Nollywood has a great selection of movies and series coming out this January to keep viewers glued to their TV screens.

Here are popular Nollywood movies Nigerians watched on YouTube in 2025, including Where Love Lives, Broken Hallelujah, Love ...

As 2024 draws to a close, Nollywood celebrates a landmark year filled with compelling narratives, stellar performances, and unprecedented box office success. Movies like A Tribe Called Judah, which ...

Where Love Lives' may not carry a glossy “Netflix-level” finish, but it succeeds where it matters most: authenticity, ...

The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...

The greeting "namaste" associated with yoga and the Pidgin word for trouble, "wahala", widely used across the world thanks to ...

For years, Nollywood’s marketers weren’t just distributors—they were kingmakers. They had the power to make or break an actor’s career, deciding who got cast in blockbuster films and who remained in ...

Following the announcement of Olóládé, a Netflix original series scheduled for release on November 24, more details have emerged about the widely anticipated production. Netflix recently added the ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts ...

These Nollywood actresses are also reality TV stars [Pulse Nigeria] Nollywood isn’t just about scripted dramas and blockbuster films; some of its leading ladies have stepped into the unpredictable ...

Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...