Although born in Lagos, when he was five, he was taken to Abeokuta to live with his paternal grandparents. While in Abeokuta, he was exposed to Yoruba novels and music. By the time he was […]
Earlier this month, Tunde Kelani’s 2021 semi-biopic on the legendary Apala musician from Abeokuta, Ayinla Omowura, eponymously titled Ayinla was re-released on Netflix. It has received a mixed reception. Some consider it a masterpiece, while […]
Iyebiye Adeitan, popularly known as Kaizen Kreativ, is a Nigerian creative visual designer and illustrator. A graduate of Federal University Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) with a BA in Theatre and Media Arts, Kaizen Kreativ has grown what […]
The question came up, “why ten?”. I took time to ponder, “it could be 25, we should even be listing 50. It’s a celebration of movies for Christ’s sake”. But the industry is not there […]
Welcome to our ranking of the best performers in the Nollywood movies we watched this year. We reviewed quite a number of Nollywood movies, and one argument that has repeated itself throughout the year is […]
The African Movie Academy Awards 2021, hosted by actress-comedian Chigul, took place on Sunday night. Representing Nigeria were Eyimofe, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, La Femme Anjola, Ayinla, Shadow Parties, and Oba Bi Olorun in various […]
The nominations for the 2021 African Movie Academy Awards were announced on October 29, 2021, an award that recognizes outstanding African films, actors, and actresses in the previous year. The announcement for the 17th edition […]
In 1981, a year after Waheed Ayinla Omowura’s death, the Colombian writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, published a novel, titled, “Chronicles of a Death Foretold”. The story begins the morning of Santiago Nasar’s death. Santiago has […]
