Author: Bernard Dayo
‘Namaste Wahala’ will finally have a Valentine’s Day release on Netflix
The wait is over. The much-anticipated Nollywood-Bollywood romcom Namaste Wahala is heading to Netflix for a Valentine’s Day release. Indian ...
Predicting Nollywood in the second year of coronavirus
Around this time last year, Nollywood was looking to rise from the ashes of the Lionheart Oscar fracas from late ...
Efe Oraka is the indie pop revelation of her time
On her debut EP Magic released December 2020, Efe Oraka meditates on love and loss, making astute observations on her ...
Mavin’s new signee Ayra Starr shines in otherworldly video for ‘Away’
Yesterday, Don Jazzy‘s Mavin Records unveiled Ayra Starr as a new signee in a ceremonious video posted on Instagram, and ...
Regina Askia-Williams is making her return to Nollywood with upcoming film ‘Web’
After making a huge name in late 90’s Nollywood and well into the 2000’s, starring in movies like Highway to ...
Joeboy details longing and desire in new video for ‘Lonely’
Joeboy’s debut album Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic is gradually picking up momentum with the visuals of Lonely now out, ...
Crime thriller ‘Sanitation Day’ offers new teaser ahead of cinema release
Earlier in the year, we reported that Seyi Babatope’s crime thriller Sanitation Day has been slated for a January release ...
Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ selected for Biden-Harris inauguration playlist
With the inauguration of presidential-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on the horizon (tomorrow, January 20, 2021), no ...
The accounts of #ENDSARS protesters still frozen proves that we are in an oppressive regime
Three months after Nigerians showed nationwide demonstrations against police brutality with the #ENDSARS movement, leading to the government freezing bank ...
When will Nollywood-Bollywood film ‘Namaste Wahala’ be released?
Of all the Nollywood films pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic last year, Namaste Wahala, a romantic comedy by ...
Can Yvonne Orji’s upcoming comedy series ‘First Gen’ break out of Nigerian stereotypes?
Yvonne Orji isn’t slowing down in pursuing personal projects. According to reports, the Insecure star is developing a comedy series ...
There’s still a soot crisis in Port Harcourt and how can we stop it?
On Sunday, a tweet went viral from user @GbemmyG in Port Harcourt showing her AC filters coated in soot, which ...
PsychoYP is gunning for trap glory
As Lagos guards its status as the epicenter of pop and hip hop discoveries, a parallel movement has been bubbling ...
Watch the dazzling animated video of Sia’s ‘Hey Boy’ feat. Burna Boy
Announced on Tuesday that Burna Boy will feature on Sia’s Hey Boy remix, off her upcoming eight studio album Music ...
Muslim group asking Bishop Kukah to leave Sokoto paints Muslims as intolerant
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah in his Christmas message of last year accused President Buhari of nepotism, ...
Joeboy’s debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’ is on its way
Joeboy’s ascension in the music industry has been lovely to watch, breaking into a new stratosphere with 2019 pop hits ...
There’s a social media shutdown in Uganda ahead of its presidential election
Ahead of Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday that pits the enduring incumbent Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner and ...
Charles Okpaleke is making a biopic about notorious 90’s criminal Shina Rambo
In an Instagram post published today, Charles Okpaleke (Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story) revealed that he ...
Toka McBaror taps into claustrophobic dread in trailer for horror film ‘Creepy Lives Here’
Strange enough, we are getting a Nollywood horror film in 2021. Even more surprising is that it is coming from ...
Wathoni and Brighto are lovebirds in the video of Reekado Banks’ ‘Speak to Me’ ft Tiwa Savage
Directed by Adasa Cookey, Reekado Banks has released the video of Speak To Me featuring Tiwa Savage, off his 2020 ...
Tunde Kelani’s new short film ‘To Live Again’ addresses the trauma of a teenage rape survivor
Trigger warning: drug-assisted rape In Tunde Kelani’s new short film To Live Again, a teenage girl reckons with her rape ...
Watch the video of Wizkid’s ‘Ginger’ featuring Burna Boy
Piggybacking off making it to the Billboard World Album chart for a second time with Made In Lagos, his fourth ...
The final trailer for Paul Papel’s action drama ‘Eagle Wings’ is here
Paul Papel’s action drama Eagle Wings has been reported since last year, enrapturing the internet with its first footage showing ...
The 2021 Grammys postponed is a reminder that the coronavirus is still with us
In predictable fashion, the 2021 Grammys has been postponed over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Initially slated to ...
The Capitol invasion and #ENDSARS protests have one thing in common: complicity of the police
The world is still reeling in shock from pro-Trump supporters invading the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and disrupting the counting ...
Burna Boy performs ‘Way Too Big’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Burna Boy made an appearance on American talk show Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday, performing the anthemic Way Too ...
Fidelis makes debut with ‘Want This’
Canadian-based Nigerian singer Fidelis has released his debut single Want This just before 2020 grinds to a halt. Want This ...
Why David Oyelowo played a Nigerian astronaut in Netflix film ‘The Midnight Sky’
David Oyelowo isn’t a stranger to the world of sci-fi. In 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, he ...
Review: ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent’ fails to bite
Zeb Ejiro’s majestic horror picture Nneka the Pretty Serpent knows what it is: an original film. Tosin Igho’s Nneka the ...
Nigeria emerges as third most popular user of gay dating app Grindr
Popular gay dating platform Grindr has released its inaugural Grindr Unwrapped – think Spotify Unwrapped, but this time an overview ...