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This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

Elizabeth Olayiwola does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Umeh has alleged that her colleague, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, refrained from accepting kissing or romantic roles in films because of her Catholic upbringing.

UncutXtra Magazine has released its 19th edition, with the award-winning Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka featured as the cover personality. The issue, themed “The Influential Edition,” highlights ...

TLDR: The Netflix series Seven Doors delivers top-tier Nollywood storytelling through myth, drama, and cultural depth. From the opening credits of the new Netflix six-part series Seven Doors, the ...

From the opening credits of the new Netflix six-part series Seven Doors, the viewer is poised for a captivating cinematic experience. An array of sculptures dot the landscape as a montage of scenes ...

Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the ...

Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, a distinguished figure in Nollywood, has been honoured with the Best Lead Actress award at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) for her compelling performance ...

Nollywood actress, Chioma Chukwuka, on Saturday, won the ‘Best Lead Actress’ award at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) for her outstanding performance in the movie “Seven Doors”.

The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) commenced on Friday with the Cultural Day event, officially launching the series of activities leading up to the Award Night on Saturday. Guests at ...