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The British Council has hosted the cast and crew of the much-talked-about film, Fifty, to a pre-premiere cocktail at Stephen St. Kitchen, London as part of the buildup to its Saturday, October 17th BFI London Premiere. The premiere will hold at the Vue 7 Cinema, Leicester Square, London. Earlier in the year, Fifty was selected under the 'love category' amongst a diverse selection of films and events on the BFI London Festival programme. Fifty is perfectly suited to this year’s festival theme, The Year of the Strong Woman, a fitting theme for Fifty's riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry, seduction and infidelity. The film stars Ireti Doyle, Dakore Egbuson, Omoni Oboli and Nse Ikpe-Etim. Set in Lagos, a city of disproportionate and breathtaking contrasts, Fifty celebrates the pulse and energy of this fast developing metropolis and explores the diversities and complexities of its colourful people through the lenses of its women. Fifty will have its speci

The name SK might be relatively unknown to industry tastemakers, but the rising Nigerian pop sensation has been slowly but surely amassing a massive following online. His previous two singles, Let’s Go There and Mujo, have garnered nearly half a million streams on Soundcloud alone, while the video for Let’s Go There has been watched over 100,000 times on Youtube – clearly markings of a future star! His brand new single, Independent, released via Krystal City Records, is already nearing 20,000 streams on Soundcloud, with no promotion whatsoever, just the sheer force of the online fanbase SK is building for himself. Although he is the youngest artist on the Krystal City stable, he’s fast becoming one of the frontrunners of the burgeoning Afrobeats scene in the UK. Produced by Krystal City Records’ inhouse beatsmith, GA, Independent is an instantly infectious winner. Stream and download Independent: https://soundcloud.com/krystal-city/independent

Prof. (Sir) Victor Uwaifo takes the industry to school and shines on his latest music video directed by Clarence Peters, Tupepe featuring 2face Idibia. Tupepe is the second video off the inspiring double album, Legend Reborn, unveiled by Hypertek Digital in March 2015 at Rumors, Ikeja, Lagos. Produced by seasoned hit maker Jay Sleek, Tupepe is a feel-good vibe that compels the listener to move and the video aptly captures Uwaifo and label mate and label founder, 2face, getting their groove on in the company of gorgeous models 70s style. Legend Reborn, which featured some interesting collaborations also attracted an array of top notch producers like Del B, Spellz, J-Martins and Andre Vybes who happens to be the maestro’s son. Stand out tracks include No Leave Me Alone featuring Waje, Kirikisi (Remix) featuring Ice Prince, Osuomwan Suehi featuring Queen Moda, Ukhorobozo, Tototolo and new versions of timeless classics like Joromi, Guitar Boy and Vulcanizer. A little over half a century a

A Very Good Bad Guy: The Story Of Innocent ‘2face’ Idibia, the biography of Nigerian pop icon 2face will finally be released on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. The book launch, according to NET publisher and Idibia’s former publicist, Ayeni Adekunle, will hold at Terra Kulture, Lagos. The 460-page book will contain a wide range of materials on Idibia’s life and times, including accounts from his mother, his wife, siblings, colleagues and mentors. It will also contain selected lyrics and discography, as well as editorial materials dating as far back as 2005. The biography, done in commemoration of the singer’s 40th birthday, is a first-of-its-kind for any pop star in Idibia’s category, and the first by any contemporary Nigerian media platform. Fully funded and edited by NET News, owners of Newsroom, THENETNG, Orin, NECLive and Star, the biography is part of the NET Book Series, a dedicated project to document an important era in Nigeria’s creative industry. “It’s the first of many,” Ayeni sa

On Friday October 9, 2015 top female artist Seyi Shay signed a contract renewal deal with Etisalat’s music platform, Cloud 9, keeping her as a brand ambassador of this music platform alongside Olamide and Ice Prince. The deal was announced on Cloud 9’s Instagram page. Details of the deal are yet to be disclosed.

IDFA’s international co-finance and production market, the IDFA Forum, will take place in the

T.E.N (The Entertainment Network), producers of the feature film, Road To Yesterday, have released the second teaser from the highly anticipated film scheduled for nationwide release on Friday, 27th of November 2015. The second teaser features and introduces Nigerian-British actor, Oris Erhuerho, who plays Izu the burly husband and father. Last week, audiences experienced the first teaser with Genevieve Nnaji as Victoria the conflicted wife and mother. Set in Lagos, Nigeria, RTY is an epic love story about a couple desperate to mend its marriage on a road trip to a relative’s funeral. However, when memories and secrets from the past are revealed, a lot more is at stake than their relationship. Erhuerho is better known for his role, Honore, in the Golden Globe nominated HBO movie, Sometimes In April. This is his first Nigerian production. Directed by Ishaya Bako, RTY also stars Majid Michel, Chioma ‘Chigurl’ Omeruah and veteran Ebele Okaro. The Nigerian premiere is set for W

Ace standup comedian, Ali Baba, Bayo Bankole and upwardly mobile Yoruba actress cum producer, Dayo Amusa, are some of the personalities that added spice and glamour to the inaugural convocation ceremony of the Helen Paul Theatre and Film Academy over the weekend. During the event which commenced with a Glo-inspired green carpet, students of the institution dazzled the crowd with the scintillating presentation of Life Burial, a stage play written by Helen Paul. Life Burial, according to Helen, is a story of repeated betrayal of love, endless forgiveness and a covetous girl in search of a life of the society’s high class. “It is only important that theatre is used to correct the ills of the society. Life Burial, though a little altered from the way it has been written by me, portrays all of those issues. The Bretchian style has been used in the directorial approach with little elements of realism altogether to aid the understanding of the play.” The cast of the play include Olowofela Joh