Great lead actors, interesting premise, disappointing end

Great lead actors, interesting premise, disappointing end

Movie Title: Dolapo Douglas Language: Yoruba Running time: 2 hours 16 minutes Release date: 2024 Streaming platform: Prime Video Producer: Oyebade Adebimpe Adedimeji Director: Ibrahim Yekini (Itele) Article Page with Financial Support Promotion Nigerians need credible journalism. Help us report it. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of … Read more

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’ sets new standard for Nollywood biopics

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’ sets new standard for Nollywood biopics

Movie Title: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Date Release: 17 May 2024 Running Time: 91 Minutes Director: Tunde Babalola Cast: Joke Silva, Kehinde Bankole, Ibrahim Suleiman, Jide Kosoko, Dele Odule, Adebayo Salami, Keppy Ekpeyoung, Adunni Ade, Omowunmi Dada, Patrick Diabuah and many others What makes a biopic stand out? Is it because it is the story of people … Read more

Jide Kosoko, others pay tribute to late ‘The New Masquerade’ star, Ovularia

Jide Kosoko, others pay tribute to late ‘The New Masquerade’ star, Ovularia

On Tuesday, Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko mourned Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia, in the 1980s TV sitcom, ‘The New Masquerade’, who died at 81. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Kosoko described the late actress as a disciplined woman who had contributed immensely to the growth of … Read more

Toast to living legend of Nigerian cinema at 70

Toast to living legend of Nigerian cinema at 70

At a fancy event centre in Lagos over the weekend, Nigerian actors and stakeholders in the industry came together to celebrate Jide Kosoko, a true legend of Nigerian cinema who turned 70. Amid glitz and glamour, the venue transformed into a gathering of notable figures in the Nigerian film industry, politics, business, and others, where … Read more