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SPOTLIGHT Hidden Cost of Creative Careers
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SPOTLIGHT Hidden Cost of Creative Careers in Nigeria

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Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Staff Writer

STORIES BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Film Poster for Funke Akindele’s Battle on Buka Street

How Food Reveal Social Classes in Nollywood

From jollof rice with multiple proteins to fruit platters stacked with apples, grapes, watermelon, papaya, and oranges, and drinks like zobo, Chapman, malt, palm wine, or imported wines—these choices tell us who is “doing well”

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

The Film Poster for Funke Akindele’s “A Tribe Called Judah,” which won Soundtrack of the Year at the 17th Headies Awards, proving its massive popularity and cultural impact

Ranking Nollywood Theme Songs That Lives Rent Free In Our Heads

From “Omotara Johnson” to “Super Story” to “Finding Messiah,” here are some Nollywood that linger in our minds and hearts long after the credits roll

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Mimi Bartels (“Adire”) and Abba Makama (“The Lost Okoroshi”) alongside selected participants for the 2026 African Producers Accelerator

Mimi Bartels, Abba Makama Selected for African Producers Accelerator

Mimi Bartels and Abba Makama Selected for 2026 African Producers Accelerator, over three months of intensive preparation, participants will pitch their projects to film investors at a lab in Cape Town in July, and again at Canex WKND, a four-day industry event in Lagos in November

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Big Brother Naija (BBN) returns for a new season with auditions now open ahead of a July Premiere

Big Brother Naija Opens Auditions for Season 11

Auditions for Big Brother Naija are now open as the reality show returns for its 11th season, with registration running from May 16 to 20 ahead of a July premiere in three cities

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Acclaimed writer Nikki May, author of the bestselling novel Wahala.

Nikki May Reacts to BBC’s “Wahala” Adaptation

In an exclusive interview with The Nollywood Reporter, Nikki May opened up about the inspiration behind her debut bestselling novel Wahala and what it means to see it currently in production at BBC Studios

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Selected participants for the animated series fiction category of the 17th Durban FilmMart, Africa's leading film finance and co-production market, scheduled for October 9 to 12 in Durban, South Africa.

Nigerian Projects Secure Spots at 17th Durban FilmMart

Three Nigerian Projects Selected for the 17th Durban FilmMart, as all selected projects will be presented at the Pitch and Finance Forum alongside an industry programme, scheduled to take place from October 9 to 12 in Durban

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Acclaimed Nollywood Icon, Genevieve Nnaji with fellow honorees, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Tara Sutaria, Kamila Andani and Aixa Kay at Women in Cinema Gala at Cannes 2026

Genevieve Nnaji Receives Honour at Women in Cinema Gala in Cannes

Genevieve Nnaji Honoured At Women in Cinema Gala at Cannes 2026, joined by Laïla Marrakchi, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Tara Sutaria, Kamila Andani and Aixa Kay

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

The Official Book Cover for Rebecca Yarros’ blockbuster Empyrean fantasy novel franchise, “Fourth Wing”

Prime Video and Michael B. Jordan Greenlight “Fourth Wing” Adaptation

With Micheal B Jordan and Rebecca Yarros both serving as executive producers, the official series order, “Fouth Wing,” signals that the long-anticipated adaptation is finally transitioning from development to active production

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Acclaimed Nollywood Icon, Genevieve Nnaji who makes her on screen return with international production, BBC’s “Wahala,” an adaptation of Nikki May’s bookseller of the same title

Genevieve Nnaji Joins BBC’s “Wahala” Cast

Alongside Adelayo Adedayo, Cush Jumbo, Deborah Ayorinde, and Susan Wokoma, BBC’s adaptation of popular novel by Nikki May, marks a major return for Nnaji, whose last onscreen appearance was in the 2018 film Lionheart, which she also directed

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

CJ Obasi, an acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker who has been named the inaugural fellow of a new African-Korean filmmaker residency program launched by Seoul-based production company Flix Oven to develop his own feature film at the 2026 Locarno Open Doors

C.J. Obasi to Develop Cross-Cultural Feature in Seoul Under Flix Oven Residency

Announced at the Cannes Film Market, the initiative is a collaboration with Continental Entertainment, an African-focused production studio, founded by Ozi Menakaya, designed to bring African creators to Korea for intensive script development

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

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