Tag Archives: NOLLYWOOD

Pere Egbi’s exceptional performances over the decades were acknowledged in Nollywood Magazine. The post via their official Twitter page, has acknowledged the fact that, Mr Egbi has been in the industry for a very long time. Participating in the Reality show helped him gain more exposure to the mainstream audience, …

John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has died at the age of 62. The veteran Nollywood actor passed away at the Evercare Hospital, according to a report by Vanguardngr.com. His family has yet to officially comment on the death, while details surrounding his demise remain unclear. Meanwhile, several social …

A Nigerian actress has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for tampering with the currency after she was filmed spraying and stepping on newly issued naira notes last year. Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin was arrested last February in Lagos after the video of her at a party surfaced online. The Nollywood star …

Renowned Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, has opened up on her ban from the Ghana Movie Industry and her subsequent shoot to fame in Nigeria’s booming film industry, Nollywood. In 2010, Yvonne Nelson, the rising movie star then, was banned by the Film Producers Association of Ghana for a year, over …

Less than 24 hours after the news filtered out about the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, another popular actor of Yoruba movies, Murphy Afolabi, has died on Sunday. No details yet about the circumstances surrounding Afolabi’s death, however, a colleague of the deceased in the Yoruba subsector …

Nigeria’ veteran actor, Saint Obi, has passed on at the age of 57 after a protracted illness. It was reported that he died since Monday after battling an undisclosed illness for several months with no successful treatment. The Actors Guild of Nigeria is yet to make a statement as the …

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State has remanded Nollywood actress and skit maker Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin in Kirikiri correctional center for tampering with the new naira notes. The actress was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 13 on a two-count charge brought …

Actress, Olamide Oyindamola Odunlade popularly known as “Olamideoyin Omomala” has taken to her social media page to share her grievances about the Nollywood industry. Sharing her experience, she noted that the movie industry is not a lovable one, and that so much hate abounds in the industry. According to her, …

I don’t know how much you remember Nollywood drama, especially in the early 2000s. You may remember the time when some actors in Nollywood were ‘banned’ from acting and started to all delve into music. You might even remember that beloved Nigerian actress Rita Dominic was nowhere to be seen …

Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong has been charged with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion by the Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday. The actor was arrested in June by the Akwa Ibom State police command for alleged rape. The four charges were read to Mr Armstrong …