Based on the true story of blues singer Bessie Smith, the film stars Queen Latifah as the icon who overcame unbelievable ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has raised concerns over the title of a new Nollywood film, A Very Dirty Christmas ...

Actress Iyabo Ojo playfully introduced a white man as Funke Akindele’s “new boyfriend" during a fun-filled evening in the United Kingdom recently.

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?

His passing has sparked confusion, grief and unanswered questions across social media and within the film community. Tributes have continued to pour in following the reported death of young Nollywood ...

Nigerian actor, content creator and influencer Odira Nwobu has died in South Africa aged 43, a lawyer and the Actors' Guild of Nigeria have told the BBC. News of his death has shocked many at home in ...

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At a time when Nigeria is grappling with yet another wave of abductions from the attack on worshippers in Kwara to the kidnapping of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger. ‘The Herd’ no longer feels like ...

Elizabeth Olayiwola does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...