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  It’s hard to put a fine point on the last time we saw Aki and Paw-Paw as a duo in a film. Such is the transcendence and sense of permanence they had on a particular period of Nollywood, in particular, that they seemed timeless, and as such it’s difficult to remember the exact time they stopped being Aki and Paw-Paw, and went back to being Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme. But it was undoubtedly a long time ago, and Play Network opted to end that spell of absence with a 2021 feature pic centring the pair. Aptly titled  Aki and Paw-Paw , this movie is Biodun Stephen’s third directorial cinematic release of an eventful, and comes less than two months after Anthill’s  Progressive Tailors Club . Asides our beloved duo, this movie also features Chioma Okafor, Uti Nwachukwu, Toyin Abraham, Beverly Osu, and Anita Asuoha (aka Dat Warri Pikin). The question regarding the notion of the Aki and Paw-Paw remake is whether or not it would fit in this era. Perhaps the time for it had p...

  Possibly one of the most awaited Nigerian movies, Amina is finally on its way to our screens. The movie which has been in production for over two years is being produced by Okechukwu Ogunjiofor (Living In Bondage) and directed by  Izu Ojukwu . The movie stars Lucy Ameh, Clarion Chukwura, Ali Nuhu and many more. She lived in the age of man in a man’s world. In an ancient world of brutal conflicts, ferocious animal passions, supressive timeless customs, and reckless, herioc exploits, she must resolutely carve out a part for her life in the face of scandalised tradition and antagonistic male dominance. To grasp her destiny, she must prove herself not just as able, but infinitely more capable than any man alive. Fathered by the legendary warrior, expansionist,and empire builder Barkwa Turunku, Aminatu, alluring princess and first daughter to the renowned Barkwa nurses a burning ambition never before imagined: To sit as queen over a Zazzau empire that stretches from Kano to River...

  SWALLOW  is an upcoming Kunle Afolayan movie, created specifically for Netflix. The movie is set to premiere on the streaming platform on October 1, 2021. The movie stars Niyola (Eniola Akinbo) in the lead role alongside Ijeoma Grace Agu, Chioma Akpotha, Deyemi Okanlawon, Omotunde Adebowale, Eniola Badmus, Mercy Aigbe, Kelvin Ikeduba, Joke Muyiwa, Edet Anthony Offiong (Thin Tall Tony) and Olusegun Akinremi. SWALLOW follows the story of Tolani Ajao, a naïve secretary whom, after a series of career woes, considers a drug trafficking offer from her roommate Rose Adamson.

OVERVIEW CAST Toni Tones, Lala Akindoju, Osas Ighodaro, Ini Dima-Okojie, Ebenezer Eno SYNOPSIS Meet Zuri. She's living a fabulous life. Great car, gorgeous apartment, well paid job. Meet Zuri. Broken down car, an apartment she cant afford, a job she's about to lose. What's a broke girl to do. With her best friends Tami (the flighty fashion designer), Lara (the tough oil and gas executive), Adesuwa (the conservative lawyer), and Ladun (the fabulous housewife), Zuri grows a little, learns a lot and navigates her way to making better financial decisions and building wealth. This show tackles, debt, spending, the consumerist culture of the African middle class, the fear and misconceptions surrounding money and the lack of it, love, friendships, cultural and societal pressures and the roles they play in success. With each episode comes a Smart Money Lesson, there to help you work your way up the financial ladder. LENGTH 7 episodes (~40 minutes each) DIRECTOR Bunmi Ajakaiye SCREE...

  RISE OF THE SAINTS  is an upcoming thriller produced by Grand Redemption Platform and co-produced by Accelerate TV. It features Rachel Oniga, Tina Mba, Peter Fatomilola, and Deyemi Okonlawon alongside Teleola Kuponiyi – a new actor in the lead role. SYNOPSIS : Rise of the Saints is a movie inspired by the story of Moremi Ajasoro, warrior Queen of Ife who delivers her people from destruction in the hands of her sworn nemesis Jagan. In the present, her prophesied son is manifest in Luke, a young aspiring music artiste. Orphaned at birth and raised by his aunt, Luke is suddenly plunged into a battle of two worlds; of light and darkness. He joins forces with The Saints, a group of people charged with the duty of protecting the legacy of Moremi, and together they must employ all their wits to defeat the ferocious warlord, Jagan. Amidst all, Luke has no choice but to take the biggest test of his life; choose between a destiny of honour or his dazzling dream of music and fame The m...

