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This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

EXCLUSIVE: In a landmark move, Nollywood heavyweights Inkblot Studios and Filmhouse Group have joined forces to create Kava, a new global streaming platform dedicated solely to Nollywood and African ...

Over time, Nollywood audiences have shifted from waiting on cinema releases or paying for premium streaming services to conveniently watching blockbuster films for free or at low cost on YouTube and ...

The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has seen numerous talented actresses rise to fame. However, behind the glamour, many have faced personal and professional challenges that led to significant ...

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Nweje, has died after a brief illness. Nweje’s death was confirmed on Saturday by movie producer, Stanley Ajemba, popularly known as Stanley Ontop, via his Instagram handle.

The popular actress reportedly died on Friday after a brief illness. Movie producer Stanley Ajemba, aka Stanley Ontop, confirmed her death on Saturday. Alongside her picture, he wrote on Instagram: ...

Nollywood has come to be recognised as shorthand for Nigeria’s bustling and rapidly expanding mainstream film industry. In terms of quantity of output, it competes favourably with Hollywood and ...

Lors de la prochaine édition du marché du film du Festival de Cannes, soit le plus important au niveau international, le Nigeria devrait disposer de son propre pavillon. Quoique deuxième producteur de ...

Nigerian culture has a long-standing tradition of honouring older individuals as a fundamental aspect of our societal identity. Igbo ịkwụ aka ọtọ (kneeling to greet) and Yoruba dọbalẹ (prostrating) ...

Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, has long been celebrated for its drama and comedy. But once upon a time, horror movies were constantly being churned out, and beyond the surface of horrible CGI ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Columbus Irisoanga, popularly known as ‘Igbudu’ is dead. Columbus Irisoanga’s death was announced by another veteran actress and politician, Hilda Dokubo, in a post on ...