Hollywood
The disputed history of Who first called it “Nollywood”
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as flickering images from Nigeria’s chaotic video film industry began spilling onto satellite…
2Baba at 50: Top 10 career moments that defined Nigerian pop culture
On September 18, 2025, Innocent Ujah Idibia, professionally known as 2Baba (formerly 2Face Idibia) clocked 50. It was more than…
Why Tales by Moonlight was the last time TV felt sacred
There was a time when television in Nigeria was not background noise, not the idle chatter of sitcoms flickering while…
The Lagos Bullets that couldn’t silence 2Baba
They say Lagos never truly sleeps. Its nights are laced with the hum of danfo buses rushing down half-lit highways,…
What Chinua Achebe said and didn’t say about Nollywood’s Things Fall Apart
In the quiet corners of literary history, some voices linger longer than the pages they wrote. Chinua Achebe’s voice is…
The rise of tech in Nollywood: How sci-fi stories are finding their place
For most of its life, Nollywood’s image was simple to summarize. It was filled with rapid-fire production, intimate melodrama, comic…
Billy Zane Says Marlon Brando’s The Most Attractive Leading Man
Billy Zane says the best-looking leading man is "The Godfather" himself, Marlon Brando ... which he says is an endorsement…
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