Saturday, June 28th, 2025

Ruggedman Shares his Nollywood Journey, From ‘Waka Pass’ Roles To Hopefully Landing His First Major Role

At the premiere of Red Circle, veteran rapper Michael ‘Ruggedman’ Ugochukuwu Stephens, also a cast member of the crime thriller, opens up about his early days in Nollywood, revealing that his foray into acting began […]

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‘Wura’ Cast Says Goodbye to “Unforgettable” Showmax Series

I had worked on the announcement a month before WURA premiered on January 23, 2023, noting with interest that it was an adaptation of the long-running South African series The River, which continued airing until 2024 with over 1,000 episodes. The most intriguing aspect at the time was imagining how a story of such scale and thematic intensity would translate into the Nigerian context. I took it seriously by watching the first four episodes of both versions to compare and understand the adaptations. Still, I was unable to commit to either because of time. But many others did.

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‘Red Circle’: How Nora Awolowo is Playing The Collaborative Game with Rixel Studios

Red Circle marks a turning point as the first feature film from Rixel Studios, a company Nora Awolowo founded at the age of nineteen. “This film was born out of me and the team wanting to leave our comfort zone,” the filmmaker says in an interview with What Kept Me Up, alongside Abdul Tijani-Ahmed and Akay Mason. “We wanted to tell a story drawn from everyday Nigerian life, something close to my heart.” 

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Sharon Rotimi Discusses ‘Finding Me’, ‘The Artifact’ and ‘The Yard’

Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Sharon Rotimi and eccentric characters fit like hand in glove. Besides gaining increasing recognition […]

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The Balancing Act: How Nollywood’s Momagers Raise Stars and Navigate the Industry

Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. I first encountered the term “momager”—a blend of “mum” and “manager”—while watching Keeping Up […]

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Saga Deolu, Chuks Joseph, Paul Nnadiekwe, and David Eyo are Entirely Different Men in ‘The Men’s Club: New Gen’

Tola Odunsi’s The Men’s Club: New Gen kicks off with a twist! The hit series follows four friends—Aminu (Pere Egbi replaced Ayoola Ayolola in Season 4), Louis (Baaj Adebule), Lanre (Daniel Etim-Effiong), and Tayo (Efa […]

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