Category: Movies
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Mercy Macjoe bags Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards nomination
Rising actress and filmmaker, Mercy Macjoe has added another feather to her cap. The beautiful role interpreter was recently nominated for the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards. Macjoe has been nominated in the ‘Best African Independent film’ category for her yet to be released flick ‘ Love in a puff’. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4CRe8wJKQx/ Speaking on her nomination,…
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Young actresses sometimes attend auditions without wearing bra- Lorna Onuoha Oparaugo
Rising actress, Lorna Onuoha Oparaugo has shared her opinion on the trend of sexual harassment in Nollywood. The actress who has starred in movies like ‘Oga at the top’,‘Sexy ladies cult’ and others noted that at times young actresses put themselves in positions where they will become victims of sexual harassment. Speaking in a chat…
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Suicide: Nigerians decry ban on sale of Sniper
Nigerians have decried the recent ban on the sale of pesticide, especially Sniper and other agricultural formulations in open market following increased cases of suicide and misuse of the products. They said the ban might not help in reducing incidences of suicide, adding that it would affect the daily bread of some people who depend…
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Genevieve Nnaji features in Memoir film ‘Farming’; release date Oct. 11
‘Farming’, the acclaimed memoir film of Nigerian-British actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, featuring Nollywood Diva Genevieve Nnaji, is to hit Cinemas on October 11,its producers has said. ‘Farming’ is based on the life story of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje who grew up as a young fostered Nigerian boy that struggled to find an identity in 1980’s England. The movie…
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Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B strip in ‘Hustlers’ trailer
The trailer for the anticipated movie ‘Hustlers’ has been released featuring Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and Constance Wu. ‘Hustlers’ sees Cardi B return to her stripper background to make her big-screen debut alongside J.Lo and Wu. It opens up with Lopez showing off her pole dancing moves to Wu as the savvy ex-strippers team up…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ documentary lands six Emmy nominations
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé’ has been nominated for six Emmys, and a win in most of those categories would go to her personally. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Beyoncé would share in the award for co-director, writer and co-musical director as well as a producer. The Netflix film is up for outstanding…
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Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular youth show, ’13 Reasons Why’
Netflix Inc. is removing a controversial graphic scene depicting a youth suicide from its popular young adult drama “13 Reasons Why”, following advice from medical experts, the company said on its Twitter account early on Tuesday. The show, based on a book of the same name, depicts the suicide of the protagonist in the last…
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French TV channel acquires Mary Njoku’s ROK Studios
Canal+ Group, French TV channel, has announced the acquisition of Nigerian film production company, ROK Studios belonging to Iroko Partners. The move comes as Canal+, which comprises production; content distribution; and publishing channels, looks to fortify its content production reach in Nigeria and across Africa. ROK Studios, which was founded by Mary Njoku in 2013…
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Tragic! 20-year-old actor, Cameron Boyce found dead
Renowned Hollywood actor, Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in the Disney Channel franchise “Descendants” and the TV show, “Jessie,” has died. He passed on at the age 20. Boyce’s death was confirmed to ABC News by his family on Saturday night. The family representative said: “The cause of death was announced as due to…
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Beyoncé, Childish Gambino show vocal dexterity in ‘Lion King’ soundtrack
Disney has unveiled a teaser snippet featuring Beyoncé and Childish Gambino, US Grammy-award winning singers, for one of its remake renditions of ‘Lion King’ soundtrack. Beyoncé, who interpreted the role of ‘Nala’ in the live-action film, performed ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’ alongside Gambino (Simba), real name Donald Glover. The soundtrack remake is coming…