Sola Sobowale & Kanayo O. Kanayo Win Awards
Veteran Nigerian movie stars Sola Sobowale and Kanayo O. Kanayo have been honoured with the Industry Merit Award at the 2026 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. The duo received the awards on Saturday night during the 12th AMVCA ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Suites. The awards recognised their decades-long contributions to […]
How ‘My Father’s Shadow’ dominated the 12th AMVCA awards
Long before the winners were announced at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards on Saturday night in Lagos, films like “The Herd,” “Gingerrr,” “To Kill A Monkey,” and several commercially successful Nollywood titles had dominated conversations online. Many of the films arrived at the ceremony with strong fan bases, impressive streaming […]
Funke Akindele loses Best Supporting Actress at AMVCA 12
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, lost the Best Supporting Actress award at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards to fellow actress Linda Ejiofor for her role in The Herd. Ejiofor emerged winner in a category that featured some of Nollywood’s biggest names, including Akindele, whose performance in Behind The Scenes […]
WapTV expands library with new Nigerian movies
One of Nigeria’s foremost family entertainment TV channels, WapTV, has concluded a major acquisition deal for the broadcast rights to hundreds of top-quality English, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba films produced by leading Nigerian filmmakers. The new slate of movies, scheduled to begin airing from May 2, 2026, features performances from some of Nigeria’s biggest stars, […]
See the full list for the 12th edition
Organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards have unveiled nominees for the 12th edition of the awards, ahead of the main ceremony scheduled for May 9. The organisers had earlier announced the appointment of veteran actress, Joke Silva, as Head Judge, succeeding Femi Odugbemi. This year’s edition features 32 categories, comprising 18 jury-voted awards, […]
Lily Afe Fumes Over AMVCA Best Supporting Actress Snub
Nollywood actress Lilian Afegbai, popularly known as Lily Afe, has expressed frustration following her omission from the Best Supporting Actress category at the upcoming Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. Lily, who played the role of Idia in To Kill a Monkey by Kemi Adetiba in a Monday post reacted on X (Formerly Twitter ) shortly […]
Peju Johnson on Romance Scenes & Nigerian Hypocrisy
Actress, Peju Johnson, has criticised what she described as the double standards Nigerians apply to romance scenes in local movies. Johnson recently faced backlash online over a romance scene in her new movie, ‘Right Thing’. However, in an interview with Saturday Beats, she said the criticism reflected hypocrisy among some viewers. She said, “It feels […]