The AGN president just told CAN to chill about a movie title. Outgoing Actors Guild of Nigeria leader Ejezie Emeka Rollas responded to the Christian Association of Nigeria's criticism of Ini Edo's film, A Very Dirty Christmas. He called for more measured dialogue between faith groups and the creative industry. Rollas argued the title is a metaphorical creative expression, not an insult to Christianity. He stated that watching the whole movie shows it does not mock or undermine Christian doctrines. The CAN had also questioned the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board for approving the title.
Rollas defended Ini Edo's personal faith and the film's intent. He emphasized that Edo is a committed Christian who would not intentionally...
Music biz heads are meeting in Lagos to figure out how to actually make money off Afrobeats. Stakeholders are gathering for the Africa Music Business Summit ahead of the All Africa Music Awards. The event at the Eko Convention Centre will host artists, executives, and policymakers like Universal Music's Sipho Dlamini and artists Stonebwoy and Innoss B. Discussions will focus on monetization, ownership, and building infrastructure. The theme is about connecting, building, and owning the continent's music revolution. CNN host Larry Madowo and Mojibade Sosanya will host, with a keynote from Sweden's Ambassador to Nigeria, Anna Westerholm.
The summit's sessions aim to tackle the real business hurdles. One panel will dig into the policies...
TIFF just hit fifty with its biggest party ever. The Toronto International Film Festival, called Tiffty for this edition, wrapped up a massive 2025 run. That year's festival, the fiftieth since founders Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk, and Dusty Cohl started it back in 1976, saw over seven hundred thousand guests. Films screened at places like the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, and the Princess of Wales Theatre. Nigeria's Omotola Jalade Ekeinde debuted her first film as a director there, titled Mother's Love. American star Scarlett Johansson also premiered her own directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
The event was a total spectacle, living up to the Tiffty nickname. Festival Street on King Street West shut down for...
Afrobeats owns the world now, and the numbers don't lie. Nigerian artists like Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido are selling out iconic venues from Madison Square Garden in New York to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Rema's song "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez smashed two billion streams on Spotify, a milestone placing it among global pop anthems. The genre's audience is no longer just the diaspora; concerts are filled with diverse crowds singing every word in Yoruba.
This dominance is measured in concrete data. CKay's "Love Nwantiti" hit one billion streams, a first for a solo Nigerian track. Albums from Burna Boy, Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr have each crossed the billion-stream mark on Spotify. Live events underscore the commercial...
A sports marketing firm is going scorched earth on a journalist. Pamodzi Sports Marketing slammed a media report questioning the Nigeria Basketball Federation's partnership efforts. The company called the article myopic and a self-serving hatchet job, blind to basketball's development needs. They rejected the writer's claim that the deal was political theater to extend the current NBBF board's tenure.
Pamodzi stated timing is irrelevant for a beneficial partnership, arguing the sport itself is the main beneficiary, not individuals. They accused the writer of acting as an agent for interests trying to kill basketball instead of reporting on it. The firm highlighted the structured nature of the deal, noting the involved institution will...
That ancient Nigeria versus Tunisia beef gets another chapter. The Super Eagles face the Carthage Eagles in a crucial Africa Cup of Nations group match in Fès, Morocco. Both teams have three points, making this a fight for an early knockout round spot. The rivalry spans sixty four years and twenty-one matches, with six wins apiece and nine draws. History is littered with drama, including team walkouts in 1961 and 1978 over controversial goals.
Nigeria's attack, led by Victor Osimhen, will test a Tunisian side fresh off a win against Uganda. Tunisia’s coach, Sami Trabelsi, won the title as a player in 2004 and has dynamic talents like Hannibal Mejbri. Nigeria’s Eric Chelle will rely on midfielders Alexander Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi to...
A Nigerian soccer star is tired of AFCON getting disrespected. Samuel Chukwueze, a forward for Fulham, called for the Africa Cup of Nations to be valued as highly as the World Cup or the European Championship. He made the comments after controversy over the tournament's schedule in Morocco, which is happening now instead of the summer. This timing forces European clubs to release key players during a busy part of their season.
Chukwueze defended the competition's prestige despite the calendar clash. He stated everyone wants to play in AFCON, calling it one of the best tournaments globally. He acknowledged that the scheduling is wrong but insisted that clubs cannot stop a player's call-up. The winger argued it is unacceptable to...
Zinedine Zidane's son is playing for Algeria, and his grandad is pumped. Luca Zidane, a goalkeeper for Granada, recently switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria at twenty-seven. His famous father, the French legend who won the 1998 World Cup, supported the choice but told him it was his own decision. Luca said his Algerian grandfather was extremely happy and proud, calling him after every call-up.
Luca became Algeria's starting keeper, and his father watched his first Africa Cup of Nations match, a three-nil win over Sudan. He made a key save in that game. The younger Zidane told the media that Algerian culture was always present in his family. He said the national team coach and federation president contacted him...
AFCON can't fill seats, so they're just letting people walk in free. Organizers at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco are opening the gates to fans for no charge about twenty minutes after kickoff in matches with empty stands. A source from the Confederation of African Football confirmed the move. This happened during the Cameroon versus Gabon game in Agadir, where a nearly empty stadium slowly filled up despite heavy rain. The official count for that match was thirty five thousand two hundred in a venue holding over forty five thousand.
Confusion over crowd numbers is common. The attendance for the Democratic Republic of Congo against Benin in Rabat was first announced as six thousand seven hundred three, then corrected to thirteen...
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