ATLANTA -- In the mid-1990s, the Nigerian prince scam eased its way into American culture. The ubiquitous advance-fee scams originating in Nigeria and sent to unsuspecting U.S. citizens via email have ...

Africa’s film industry is underfunded and underutilized — but recent investment from streamers is boosting production ...

AFRIFF 2025 is set to spotlight the Afrobeats Film Movement and debut Nigeria’s first Film and Content Market, merging music, film, and culture in Lagos.

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the ...

Set up by filmmaker Femi D. Ogunsanwo and finance execs Tunde Leye and Adedayo Amzat, the fund has already invested in heist-thriller 'The Lagos Job.' By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The banner’s $3 ...

Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo. - Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty ...

Nigerian director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen lines up a shot in the documentary 'Nollywood Babylon.' OK, quick: Name the three biggest film-producing countries in the world. The home of Hollywood, the ...

He stated that this experience began when he was younger, adding that he often gets stereotypical roles because of his ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - "Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It's another day in ...