Nollywood star Itele celebrates historic achievement as Koleoso hits 100 million YouTube views, becoming the first African ...

Koleoso, a movie by Nollywood actor Ibrahim Yekini, popularly known as Itele, has surpassed 100 million total views on ...

Here are the 10 heaviest movies of the 2010s that are just as depressing as the classics. Midsommar starts with Dani ( ...

EbonyLife Films (led by Mo Abudu) is partnering with Genesis Group, Nile Media Entertainment Group, and Silverbird ...

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, ...

Iconic Nollywood movies, Wedding Party, '76, Wives on Strike, and more are turning 10 in 2026. Here’s why they are still worth watching today. It was also the year Netflix officially became available ...

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Nollywood, Nigeria’s prolific video-film industry, has been popular in Kenya since it was introduced to east Africa at around the turn of the century. At first Nollywood films were screened in ...

When I ranked all five Karate Kid movies, I put the original at number one because, you know, I like to give the people what they want. Even though The Karate Kid Part II and III each have their fans, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We once ranked the most vicious villains of The Karate Kid franchise, and many of the characters ...

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 ...

Released in 2024, Everybody Loves Jenifa was a cultural phenomenon that dominated the Nigerian box office. The film, led by Funke Akindele, showcased her signature comedic brilliance, leaving ...