Nigerian actor, content creator and influencer Odira Nwobu has died in South Africa aged 43, a lawyer and the Actors' Guild of Nigeria have told the BBC. News of his death has shocked many at home in ...

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Nigeria’s Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa, the Director-General of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, and other industry leaders ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it will honour 22 Nollywood stars and legends who have reached the milestone ages of 50 and 60 during the 2025 Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigeria ...

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 ...

In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Along with this shift, a fascinating genre ...

Nigerian TV and film producers gathered in Lagos recently for YouTube’s first-ever TV/Film Day, a one-day workshop designed to equip the country’s top storytellers with new strategies for reaching ...

Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has reflected on the struggles of early Nigerian filmmakers, stating that the industry was built through the ‘tears, sweat, and blood’ of its pioneers. In an ...

Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

EXCLUSIVE: In a landmark move, Nollywood heavyweights Inkblot Studios and Filmhouse Group have joined forces to create Kava, a new global streaming platform dedicated solely to Nollywood and African ...

Released in 2024, Everybody Loves Jenifa was a cultural phenomenon that dominated the Nigerian box office. The film, led by Funke Akindele, showcased her signature comedic brilliance, leaving ...