Two veterans in the Nigerian movie industry, Ngozi Ezeonu and Rita Edochie, have featured in a new flick by media personality, Ugochukwu Favour-Mayor. The new film is entitled ‘Parish Women’ and it features other stars in the industry fondly called Nollywood. Some of these acts include Afam Agudiegwu Owensly, Tony Anyasado, Joan Chioma and a…
Celebrity voice-over artist, Dotun Taylor, has called it quit with commercial productions following his appointment as the Yoruba Cultural Ambassador and Voice of the House of Oodua by His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The talented entertainer, according to information scooped by us, is leaving to focus on…
On Sunday, May 13, 2018, one of the rising stars in the Yoruba movie industry, Wunmi Toriola, tied the knot with her lover boy. The traditional and white wedding ceremonies attracted notable faces in the film industry, who were present to honour one of their own. Some of the popular actors are the event, where…
***As Management Outlines Way Forward with NollyTainment The first round of the ICO campaign of the popular NollyCoin cryptocurrency promoted by Nollytainment Inc has been wrapped up. It was gathered that during the exercise, which started on April 1, 2018, there were a lot of support from the motion pictures community, though the project did…
Popular Nigerian actor, Kelechi Udegbe, has featured in a documentary series titled ‘Kelechi’s Quest’, to highlight challenges faced by Lagos residents in securing affordable housing. The documentary was produced by filmmaker, Deji Akinpelu, with the support of leading multi-disciplinary infrastructure firm, Arctic Infrastructure (AI) in partnership with Heinrich Böll Foundation. In the series, Kelechi Udegbe…
On Sunday, May 06, 2018, talented and charming Nollywood filmmaker, Adaslim, marked her birthday with the release of some stunning pictures. Adaslim, whose latest movies, ‘Kenny’s Divas,’ ‘Papa Bomboy’ and ‘How To Play A Player’, are still trending online. The showbiz entrepreneur and also a Nigerian-American movie producer, recently got engaged to her lover and…
An innovative network dedicated to African film and video making called CINEAFRI, is launching this week. Founded by London-based Ghanaian filmmaker Ishmael Fiifi Annobil, CINEAFRI offers African filmmakers and related companies and institutions a meeting place, where and they can reach out to each other; recruit and offer talent, skills and facilities; and share videos…
Two issues that have almost wrecked the African film industry are the distribution of movies and piracy. These problems have even brought the Nigerian movie industry fondly called Nollywood to its knees and filmmakers have remained helpless despite crying their eyes out to government without solution. But information reaching us indicates that these issues may…
One of the top names in the Nigerian movie industry, Eucharia Anunobi, has confirmed nursing plans to allow another man give her warmth during ‘extremely cold weather.’ The actress, who has been out of marriage for years, disclosed in a recent interview that she is considering having a partner to make her happy, however, the…
Those who matter in the Nigerian movie industry commonly called Nollywood have thrown their full weight behind the latest innovation spreading in the industry like Harmattan fire. The new innovation introduced by Ope Banwo-led Nollytainment, Nollycoin, is a peer-to-peer creative works sharing and registry system for the movie industry in the third world countries, particularly…