President Bola Tinubu, today extends warm felicitations to the veteran Nollywood actor, comedian, singer and scriptwriter Mr Nkem Owoh, MON, as he marks his 70th birthday. President Bola Tinubu celebrates Owoh’s impact on Nigeria’s entertainment industry and his legacy as one of its most beloved figures. Popularly adored by fans as ‘Osuofia’ -a name immortalised by his iconic role in …

Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu is dead. She was aged 35. A colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday along with a funeral poster detailing her funeral arrangements. Pat had lost her father in 2021 and will be buried on 7 February 2025. Announcing her death, Emeka wrote: ‘Rest in peace sis. Pat Ugwu. @patpat_ugwu so …

Award-winning actor and model, Chimezie Imo, has opened up about his career, personal reflections and philosophy on acting, describing 2024 as the most transformative year of his life. Despite his growing fame, Imo maintained that he preferred to be called an actor, not a celebrity. He said, “For me, it has always been about the work. Like I tell people, …

Popular heartthrob, Timini Egbuson, is admired by many ladies but he recently told Saturday Beats that the movie industry is his only lover for now. He told The PUNCH, “I am not in love with anyone, I am only in love with Nollywood— my craft and what I do on screen”. Sharing his thoughts on falling in love, the actor …

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has urged the country’s regulators as well as the film and cinema industry to protect the next generation of Nigerians from the predatory tactics of the tobacco industry by sustaining the #SmokeFreeNollywood campaign. CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, said the tobacco industry had a track record of surreptitiously using movies and music …

The Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini recently led Nollywood stakeholders to the 2024 edition of the Lagos International Film and Cinema Convention (LIFACC). The session had several filmmakers and creatives including Ali Baba, Emeka Ossai, Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Joke Silva, Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey, Teco Benson, Corporate pictures boss, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Abdullahi, Francis …

The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Yoruba Actor Ganiyu Oyeyemi popularly known as Ogunjimi, surfaced on social media on Friday. Ogunjimi’s death was announced by a Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod, in a post on his Instagram page. Mourning the actor, Afod wrote, “We tried our best but …

Actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has penned a long note of reconciliation to her senior colleague, Funke Akindele. The duo have dominated the box office space but Funke Akindele has moved past the competitor’s stage after hitting a billion and above in her last year’s cinema movie ‘A Tribe Called Judah’. Following them closely is Mercy Aigbe who just had …

A Nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji (popularly known as Sisi Quadri) is reportedly dead. He was 44 years old. Oyebamiji’s death was announced by some of his colleagues in the Yoruba movie industry. The President of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan (popularly known as Mr. Latin) confirmed the actor’s death on his verified Instagram …

Seasoned Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola Salako, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to provide trust funds for the veteran Nollywood actors, following the death of 80-year-old Dejumo Lewis. Lewis, who is popularly known for his role in ‘The Village Headmaster’, was pronounced dead on Saturday morning. Disclosing his death was actor Saidi …