The Okigbo mystique Sometime in 2015, some young poets undertook a pilgrimage to River Idoto, a muddy-colored river in Ojoto in Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria. Among them were Chuma Nwokolo,…
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Movie-making in Nigeria, a story already long and winding, is nevertheless young and evolving. Like the proverbial elephant in the grip of blind men, perspective impacts and shifts the narrative,…
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It is not uncommon to see Nigerians and Africans resident abroad flying back home to shoot a movie. This is just one of the great ripple effects of the Nollywood…
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Actress Nadia Buari is one of the trail-blazing faces taking the emerging video movie industry in Ghana to the next level. She is featured in titles like Beyonce, The President’s…
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Oliver Mbamara’s self-produced movies are doing well in the United States. A lawyer and poet, Mbamara’s comedic chops are bringing him a different kind of attention nowadays. Sola Osofisan: Before…
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I prepped for this interview like I was going to war. I had read many of the interviews she had granted over the years and felt there were several questions…
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Charles Novia has been around. Like other Nollywood practitioners like RMD, Niji Akanni, Yemi Solade and Segun Arinze who have a live theatre background, his focus is fiercely professional and…
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Ramsey Nouah’s face is better known around the black and African world than the face of the president of Nigeria. Born in July 1973, his face has sold many Nigerian…
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Actor, Producer and director Fred Amata is of the well-known Amata show business family. One of the pioneers of the Nigerian movie industry, Fred is better known these days as…
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Sola Osofisan: Uche, I’ve known you for years as someone who does not like any kind of stress in her life. What is someone like you doing in the acting…
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I have interviewed many people in my time…But I have never had the pleasure of interviewing someone as obviously unpretentious as Stella Damasus-Aboderin. The star of movies like DANGEROUS DESIRE…
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When the Washington Post was going to do the article on Nigerian movies, it was me that they called. The guy was on the phone with me for an hour …
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What is this Nnaji mystique that has her audience colliding heads so joyfully, crawling, craving some time in her sun? Star quality is what it is. The amount of talent …
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I have a friend who always jokes and says “isn’t life ironical? You that was born to play, you went to school to study and now they actually give you …
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