes Back In Time With Lotanna Movie Premiere, See Photos
A themed party is always one party to look forward to as it tests the creativity of celebrities, putting their stylists to work to ensure they come out looking like a million of bucks meaning, they have to stand out. That was how the movie premiere for Lotanna which took place on Saturday, 8th of…
#FashionFriday: Wana Sambo Releases Her #WSEdit With Beverly Naya
First it was Adesua Etomi, and now Beverly Naya. Guess Wana Sambo has something special for Nollywood, but the truth is, you would not fault anyone for staring at this collection longer than expected because it is plenty shades of gorge! What I love the most about this collection is the dialogue and how the…
Throwback Thursday: Who Misses “Tales By Moonlight”?
While this might not be the origin of Nollywood or story telling in Nigeria, I think this formed a major part of story telling in the African culture… truth is, this is the origin of story telling for Africans, maybe for the world, but we all know Linorajj is a sucker for Africa, so yes, this…
Photos from The wedding Party Premiere
The wedding party Premiere was a blast and as elegant as possible. But what would you expect from a movie that involves Ebonylifetv and Mo’ Abudu. On entering the event, I thought I stumbled on someone’s wedding at night. .. well not really,it was a movie premiere. The ushers were dressed in bridal train attires,…
Ghanian Teenage Actor, Abraham Attah Joins The Cast Of Marvel’s New Spiderman Sequel!
When Ghanaian teenager Abraham Attah got the role of Agu, the protagonist in the critically acclaimed novel turned movie, Beasts Of No Nation (BONN), the 14-year-old had no idea how much that single feature would change his life. Months later, Attah who was randomly scouted off a field while playing a game of football in…
Zanzibar International Film Festival Unveils Film Selection for Its 2016 Event including “Gbomo Gbomo Express” & More Nollywood Movies
Nigerian movies are certainly getting better and breaking boundaries! That said, three Nigerian movies have made it on the final film selection for the 2016 Zanzibar International Film Festival, which is one of Africa’s largest film, music and art festival that brings together new talents together from all over the world for a Zanzibar Tamasha!…
Yvonne Okoro Commissions Borehole to Provide Drinkable Water | Aims At saving 500 Lives
The beauty of being blessed is the blessing you will become and that is what an African actress has made herself to the African community. Award winning Ghanaian-Nigerian actress, Yvonne Okoro recently commissioned a borehole for the use of the Wungu people in Walewale community. For decades, the people have had to embark on a daily 3km walk…
Dimeji Alara Goes To Hollywood!
Paris-born, Nigerian fashion editor and stylist Dimeji Alara has been asked to join the American and South African co-production of ‘The Blue Mauritius.’ An action packed, international heist film in the vein of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘The Italian Job.’ The film’s production is set to begin in August 2016 in Cape Town, with other locations…
New movie alert! Dolapo Oni Reveals A new Movie, Coming To Cinemas On Friday.
“Why cry in an Okada when you can cry in a Range Rover?” This quote will certainly be with me for while… Dolapo Oni recently posts a photo of a new movie she’s featured in, ” Diary Of A Lagos Girl” where she expose the ordeals that an average Lagos girl go through… Well, we…
