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NOLLYWOOD
Nigerian entertainment scene
October 28, 2007

• Nollywood Foundation
  The Foundation

• This is Nollywood
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• Hollywood Most Difficult To Break Into –Ene Oloja
  
  
  
  
  
  Weeks back, news filtered into the country that Daily Independent
  
   

• ‘Dollywood has power to curb hostage taking in Delta’
  OMADHEBOR Godspower, a Deltan, is a  presenter with the Delta State government-owned Delta Rainbow Television (DRTV), Warri but not many know that he and popular musicians; Daddy Showkey and Daddy Fresh et al, grew up at the Olodi-Apapa axis of Ajegunle, Lagos about  two decades ago where, on the sandy and encrusted streets, they tapped the round leather and were members of a number of singing groups. Vanguard
   

• Filmmaking Not Totally Accepted In The North –Ali Nuhu
  He is the RMD of Hausa movie genre. His name is Ali Nuhu,...Daily Independent
   

• How Nollywood gals date producers, directors
  Contrary to the widely held view that men are the initiators of the ‘sex-for-role’ malaise in Nollywood, UK returnee actress, Dolly Onachukwu, star of the now defunct Fortunes and Checkmate|The Sun
   

• Actresses Don’t Prefer Foreign Spouses-Bisi Ibidapo-Obe
  Bisi Ibidapo-Obe has said that the penchant for her female colleagues in the Yoruba movie sector to flaunt themselves on the cover jacket and posters of movies they self-produce is far from the insinuations by a section of the industry and the larger public that it is done to lure randy men. Daily Independent
   

• London set to host Nollywood stars
  NIGERIA’S entertainment industry is to receive a fresh impetus as Business in Africa Events United Kingdom (UK) Limited finalized plans to host the first Nollywood film season in the UK in conjunction with Odeon Cinema Chain and Film ...>>Champion
   

• New project to track profit in Nollywood
  The entertainment business in the country has blossomed into a big industry where millions of Nigerians ply their trade and earn a living. Different genres of products are churned out on regular bases|The Sun
   

• I’m a heart breaker
  
  At age 40, Star of ‘Checkmate’ and mother of three, Tara West, still cuts a figure that could make men ogle. However, the actress disclosed to Sunday Sun that she does not lose sleep when men disappoint her | The Sun
   

• Emotions as Next Movie Star evicts three
  Emotions ran high in the Next Movie Star house during the week as three of the contestants had to pack their bags and baggages and bid their housemates goodbye after they were evicted. |The Sun
   

• No Regrets Quitting Banking – Lilian Amah-Aluko
  One of the least talked about actresses of class in the land, Lilian Amah-Aluko, has reiterated the fact that she does not miss the banking sector, which she quit for acting. The quiet actress whom some people in her means of livelyhood insist does not belong in acting because of her quiet and easy going persona said that acting, rather than banking is the profession she really loves from deep down her soul. Daily Independent
   

• Movie makers want to lay me, I refuse
  If anyone was in doubt about the ignoble role that Nollywood movie producers and directors play, here is a confirmation. It is nothing but sex-for-role, says this struggling actress, Princes Adaeze Edwin. |The Sun

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