Henry-Damian Justice

Nigerian celebrities are not immune from the harsh reality that Nigeria has become, and some are suggesting alternatives to lifestyle.

Although seemingly inconspicuous, Nigeria is a nation with a long, rich, and complex history, full of characters and incidents that are ripe for film adaptation.

With The German King taking the alternative route of crowdsourcing, how would this approach fare in Nollywood?

As Universal’s Fast X races its way into global theaters this Friday, it is expected to unseat Disney’s heavyweight, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for the top spot. But not so easily.

Last week, sanity prevailed in the music industry as Ed Sheeran came out triumphant in a suit for copyright infringement. But what if the verdict had gone wrong?

While Nigeria’s stronghold on the music industry remains unfazed, the same cannot be said of its movie industry and Netflix’s 2023 report proves that.

Westerners, through Hollywood, push false historical narratives at will. The same is possible for Nigerians, albeit without the false narrative part.

Nigerian Afrobeat track breakthroughs in the American and, by extension, global market, none have broken more records and garnered as much praise as two songs: “Love Nwantiti” by Ckay and “Calm Down” by Rema.

Although flawed, this quasi-historical flick is the mnemonic we didn’t know we needed.