Nollywood
11 May 2024
With a focus on deepening the content of Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, video-sharing platform, YouTube has trained filmmakers in Nigeria. The training also focuses on training the filmmakers on the business of YouTube
27 Apr 2024
Veteran musician, Emma Ike Agu, better known as Allah-Bama, has called on emerging Nigerian artistes to go back to the foundation of Afrobeats if they don't want the genre to go the way of Nollywood movies.
26 Apr 2024
Popular Nollywood actor Hafiz Oyetoro, known to fans as Saka, has bravely revisited a harrowing experience from his past - a home invasion that occurred in 2022. In a recent interview, Oyetoro sheds light on the trauma his family endured and the urgent need for improved home security measures in Nigerian communities. Oyetoro's story is…
13 Apr 2024
Nollywood , and indeed, the entire movie industry was thrown into deep mourning following the demise of notable Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, who is popular as Junior Pope in a boat accident at waterside of River Niger Cable point Asaba
6 Apr 2024
They have been consistent as the ‘eastern stars’. Since they took the decision to venture into acting in 1999, the ever charming and delectable Chidinma and Chidebere Aneke, aka Aneke Twins, have not looked back.
30 Mar 2024
Munachi Abii is a music artist, songwriter, model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Popularly known as Muna, she is the winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2007. Born and raised in Port Harcourt and Owerri
30 Mar 2024
First Features Project recently hosted a private screening of its thriller, Kill Boro, which is set to debut on Prime Video on April 12. The exclusive event held at Ebony Life Place, Lagos, featured some of Nollywood ....
27 Mar 2024
The Chief Executive Officer, Jidaw.com, Jide Awe, said by embracing digital technologies, Nollywood is poised to revolutionise the entertainment industry, harnessing the power of data
26 Mar 2024
Prominent Nigerian filmmaker, Joseph Benjamin, took to his X account to start a conversation about cultural identity within the Nollywood industry. In his post, Benjamin expressed concern about a growing trend of tribalism - prioritizing specific ethnicities - over a unified Nigerian identity in films. Benjamin, known for his insightful commentary on social and industry-related…
24 Mar 2024
Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62. Muonagor was said to have suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis. The sudden news of his demise comes just a few days after a viral video where he solicited funds to help him have a Kidney transplant. The…
23 Mar 2024
It’s the third week in March and some moviedom personalities are in the news for different reasons
23 Mar 2024
In a laudable collaboration, Nigerian music solutions provider, WeTalkSound, and Nollywood-focused news service, In Nollywood, have released a new documentary series dubbed, Sounds of Nollywood.
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