The Archive: Queer Nigerians 2023
With Nigerian queer history erased from the national narrative of Nigeria, Queer Nigerians in the UK gather to tell their stories & document their experiences.
With Nigerian queer history erased from the national narrative of Nigeria, Queer Nigerians in the UK gather to tell their stories & document their experiences.
Abeni is in love with Akanni, the son of Chief Bello's former gateman. But Chief Bello is not in support of his daughter's intention to marry a pauper's son. Will Chief Bello succeed in breaking the bond between the lovebirds?
Nigerian film directed by Ola Balogun.
Amidst the opulence of his reign, a secretive king harbors untold truths and a second destiny intertwined with a troubled lady. As political intrigues unfold, their fates converge, unraveling a saga of hidden legacies and unspoken burdens that defies the conventions of royalty. In the corridors of power, they must confront their shared destiny, navigating the complexities of love, duty, and the kingdom's well-guarded secrets.
Babalawo Awè is a healer who practices the Fâ oracle. He lives on the border between Nigeria and Benin. Every Sunday, from his small office, he welcomes numerous patients with problems as varied as illnesses, questions about the future, or even existential issues.
A Nigerian Yoruba Movie Starring Odunlade. Two close friends torn by love for the same woman.
Amidst the opulence of his reign, a secretive king harbors untold truths and a second destiny intertwined with a troubled lady. As political intrigues unfold, their fates converge, unraveling a saga of hidden legacies and unspoken burdens that defies the conventions of royalty. In the corridors of power, they must confront their shared destiny, navigating the complexities of love, duty, and the kingdom's well-guarded secrets. Find out more.
Three privileged and spoiled sisters, seeking their mother's approval, find love, lose it and rediscover themselves.
A clique of land speculators enlists the help a traditional chief to sell ancestral land fraudulently to a business man who plans to build a petrol station. The community resists this affront which ended in a modern law court.
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful range of hills and valleys in the southwestern Nigerian countryside, AYINLA is inspired by the life and times of Ayinla Omowura, a popular Yoruba musician in rural Nigeria.
Part 2 Sequel to Ò Le Kù. It is the story of Ajani, an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan who is in his final year. He is under pressure from his mother to find a partner, and unwittingly finds himself in a love dilemma - dating three women simultaneously; Asake, a secondary school teacher, is his long-term girlfriend. He meets Lola, a fresher who is tall, slim, and pretty. The situation gets complicated when he meets a childhood acquaintance, who eventually takes center stage in the 'drama of love'. Asake's father badgers her to sever her relationship with Ajani but she however falls pregnant and Lola finds out and Ajani has to choose a wife under duress from his mother.
An opinionated student embarks on a self appointed mission to unravel a mystery that overtakes an all-girls boarding school but she is grossly ill-prepared for the evil that lurks within.
It focuses on human rights issues. It provides insights into the situation of teenage girls who are given out to marriage by their parent without their consent or knowledge and how their education and future carriers are being affected along the way.
Agogo Eewo is the story of Jogbo. A new king was poised to improve the economy of Jogbo. Advisers hinted to the king about a cultural pact binding on the chiefs, but the chiefs stop at nothing to derail the oath-taking process.
This documentary takes a close look at the lives and passions of the men and boys who hustle or run with a gang on the streets of Lagos.
Wanting to impress the other students on campus, a young woman from an impoverished family decides to lie about her background.
A couple preparing for a party find themselves accidentally unearthing the secrets of their children and staff as they search for a missing shoe.
It is the story of Ajani, an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan who is in his final year. He is under pressure from his mother to find a partner, and unwittingly finds himself in a love dilemma - dating three women simultaneously; Asake, a secondary school teacher, is his long-term girlfriend. He meets Lola, a fresher who is tall, slim, and pretty. The situation gets complicated when he meets a childhood acquaintance, who eventually takes center stage in the 'drama of love'. Asake's father badgers her to sever her relationship with Ajani but she however falls pregnant and Lola finds out and Ajani has to choose a wife under duress from his mother.
A group of young students visits a remote village in Bénin, but when the village monarch chooses one of them to be his new wife, trouble erupts.
Meet Zuri. She's living a fabulous life. Great car, gorgeous apartment, well paid job. Meet Zuri. Broken down car, an apartment she cant afford, a job she's about to lose. What's a broke girl to do. With her best friends Tami (the flighty fashion designer), Lara (the tough oil and gas executive), Adesuwa (the conservative lawyer), and Ladun (the fabulous housewife), Zuri grows a little, learns a lot and navigates her way to making better financial decisions and building wealth. This show tackles, debt, spending, the consumerist culture of the African middle class, the fear and misconceptions surrounding money and the lack of it, love, friendships, cultural and societal pressures and the roles they play in success. With each episode comes a Smart Money Lesson, there to help you work your way up the financial ladder.
Doctors' Quarters was a Nigerian Medical Tele-Serial that ran from 2005-2006. Starring Lilian Amah, Funlola Aofiyebi, Peter Aziza, Kate Henshaw, Kayode Ogunyemi, Ashionye Michelle Raccah and Preere Yibowei, amongst others, the TV series followed the story of five talented students as they cope with the trials and tribulations of life with death around the corner.
