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Olu Jacobs Leaves Behind a Life That Built Nollywood

Four times in six years, Nigerians were told Olu Jacobs had died, and four times his family stepped forward to say otherwise. On September 16, 2026, there was no correction to come.

BY Fareedat Taofeeq

Olu Jacobs' five-decade career spanned British theatre and television, international films and the Nigerian screen industry.
Nigerian filmmaker and sound designer Damilola Aluko, popularly known as Adam Songbird, who has worked on Nollywood films including Prophetess, King of Boys 2, Colours of Fire and Seven Doors

Adam Songbird Builds a Career Beyond Music

Damilola Aluko discusses the move from music to sound design, his work across Nollywood and the recognition that came with his AMVCA nominations.

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

Eric Nwanso carries We Go Talk Tomorrow without dialogue, using pauses, expressions and movement to convey his character's grief.

Eric Nwanso and Hassan Tha Kreator on Making Silence Speak in “We Go Talk Tomorrow”

Hassan Tha Kreator’s four-minute short stars Eric Nwanso as a son who never speaks while listening to his late father’s voice notes, exploring grief through silence, memory and the things people leave behind.

BY Ikenna Churchill

Samuel Adeleke discusses how Home Training questions what adults mean when they describe a child as well trained and whether children have room to question, disagree and think for themselves.

Samuel Adeleke Turns His Lens Towards the Realities of Childhood

With Small Hands of Zonaria and Home Training, the Nigerian filmmaker explores childhood, education and the pressures children face, while questioning what adults often fail to see.

BY Esther Kalu

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