Film journalist and critic, Shaibu Husseini, has been announced as head of the Academy of Jurors for the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). This is coming just as organisers also disclosed that they have started receiving entries for next year’s edition of the awards. Director of Administration, AMAA, Tony Anih, disclosed that filmmakers and […]
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The build up to the maiden edition of The Voice Nigeria continued on Tuesday with the unveiling of coaches for the show sponsored by Airtel. Four of Nigeria’s most talented vocalists, Tuface Idibia, Waje, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking were announced as the selected coaches for the show to be broadcast by M-Net West Africa at […]
Allen Legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who worked with Fela to create the afrobeat music, died on Thursday at the age of 79 in Paris. His manager told AFP the cause of his death was yet unknown. “We don’t know the exact cause of death,” manager Eric Trosset said, adding it was not linked to […]
Veteran actor, Lari Williams, has called for a probe into the current state of the grant President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration gave to the entertainment sector. Williams told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that he and others needed to know what had been disbursed and what had yet to be disbursed. Williams added […]
“76” The multi-million dollar landmark Nigerian cinematic production, already scheduled to make a global opening at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival later this month has now also been exclusively chosen to have its European premiere at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival . This is the first Nollywood film to be chosen by both Toronto and London […]
Janet Jackson, the 50-year-old singer and her husband Wissam Al Mana are the proud parents of a baby boy. A rep for Janet confirmed the happy news to People magazine, stating, “Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world. Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery […]
Upcoming actress, Owumi Ugbeye, who played the lead role in ‘Stolen Lives’,speaks about herself, career and aspirations in this interview. Excerpts: I have been seeing you in stage productions but this is about the first time I will see you play a lead role in a movie, what does it feel like playing a lead […]
The broadcasting scene in Ogun State is warming up for real action. And it can fuel the drive of the state at full throttle to secure its spot as Nigeria’s number one investment destination, which a Federal Office of Statistics survey says it is. The monopoly of the state-owned Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation has somewhat […]
Popular musician, Daniel Oyebanjo, also known as D’Banj or Kokomaster, has called for partnership in the music industry. Dbanj who spoke on Sunday in Lagos, said “partnership is very vital in the music industry.” “We have people who can write good lyrics, produce tunes; DJ’s do good mixing so you partner with them to come […]
The British Council, Thursday, hosted the cast and crew of ‘FIFTY’ to a pre-premiere cocktail at Stephen St. Kitchen, London as part of the build-up to tomorrow’s BFI London premiere. The premiere will hold at the Vue 7 Cinema, Leicester Square, London. Earlier in the year, ‘Fifty’ was selected under the ‘Love Category’ amongst a […]