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Nduka Ebube Dike Brings Childhood, Nollywood and Young Love Into “Dear Dija”
The Lagos-based copywriter and creative director drew from his childhood in Aba to write Dear Dija, a short film about two teenagers who fall in love across a balcony while bonding over Nollywood films.
BY Ikenna Churchill
- Film, Newbies

After “Aljana,” Richard Bamgbaiye Wants the Next Challenge
The teen actor talks about finding Timothy, winning Best Male Actor at AFRIFF and returning to everyday life after his debut brought him into the spotlight.
BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi
- Music, Newbies

Fave on “RNBLING” and the Freedom to Be Herself
On her third EP, the Nigerian singer-songwriter arrives more settled and self-assured than ever before, speaking exclusively to TNR about creative independence, womanhood in Afropop, and why authenticity is something an artiste protects rather than performs.
BY Abioye Damilare Samson
MORE NEWBIES

- Film, Newbies
“Film Gives You a Fair View of History” — Olisa Eloka
Olisa Eloka, Nollywood screenwriter, speaks with The Nollywood Reporter (TNR) to unpack his career-defining writing credit in Izu Ojukwu’s 77: The Festac Conspiracy, his obsessive love for historical dramas and research and what he hopes the film achieves for posterity.
BY Esther Kalu

- Film, Newbies
Chimezie Imo on Silence and Subtlety in Acting
Chimezie Imo opens up about emotional restraint, finding refuge in acting, turning down false roles, and why he lets the work speak. An exclusive Nollywood Reporter feature.
BY Ikenna Churchill

- Music, Newbies
Clayrocksu’s Mission to Revive Afro Rock for a New Generation
Clayrocksu, born Bianca Okorocha, is reviving Afro Rock in Nigeria by blending alternative rock influences with African storytelling, challenging Afrobeats dominance and reshaping perceptions of rock music in Nigeria’s evolving music industry.
BY Abioye Damilare Samson
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