I interviewed Abdul Salaam Mumuni, the Managing Director of Venus Films & the producer of the movie “Beyonce” while I was in Ghana in 2008. I asked him why he chose names like Ciara, Beyonce & Tyra for his lead characters in his films & he flatly told me it was because he was trying to appeal to the western world. All I could think is with the... [Read More]

In fact ehn, I am not even sure where to put this one - is it in music or movies?

Na olofogal tok am o:

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By Steve Rossiter

I will discuss Nigerian cinema with a focus on respected director Tunde Kelani, the low budget videos that make up the vast majority of movies in Nigeria, and aspects of Nigerian cinema at a national level.

I will discuss Nigerian fiction with a focus on novelist Myne Whitman, renowned literature, and contemporary writing.

This is a... [Read More]

by Ada Onyema


You have been out of circulation for a long while. What happened?

I am not out. But you have not been featuring regularly in Nollywood movies

I don't have to be regular nor do I have to have my face in every movie. I should'n be doing all the junk they call movie because, as far as I'm concerned, I am a brand that nobody can... [Read More]

I’ve not featured in movies recently because the scripts I’ve been receiving are wishy-washy – FD
By Kemi Lawal

You started with soap opera on television; why did you stop?

After I left the university, I felt that I had to diversify into some other things like Yoruba movies. Before I left school, I was already doing soap operas and movies in... [Read More]