OVERVIEW CAST Temi Otedola, Joke Silva, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Sadiq Daba, Gabriel Afolayan, Ini Edo, Adjetey Anang, Yomi Fash Lanso, Bienvenu Neba, Ray Reboul, LENGTH 151mins DIRECTOR Kunle Afolayan PRODUCER Steve Ayorinde, Yinka Oyedeji, Seun Soyinka SCREENPLAY Tunde Babalola WATCH ONLINE AT Netflix It is directed and produced by Kunle Afolayan and is slated to be the acting debut for Temi Otedola (daughter of Femi Otedola and Fashion Influencer). The upcoming drama/thriller, “Citation”, is written by  Tunde Babalola  and also stars Joke Silva, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Sadiq Daba, Gabriel Afolayan, Ini Edo, Adjetey Anang, Yomi Fash Lanso, and others. SYNOPSIS : The film narrates the ordeals faced by a female postgraduate student, Moremi Oluwa (Temi Otedola) who is forced to find a way to deal with an awkward situation of sexual harassment from a popular male lecturer, Prof. Lucien Nd’yara (Jimmy-Jean Louis). The movie is set to officially release on the Netflix platform on 6 November, 2...

OVERVIEW CAST Sharon Ooja, Omoni Oboli, Patrick Doyle, Segun Arinze, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Wofai Fada, Beverly Osu, Ada Ameh, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Omowunmi Dada, David Jones David, Daniel Effiong, Emmanuel Ilemobayo, Sambasa Nzeribe, Gregory Ojefua, Beverly Osu, Yemi Solade, Bukola Oladipupo, and Omawumi. SYNOPSIS Òlòtūré is the story of a young, naïve Nigerian journalist who goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price – one that takes her to the verge of no return. LENGTH 1hr 47mins DIRECTOR Kenneth Gyang SCREENPLAY Craig Freimond and Yinka Ogun YEAR 2019 WATCH ONLINE AT Netflix MEMORABLE QUOTES/SCENES "Anything wey big man do perseon, you suppo...

  OVERVIEW CAST Frederick Leonard, Bolaji Ogunmola, Uzor Arukwe, Love Olu, Taiwo Familoni, Grace Benjamin, Ahmed Afolabi, SYNOPSIS All hell breaks loose when Nonye summons the courage to walk away from her narcissistic boss. LENGTH 1hr 18mins DIRECTOR Sobe Charles Umeh PRODUCER Chris Eneaji SCREENPLAY Saninye Alasia YEAR 2020 WATCH ONLINE AT iROKO TV THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Watching  The CEO and I  is quite a trip and not because the storyline is incredible but because the whole thing is quite humorous. And unintentionally so. In  The CEO and I  a promising young lady, Nonye ( Bolaji Ogunmola ), continues to suffer being slandered and being overworked by her overbearing boss ( Frederick Leonard ). She meets a young and kind lad, Ekene ( Uzor Arukwe ), one day at the buka (streetside restaurant) and they hit it off. They develop a friendship that makes her boss uncomfortable – possibly because he has feelings for her but he’s too much of a toddler to use...

  OVERVIEW CAST Gabriel Afolayan, Udoka Oyeka, Damilola Adegbite, Dakore Akande, Wale Ojo, Bolanle Ninalowo, Sani Musa Danja, Tina Mba, Sharon Ooja, Adeolu Adefarasin, Sambasa Nzeribe, Temidayo Akinboro, Wole Ojo, Odunlade Adekola SYNOPSIS Coming from Insanity is the story of a young Kossi (Gabriel Afolayan) who was illegally transplanted from his home country, Togo, and finds himself in the role of a slave to a rich Lagos family. Many years later, Kossi has grown into a young man who desires more for himself so he goes about searching the internet for ways to make money. Soon enough he discovers the art of actually ‘making’ money and as such a criminal is born. LENGTH 1hr 38mins DIRECTOR Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo PRODUCER Ibidolapo Ajayi SCREENPLAY Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo YEAR 2019 WATCH ONLINE AT Netflix MEMORABLE QUOTES/SCENES "They say that practice makes perfect. That is a lie. Practice makes good. Only obsession makes perfect" Somewhere around the thirty minute ma...

