Nollywood producer and director, Biodun Stephen, has revealed that her movie “Glimpse” was a true-life story, stressing that it was her own experience. She said she and her husband struggled to pay their house rent in the early years of their marriage, and she had confrontations with a lot of temptations. According to Stephen: “Glimpse’…
Famous singer, Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, has broken legendary musician, King Sunny Ade’s 41-year-old record as the Nigerian artiste with the longest-running album in the US Billboard 200 chart’s history Recall that King Sunny Ade set the record with his critically-acclaimed album, “Juju Music” in 1982 – 18 years before Rema was born. The album…
Media mogul, entrepreneur and CEO of EbonyLife Group, Mo Abudu, has been appointed Creative Champion for the upcoming UK-African Investment Summit scheduled to take place in April 2024 in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, during the Creative Industries event…
Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has taken a strong stance against veteran actor Pete Edochie over his remarks on the failed marriages of some Nollywood actresses. Pete Edochie had recently expressed his disappointment and concern over failed marriages of his junior colleagues, including Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, Ireti Doyle, and Tonto Dikeh during an interview with Chude…
Dark-skinned Nollywood actress Omowunmi Dada has recounted her early days in the Nigerian movie industry and labelled it a time light-skinned thespians “got all the attention.” She made this known in a recent interview with Channels TV. “When I started acting, for example, most of the roles would go to ladies who were yellow. I…
Pete Edochie, the ace actor, says he is shocked most actresses in Nigeria have left their husbands. Edochie spoke about the spate of failed marriages in Nollywood in a recent chat on the ‘WithChude’ podcast. He also made reference to Chioma Akpotha, Ireti Doyle and Tonto Dikeh’s failed marriages. The 76-year-old actor said most women make…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has revealed a record-setting milestone in his acting career that had previously gone unnoticed. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Kanayo 0. Kanayo revealed that he was the first actor in the Nigerian movie industry to be hired as a performer for a helicopter scene in a movie. The actor,…
Tiktoker who accused Eniola Badmus of prostitution sentenced to prison Popular Tiktoker, Okoye Blessing Nwakego, better known as Ego, who accused actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians in Nigeria, has been sentenced to prison. A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ego to three years imprisonment with the option of a fine…
Famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stars Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson. Dejumo Lewis is a famous Nigerian film, actor, filmmaker, and as well as director. He has been in the industry for more than two decades now….
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced plans to hold its first-ever international film festival in Miami, US. Emeka Rollas, the AGN national president, spoke at a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos. Rollas said the film festival will hold from November 9 to 11. He said the festival is aimed to create a…
