Faith-based film ‘Agbara Nla: The Return’ records Nollywood’s biggest first-day preview gross at ₦70m Mike Bamiloye’s classic 1993 Christian drama receives a modern remake that pulls in ₦70 million o

With streamers pulling back from a post-pandemic boom, Nigeria's film industry is looking to theatrical moviegoing, training programs and state support to keep leveling up.

Nollywood veteran Charles Inojie stunned fans this week with a raw tribute calling the late Sam Loco Efe one of the sharpest minds to ever grace a Nigerian film

With streamers pulling back from a post-pandemic boom, Nigeria's film industry is looking to theatrical moviegoing, training programs and state support to keep leveling up.

World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Godzilla Minus Zero rips into rave reviews at NYFF while NAZA draws protests at its own premiere, Nollywood's Oversabi Aunty crosses ₦1 billion ahead of an October streaming release, Bollywood serves up Lust Stories 3, and happy birthday to Gwyneth Paltrow.. Morning all — the New York Film Festival has properly announced itself this weekend, plus a proper weekly tour through Nollywood and Bollywood while we're at it. Here's what happened in the world of movies over the last day and the wider week.

LAGOS, Nigeria (Naija247news) — Ghana has been identified as the leading African market for Nigerian movies in a ranking presented in a recent video examining Nollywood's reach across the continent. The ranking placed Sierra Leone second, followed by Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi. The video described Ghana as the largest consumer of Nigerian movies among the African countries considered, highlighting the close cultural and linguistic ties between the two countries as a factor supporting the circulation of Nollywood productions.

From AI experiments to festival politics and state media confusion, Nigeria’s cultural industries are in restless motion.

He was considered a bridge between the old and new breed of actors, straddling theatre and film and paving the way for much emerging talent in the industry.

Nollywood’s celebrated actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has once again proven her unmatched storytelling prowess with the premiere of her highly anticipated movie, Everybody Loves Jennifer. The ...

A quiet revolution is underway in Nollywood, and it is in the hands of a new generation of filmmakers under 40, who are reinventing what Nigerian cinema

ABUJA, Dec. 1, 2025 (Naija247news) – Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing has revealed new details about the viral unedited gym photo that triggered widespread online trolling in September. The photo, which showed the actress sitting with her phone while her stomach was visible, sparked days of body-shaming, with critics mocking her natural physique. At the time, Nkechi had downplayed the incident, saying she went to the gym “to stay fit and healthy, not for a fashion show.”

Jason Njoku is a British-Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder of iROKOtv, a leading platform for streaming African movies.

A Defining Moment for Nile Entertainment and Founder Moses Babatope? Ambition, Strategy, and Challenges in Nigeria and Beyond

🎬 CRAZY LOVE (2025) is a gripping Nollywood drama of love, sacrifice, and resilience. Starring Chinenye Nnebe, Victory Michael, and Emmanuella Iloba—stream it now!

Nigerian actress and movie director Ufuoma McDermott has narrated the ordeal she went through when battling with kidney disease.