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 ...

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea ...

The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has continued to attract global attention, ranking as the second-largest in the world. Known for its rapid, independent, and often budget-friendly production ...

Who is Kemi Adetiba? Discover more about the Nollywood's v‍isionary and direc‌tor and storyteller be​hind hit⁠s like King of ...

Nollywood actor Gideon Okeke criticises Nigerian music stars for failing to support and promote local films and the wider ...

Nigerian actress Toyin Abraham has notched a box office milestone with her directorial debut “Oversabi Aunty,” becoming the ...

Kunle Afolayan stands as one of the most influential trailblazers in the Nigerian film industry and a defining voice in ...

A video of Nollywood actress Bukola Adeeyo manning an Amala spot has gone viral on social media, eliciting widespread ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it approved and classified a total of 1,185 films between January and December 2025. This is contained in a statement by Ogbonna Onwumere, ...

'This Is Not a Nollywood Movie' takes a playful but direct look at the industry, blending action and comedy in a way that sets it apart from the typical December releases. The film looks at Okechukwu, ...

Why do films relating to Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and Robert Oppenheimer barely mention their Jewishness? By Mireille Silcoff My father died two years ago, at the age of 81. But the grief only really ...

As far as a wide-angle view of the industry is concerned, the trends you’ve heard about continued to gather steam. Hollywood is in all sorts of financial trouble, especially when it comes to original ...