Nigerian actor Ray Emodi announced his exit from Nollywood to pursue music, citing personal experiences and family concerns, garnering mixed reactions from fans.

Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. The script was a collaboration ...

Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. The film, which premiered at last ...

Akinola Davies Jr. feels, as many do, that he grew up in the shadow of his father. He died when Akinola and his older brother Wale were both very young, almost too young to remember. Growing up in ...

Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match.

These Nollywood movies bring love to life in realistic and relatable ways. From second chances to complicated triangles, love is never perfect, but always real. Love has been the source of ceaseless ...

Daniela is a freelance writer with two years of experience covering entertainment. She is a senior writer on Collider’s freelance team and has also been published in other platforms, such as Elite ...

Jeanne Powell reviews My Father's Shadow, director Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical debut set during Nigeria's 1993 election crisis. Starring Sope Dirisu. 4 stars.

Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, wife of movie industry icon Olu Jacobs, has reflected on their love story and marriage. Naija News reports that the ...

The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died. As adults, they could hardly remember him. Then Wale had an idea for movie. What if, by ...