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Sir White

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Mercy Johnson production presents Kanayo O. Kanayo (Azor Morgan), Queen Nwokoye. Directors of Photography, Promise Obeiese, Emeka Ezemony; Executive Producer, Amobionyenze Richard. © 2022 God said love your enemy, and I obeyed him and loved myself- Khalil Gibran.  Never heard of him. First, Khalil coined the “don’t ask what your government can do…” phrase before JFK could paraphrase it into his inaugural speech. He also coined the above phrase here, summing up the total of Sir White. Khalil clearly expressed […]

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Abuja Runs

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Ajatel Media present Kanayo O. Kanayo (Minister), Eucharia Anunobi (Sapphire), Sola Sobowale (Ronke), Daniel K. Daniel (Gray), Danrele Odun (Lorenzo), Gloria Young (Emerald), Chineynye (Soma), Browny Igboegwu (Morgan). Screenplay/ Executive Producer, Chidi Umeoji; Director of Photography, Chuks Nwali; Director, Vincent D. Anointed. © 2024. To be frank, Abuja Runs seems like a, what must I call it, Abuja drug run? Abuja Runs is a graduated form of A Trip to Abuja (2003) Nollywood Movie Reviews, pp. 105-107. A Trip to

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The Order of Things

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Film One presents Latif Adedemije (Larry), Ademola Adedoyin (Alex), Iremide Adeoye (Tenage Tunde), Lilian Afugbai (Maria), Gbemi Akinlade (Amanda), Timini Egbuson (Tunde), Charles Inojie (Plato), Obi Maduegbuna (Demi), Ayo Mogaji (Mama), Tope Olowoniyan (Sophia), Lexan Peters (Fola). Cinematographer, Nora Awolowo; Producers, Esse Akwawa, Felix Alaita, Moses Babatope, Mimi Bartels, Sidney Esiri.Edith Nwekenta, Kene Okwuosa, Fortunate Wilfred Ndidi, Abisola Yussuf; Director, Sidney Esiri. © 2022 There are certain family norms and mores most families or tribes look upon with scorn. My

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Tango With Me

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Brickwall Communications Ltd, Jungle Filmworks Inc. presents Genevieve Nnaji (Lola), Benjamin Joseph (Uzo), Bimbo Manuels (Counselor), Bimbo Akintola (Sandra), Tina Mba (Mrs. Jibike Bankole-Smith), Joke Silva (Lola’s Mother). Producer/Director, Mahmood Ali-Balogun; Screenplay, Femi Kayode; Director of Photography, Keith Holland. © 2011 ‘Trying times’ in marriage can be a formidable bridge to cross. A couple lying side by side with each other in bed. Both mute, looking and counting the quiet rotation of the ceiling fan. They are both disconsolate and

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Seven and A Half Dates

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Broadway tv Production presents Mercy Johson (Bisola Gomez), Jim Iyke (Jason Lawal), Toyin Ibraham (Abiodun), Sola Sobowale (Mrs. Gomez), Akin Lewis (Mr. Gomez), Ali Nuhu  (Usman), Ken Ericks (Kinsley).  Executive Producer, Samuel Olatunji; Produced by Toyin Abraham; Screenplay by Joy Isi Bewaji; Director, Biodun Stephen; Director of Photography, Dickson Godwin, Emmanuel Igbekele. © 2018 Yes, it’s true; art imitates life. By the three Nollywood movies I have reviewed, Isoken, When Love Happens, and now Seven and A Half Dates, I

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After the Wedding

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Double Eclipse Production Presents, Desmond Eliott (Lee), Ini Edo (Barbie), Mercy Johnson (Vera), Moses Efret (Bob), Orlandi Symmon (Judas), Abdulraheem Abdulla (Viper). Story/Screenplay, Willie Ajenge; Director of Photography, Waheed Adeogun; Producer, Andy Nnawuihe, Executive Producers, Willie Ajenge/ Andy Nnawuihe; Director, Willie Ajenge. C2006. “Bob and Barbie were arrested by the police as they were passing the balance of the blackmail money to Judas and Vera who were both also arrested. They were all sentenced to thirty years each for the attempted

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Walk In The Dark

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A Trust In God Movies Presents Van Vicker (Joel), Browny Johnson (George), Ngozi Ezeonu (Edna), Pete Edoche (Sir Joe), Mercy Johnson (Ada). Director of Photography, Francis Ekure; Story/Screenplay, Ikenna Emma Aniekwe; Co-editors, Chinedu Mbara/Ugochukwu Elekwachi; Editor, Austin Faani Ikechukwu; Producer, Charles Offor; Director, Ikemma Emma Aniekwe. (c) 2010) Walk In The Dark is about a mule-headed girl, Ada (Mercy Johnson) who brings shame to her fiancee George (Browny Johnson)  and embarrassment to her father, Sir Joe (Pete Edoche) and mother

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Van Viker and Jim Iyke At War

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“College Wars” is not about physical war as the name connotes than about war over character. An armed robbery takes place and a prominent politician’s son is murdered in the process, but at the scene of the murder another popular and prominent student’s passport is found. Now the police and the dead boy’s mother accuse Mike (Van Vicker)  who happens to be the best friend of the murdered student as a suspect, and he goes into hiding. The small world

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People in dramatic poses from Nigerian film "Temple of Justice".

Temple of Justice exposes the follies and failures of African social institutions

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“Temple of Justice” is a story in a different realm all by itself. The type of story when one has to step up to the plate and defend her belief against her environment and does not care if she ever went against the grain of her society. Doing what she does and her belief as she has are her only weapons. To stand against the mores of her society is a tall order counting on the idiosyncrasies of the African

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