Nominees will be unveiled on September 7, 2013 at The African Bar of The Oriental Hotel, Lekki. This the 2 year of the awards, as it made it’s debut in June 2012, and this year, 6 novel categories are ...

That Mike Ezuruonye is the fastest rising star in Nollywood today is not doubt. He was buying fuel at a gas station when Nollywood director Ruke Amata of Amata Dynasty spotted him. This set him on the ...

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And now one more word. You just heard Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala point out that one of that country's most successful industries is its movie business. Nollywood, as it's called, ...

Lagos, Nigeria, is Africa’s most populous metropolitan area—with an estimated 21 million inhabitants. It also boasts the biggest economy of any city in Africa, housing some of the richest people on ...

Blockbuster movies budgets are growing bigger and quality movies are getting more expensive to make. Nollywood filmmakers keep thrilling us with blockbusters that keep taking us to the cinemas. The ...

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French television company Canal+ has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount. Founded by Jason Njoku in 2010 — and backed by $45 million in VC — IROKOtv boasts ...