Entertainment

Dr Oluwatobiloba Moody, Director, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria Office, says Nigeria’s creative and digital economy is booming globally, with Afrobeats dominating global charts and Nollywood redefining cinema. Moody stated this at the National Seminar on Copyright, Cybersecurity and Nigeria’s Creative

Nollywood achieved a major milestone on Saturday, September 26, 2026, as 51,000 qualifying viewers gathered at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos to break the Guinness World Record for the largest audience gathering at a single-location movie screening. ​The historic event featured

Fans of legendary Nigerian musician, Sunday Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade(KSA), have  celebrated him with goodwill messages as he marks his  80th birthday. Fans on Tuesday flooded social media platforms with glowing tributes and felicitations for the jùjú music maestro,

By Alex Enebeli The Executive Producer of the popular Igbo movie, “Ikenga: The Last Festival”, Anita Odiakaose, says the film has grossed more than N100 million in cinema revenue less than one month after its release. Odiakose disclosed this on Tuesday at

Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has paid a moving tribute to the legendary actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, following the icon’s passing at the age of 84. ​Speaking in a broadcast interview released on Thursday, September 17,

By Kelu Musa Actress Nkechi Blessing and former Big Brother Naija winner, Phyna, are set for a celebrity boxing face-off in Lagos. The bout, tagged “Chaos in the Ring”, is scheduled for Oct. 1, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, according to

The Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive), West Africa’s annual gathering of entertainment and creative industry professionals, says it will hold its 11th edition on Nov. 12 at Alliance Française, Lagos. NECLive in statement released on their official Instagram page on Friday in Lagos, also

Fans, well-wishers and colleagues in the Nigerian film industry have celebrated veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwo, popularly known as Mama G, as she marks her 68th birthday. The actress received messages of goodwill and prayers for good health, strength and fulfilment as

Ace filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has said Nollywood producers may leave YouTube as a distribution platform if the Naira strengthens significantly against the U.S. Dollar. Afolayan stated this in an interview with former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on the Nidacity Podcast, while

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Burna Boy, and Colombian singer, Shakira, have achieved a major milestone with their joint track, “Dai Dai”. According to the view count on Shakira’s official YouTube channel, the song’s official music video has crossed the one-billion views mark. The