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Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi Selected as Nigeria’s Official Submission for the 99th Oscars

October 7, 2026 No Comments

Nigeria is back in the Oscar conversation, and this time the film carrying the country’s hopes is a quiet family drama rather than a spectacle built for easy headlines. Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi has been selected as Nigeria’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, putting the Nigeria-Germany co-production on the road […]

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Rita Dominic, Omotola, and Genevieve: The Three Musketeers Who Shaped Nollywood’s Golden Era

August 26, 2025 No Comments

They began as young dreamers, armed with raw talent and pure passion for performance. Today, Rita Dominic, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, and Genevieve Nnaji are more than actresses. They are cultural icons whose names are forever etched in the story of Nollywood. Their careers mirror the evolution of an industry that grew from makeshift video productions into a global film powerhouse. […]