Category: Movies
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Omotola gets special recognition in Los Angeles
Popular Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has received special recognition at the first ‘Blacks in Cinema’ presentation in Los Angeles. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the honour was given her by the City of Los Angeles in recognition of her notable contributions to black film. The ‘Blacks in Cinema’ presentation held at the Los…
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Illegal upload of movies is a sin against God- Uche Jombo
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Uche Jombo has called for intense conversation around film piracy in Nigeria. According to Wikipedia, piracy or copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission. It involves infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform…
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Sad! Yoruba actress, ‘Ijewuru’ is dead
Popular Yoruba actress, Funmilayo Ishola Ogunsola who is famous for her role in the flick, ‘Ijewuru’ has passed on. Ijewuru reportedly passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019. Her death is coming 27 years after the death of her husband and colleague, Ishola Ogunsola aka I Show Pepper. Amazingly, Ijewuru’s death makes it the third…
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Chinonye Chukwu emerges as first black woman to win top prize at Sundance film festival
Nigerian American filmmaker, Chinonye Chukwu, clinched the Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Sundance film festival; the first black woman to do so Her movie, ‘Clemency’, which she wrote and directed, depicted the story of a warden at a maximum security prison struggling with the emotional demands of her job. Chukwu joins other notable filmmakers…
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African filmmakers to market films at 2019 Cannes Film Festival
African filmmakers, artistes and distributors will get a section to market their films at the 2019 edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Pavillon Afriques, a platform for the promotion of African and Black cinema to film professionals from across the…
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Don’t let social media fool you- Tonto Dikeh tell fans
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has revealed that all that glitter is not gold especially on social media. The movie star made this known via her Instagram page on Thursday, January 31, 2019. In a post, she talked about how people shouldn’t get deceived by photos and lifestyles shared on social media. She went on to…
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M.I vows to produce movie in 2019
Nigerian rapper and record label boss, M.I Abaga has revealed his plans to produce a movie in 2019. Abaga on Tuesday said one of his 2019 goals is to produce a movie. The hip hop star, who has released several albums, will be latest artiste to veer into the world of make-believe. The likes of…
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Roma’, ‘Black Panther’ make history at 2019 Oscars nominations
The critically acclaimed Netflix film ‘Roma’ and superhero flick ‘Black Panther’ have scored record-breaking nominations for the 2019 Oscars. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nomination list for the 91st Academy Awards was revealed on Tuesday while the ceremony has been scheduled to hold on Feb. 24. Academy president John Bailey, ‘The Big…
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Ini Edo under fire over alleged waist sculpting surgery
Ini Edo needs no introduction in Nollywood. The actress who used to be a regular face on the screens and a delight to film lovers but lately has ventured into filmmaking has been slammed by her fans for allegedly going under the knife. The Akwa Ibom beauty who is selective of the kind of…
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I have never been married- Adunni Ade
Nollywood actress Adunni Adewale a.k.a Adunni Ade has debunked claims that she was once married. The beautiful single mother of two noted that though she was engaged to the father of her sons, but she was never married to him. In her words:” I was with the father of my kids, we were together for…