Nollywood YouTube has started gaining prominence now and has become one of the most popular streaming platforms in the country, but before its prominence, ...

But if it was a blockbuster that had been rented over and over before it got to your turn, then you’d also have to pray it doesn’t “crack” as you watch it. That was the familiar “home video” era. And ...

If your first introduction to Nollywood films was YouTube, you might have had a poor experience. YouTube has become highly “democratised” in recent times. Filmmakers can now put out video content ...

But a new generation of Nollywood filmmakers is bypassing both by taking their movies straight to YouTube, where millions of people are watching. As NPR's Jewel Bright reports, the shift is creating ...

Nollywood has a great selection of movies and series coming out this June to keep viewers glued to their TV screens.

Nollywood is entering a new digital era, and Nigerian actresses are taking control like never before. Using YouTube, they’re reaching global audiences, creating their content, and turning their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Boy and His King," "Insight," "Ashawo" and "Colors of Fire" pictured clockwise from top left, are among the Nigerian films ...

The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, continued its rise in 2025 with a mix of record-smashing box-office hits, culturally resonant epics, and boundary-pushing cinema that expanded both local and ...

The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...

The distinctive makeup of early-aughts Nigerian movies is coming back — and so is the daring attitude of the women who wore it. By Houreidja Tall In the early 2000s, the femme fatales of Nollywood ...