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Toyin Ajegbola’s Silver Jubilee

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African Movie Star seizes upon a timely occasion to make their debut in the Nigerian social and entertainment arena by hosting a bash to recognize, thank and honor Toyin Adegbola (a.k.a Asewo to re mecca ) for her 25 years of active life in the entertainment industry. Among the dignitaries, to mention few were, Oba Adeyemi Alaaafin’s wife, Wasieu Alabi, Pasuma Wonder, Taiyi Currency, Honorable Diran Odeyemi, Olori Adebayo Faleti, Barrister Sarafadeen Ali, Tunbosun Odunsi and Honorable Tunde Jinadu. Veteran Broadcaster Yemi Farounbi, […]

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Rita Dominic

Africa Magic Sponsors Rita Dominic To Malawi

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Nigeria’s popular actress Rita Dominic will pay a visit to Malawi with an aim of promoting DStv’s Africa Magic and Africa Magic Plus channels which beam African movies mainly from Nigeria. Her trip is sponsored by Multichoice Malawi Limited in conjunction with Sunbird Hotels, Nation Publications Limited and she is expected to arrive in the country next week. The 34 year old actress is expected to arrive in the country on Tuesday and will attend cocktails in Lilongwe and Blantyre.

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Nollywood Surpasses Hollywood!

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Nigeria’s Nollywood surpasses Hollywood as world’s second largest film producer – UNESCO The Nigeria film industry otherwise known as Nollywood has overtaken Hollywood and closed the gap on India, the global leader in the number of movies produced each year, according to a new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report released today.

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Nollywood Actress Thelma Okoduwa Weds In Style

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Nollywood star actress Thelma Okoduwa took a bold step recently and walked down the aisle with her long time boyfriend, Onya Ojiji. The white wedding took place at the Blue Island Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos. Thelma who is well-loved by her Nollywood colleagues had fellow actress Rita Dominic as her Maid of Honour while various Nollywood stars including Uche Jombo and Genevieve Nnaji were in attendance. Their guests danced into the night away with the couple as they celebrated

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Jealous Wars

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Jealous Wars A Ken Simon Productions presents, Ini Edo, Mike Ezuruonye, Ngozi Ezeonu, Leo Mezie. Director: Iyke Odife. Editor, Okey Benson; Executive Producer, Kenneth Ogbuike; Producer, Kenneth Ogbuike. (c) 2015 Every once in a while, among the myriads of discreditable movies Nollywood, pushes onto the market, there comes one that pleases the critical eye. Jealous Wars is structurally sound as presented. Is it because the producer and the executive producer are one person? Certain elements go into every film production and some are integral

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Where’s Sandra Achums?

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In the early days of Nollywood before Genevieve, Ini Edo and the rest, was Sandra Achums. She used to be on the cover of most Nollywood movies. This Searching For Love Star, who was once described as the ‘darling’ of movie, is nowhere to be found in today’s Nollywood. Sandra Achum can be said to have paid her dues in the movie industry. A few years ago, Sandra had a child whose dad she was not ready to disclose. She

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Clarion Chukwurah’s interview

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MEN HAVE BEEN UNFAIR TO ME – CLARION CHUKWURAH I feel misunderstood, terribly unhappy and sometimes wish I had not become a star whenever controversies arise on my relationship with them. People get into a relationship with you because you are a star and they have certain expectations, which after living together for a while, the realisation that you are just a simple human being sets in, when the veneer of stardom is rubbed off and the simple part of

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Unemotional woman and man with dramatic background from African movie "Native Son" on DVD cover.

Native Son

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Native Son Franco Films presents, Ini Edo, Tonto Dikeh, Mike Ezuruonye, Ifeanyi Ikechukwu.Producer, Igboanago Chinedu Nathaniel; Director, Tchidi Chikere; Associate Producer, Tchidi Chikere; Executive Producer, Igboanago Chinedu Nathaniel. Anyone who has ever read Thomas Hardy’s Return of the Native would be reminded of the book at a first glance of the title of this movie, Native Son. And come to watch the Native Son, the story plot is so akin to the classic, Return of the Native, that you’ll predict the

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THE THRILLS AND FRILLS OF 2009 AMAA

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The fifth edition of the annual African Movie Academy Award (AMAA), which ended last Saturday night, April 4, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, sprang up surprises among the audience. Many least expected the outcome of the award ceremony. The fiesta saw films from other African nations dominating their Nigerian colleagues. Stakeholders in the entertainment industry were in agreement that the award winners deserved the award, given their hard work and commitment.

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