After several months of painstaking productions on various locations across the country, superstar actor and multi-talented entertainer, Saint Obi famously known as Nollywood’s Mr. Quality, is poised to pamper movie buffs with five new blockbuster flicks commissioned by his company, Agwhyte international.
Updated 5 Months ago

Nigeria movie star Funke Akindele, 39, has shared a few wise words to her followers on Instagram.
Updated 2 Years ago

For the first time in the 20-year history of the Nigerian film industry, better known as Nollywood, there is a calculated move by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to leverage the value premium the industry can add to the national treasure. The recent announcement of a major working relationship between the entertainment and broadcast environment in Nigeria is part of the move. Nollywood has garnered a good reputation in the last two decades as the leading product that projects Nigeria’s image to the outside world. The industry is estimated to worth over $250 million with a production capacity of over 200 home videos monthly. In recent times also the Nigerian government has acknowledged the commercial viability of Nollywood, first, through a N3 billion grant from President Goodluck Jonathan and being recognised as a critical factor in the rebasement of Nigeria’s economy.
Updated 3 Years ago

In 14 years of marriage and 18 years of acting, few things compare to the excitement of being a pathfinder. Even though famous Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, does not regard her having a foothold in The Presidency as a personal advantage, she would rather see it as a collective advancement for the industry she is so passionate about. With the recent screening of her directorial debut, ‘Being Mrs. Elliot’ in the Banquet Hall of The Presidential Villa in Abuja, Omoni scored an enviable feat for being able to have President Goodluck Jonathan and his top aides watch the movie. The idea of showing the movie at the State House was a random thought that became real. At the point they sent a letter to The Presidency, they were still doubtful that their request would be considered, but they went ahead, anyway. To their greatest surprise, the President approved the request.
Updated 3 Years ago

Ex Niger-Delta Militant, Ateke Tom, celebrated his birthday on the 14th of June, 2014, at his mansion in Okochiri, Okrika Rivers State and many Nollywood stars trooped out to celebrate with him. See more photos below:
Updated 3 Years ago

Amaka Igwe, one of Nigeria’s foremost film producers, writers, directors and a leading player in the motion picture industry, is dead. The news of her death which came to many as a shock, was contained in a statement issued Tuesday in Lagos by The Nigerian Entertainment (NET).
Updated 3 Years ago

One of the most significant phenomena that portrays the rich cultural heritage of the people of Nigeria and indeed Africa in an entertaining style, is Nigeria’s movie industry popularly called Nollywood. From humble beginnings
Updated 4 Years ago

A major surprise that would be thrown up when the rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers are finally released on Sunday is how Nigeria’s Nollywood industry, now captured under “Motion pictures, sound recording and music production,” has made a huge leap to about N9trillion in size.
Updated 4 Years ago

On taxis, buses and trains across Africa, people are plugging in and tuning out as they catch up with the latest episode of the XYZ Show from Kenya or reminisce with a movie from their childhood in Zimbabwe. Thanks to the reach of video on demand (VoD), Africans can finally access content of their choosing from across the continent. The Kenyan Buni TV, launched in April last year, has grown to reach more than 500,000 viewers. The Nairobi-based company, headed by media veteran Marie Lora-Mungai, has committed its efforts to grabbing a piece of a potentially massive market.
Updated 4 Years ago

To celebrate the epoch making event of the Nigeria movie industry, tagged Nollywood @ 20, programs of event commences with a big bang on Saturday, November 2, 2013 in a grand opening event at the magnificent Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos. The world-class event will have in attendance the crème of Nigeria’s elites in governance, politics, business and industry, the diplomatic community, arts and culture as well as Nigerian and international motion-picture industry.
Updated 4 Years ago