Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Boy and His King," "Insight," "Ashawo" and "Colors of Fire" pictured clockwise from top left, are among the Nigerian films ...

A film about the fallout from a romantic relationship between two Nigerian men has premiered in London before a hoped-for but likely controversial release in the west African country.

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...

Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has signed a first-look deal with Action Xtreme, the genre label of the U.K.'s ...

Nollywood continues to expand its global footprint, maintaining its position as one of the world’s largest film industries, driven by the creativity and vision of its producers. In 2026, several male ...

Netflix began its Africa operations in South Africa in 2016. When the US streaming giant announced it was setting up shop in Nigeria in 2020, many west African film-makers, writers, artists and media ...

Olu Jacobs died at 84: 10 iconic films, from Ashanti to Oloibiri, trace the Nollywood legend’s five-decade acting legacy, plus career highlights.

A high-stakes thriller executive produced by Afrobeats star Burna Boy titled “3 Cold Dishes” — about three African women exacting cold revenge on the men who sexually exploited them — is looking to ...

For a long time, I have kept quiet about this bogus claim. But Nollywood actors keep saying they created Nigeria’s film ...

Nigeria is grappling with banditry, kidnapping and insurgency amid renewed debates over community policing and the creation of state police. A Nollywood classic released more than 25 years ago remains ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has called for fair monetisation for Nigerian content creators, adding that the country’s creative industry must also solve problems and protect ...

Nigerian filmmakers are using Korean culture to explore abuse, grief, family, love, survival and resilience through locally rooted stories.