Real Housewives of Lagos cast member Mariam Timmer said she vibed hardest with Annie Mthembu from the Durban franchise during the Ultimate Girls Trip filming. The reality star mentioned their chemistry clicked right away on both personal and business wavelengths, and she also got tight with Princess Jecoco from the Abuja version. Timmer teased that viewers need to catch the show to see how things played out with cast members she did not mesh with initially.
Timmer confirmed she built legit friendships beyond the cameras with the Durban crew and Jecoco. She appreciated how they opened up about real-life struggles and backed each other up instead of just performing for television, and the whole experience felt like actual sisterhood...
Actress Wumi Toriola threw a colloquium and year-end party at Radisson Blu in Ikeja, where she got Nollywood people talking about industry standards and where things are headed. Professor Mojisola Bimbo-Manuel gave the keynote and basically told everyone the sector needs actual entry requirements if it wants serious investor cash, pointing out academia requires PhDs for professor spots while film has zero formal benchmarks. She also said practitioners carry influence as role models, and female actors should ditch provocative outfits to earn respect.
Financial guy Akorede Idowu told creatives to save money and diversify income because younger talent keeps flooding in, and stamina eventually runs out. Lagos State rep. Bukola Agbaminoja...
The Wale Olomu Memorial Awards people are running their roundtable discussion segment ahead of the actual ceremony later this month, and they pulled together panel members from across Nigerian entertainment. Wunmi Obe from Punch Nigeria, former Saturday Independent editor Olumide Iyanda, cultural writer Jide Taiwo, talking drummer Aralola Olamuyiwa, broadcaster Jimi Akinniyi, and UK-based singer Deborah Lawal will dissect how entertainment journalism shaped the creative economy.
TopRadio will stream the conversation live while organizers prep for the awards event, recognizing three lifetime achievement winners plus at least five special recognition recipients. Steering committee head Tokunbo Ojekunle said the seven-person crew is...
Nigerian Breweries is throwing a concert at the Polo Club in Ibadan with Wande Coal, Zlatan, Shoday, and DJ Neptune headlining under the Goldberg brand banner. Jerry Shaffer and Tolu Daniels are also locked in for the gig that aims to connect with Southwest culture during the holiday rush.
Marketing boss Sarah Agha talked up the Legendary Christmas campaign as the company pushing harder into Detty December after helping build it into a massive seasonal economy over the years. The brewery wants to own more of the festive vibe across different regions with these types of events.
Goldberg is betting the show will pull big crowds from people who dig the brand and want to celebrate local identity through music.
The film censorship board chief, Shaibu Husseini, sent props to Abubakar Yakubu after he won the Actors Guild of Nigeria presidency at their Benin City convention. Husseini said the guy earned it through years of grinding as secretary general, and he has the chops to run things properly.
The NFVCB boss told Yakubu to focus on core guild business rather than random side projects that drift from their actual job of backing up actors. Husseini wants the new administration to handle member welfare programs and professional development instead of chasing vanity stuff.
He added that keeping AGN stable matters for the wider Nigerian film scene, staying competitive globally, and the board will keep working with them on strengthening the...
Wale Ojo dropped a comedy called This is not a Nollywood Movie that just premiered at iMax Lekki, and the actor known for dramatic stuff like Breath of Life switched lanes hard into funny territory. Boma Akpore produced the film that shot scenes in Nnewi and Lagos with Brother Shaggi, Bimbo Akintola, Chidi Mokeme, and Hanks Anuku rounding out the cast.
The plot follows a village guy and his buddy who bail on everything to chase acting dreams in Lagos after having visions about winning international awards. Ojo said the whole thing was expensive to make and promote, and he wants viewers to see stuff they have never watched in Nigerian cinema before. He pitched the message as artists being cultural warriors who need to build up the...
The Shakara Festival at Nautica Beach Resort in Elegushi dropped Brymo and Johnny Drille as major performers for their four-day December run in Lagos. The whole thing is meant to be an annual Detty December staple with DJ Obi's house party crew handling the late-night slot on the 20th through his Obi House brand, and DJs like Shawn and Bonamax will keep things moving after the main stage wraps.
BlaqBonez, Show Dem Camp, The Cavemen, Llona, and Morravey are also locked in for sets across Afrobeats, alternative, and highlife categories. The festival closes with a gospel day featuring Sinach, Ada Ehi, Gbenga Akinfenwa, and others doing praise sessions.
Organizers built out four zones covering a marketplace called Shakara Junction...
Ito Omu Kingdom coordinator Ololade Oshin said her area in the Epe Division is putting together the Olomu Festival for next year, and local chiefs already signed off on the whole thing. The woman runs the eco-cultural event as Iyalaje of Ito Omu, and she told people the community wants to drop a tourist village on their land while expanding farming and fishing operations to boost food production.
Oshin mentioned that the Lagos State Government, the waterways authority, Epe Local Government, and regional monarchs are backing the project. Oba Kamorudeen Animashaun from Epe, plus two other traditional rulers, called it a solid move for heritage preservation and bringing in tourism money.
They threw a boat regatta to hype up the...
Producer Ope Banwo just fired off a letter to the Association of Movie Producers boss Queen Ebigieson, calling out their handling of the Taye Arimoro versus Peggy Ovire set drama from Pieces of Love. The filmmaker slash lawyer thinks the guild verdict looked totally lopsided, and he listed seven problems with how they handled the whole mess.
Banwo basically said AMP ignored the unlawful detention angle, sent weird mixed signals by calling someone not guilty while still making them apologize, and showed producers can apparently get away with sketchy security practices. He wants the association to build a proper code, ban unlawful holding of cast and crew, require ethics training for production teams, and set up anonymous reporting for...
