From real-life stories to fiction inspired by real events, filmmakers in Nigeria have produced powerful works that show the human cost of insecurity. In the last couple of years, Nollywood has become ...

Forbes has unveiled its 2025 list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, highlighting leaders who continue to break barriers ...

Nigerian actor, content creator and influencer Odira Nwobu has died in South Africa aged 43, a lawyer and the Actors' Guild of Nigeria have told the BBC. News of his death has shocked many at home in ...

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Canal+ S.A., a sprawling media and entertainment company controlled by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, has launched a ...

A new 2026 Outlook Report by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) projects that Africa’s total gross gas demand will increase from about 55 billion cubic meters (Bcm) annually in 2020 to over 90 Bcm by ...

Olga de Amaral’s sculptural tapestries, Otobong Nkanga’s multi-media oeuvre, Meriem Bennani’s footwear-as-soundscape, and ...

Established in 2018 by a resident of the area, Mrs Oluwatosin Adeniyi, this makeshift school offers free education with sets ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

Over the past few years, there have been Mitford TV shows, Mitford biographies, and TV adaptations of the Mitford novels.

Between 27 November and 6 December, the 18th edition of the Panorama of the European Film will present the latest award-winning European films and retrospective classics This year’s Panorama will ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died in February, their passing initially shrouded in mystery.