Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nollywood, Nigeria’s prolific video-film industry, has been popular in Kenya since it was introduced to east Africa at around the ...

In an industry historically dominated by men, particularly in Nigeria, a collective of influential women is leaving its mark ...

From the experimental theatre of the 1960s and 1970s to the VHS-driven home-video boom of the 1990s and the streaming-era global expansion, women have been at the centre of Nollywood’s evolution.

Veteran Nigerian actor Francis Odega has said that the quality of Nollywood movies has drastically reduced over the years.

The making of a Nollywood film happens in stages, and marketers have the important work of connecting the product with the audience. So Niyi Akinmolayan, one of the film's producers, reached out and ...

Since its release in 2025, Akinola Davies Jr‘s My Father Shadow has been on an impeccable run. It made history as the first Nigerian film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection ...

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Odega has criticised the current state of the Nigerian film industry, saying the quality of productions has declined ...

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Nile Entertainment and Action Xtreme in collaboration with Aloha Releasing are pleased to announce that acclaimed UK-Nigeria action ...

In Nollywood, finishing a film is only half the story; the harder part begins when the lights come on. Between producers chasing viral moments and distributors trying to fill cinema seats, the journey ...

Veteran Nollywood actor Sunday Afolabi raised concerns about his health and financial state after a frail public appearance, ...

The producer is the lifeblood of film production, the consummate filmmaker. They secure the budget, hire the writer, director and actor. The producer is the lifeblood of film production, the ...

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).