The entertainer called off his birthday celebration citing security concerns, and the public reaction was unusually warm. It says something about the mood in Nigeria right now.

FilmOne confirmed it as the biggest Nigerian release of all time. Months later, no 2026 title has come close, and the film has generated a currency controversy along the way.

A romantic comedy set partly in a call centre has crossed ₦855 million at the Nigerian box office, making it the highest-grossing Nollywood release of the year and one of the top ten of all time.

The Show Ya Sef house lost another housemate on 16 August. The eviction pattern this season has been unusually hard to predict.

Season 11 is offering ₦100 million in cash plus an SUV, a record for the eleven-season run. The prize has grown faster than almost anything else in Nigerian television.

Moses Inwang has released the trailer for 'Ordinary People,' his eight-episode Netflix series shot across three cities, six years after he first conceived it. It premieres globally on September 4.

Chocolate City Group has opened applications for its Founders Fund Africa accelerator, offering $20,000 to $50,000 to ten early-stage creative businesses across music, film, design and creative technology, with the window closing August 28.

Comedian Brain Jotter says suspected area boys blocked his car on a Lagos road and demanded money before letting him pass, reviving concerns about street-tout extortion targeting entertainers and everyday motorists alike.

'Alahun: The Weaver' lands in Nigerian cinemas on August 21, led by Odunlade Adekola in a Yoruba fantasy about a young man mocked for his craft who is pulled into a mystical fight for his kingdom's fate.

Genevieve Nnaji is currently filming her first significant screen role in eight years, joining BBC One's 'Wahala' as production continues on a thriller built around three Anglo-Nigerian friends.

Bolaji Ogunmola has again had to publicly separate her on-screen chemistry with co-star Daniel Etim-Effiong from real life, telling critics 'we only kiss in movies' as the speculation resurfaces.

Comedian Broda Shaggi has broken five months of near-total silence with a hospital video, thanking fans for their patience without explaining what kept him away since a reported shooting in March.

Nigerian cinemas took in roughly ₦8.8 billion in the first six months of 2026, already more than any full year between 2019 and 2023, with Funke Akindele's 'Behind the Scenes' leading the pack.

Meraiah Ekeinde, the 26-year-old daughter of Nollywood icon Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has announced her engagement — sharing the ring, not the name of the man who gave it to her.

Nollywood crime thriller "Black Market" wants 50,000 people at its Lagos premiere in September — enough to break a Guinness World Record that has stood since 2015.

Funke Akindele has revealed the cast of her next film, "The Four: No One Fights Alone," stacking RMD, Bisola Aiyeola, Timini Egbuson and singer Waje ahead of a December 11 global release.

Kamsy Uzoma is out of the BBNaija Season 11 house, polling 2.41 per cent of the vote on Sunday night as the show heads into a reshaped week four.

Jumia's second-quarter results show Nigerian orders up 34% and GMV up 36%, the company's strongest market by far — alongside a fresh $50 million raise anchored by the IFC and a 10.6% jump in its share price.

YouTube has doubled the watch-time and Shorts-view thresholds required to start earning money from February 2027 — a change landing squarely on Nigeria, home to more than 48 million monthly YouTube users chasing the same dream.

A November 2024 Supreme Court ruling handed betting regulation to Nigeria's states — and they've responded with a flat 11% revenue tax, ₦100 million licences and, for the first time, a tax on winnings themselves.