The LWKMD Tour debuted in mid July with a show in Washington D.C. Featuring comedy acts such as Julius Agwu, Wale Gates, Seyi Brown and Yvonne Orji, it promised to be a night of laughter, fun and relaxation. REVIEW: The show delivered. With A-list comedians in its cast,  a great venue and a strong  team [...]

(CP-AFRICA) – The World Bank recently announced its decision to support Nollywood with about $30 million in funding. The Bank disclosed that it visited some local banks to ask why they weren’t funding Nollywood projects and that the banks insisted that they found Nollywood projects to be too risky. The World Bank thus decided to [...]

[via @MrDapson] (ICT NIGERIA): The Nigerian Film Industry – popularly known as Nollywood – has become a world phenomenon, as its movies are being sold in many countries all over the world. So far, the success of the Nigerian Film Industry without adequate ICT tools has stunned international observers and interest groups.  An improvement of the ICT [...]

The disturbing trend concerning the rising prevalence of lewd content in contemporary African movies especially those in Nollywood and Gollywood was eloquently discussed by Nigerian, Tukeni Obasi on Reconnect Africa here. In the article, Tukeni discussed the concern we should all have with the mainstream launch of movies such as 2009′s Hearts of Men in [...]

 Elan, 234Next – The likes of Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles never let their eyesight or lack thereof become a handicap in achieving their dreams and Cobhmans joins this list, fast becoming a Nigerian musical legend—a one man music powerhouse. The Man He struts around the corridors of his house with keen precision, calculating [...]

Professors Abi Adegboye and Ibiyemi Dare have written a most fascinating account on how life is lived in Western Nigeria in the book, Owanbe! Yoruba Celebrations of Life. This superb “How-To” Manual details many aspects of Yoruba culture in a conversational, user-friendly manner. It is timely, prescient, and profound. It comes at a time when more and [...]

Interview by Ameyaw Debrah of Jamati. Visit Jamati online here Nigerian television is growing fast and one of the biggest forces to reckon with is Producer /Director, Greg Odutayo. Together with his wife, Debbie Odutatyo, their Royal Roots Production Company has made an impressionable mark on the Nigerian television landscape and continues to set the [...]

On Sunday, February 7, 2010, The Future Awards held its annual awards recognizing outstanding young Nigerians. Check out video highlights from the event below: 2010 winners include: Young Person of the Year: Ify Aniebo On-Air-Personality of the Year (Radio): Matse (Wazobia FM) On-Air-Personality of the Year: Andre Blaze (Nigezie) Musician of the Year: M.I. Music [...]