It’s time to take a trip to the city of power! Reality show lovers are in for a treat this weekend as the highly anticipated reality show The Real Housewives of Abuja (RHOAbuja) is now streaming exclusively on Showmax. The latest edition of the hit reality TV franchise takes viewers to Nigeria’s capital city as it follows the luxurious lives …

Lynx Entertainment are set to re-launch their TV platform with new shows from Sika Osei, DJ Vyrusky, Richmond Xavier Amoakoh (Lawyer Nti) and more. The over-the-top, next-gen media channel will offer immersive content that cuts across the contemporary lifestyle of today’s African; projecting dynamic culture while keeping their audience entertained with music, film, talk shows documentaries & more. The content …

Shanty Town, the New Netflix Original Series entertaining Nigerians, deliberately showcases parts of our culture – Afrobeats, pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo…but it is the Ibibio language spoken between Ini Edo’s character, Inem, and Nse Ikpe-Etim’s character, Ene, for about 30% of the series’ dialogue, that is impossible to ignore. The Ibibio people account for about 8 million out of Nigeria’s 225 …

On the opening day of The Joburg Film Festival, Showmax released an open commissioning brief to the African film industry calling for pitches for a slate of 10 live action films. The African streamer has won the South African Film and Television Awards’ Made-for-TV Movie Award for two years in a row, first with Loving Thokoza and then with Boxing …

Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver, who are both University of Southern California alumni, have joined the School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors. The writer, director and producer, known for Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Creed, is a two-time Oscar nominee. He credited the school for all the skills he has used during his more than a decade-long …

Everything Everywhere All at Once leads the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning. The film scored 11 noms, including best picture, where it will compete along with All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. …

Faouzia, Davido, Burna Boy, Ans-T Crazy, Wizkid, Marwan Moussa, Makahazi, Didi B,Others Shine At 8th Edition In Senegal IT was a breathtaking experience, Sunday night, at the 15-000 capacity Dakar Arena, in Dakar, Senegal, as superstars across the continent clinched trophies at the 8th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), aka ‘The Teranga Edition’. Broadcast live to over …

Arafa, Comfort Booth, OJ Posharella, Princess Jecoco, Samantha Homossany and Tutupie to star in The Real Housewives of Abuja Showmax is taking fans of the beloved The Real Housewives franchise to the city of wealth and power, Abuja. The Real Housewives of Abuja (RHOAbuja) marks the eighth version of the hit format in Africa and is set to premiere exclusively …

In 2022, Showmax kicked off its investment in Ghana with two Showmax Original titles – Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s drama series ENO and the documentary reality series My Perfect Funeral – a deliberate move by the African streaming service to support the film and TV industry in Ghana and broaden the scope for African content made by Africans. This investment is paying …

Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Angela Bassett, Ke Huy Quan, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Coolidge, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Yeoh, Julia Garner, Zendaya, Guillermo del Toro, Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler were among those honored Tuesday night.   The full list of winners is as follows: Best Motion Picture – Drama Avatar: The Way of Water Elvis The Fabelmans (WINNER) Tár Top …