“Different Worlds” a movie filmed in New Orleans Louisiana and Lagos Nigeria tells a story of an “African Aristocrat embarks on a journey to self discovery and finds love in an American aspiring artist in New Orleans, Louisiana. With everything at stake, and a grand decision to make, will their love weather the storm of […]
Fast Rising Nigerian Music Stars Eastorm & Keziq Drop Another Hot Afropop Jam – “MATTER” Eastorm and Keziq are at it again!!!.Following the release of their earlier collaboration, ONEDAY which is still doing great on all streaming platforms, the fast rising Nigerian music stars, have blessed us with this upbeat afropop jam titled MATTER. On […]
NEW MUSIC DROP – ONE DAY by Keziq Featuring Eastorm – (Produced by Keezy Boiwonda) ONE DAY By Keziq X Eastorm (Prod By Keezy Boiwonda) ONE DAY is a hot single jam from new singing sensation Keziq. The 3rple Os soldier dishes out this awesome track as an advice and motivation to every youth […]
MILLY FEDHA of Limpopo Int’l Band Kenya Records Music Video Millicent Adhiambo Mumbo, A.K.A– MILLY FEDHA of LIMPOPO INTERNATIONAL BAND KENYA. Her style of music is called (RUMBA). The track she did in Nigeria is a love story of how she fell in love with a Nigerian guy in Kenya and was taken to […]
Osun The Goddess, A Nigerian/Nollywood Movie Premieres in New Jersey, USA Newark, New Jersey, USA: Osun The Goddess, a Nigerian/Nollywood movie recently premiered at the Citiplex-12 Movie Theater in Newark, New Jersey. The movie which was written and produced by Florence Trautman, aka Floxy Bee, the Queen of Hikosso (Yeye Asa) was shot in Abata […]
Almost Perfect, the Movie, Premieres in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya: A Kenya and Nigeria movie collaboration titled Almost Perfect and directed by Jude C. Odoh recently premiered in Nairobi Kenya as well as other major towns in Kenya including Kisumu, Kenya. Starring a bunch of stars such as Chiege Alisigwe, Nonso Diobi, Connie […]
Hollywood Meets Nollywood at the ‘3Some’ Movie Premier in New Orleans, USA New Orleans, USA: It was an evening of fun and excitement as the producers and stars of the Nollywood USA movie titled, 3Some stormed New Orleans for the movies anticipated premiere. Referred to as an event where “Hollywood meets Nollywood,” it was the […]
Back To Basics Movie Premier Red Carpet in Enugu, Nigeria Enugu, Nigeria: The Red carpet of the movie premier of Back to Basics was recently held at the dome event center New Haven, Enugu State, Nigeria. Among the celebrities, stars, and other big names at the premier red carpet were Mrs. Agbo Cynthia the CEO […]
This year’s festival showcased some of the most cutting edge cinema coming from the African continent and the African Diaspora today, along with classic and archival films…
Atuma Brothers Launch Comedy Skits The Atuma Brothers International Company (TABIC) recently launched a series of comedy skits for the entertainment of followers of comedy in Nollywood. The skits which were directed by Pascal Atuma, and produced by Dr Oscar Atuma and co-Produced by Chioma Okoye, under the aegis of “The Atuma Brothers International Company […]
“A nation is ruined if leaders who are supposed to lead and solve problems allow themselves to be distracted by engaging in denials, passing the buck, and blaming critics and the opposition for every challenge or problem encountered…”
“At a time when life is becoming harder for the average Nigerian and many could barely get their three square meals a day, Japanese Takasu may have reminded many wealthy Nigerians that wealth is useless if it does nothing to lift the people around us.”
Press Release: African NAFCA 2016 The fifth annual NAFCA also known as Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards will be on the 17th of September 2016 at the prestigious Alex Theatre of Glendale California USA and will air worldwide. Over 500 Million viewers worldwide will read about the glitz and glamour of NAFC Awards Night […]
Nollywood Producers Guild USA Hold Annual Dinner / Get Together Members of the Nollywood Producers Guild USA came together over the weekend to celebrate their annual end of year/new year get together event. The event was both a celebration of the end of a challenging year as well as the ushering in of a new […]
Amanda Wamunyima, from Orlando, Florida was recently crowned Ms. America® 2016 at The Curtis Theater in Brea, California, besting a dynamic array of contestants from across the nation.
