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Nollywood hits mega strides

THE elating news from Nollywood shows that one of its top figures, Funke Akindele, has scored in the billions for the third time in a row with a blockbuster movie. In a back-to-back sequence, her ...
The greeting "namaste" associated with yoga and the Pidgin word for trouble, "wahala", widely used across the world thanks to ...
Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries ...
Behind the Scenes, produced by Funke Akindele, has become the first Nollywood film to reach and cross the N2 billion mark at ...
It has taken nearly 80 years, but a Nigerian movie will finally be screened in a hallowed official slot at the Cannes film festival Sunday. After decades of being written off for its cheap and ...
Mr. Dominic Nwuzor, Chief Executive Officer of Don Singles International (DSI), a leading showbiz and personality promotion ...
Funke Akindele emerged as Nollywood’s most featured and commercially dominant star of 2025, following the massive success of Behind The Scenes, the highest-grossing Nigerian film of the year.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred during a filming session at a movie location, where an explosion happened in an ...
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has said YouTube rescued the Nigerian film industry from what he described as a ...
In what has become a trend, Nigerian "Queen of the Box Office" Funke Akindele led again in commercial success at the cinema in 2025. Her 2025 release "Behind The Scenes" emerged as Nollywood's biggest ...
Nollywood’s top nine cinematographers delivered a staggering ₦3.38 billion in box office earnings in 2024, proving their vital role in the industry's commercial achievements. These visual maestros ...
Nigeria’s cinema industry recorded its strongest performance ever in 2025, with a total box office gross of N15.6 ...