They are very busy but not on movie locations or preparing to face the camera. Each of them has her hands in another pie other than the usual “light, camera and action” terrain. Stephanie, who broke the cinema jinx with her movie,…
The Lord seem to be smiling on the widows in the Nollywood industry as screen goddess, Elizabeth Benson a.k.a Liz Benson 45, tied the knots years after being a widow with Bishop Great Ameye of Freedon Family Assembly International Church. A mother…
The relevance of the movie profession in the effort toward realization of peace and harmony in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized. One of those that made that relevancy a reality is Charles Olumo, the Abeokuta-born prominent Yoruba artist that has successfully spent 54…
There is no doubt that Nollywood has grown beyond expectation in spite of the criticisms that have trailed the industry for some years. We obviously fail to appreciate the things that we have in this country. While promoting those of others, we…
Witchcraft. JuJu. Black magic. These things seem to be synonymous with traditional Igbo religion in Nollywood movies. An all too frequent plotline in Nigerian movies involves innocent people being victimized by others doing “rituals” of some sort (be it a money ritual,…
“We have been conditioned to think anything African except its wild life and landscape is inferior” Afrocentric Beauty Black women of antiquity were legendary for their beauty and power. During this time, the African woman with her typical African physiognomy was believed…
Every country has its own fashion. In Nigeria, the fashion is greatly dominated by the regions. The latest Nigeria fashion trends are belts, tank tops, beads and gypsy skirts. Nigerian fashion encompasses traditional wear of Nigeria, accessories, jeweleries and kids wear. Even…
I am a great admirer of Nigerian movies and on several ocassions, I have read or heard that, it is a success. As an admirer, the news about the success of Nollywood that seem to surprise many in France, in particular those…
From the stalls of Brooklyn’s Odyssey African market in New York to its European headquarters in Peckham, London to the streets of Accra, Ghana, Nollywood’s dominance and growth beyond the shores of Nigeria has no boundaries. The question is has its emergence…
