By Babajide Awoyinfa Some veteran musicians have called for a unified body and purposeful leadership to unite the old and new generation of musicians in the country. They made their opinions known on Thursday in an online group known as ‘Entertainment Gurus’, created by veteran musician, Innocent Onyemauwa, popularlyContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) generated N514.7 million from the box office in May. This shows a decline of N52 million compared to the N566 million tickets sold in April. A total of 197,242 patrons also bought tickets at the box office in May showingContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A Nigerian musician, Victor Ukoh, also known as Veecil, has dropped a single titled, ‘Black Energy’. This is contained in statement issued by the artist’s publicist, Kemi Israel, on Saturday in Abuja. Israel said that Veecil, in the song, featured talented rising Nigerian artists such as Syemca,Continue Reading
By Josephine Obute The Silverbird Group on Friday unveiled the maiden edition of Miss Universe Nigeria contest, an all-inclusive pageant, open to young Nigerian women irrespective of marital status, body type, colour, height or weight. Guy Murray-Bruce, President of Silverbird Group, at the media unveiling of the pageantContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah The new copyright law in Nigeria is filling important gaps in today’s digital content age and will be useful to combat online piracy and loss of revenue especially in Nollywood, an intellectual property law expert, Prof. Samuel Andrews, says. Nollywood employs more than a million people directlyContinue Reading
By Mateen Badru A content creator, Chuke Chinemelum, popularly known as Danceglitch, has called for more focus on the dance sector of the entertainment industry. Danceglitch, a dance artiste, actor, aspiring filmmaker and a creative director, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nigeria’s largest private art collector, Yemisi Shyllon, on Wednesday advised LEGACY 1995, a non-governmental group managing the Nigerian Railway Museum, to ensure proper preservation of the historical heritage site. Shyllon who expressed displeasure over the state of the railway relics and artefacts, gave the advice during hisContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke Some leisure spot owners in Abuja on Monday decried low patronage during the Easter festivities. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) they blamed the low patronage on economic hardship triggered by inflation, insecurity and cash crunch. According to Istifanus Nanu, the Manager, TaminusContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it generated N441 million from tickets sold across the country in March 2023. The National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Opeyemi Ajayi, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. Ajayi said Continue Reading
By Patience Aliyu Ms Julie Mckay, U.S. Cultural Affairs Officer in Nigeria, has assured the creative industry of her country’s partnership for the growth of the sector. She gave the assurance while inspecting facilities at the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) during a tour of cultural sites, Museums and the National FilmContinue Reading