  After the success of the 2019 remake of “ Living In Bondage “, Play Network Studios returns with yet another remake. This time they are taking on the classic 1995 Nollywood movie “Rattlesnake” whose original starred  Francis Duru  (replaced by  Stan Nze  in the remake) in the lead alongside  Nkem Owoh  (replaced by Chiwetalu Agu). SYNOPSIS : After Ahanna Okolo’s life as he knows it ends, he decides to steal the life he always w a nted. He has just one rule – no bloodshed. He assembles a group of men with various skills, carrying out a series of spectacular heists, always ten steps ahead of the police. However, when their biggest heist takes an unexpectedly deadly turn, the gang suddenly finds themselves with bitter enemies on both sides of the law. The remake is executive produced by Charles Okpaleke, produced by Chris Odeh ( Oloibiri ), written by Nicole Asinugo (Living In Bondage: Breaking Free) and directed by  Ramsey Nouah . The film stars S...

  OVERVIEW CAST Somkele Idhalama, Seyi Shay, Vector, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Uche Jombo, Chinedu Ikedieze, Shaffy Bello, Sharon Ooja, Chioma Chukwuka, Akah Nnani, Bimbo Manuel, Toni Tones, Deyemi Okanlawon, DJ Xclusive, Folu ‘Storms’ Ogunkeye SYNOPSIS Lara and the Beat is a coming of age movie about the young and beautiful Giwa sisters (Dara and Lara) caught in the centre of a financial scandal with their late parents’ Media Empire. The sisters are forced out of their privileged bubble, and must learn to build their own future – through music and enterprise – to salvage their family’s past. LENGTH 2hrs 20mins DIRECTOR Tosin Coker PRODUCER Biola Alabi SCREENPLAY John-Arthur Ingram, Kay I. Jegede, and Pearl Osibu YEAR 2018 WATCH ONLINE AT Netflix & Amazon Prime Video (UK) THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Lara & The Beat  is the coming of age story of the young and tactless heiress, Lara Giwa (Seyi Shay) after she and her sister, Dara Giwa ( Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama ), find th...

  This Lady Called Life  is an upcoming movie directed by Kayode Kasum (Sugar Rush, Oga Bolaji). The movie is co-produced by Abisola Yussuff and Kayode Kasum and stars Bisola Aiyeola, Efa Iwara, Wale Ojo, Tina Mba, Jemima Osunde, Lota Chukwu, Molawa Onajobi, Paul Utomi, Michael Ejoor, Asa’ah Samuel, Miyonsea, Tuke Morgan, and others. SYNOPSIS:  Becoming a chef is Aiye’s greatest desire. But, she is a young, struggling, single mother who has been abandoned by her family. To settle for defeat, or to fight against all odds to become the chef of her dreams? That is the question.

  OVERVIEW CAST Seun Ajayi, Judith Audu, Tope Tedela, Chiwetalu Agu, Ifu Ennada, Ejetareme Ajotubu Michael, Kelechi Udegbe, Demi Banwo, Ozzy Agu, Jammal Ibrahim, Donald Jonah SYNOPSIS Haunted by dreams of an ancestral Okoroshi masquerade, a disillusioned security guard wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a mute, purple spirit, in Abba Makama's surrealist romp through the sprawling city of Lagos. LENGTH 1hr 34mins DIRECTOR Abba T. Makama PRODUCER Abba T. Makama SCREENPLAY Abba T. Makama & Africa Ukoh YEAR 2019 WATCH ONLINE AT Netflix Abba T. Makama follows his 2016 acclaimed film,  Green White Green,  with a relatively lighter piece in  The Lost Okoroshi (TLO).  However, don’t let the dancing masquerades in the trailer fool you, the content carries more weight than the few dance moves of the Okoroshi. In  The Lost Okoroshi,  after months of repeated dreams about masquerades, a traditional young man (“Raymond” played by  Seun A...