Nigerian actress Stephanie Linus says celebrities like her can mobilise their fanbase and help stem the flood of women who swap Africa for a better life in Italy only to end up selling sex. The Lagos-based Nollywood star said she hopes to raise awareness and so prevent more women and girls becoming victims of the […]
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Superstar Nollywood actress Funke Akindele-Bello will be playing a role in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, an American superhero film based on Marvel Comics superhero team ‘The Avengers’. Akindele, one of the biggest stars in Nigeria’s Nollywood movie industry, was listed on a line-up provided by IMDB, a reputed online database known for listing latest film projects. […]
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has approved the release of the sum of ₦420.2m, being the final tranche of the project Nollywood Innovative Distribution Fund. The disbursement of the grant was confirmed in a statement issued by the ministry in Abuja on Friday. The statement signed by the Deputy Director of Information in […]
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The life and times of actress Moji Olaiya has been coloured by her radiant and delectable acts as an actress. She was born into the musical dynasty of Nigerian high-life legend Victor Olaiya in February 1975. In the early 2000s when the Nigerian movie industry was beginning to experience a resurgence and gaining attention, Moji […]
Read More Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya is dead. The Nollywood actress popular for her roles in numerous Yoruba movies and Wale Adenuga’s ‘No Pain, No Gain’ has passed on at the age of 42. Moji Olaiya reportedly died of a heart attack two months after she welcomed a baby in Canada. She was the daughter of veteran […]
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Olumide Bakare, Veteran Nollywood actor has passed away. He died in the early hours of Saturday. Bakare had been ill for more than a year. Aside suffering low blood flow into the heart, the deceased also reportedly had a lung-related disease. The death has been confirmed by actor Saidi Balogun. “Yes, it is true Olumide […]
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Nollywood film “The Wedding Party” has shown Nigerian cinema at the top of its game, with its success at the box office taking it to new audiences across Africa and the world. The country may well be in recession but Nollywood, which churns out some 2,000 films a year and is the world’s second-biggest film […]
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The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Friday said the Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood, played a very important role in the country’s economy. In a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, She said this in Abuja at the film industry stakeholder’s workshop aimed at restructuring and reinvigorating Project ACT Nollywood. […]
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