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AMVCA 2025: Organizers unveil nominees

The organisers of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have unveiled nominees of the 2025 edition of the awards. The AMVCA is one of the most prestigious film and television awards in Africa, recognizing outstanding achievements in the industry. Organized by MultiChoice and hosted by Africa Magic, the AMVCA was first held in 2013 and has since become a significant event in African entertainment.

The awards celebrate excellence in acting, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, and various technical categories. One of the unique aspects of the AMVCA is that it includes viewer-voted categories, allowing fans to support their favorite actors, movies, and TV shows.

Over the years, the AMVCA has served as a platform to spotlight African talent, launching careers and bringing more global recognition to Nollywood and other African film industries. The event, usually held in Lagos, Nigeria, is also known for its glamorous red carpet moments, where celebrities showcase stunning fashion.

Past winners include industry icons such as Richard Mofe-Damijo, Genevieve Nnaji, Osas Ighodaro, Funke Akindele, Ramsey Nouah, and Kunle Afolayan, among others. The awards have evolved to introduce new categories, including social impact and digital content creation.

The AMVCA remains a crucial event for African cinema, driving growth, innovation, and international visibility for African filmmakers.

Nominees include

Best Digital Content Creator

The category for Best Digital Content Creator highlights some of Africa’s most influential digital storytellers, including:

  • Iyo Prosper Adokiye
  • Taaooma
  • Elozonam Ogbolu, Hoviare Freedom, Chiamaka Uzokwe
  • Jide Pounds Ibitoye
  • Ariyiikedimples, Brainjotter

Best MultiChoice Talent Factory

This category celebrates emerging filmmakers from the MultiChoice Talent Factory program, with nominations including:

  • Gone
  • Everything Light Touches
  • The Immersive Alarm
  • Deadbeat
  • Nwananga
  • Rivals in Time

Best Scripted M-Net Original

Recognizing outstanding scripted series, nominees in this category include:

  • Uriri
  • All Mine
  • My Fairytale Wedding
  • Italo
  • The Caller
  • Kam U Stay

Best Indigenous Language (West Africa)

  • Seven Doors
  • Lisabi: The Uprising
  • Kaka
  • Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre
  • Mai Martaba

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

  • The Caller
  • Empty Grave
  • Makosa ni Yangu
  • Sabotage
  • Wa Milele (Forever?)

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

  • Walvis Tale
  • The Vow
  • Mwizukanji
  • Man of Gold
  • Lukas

 

Best Supporting Actress

  • Meg Otanwa (Inside Life)
  • Tina Mba (Suspicion)
  • Ireti Doyle (All’s Fair in Love)
  • Ini Dima-Okojie (Skeleton Coast)
  • Mercy Aigbe (Farmer’s Bride)
  • Omoni Oboli (Wives on Strike 3)
  • Darasimi Nadi (Aburo)

Best Supporting Actor

  • Gabriel Afolayan (Inside Life)
  • Adedayo Adebowale (Lisabi)
  • Aliu Gafar (Seven Doors)
  • Femi Jacobs (Freedom Way)
  • RMD (Christmas in Lagos)
  • Uzor Arukwe (Suspicion)
  • Mike Afolarin (House of Gaa)
  • Efa Iwara (Princess on a Hill)

Best Lead Actress

  • Chioma Chukwuka (Seven Doors)
  • Gbubemi Ejeye (Farmer’s Bride)
  • Uzoamaka Onuoha (Agemo)
  • Uche Montana (Thin Line)
  • Uzoamaka Aniunoh (Phoenix Fury)
  • Hilda Dokubo (Wives on Strike 3)
  • Bimbo Ademoye (Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre)

Best Lead Actor

  • Gideon Okeke (Tokunbo)
  • Bucci Franklin (The Weekend)
  • Femi Branch (House of Gaa)
  • Thapelo Makoena (Skeleton Coast)
  • Bimbo Manuel (Princess on a Hill)
  • Stan Nze (Suspicion)
  • Femi Adebayo (Seven Doors)
  • Adedimeji Lateef (Lisabi: The Uprising)

Best Movie

  • Lisabi: The Uprising
  • Skeleton Coast
  • Suspicion
  • Inkabi
  • House of Ga’a
  • Freedom Way
  • Christmas in Lagos
  • Farmer’s Bride

Best Director

  • Robert O. Peters (Skeleton Coast)
  • Norman Maake (Inkabi)
  • Bolanle Austen-Peters (House of Ga’a)
  • Awam Amkpa (The Man Died)
  • Daniel Emeka Oriahi (The Weekend)
  • Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo (Seven Doors)

Best Writing in a Movie

  • The Weekend
  • Skeleton Coast
  • Freedom Way
  • Phoenix Fury
  • A Ghetto Love Story
  • House of Ga’a
  • Christmas in Lagos

Best Documentary

  • Walvis Tale
  • Dundun
  • O.Y.O (On Your Own)
  • Women of Salt: The Resilience of Ebonyi’s Women
  • I Will Remember You

Best Editing

Princess on a Hill (Laughter Ephraim, Peter Ugbede)

Inkabi (Tongai Furusa)

Christmas in Lagos (Martini Akande)

Soft Love (Holmes Awa, Paballo Modingoane)

Lisabi: The Uprising (Anthill Studios)

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2face Idibia announces separation from wife.