When a brilliant but underprivileged teen clicks on a mysterious Instagram ad, he unknowingly triggers a twisted survival game that follows him and his friends into their everyday lives — and there's no way to log out.
Take a look as high school students across Nigeria compete in a mathematics quiz, the winner of which is awarded for their excellence and intelligence.
A unique, unpredictable, no-holds-barred comedy reality show and follows the successful format of Japan Amazon Original series, Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental with iterations in 20 countries including Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ireland, Spain and now Nigeria. This series will see Basketmouth pit ten of Nigeria’s top tier comedic talent against each other in a celebrity showdown to win the grand prize for a local charity of their choice.
"THE UNfiltered". A talk show where we bare it all
Through intense training and challenges, a group of amateur fighters competes for a championship title while living in the same house for nine weeks.
A reality series that follows the luxurious lives of six influential and successful women in Abuja
The Apprentice Africa is an African version of the original American Reality TV format, The Apprentice, hosted by Donald Trump. The show was hosted by Mr. Biodun Shobanjo, an advertising magnate, co-founder of Insight Communications and CEO of Troyka Group. It gathered 18 contestants from across six African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda,Kenya, Cameroon and Guinea. The show was aired in Nigeria on, Silverbird TV, Super Screen, and MBI Television; Ghana on; Kenya on; Uganda on; and Tanzania; premiered in February 2008 and ended in June 2008. The premier edition, shot in the Nigerian commercial capital Lagos, had eighteen episodes where contestants competed in seventeen business tasks requiring street smarts and corporate intelligence to conquer. Contestants were arranged into two groups and in each episode, the winning team was rewarded while the losing team meet the CEO and his associates in the boardroom to explain why they lost. The Project Manager for that task would choose two teammates perceived to be the reason for the lost or the weakest link in the team, one of whom would then be fired. Isaac Dankyi-Koranteng, a 31 year old Sales and Marketing Manager from Ghana, won the first season. He was hired by Biodun Shobanjo.
A cooking talk show hosted by by celebrity chef Soliat, where she makes exotic dishes along side African celebrities
summaya a young poor girl falls in love with mahmoud a guy who live an average man,as their relationship develop they both start their love journey not long summaya started school presdo a son of a wealthy man saw her and falls in love with her.
A man’s desire to make it quick leads him to a race against time to preserve his life while hiding his dirt.
Written and narrated by Dr. Ali Mazrui in the early 1980s and jointly produced by the BBC and PBS (WETA, Washington) in association with the Nigerian Television Authority. Africa's triple heritage, as envisioned by Mazrui is a product resulting from three major influences: (1) an indigenous heritage borne out of time and climate change; (2) the heritage of eurocentric capitalism forced on Africans by European colonialism; and (3) the spread of Islam by both jihad and evangelism. The negative effects of this history have yet to be addressed by independent African leaders, while the West has tended to regard Africa as recipient rather than as transmitter of effects. Yet Africa has transformed both Europe and America in the past, Mazrui points out, and the difficult situation in which Africa finds itself today (economically dependent, culturally mixed, and politically unstable) is the price it has had to pay for Western development.
The series tells the story of a young teacher, Martins, who has seemed to be reliving his troubled past. Martins, who lost his mother to his brutal cultist of a Father, still had these bad memories hovering over him. The film started with the younger Martin witnessing an argument between his mother and their help. Not too long, his mother was murdered in cold blood. Martins, however, discovered that his father had something to do with the death of his mother. He lived with the pain of his mother’s murder and hatred of having a murderous father. The series features acts like Kayode Owojori, Damilola Mike-Bamiloye, Moses Korede-Are, Kayode Babalola, Goodness Adegbola and others. The series was written, directed and produced by Damilola Mike Bamiloye.
A fearless warrior is trapped between the world of the living and the afterlife. He must work with a goddess (Nwa Ala) to protect his bride, uncover who killed him, and reclaim his soul — failing which he may be lost forever.
Set against the backdrop of the gold mining industry, Wura follows the secret lives of Wura Amoo-Adeleke, a perfect wife, loving mother, and the ruthless iron lady and Chief Executive of Frontline Gold Mine.
Nigeria’s Top Model 2007 was a television event in Nigeria. Originally the show was planned to be a multi-episode reality competition such as the original format of America's Next Top Model. However, after an unsuccessful attempt to gain the rights for the franchise it was modeled as a competition that only lasted one evening. It took place on April 27, 2007. The event was held in London with prizes such as a contract with acclaimed agency Select Models and immediate booking for shows in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and others. Girls between 18 and 28 and who were at least 5'8 were allowed to compete. In a pageant-style contest with fourteen chosen girls competing in order to win the title of Nigeria's Top Model. In the first round the girls were narrowed down to six and with a second round resulting in the top 3 placements where Olabimitan Adeyinka took home victory. Given the big success the show enjoyed a second "Cycle" was planned but further plans did not surpass that stage.
A young widow asks her two best friends to help hide her late husband's stolen cache of gold from authorities — but can they be trusted to protect it?