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Iconic Nollywood movies, Wedding Party, '76, Wives on Strike, and more are turning 10 in 2026. Here’s why they are still worth watching today. It was also the year Netflix officially became available ...

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Nollywood movie, Oversabi Aunty, produced by Actress Toyin Abraham has been announced as the fourth highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time in WestInstagram Africa. This feat was reported achieved ...

Oversabi Aunty has grossed ₦711.5 million at the box office in just 18 days, placing Toyin Abraham’s latest film among Nollywood’s top four highest-grossing movies. The feat marks another major ...

By Oluwapelumi OlusanjoNollywood, Africa’s largest film industry by volume, is undergoing a powerful transformation in 2026 as women increasingly take charge behind the camera, redefining storytelling ...

Koleoso, a movie by Nollywood actor Ibrahim Yekini, popularly known as Itele, has surpassed 100 million total views on ...

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He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World’s Fair to working many exacting months on the Stanley Kubrick classic: The film "absolutely would not have happened without ...