Held at the Paul Robeson Center in Newark New Jersey, in Partnership with the City of Newark, NJ, and it turned out to be a huge success…
The Nollywood Producers Guild USA and African Pictures Inc have kicked off the shooting of a combined Nollywood, Hollywood international feature film with the arrival of Nollywood top actress Annie Macaulay Idibia. The wife of music superstar TuFace Idibia and a co-star actress in the popular movie BlackBerry Babes just arrived in New York with her […]
The NAFCA Honors Hollywood 2015 is pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious NAFCA Literary Arts Award for this year. Mr. Wole Soyinka, Dr. Kole Odutola, Dr. Fumi Hancock and Mrs. Odile Koudou are well known for their work as a civil rights activist, artist, and prolific body of work includes writing poetry, memoirs, novels […]
Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. She beat Spain’s Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little and Brazilian […]
Los Angeles, California: It is a new day for the Nigerian Film Industry, popularly referred to as NOLLYWOOD and the entire African Film Industry as The Pan African Film Festival; the premium black film festival in the world finally agrees to host its festival in different African countries every year on rotational basis after its […]
Nigeria became the first African country to win the African Youth Championship for the seventh time after beating hosts Senegal 1-0 in the final of the 2015 edition at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar on Sunday. For lifting the trophy, Nigeria will play in Group E of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in […]
“We believe in hard work,” Aborowa said of herself and other Nigerians. “It’s in the blood, to go hard every time, to go for what you want.” “People can take your wealth, your property, but they cannot take away your knowledge or that diploma,” Romanus Amukamara said.
Nollywood Producers In Closed Door Meeting With Nigeria’s Consul General New York, New York: Recently, some executive members of the Nollywood Producers Guild, USA had a closed door meeting with the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Ambassador Habib Baba Habu on ways to move the Nollywood Industry in Diaspora forward. The meeting took […]
Los Angeles, California: This year’s Pan African Film Festival which spot lighted various films from Nigeria will be ending with a bang showing more films from Nigeria. This spotlight edition which is part of the Project ACT Nollywood Nigeria initiative have made it possible for films from Nigeria, made by Nigerians home and abroad to […]
African NAFCA Beverly Hills 2014 Saturday September 13, 7:00 PM-9:30PM The Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA Hollywood & Nollywood were equally represented on the red carpet at the star studded sold out 4th African NAFCA Beverly Hills- 2014 as the Hollywood legends come out to support the prestigious Film and […]
Though the heart-broken Nigerians wanted to win it all, it was not to be… the greatest consolation should lie in the fact that they made Nigerians and Africans proud by their spirited performance. We salute their achievements…
In front of 171,000 raucous spectators over four sessions, the tournament was again a massive boost for the abbreviated form of 15-a-side union that makes its Olympic debut in Rio in 2016.
We started a street team at the last minute to counter those TKTS people who are really supposed to be promoting everything on Broadway. I also cannot go without saying that there was something deeply embedded in a lot of the reviews that went deeper than just a dislike of the play.
While some players lost at the world cup, and others are asking for raises or insisting on match appearance fees before playing, Mesut Ozil, of World Cup champion Germany, is paying for 23 Kids’ Surgeries In Brazil
“…this particular tournament will go down in history as a special world event that changes the paradigm of diversity and inclusion in national representation as well as sets a vision of branding a new world image. “
It is all a reflection of the kind of countries and environment we have created for ourselves. No national team that is divided in its objectives, distracted in its focus, or partially motivated in its zeal will ever win a world tournament like the world cup. It would be unfair to others who put their lives on the line to win for their country men and women….
“last year (as in other cases when Nigeria performed well), the government and people of Nigeria showered the National Soccer team with appreciation gifts in cash and property. What then could possibly be the justification for the players to rather opt for appearance fees even when history indicates that they would have gotten more from the government and people of Nigeria if they had performed better?
She may have won an Oscar for her role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and recently landed a contract with Lancôme Paris, but Lupita Nyong’o “never dreamed” she would be touted as “Most Beautiful” for all the world to see. “It was exciting and just a major, major compliment,” […]
Nigeria beat Mexico 3-0 in the Under-17 World Cup final on Friday to win the tournament for a record fourth time, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nigeria becomes the first side to claim four FIFA U-17 World Cup surpassing Brazil who have won three times. Nigeria went ahead in the ninth minute through Erick […]
In an open letter that seems written from a motherly heart, the 47 year old Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor has urged Miley Cyrus to avoid being deceived and exploited by music industry which O’Connor says doesn’t care about Miley or any other artist. According to O’Connor “They will prostitute you for all you are worth, […]
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