Renowned musician, 2face Idibia, popularly called 2baba has announced his separation from his wife, Annie Macaulay-Idibia. The 49 year-old also hinted that divorce proceedings are underway.

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 Theirs was a whirlwind romance until they tied the knot at the 5-star Jumeirah Beach Hotel, a five star resort centre in Dubai in March 2013.

Annie, 40,  first met 2Face Idibia at Even Ezra Music Studio when she was just 15 but they began dating in 2002, when she was 18.

“I met him when they (with band mates BlackFace and Faze) were trying to be Plantashun Boiz, I was going into Even Ezra studio to see Femi Lasode, and this boy was coming out. The gate hit my leg, and when I looked up at the person that did that, it was eye to eye … I think there was some electricity that second! I mean I was young but I still remember what he wore – black t-shirt, blue jeans with slippers and he had curls in his hair. I was 15 at the time. I just knew I wanted to see him again and he came back in; apparently, he was waiting for BlackFace who was taking too long. So we started talking.” Annie recalled.

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A week ago, fans raised concerns over her mental health after a video of her twitching appeared on the Young Rich and Famous show. Many labelled her a drug addict and advised her to seek urgent help.

The African Queen singer was once asked why he chose Annie, “…Annie is from an average background like myself, we both started from nothing. She stuck by me through it all. When there was no car she hopped on bikes, took the bus and trekked with me, when there was no money or house or hit songs or or millions of albums sold or big awards and accolades, when I used to repeat just 3 sets of clothes, she would always hold my head, look into my eyes and tell me things will be fine one day. When I wasn’t handsome, she would call me her Prince Charming, when I wasn’t celebrated, she called me her KING and said she is my number one fan and to this day she still is. Even when I made it big as a musician and started misbehaving and controversies almost destroyed my career, she would go down on her knees and pray to God to show me the way and give me victory over my enemies. Now if I was still that poor boy struggling to make it like every other young chap on the streets of Lagos, do you think a Doctor, a Lawyer and a multi-millionaire business woman will want to look at me twice or even have my kids? NO. So to answer your question, I didn’t chose who had more to offer me, I chose Annie because she offered me her all when we had very little”

The estranged pair have two children together; Isabella 16 and Olivia, 10. 2 face has 5 children from other relationships.

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RMD, Kunle Afolayan, Jade Osiberu, others join Oscars’ Academy.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on wednesday announced their invitations to 398 distinguished artists and executives to join the organization in 2023. According to them, membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity.

5 filmmakers in Nigeria included;

  1. RMD — actor category
  2. Kunle Afolayan — writer category
  3. Shola Dada — writer category
  4. CJ “Fiery” Obasi — director category
  5. Jade Osiberu — producer category83223005_1105849176251978_511117000682574623_n“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines, and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang.

Congratulations to them!

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Actor, Murphy Afolabi passes on

Barely 24 hours after the news of the death of Nollywood icon, Saint Obi, seeped into the air, the Nigerian movie industry has been hit with another tragic news.

Popular actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, is dead. He reportedly passed on after falling down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, today.

The filmmaker who made his foray into the movie industry under the guidance of Yoruba movie icon Fasasi Olabankewin, fondly called Dagunro in 1998 celebrated his 49th birthday just a few says ago.

Murphy had a Diploma in Theatre Arts and Film Production from Osun State Polytechnic in Osun State and graduated in 2001. He was a father of three, two boys, and one girl. He has featured in more than 50 movies. His colleagues have also taken to their social media account to pay tribute to him.

May his soul find repose. Amen

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RMD, Stephanie Linus pay tribute to late Nollywood legend, Saint Obi.

Nigerians are still reeling in shock over the demise of a Nollywood legend, Obinna Nwafor, popularly called Saint Obi. Tributes have not stopped pouring in for the Theatre Arts graduate who reportedly died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) after a brief illness.

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Nollywood greats, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Stephanie-Linus have also paid tributes.

