Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. It's the 1990s and in Lagos, Nigeria, the Nollywood film industry is exploding and ...

The family of Chizoba Boye and the motion picture industry in Nigeria was thrown into mourning after receiving the news of the demise of veteran actress and filmmaker Chizoba Boye, who died on May 10.

Over the years, Nollywood has seen the emergence of talented creatives making magic. These directors continue to revolutionize the film industry with uniquely told stories. Undoubtedly, 2020 came with ...

2020 has not been without its challenges. Now that’s an attempt to trivialize the heavy blow that the pandemic dealt the Nigerian film industry, one that it is still yet to recover from. Due to the ...

Some fun facts about Nigeria: It’s the seventh most populated country in the world, with more than 200 million people. The official language is English but more than 500 dialects are spoken within its ...

My first time actually watching a Nollywood movie was probably in about 2010. I had a conversation with my first-generation Nigerian friend about Tyler Perry movies, where I offered my theory on why ...

Anyone with an academic interest in Nigerian film must be familiar with the difficulty in accessing specific titles for teaching or research purposes. Less academic interests are frustrated by the ...

In 2016, a team of young, scrappy Nigerian filmmakers made Ojukokoro (Yoruba for “greed”), a twisty crime thriller. They were convinced their little film was going to change Nollywood for the better.

“I SWEAR TO make sure you never forget about me,” sings Burna Boy on the opening track of “Twice as Tall”, which was released last month. These days there is little chance of that. The Nigerian ...

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Lynda Clems has welcomed a baby to the world with her husband. The actress shared on her social media, some photos of her and her newborn, with her husband right by ...