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#TIFF2016 Selects 8 Nollywood Movies for its ‘City to City’ Focus on Lagos, Nigeria

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) recently announced ‘The City to City: Lagos lineup’ for  its annual City to City program curated by Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF. “Vital, complex and inspiring, Lagos is entirely unique,” said Bailey, in a prior press conference, when asked about why TIFF was zeroing in on Lagos, Nigeria. …

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African Cinema: OC Ukeje, @AdesuaEtomi, @BeverlyNaya, Iretiola Doyle Star in ‘The Arbitration’ !

The wait is over as Inkblot Production’s latest Nollywood movie ‘The Arbitration’ hits cinemas nationwide today. Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, The Arbitration tells the story of Gbenga and his employee Dara who had an affair. After the affair ended and Dara left the company, she sued Gbenga and accused him of rape. An Arbitration panel …

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Nollywood Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Makes ELLE’s list of ’50 African Women Who Shape the Continent’

Dimeji Alara, a fashion influencer and contributor to Elle South Africa’s digital and print publications, recently revealed some names of women who made the list of the magazine’s ’50 African Women Who Shape the Continent,’ in its August issue. Among them is Nollywood’s Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. Jalade-Ekeinde is a multiple award winning Nigerian actress, singer, United …