Richard Mofe-Damijo recalled how he met and helped the widely-loved actor.
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Saint Obi hailed from Mbaitolu in Imo State and was, aged 57. 
May his soul find repose. Amen
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Nollywood’s first-ever game app ‘AKI AND PAWPAW EPIC RUN’ launched.

Play Network Africa, an award-winning production company has launched a new game app, ‘Aki and Pawpaw Epic Run’, based on widely-loved comic actors, Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, popularly called, Aki and Pawpaw.  The game which has been touted as a Nollywood’s first-ever game app became available for downloads on April 22, 2023. 

“We are happy to announce that in line with our exclusive exploitation rights to the brand ‘Aki & PawPaw’, we are at the final stages of the first ever Nollywood Game, Aki & PawPaw Epic Run, powered by @playnetworkafr and @playnetworkstudios. Available to download soon by all iOS and Android users.” Charles Okpaleke, the developer, and CEO Play Network Africa, once wrote on Instagram.

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Pastor Adeboye, wife host cast and crew of ‘ENOCH’.

The cast and crew of ‘Enoch’, a biopic on the General overseer of the The Redeemed Christian Church Of God; Pastor E.A Adeboye, shot by Solid Rock Foundation, in collaboration with Mount Zion Films and directed by John Oguntuase, paid a courtesy visit to the clergy man and his wife, Pastor Mrs Folu Adeboye.

The visit which was led by the Executive Producer of the movie, Kemi Sodeinde, took place at  at the Redemption Camp on April 7th, 2023. The couple shared their excitement about the success of the movie and prayed for them.

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“The vision of Enoch started like a dream but today it has become a blessing to the entire world. I want to really render my sincere gratitude to God Almighty for committing such a huge vision into my hand and the grace given to a little ‘girl’ like me with no experience in the film industry. Indeed God does not call the qualified but qualifies those He calls.” Executive Producer, Pastor Kemi Sodeinde
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She added, “In the film industry. Indeed God does not call the qualified but qualifies those He calls. My unreserved appreciation also goes to my Father and mother in the Lord Pastor and Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye for the privilege to make ENOCH_the movie and for the invitation to meet with the cast and crew of Enoch. It was indeed an honor to spend time with Daddy & Mummy G.O. and get such encouraging feedback from Daddy about the movie. He expressed his pleasure with the production and was especially fascinated with the role of ‘Folu’ played by Tomiwa Samson. Mummy G.O. was equally appreciative of the efforts put into the movie and the positive feedback from viewers. We do not take this honor for granted. This meeting will forever be an indelible memory that we will forever cherish, thank you sir and ma.”
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Not watched ENOCH? The Movie is still showing on Youtube. Kindly watch on Solid Rock Foundation TV (YouTube)
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Mercy Said NO! Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo sues musician for N2bn

Famous gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo-Blessed, has sued a musician, Mr Obidiz Lawson, popularly called Obidiz for using her image in his music project.

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The lawsuit was served through her lawyers, Law Corridors and they cited the use of “derogatory and defamatory use of the name and image of Minister Mercy in a secular music audio and video.”

This has however elicited reactions from her social media followers. While some consider it as a good move, some claiming too far when she could have easily ignored or called the artiste to order while others “praised’ her for giving the said artiste publicity.

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He has been ordered to take down the song titled ‘Mercy Chinwo‘ from all digital platforms or face the full wrath of law.

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It’s raining babies in the Nigerian entertainment industry!

We have been grinning from ear to ear. It’s all been good news from the entertainment industry. First, it was acclaimed  On-Air Personality, Gbemi Olateru Gbagi and her talent management specialist husband, Femisoro Ajayi announcing the birth of their child with pictures.

Next was award-winning thespian, Kemi Lala-Akindoju and her celebrity chef hubby, Gbubemi Fregene, on their baby bump announcement.

It got more glorious today. Actress Adesua Etomi and her musician/actor husband, Bankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington announced the birth of their son, Zaiah today which is the pretty actress’ birthday. Zaiah arrived 4 weeks ago.

Check out the beautiful pictures below. Congratulations to the new parents and parents-to-be.

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Funke Akindele-Bello’s Omo Ghetto the saga is now the highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time.

Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele‘s Omo ghetto the saga movie has become the highest grossing Nollywood movie of all time with N468 million naira. It surpassed 2016 Mo Abudu’s The wedding party movie which grossed N453+ million.

Omo Ghetto the Saga which features Funke Akindele, Chioma Akpotha, Nancy Isime, Eniola Badmus, Yemi Alade, Mercy Aigbe, Naira Marley and more was released on December 25, 2020. The first part of the Nigerian crime comedy drama film was released in 2010.

Check out the star actress’s reaction to the news below.

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