Sunday, March 1st, 2026

‘The Blood Covenant’ Review: Fiyin Gambo-directed Money Ritual Story Arrives Weak and Disappointing

Another high-class optics, Lagos-set story fuelled by greed, bad decisions and money rituals. Four friends Osiano (Shawn Faqua), Jite (Uzor Arukwe), Eddie (Tobi Bakre), and Obi (Alex Ekubo) make a covenant in secondary school to […]

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Trailer: Ini Dima-Okojie, Nancy Isime, Deyemi Okanlawon, Kate Henshaw in Dramatic-Thriller Four-Part Series ‘Blood Sisters’

Since the release of Chief Daddy 2 on new year’s day, Netflix has released a trailer for EbonyLife-produced dramatic crime-thriller, Blood Sisters, a four-part mini-series directed by Biyi Bandele (Half of a Yellow Sun) and […]

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‘Amandla’ Review: Shock Value over Organic Character Development in an Interesting South African Debut from Nerina de Jager

The first twenty-five minutes of Amandla are captivating to say the least— it’s a pity it mostly goes downhill from there. The Nerina De Jager-written and directed movie is set in South Africa during apartheid, […]

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Everything We Know About ‘Anikulapo’, Kunle Afolayan’s Netflix Yoruba-language Epic

   After the 2021 release of time period movie Swallow and the holiday-themed film A Naija Christmas on Netflix, one would think the widely-admired Nigerian filmmaker and actor Kunle Afolayan would take some time before announcing […]

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