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Kayode Is Bringing Fuji and Apala Into Trap Music

After sampling King Saheed Osupa and Haruna Ishola, the Lagos-based artiste and producer is expanding the sound across “Aimoye,” “Iṣẹ Oluwa” and “Bere Mole” while preparing a new mixtape.

BY Abioye Damilare Samson

Kayode photographed in Lagos during a period when his music has increasingly drawn from the Fuji and Yoruba sounds he heard growing up alongside contemporary trap and Afrobeats.
Nduka Ebube Dike, writer of Dear Dija, his first produced screenplay, which draws from his childhood in Aba.

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

Richard Bamgbaiye during the period following his debut in Aljana, where he played Timothy, a child navigating trauma and the experience of being misunderstood.

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

Fave, Nigerian singer-songwriter and creator of her third EP RNBLING, photographed with long platinum blonde hair in a red T-shirt.

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

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Nigerian actor Ibraheem Lateef Adebayo, widely known as the “King of Re-enactment,” has built a growing presence in Nollywood by recreating memorable film performances with careful attention to delivery, movement, and emotional detail.

Ibraheem Lateef Adebayo: Why Standing Out Matters in Entertainment Industry

Ibraheem Lateef Adebayo explains why standing out is essential for success in the entertainment industry, highlighting visibility, creativity, and career growth in Nollywood and beyond.

BY Fareedat Taofeeq

Uche Mordi is a co-writer on Funke Akindele’s highest grossing fim Behind The Scenes working alongside Akindele and Collins Okoh to shape the film’s story and plot.

Uche Mordi on “Behind The Scenes” and Her Passion for Moving Stories

Uche Mordi, a rising Nollywood screenwriter, speaks with The Nollywood Reporter to unpack her career-defining writing credit in Funke Akindele’s historic box office film, Behind The Scenes, future stories she’s excited about telling and the legacy she is building in Nollywood.

BY Esther Kalu

Mfon-Abasi Inyang on Writing, Credit and YouTube Breakthrough

Screenwriter Mfon-Abasi Inyang discusses his inspiration behind the viral film, “Love in Every Word,” and his thoughts on writing characters that stay with audiences after the credits roll

BY Oluwatomiwa Ogunniyi

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