Category: Nollywood

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 [...]

May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Achebe: Kinsmen Plan A Big Welcome All To Ogidi Says Nollywood Actor Udokwu

Achebe: Kinsmen Plan A Big Welcome All To Ogidi Says Nollywood Actor Udokwu

· a hanging grave erected for his final resting place The kinsmen and residents of Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, hometown of the late internationally acclaimed literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe whose burial activities have been lined up to commence this week have said they were open-handed to all, and prepared to work with [...]

May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments More

Chaos In Nollywood Over FG N3bn 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 [...]

May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments More
BN Saturday Celebrity Interview: He’s Fit, Funky & Fifty! Nollywood Veteran …

BN Saturday Celebrity Interview: He’s Fit, Funky & Fifty! Nollywood Veteran …

Attaining the golden age of 50 is something most people wish for. It is an age where friends and family of the celebrant give their time and support to marking the memorable occasion. So it came as no surprise when a list of interesting events were announced to mark the 50th birthday celebration of Nollywood veteran actor, [...]

May 18, 2013 | 0 Comments More

Nollywood: Debt Allegation: Omotola’s counsels fined for delay

Nollywood: Debt Allegation: Omotola’s counsels fined for delay Category: Entertainment News Published on Saturday, 18 May 2013 12:30 Written by Codewit staff Hits: 37 OmotalaThe case of breach of contract involving a Lagos based up and coming lawyer, Mr. Keshi Elvis of Megafield Solicitors and Nollywood actress,  Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, holding at Ikeja Magistrate court is [...]

May 18, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo blasts Judith Afrocandy

Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo blasts Judith Afrocandy

Added by Gistmaster on May 17, 2013.Saved under Cover, Entertainment, entertainment News, NEWS, NOLLYWOOD NEWSTags: Actress, Anita Joseph, Cossy Orjiakor, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Gistmaster, Judith Afrocandy, Nigeria Entertainment, Niyi Tabiti, Nollywood.Actress, Uche Ogbodo Share This Post Tweet FacebookTwitterEmailDeliciousDiggGoogleStumbleuponRedditTechnoratiYahooBloggerMyspaceRSS Judith Okpara Mazagwu popularly known as Afrocandy has been in the news lately for making  a controversial [...]

May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Meet Nollywood’s Sunny King – SpyGhana.com

Meet Nollywood’s Sunny King – SpyGhana.com

Sunny King Sunny King is a director-producer of shorts and promos. Founder of OAKMAN FILM. Like most filmmakers, his first taste of the film industry manifested as a runner in a low budget feature film.The experience left a huge impression on him and led to making independent films  of his own. He worked in supporting [...]

May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Nollywood Star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde spotted at the Maxim Hot 100 Party in …

Nollywood Star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde spotted at the Maxim Hot 100 Party in …

Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 5:16 PM By Damilare Aiki On Wednesday 15th May 2013, Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde attended the Maxim Hot 100 Party in Hollywood, California, USA. The Last Flight to Abuja star who partied with Miley Cyrus, Kellie Pickler, Derek Hough and Kendra Wilkinson at the event, dazzled in a peach [...]

May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Knight Arts Challenge Finalist MOCA Hopes to Celebrate "Nollywood"

Knight Arts Challenge Finalist MOCA Hopes to Celebrate "Nollywood"

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 [...]

May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Nollywood top actress Patience Ozokwor and others pick statuette at GMA

Nollywood top actress Patience Ozokwor and others pick statuette at GMA

Nollywood top actress Patience Ozokwor was over the weekend in Accra to pick her statuette for winning Best Actress in an African Collaboration at the 2012 Ghana Movie Awards. ‘Thank you,’ she said after receiving her gold plated statuette on Friday evening at the rLG office at Osu, Accra where the Ghana Movie Awards statuettes [...]

May 14, 2013 | 0 Comments More
I got my first kiss from Desmond Elliot – Nollywood actress

I got my first kiss from Desmond Elliot – Nollywood actress

Desmond Elliot Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli has revealed she got her first kiss from Desmond Elliot. “My first kiss movie was in Unfinished Business and that was in 2007 or 2008, I am not sure. It was okay. It was with Desmond Elliot” she said. According to Omoni it was make-believe so there was nothing [...]

May 13, 2013 | 0 Comments More

Jonathan’s N3 billion grant… What ministers told Nollywood practitioners

TO mark the 20th anniversary of the Nigerian motion picture industry known as Nollywood, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan staged a special diner for practitioners in Lagos. Held at the State House Marina, the event, which was held under tight security, equally attracted top government officials and some state governors, who came to show support for [...]

May 13, 2013 | 0 Comments More