Category: Nollywood

‘Render To Caesar’ stars Hollywood’s Gbenga Akinnade, Nollywood’s Omoni Oboli

‘Render To Caesar’ stars Hollywood’s Gbenga Akinnade, Nollywood’s Omoni Oboli

Render to Caesar is a crime thriller featuring some of Nollywood’s finest. Beautiful Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli, teamed up with Hollywood Nigerian born actor, Gbenga Akinnade, to star in crime thriller, Render to Caesar. Render to Caesar, which also casts some of the best in Nollywood such as Wale Ojo (phone swap), Kalu Ikeagwu, Bimbo [...]

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Nollywood USA: African Movie Makers Expand Filming to DC Area

A drop-dead beautiful Ghanaian actress is yelling at the director. Her voice — with that slightly British Ghanaian accent — echoes across the polished marble floors and bounces off the baby grand inside a Montgomery County mansion that has been turned into a movie set. Cameras have stopped rolling. Actors lean against the bay windows [...]

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Majid Michel on Nollywood’s success

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PHOTOS: NOLLYWOOD STARS AT THE SOFT LAUNCH OF AFRICA …

PHOTOS: NOLLYWOOD STARS AT THE SOFT LAUNCH OF AFRICA …

A celebration of creativity, excellence and tourism while creating unique opportunities for youth empowerment.   The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), announced her third edition holding between the 10th and 17th of November 2013. Speaking at the soft launch and media parley with journalists recently at The Rhapsody Lounge, an upscale cosmopolitan Bar and Lounge [...]

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Hooray for Nollywood

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Majid Michel and Omoni Oboli in new Nollywood movie

Majid Michel and Omoni Oboli in new Nollywood movie

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Chaos in Nollywood Over FG N3 Billion Intervention Fund

The issue of N3 billion Government Intervention Fund which is meant to improve the Nollywood industry has brought about uproar amongst practitioners. ANAEMENA Priscilla Chinenye writes. When on Saturday, March 2, 2013, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan honoured Nigerian film makers with a dinner at the State House, Marina, Lagos, his subsequent pronouncements brought smiles to [...]

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Why I married Igbo woman – Yoruba actor, Gbenga Animashaun

Why I married Igbo woman – Yoruba actor, Gbenga Animashaun Hits: 17 Gbenga Anaimashaun As Nollywood actor, Gbenga Anaimashaun cleaved to his spouse, Chinelo Aningwu at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, May 4, his face brimmed with undying joy; from his countenance, one could assuredly avow that their union was indeed made [...]

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Nollywood Veteran Actor Zack Orji Turns Pastor

Nollywood Veteran Actor Zack Orji Turns Pastor

Veteran actor, Zachee Ama Orji popularly called Zack Orji has officially joined the list of movie stars who have officially yielded to the callings of God to enter a full time ministry. It all started with actress Iyabo Ogunsola aka Efunsetan Aniwura followed by Eucharia Anunobi and actor Kanayo O Kanayo. According to reliable sources, [...]

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Nollywood actor, Aki loses father

Nollywood actor, Aki loses father

These are sad times for Nollywood diminutive actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, otherwise known as Aki who lost his father yesterday to the cold hands of death. The funny actor made the grieving announcement through a broadcast message on the blackberry instant messaging platform. “Hello everyone, I just lost my dad” was his statement through a broadcast [...]

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Govt, Not Nollywood, Should Cater for Film Veterans – Elliot

Nollywood actor-cum-director, Desmod Elliot has said taking care of veteran of Nollywood actors who fall sick is beyond the industry as the government ought to cater for movie stars. The Glo ambassador expressed dissatisfaction with the rate Nollywood veterans die because of poor medical attention and the inability to foot their hospital bills. He said [...]

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Knight Arts Challenge Finalist MOCA Hopes to Celebrate "Nollywood" – Miami …

Knight Arts Challenge Finalist MOCA Hopes to Celebrate "Nollywood" – Miami …

With the help of the Knight Foundation, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami hopes to elevate Nigerian film into the larger consciousness of the art world. You can count the long-standing museum as one of the 66 finalists vying for a Knight Arts Challenge grant. Executive Director and Chief Curator Bonnie Clearwater notes that [...]

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