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Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’: The Name, The Man, The Legacy

Before Ogogo belonged to Yoruba cinema, he belonged to a family. A tribute to the mechanic who inherited a praise name and spent more than four decades making sure it was never forgotten.

BY Fareedat Taofeeq

Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, during his later years as one of Yoruba cinema’s most recognisable actors. His career began in 1981 as an Akede Oba and spanned theatre, home-video films and contemporary Nollywood, including his role as Alaafin Ademuyiwa in Aníkúlápó.
To Adaego With Love marks Nwamaka Chikezie’s directorial feature debut produced by Brenda Ogbukaa-Garuba. The historical drama is a worthy reference to conversations around the post-civil war, tribal and cultural tensions among Nigerians with its exploration of a forbidden romance.

Nwamaka Chikezie on Bringing 1975 to Life in “To Adaego With Love”

After winning two directing prizes at the DGN Awards, Chikezie talks to TNR about the historical romance, the challenge of recreating 1975 Nigeria and the human stories behind its history.

BY Esther Kalu

Martini Akande, the self-taught editor behind Brotherhood, Gangs of Lagos and Christmas in Lagos. Originally drawn to acting, Akande discovered editing while making short films with friends in Ibadan and taught himself the craft through YouTube tutorials, online courses and books including Walter Murch's In the Blink of an Eye.

Martini Akande Has Made a Career Out of What Audiences Don’t See

The self-taught editor behind Brotherhood, Gangs of Lagos and Christmas in Lagos opens up on learning the craft through YouTube, why good editing should disappear, and finding his way into Nollywood

BY Ikenna Churchill

Adé Sultan Sangodoyin, writer-director of We Must Begin Again, Together, a short film set to premiere at the 23rd Afrika Film Festival Köln in September 2026. The film follows Bimbi, a woman whose world unravels after she discovers her husband’s affair with her brother, and marks Sangodoyin’s move from co-producing Eyimofe to directing a story of his own.

Adé Sultan Sangodoyin’s ‘We Must Begin Again, Together’ Takes Four Years to Find Its Way Home

The Nigerian filmmaker traces his move from co-producing Eyimofe to directing his own story, returning to his native Ibadan for a short film four years in the making

BY Ikenna Churchill

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