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Up North

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Inkblot Productions, presents, Olubankole Wellington (Bassey Otuekong), Ibrahim Suleiman (Sadiq), Rahama Sadau (Maryam), Michelle Dede (Idara Otuekong), Kanyo O. Kanayo (Chief Otuekong), Adesua Etomi (Zainab), Amal Umar (Aisha), Saeed Mallam (Mallam Usman), Sani Muazu (Grand Khadi), Rukiya Attah (Principal Hassan). Director, Tope Oshin; Director of Photography, Pindem Lot/Bishop C. Blunt; Screenplay, Bunmi Ajakaiye/Chinaza Onuzo; Story By, Editi Effiong/ Kelvin Udofia/Damilola Elebe; Producers, Zulomoke Oyibo/ Isioma Osaje/ Editi Effiong; Executive Producers, Editi Effiong/ Uyai Umora Effiong/ Olubankole Wellington/ Chinaza Onuzo/ Zulumoke […]

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Potato Potahto

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Shirley Frimpong-Manso presents, Ocu Ukege (Tony), Mrs. Wilson (Joke Silva), Blossom Chukwujekwu (Fred), Chris Attoh (Gabby), Niki Samonas (Marian), Joselyn Dumas (Lulu) Kamilala Akindoju (Frances). Producers, Ken Attoh, Inya Lawal, George Williams; Executive producers, Joselyn Dumas, Inya Lawal, Ken Attoh Shirley Frimpong Manso, Joke Silva; Director of photography, Ken Attoh; Story/ Scriptwriter, Shirley Frimpong Manso; Director, Abu Idris. ©2017. This topic reminded me of grade school when I was struggling with my vowels and consonants and s-o, so, days of

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In My Country

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Raj Films and Heroes Production presents, (Adesuwa) Okawa Shaznay, Okoti (Austin Enabulele), Sophia (Shan George), Eno (Precious Udoh), Inspector Ali (Charles Onun). Story by Frank Raja Arase; Screenplay, Kahende Joseph; Cinematographer, Austin Naolie; Production Manager, Orok Etim; Associate Producer, Victor Inyang; Producers, Frank Raja Arase /Kwame Boadu; Executive Producers, Raj & Heroes Films; Director, Frank Raja Arase. © 2017. In My Country, what a country with such roughness! West Central is the roughest part of this nation where all bets

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Being Mrs. Elliot

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Dioni Vision, an Omoni Oboli Film, presents, Omoni Oboli (Lara), Majid Michel (Bill), Ay Ayo Makum (Isawuru), Lepacious Bose (Bimpe), Uru Eke (Fisayo), Seun Akindele (Efe), Sylva Oluchy (Nonye), Chika Chukwu (Adaeze), Ada Lewis Egbosi (Wendy). Story/ screenplay, Omoni Oboli; Director of Photography, John Demps; Producers, Omoni Oboli/ Nnamdi Oboli; Executive Producers, Omoni Oboli/Nnamdi Oboli; Director, Omoni Oboli. © 2014. Being Mrs. Elliot could be hard. She’s not too friendly and doesn’t like her husband’s relative’s kids and she’s compulsive,

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Mokalik

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Golden Effect Pictures presents, Tooni Afolayan (Ponmile), Simi Ogunleye (Simi), Ayo Adesanya (Ireti), Ayo Ogunshina (Chairman), Toyosi Benjamin (Otunba). Hamzat Sherifdeen (Kamoru), Femi Adebayo (Mr. Ogidan).  Executive /Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Production Manager, Sodiq Adebayo; Line Producer, Segun Akintunde; Director, Kunle Afolayan; Director of Photography, Kunle ‘Nodash Adejuyigbe; Screenplay, Tunde Babilola; Assistant Director, Joseph Duke. ©2019. In the introduction of my book, Nollywood Film Reviews, that would be coming out shortly, I expressed my discontent for the Nollywood film industry not

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Phone Swap

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Golden Effect presents, Nse Ikpe Etim (Mary Oyennekwe), Wale Ojo (Akin Cole), Joke Silva (Mrs. Cole), Chief Chika Okpala (Mary’s father), Ada Ameh (Cynthia), Lydia Forson (Ginna), Chick Chukwu (Hussana), Hafiz Oyetoro (Alex Ojo), Alexis (Sophia Chioma Onyekwo), Charles Bullion (Alpha), Jay jay Coker (Omega). Director/Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Story/Screenplay, Kemi Adesoye; Director of Photography, Yinka Edwards/Alfred Chai. © 2012 It is your first day of school, and you are hurrying up to locate your class, you have a handful of

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The Bridge

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Golden Effects presents, Ademola Adedoyin (Obadare Adeyemi), Chedima Ekile (Stella Maxwell), Kunle Afolayan (Jire), Zack Orji (Dominic Maxwell), Tina Mba (Mrs. Maxwell) Ayo Akinweale (Oba Adeyemi), Binta Ayo Mogaji (Olori Omolade), Ken Erics (Augustine), Peter Johnson (Pascal), Akinrule Akinola (Arinze). Producer, Lasun Ray-Eyiwumi; Director, Kunle Afolayan, Shola Dede. © 2017. I am not that old to have witnessed the Biafran or, Nigerian civil war, or at my rudimentary age in life and school when this incident in Nigerian history was

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Lionheart

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Netflix presents, Genevieve Nnaji (Adaeze Obiagu), Nkem Owoh (Godswill Obiago), Pete Edochie (Chief Ernest Obiago), Kanayo O. Kanayo (Igwe Pascal), Ngozi Ezeoma (Chioma Obiagu), Kalu Ikeagwu (Samuel Akan), Sani Mu’Azu (Alhaji Danladi Maikano), Yakubu Mohammed (Hamza Maikano), Peter Okoye (Arinze). Executive Producers, Genevieve Nnaji, Chinny Onwugbenu; Director of Photography, Yinka Edward; Second Unit Director, Paul Hills. © 2018. “A very little key will open a very heavy door.” Charles Dickens. This Charles Dickens quote is in line with the story

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