•Popular actor Emeka Ike announced host of the National Automation Prize 2026 From screen icon to innovation champion: Emeka Ike brings national attention to Nigeria’s emerging engineering and Technological talent. For years, Emeka Ike has commanded attention on Nigerian screens. Now the iconic Nollywood actor is set to lend that spotlight to ...
Nigeria’s cinema industry is on course for another record-breaking year, with box office revenue projected to exceed N20 billion by the end of 2026, up from the N15.6 billion generated in 2025, according to industry forecasts. The projected growth represents an increase of at least 28%, reflecting the expanding commercial value of theatrical r...
•Actress and producer Bukky Wright Bukky Wright’s return to Nollywood has been one of the industry’s most talked about comebacks. In this piece adapted from her recent interview with Morayo Afolabi Brown on Your View, the veteran actress who was introduced into Nollywood by then Editor of HINTS MAGAZINE, Sunny Okim, speaks candidly about stepp...
•Late actor Alex Ekubo Film director and producer, Lancelot Imasuen has shared how he gave the late Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo his first role in the industry. Imasuen, who cast Ekubo while he was still in school, described the actor’s passing as “devastating and unbelievable.” Recalling their first meeting in Surulere, Lagos, Imasuen said he [...
•Winifred Winifred Ugwu-Iwunze, a renowned actress, who made waves in the 90s, featuring in early movies like “ Aki na Ukwu”, ‘Lost to Lust”, ”Last Party”, now rested sitcom, “Heaven’s Gate” among others before she disappeared from the screen has surfaced, and she’s staging a comeback to her first love-acting. Winifred was one of the […...
The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID,Yaba, has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of two Nollywood production crew members, found lifeless inside a parked vehicle within a premises in Lekki Phase 1, where a movie was being filmed. The deceased were identified as Godstime Imeh, a lighting director and CEO of ...
•Toyin Abraham, Ini Edo and Funke Akindele The festive season, typically from mid-December, remains one of the most lucrative periods in Nigeria’s movie industry, with many filmmakers smiling to the bank from box-office returns. The year 2025 was no exception, as several films went head-to-head in a fierce race to emerge as the most watched mo...
Nollywood’s festive movie season has been marred by allegations of copyright infringement involving two Christmas-themed films. A Kristmas to Love, produced by Lily Perez Films, became a Top 5 family Christmas movie on YouTube after its December release. Viewers later accused George Hates Christmas by ChinnyLove Eze of copying key elements, in...
•Nollywood actresses Nollywood’s 2025 was a landmark year, with women at the forefront of a cinematic revolution. These trailblazing filmmakers shattered conventions, tackling themes of power, love, ambition, and identity, and audiences responded in droves. The year’s most impactful stories were crafted by women who refused to be confined to t...
•Chioma Chioma Blessing Nwaoha, popularly known as Spanky Diva, is a talented actress carving out her own legacy in Nollywood. Despite not being a household name yet, she’s already making waves with her impressive performances and versatility. Nwaoha’s debut movie, “King’s Wife” in 2020 showcased her talent and set her on the path to stardom, ...
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