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2023: Funke Akindele’s A Tribe Called Judah contributes 14% of Nigerian cinemas’ earnings

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Recent data emanating from Nigeria’s Nollywood has indicated that Funke Akindele’s recent blockbuster flick, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, was not only the first Nigerian movie to gross N1 billion but contributed more than 14% of Nigerian cinemas’ earnings for the year 2023. This is as Nigerian cinemas was revealed to have grossed more than N7.2 billion in 2023 from over 2.6 million admissions, with Nollywood averaging a 39 per cent market share. This data insight is coming from ‘The Industry’, a journal by film insights publication. The film was the first Nollywood film to hit one billion naira in cinema.

The new data insights showed that the earnings are over N416 million more than in 2022, with a seven per cent yearon-year increase in market share. However, while 2022 gross was earned from 64 locations, there were 70 locations in 2023. The journal noted that revenue growth, mostly hinged on increased ticket prices, is happening at a different pace than admissions growth, which still needs to be significantly higher. Despite the success of ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, Akindele’s previous film, ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’ (2020), currently holds the record for the most admissions recorded for a Nollywood film at 449,901. After the lockdown, the project primarily returned the audience to Nigerian cinemas and converted new audiences. “If released in the same period as ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, with an average ticket price at N3, 700, it’d have made over N1.6 billion, which raises the question of ticket prices and actual cinema habit growth, despite the yearly increase in gross revenues,” noted the insights. Ticket prices are at N7, 000 in most cinemas in city centres.

It continued: “In a similar context, the first ‘Black Panther’ movie, released in 2018, had over 200,000 admissions more than ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. “The latter went on to break the record for the first film to gross one billion naira in West Africa, a feat aided by increased ticket prices and more screening locations. “The former grossed over N800 million at the time. In 2018, there were 48 locations, and the number grew to 64 by 2022,” the journal stated. It also stated that cinemas have been hanging on by raising prices at a wild rate, causing audiences to think through their decisions more intently than before. Adding that nine other films grossed over N5 million in cinemas in 2023. They are ‘Malaika’, ‘Ada Omo Daddy’, ‘Orisa’, ‘Merry Men 3’, ‘Kesari’, ‘Something Like Gold’, ‘The Kujus Again’, ‘Afamefuna’ and ‘A Weekend To Forget’.

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Lizzy Anjorin Questions Court Order Over Priscilla Ojo’s Son

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Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin has questioned the authenticity of an interim order issued by the Lagos State High Court on 2 September 2026, restraining her from publishing photographs of Priscilla Ojo’s one-year-old son, Rakeem Mkambala, and from posting editorials concerning the family on specified social media platforms.

Anjorin raised the issue during an Instagram Live session on Friday, 4 September, after Priscilla shared a copy of the court order online.

The actress argued that publicising court documents before formally serving the respondent undermines the case.

“Your case na dead on arrival. If you post court letter on any platform before serving person wey you wan go serve, that court case na fake court case,” Anjorin said during the live session.

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Her comments came shortly after the High Court of Lagos State granted an ex parte application brought by Priscilla, her husband, Tanzanian singer Juma Mussa Mkambala, and their son, Rakeem.

Justice Yetunde Adesanya issued the interim order in Suit No. LD/ADR/6646/2026.

The order restrains Anjorin, as well as people acting under her authority, from publishing, posting, circulating, uploading or broadcasting photographs of Rakeem on specified social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and TikTok.

The court also directed Anjorin to cease publishing or broadcasting editorials concerning the applicants on the platforms covered by the order.

An ex parte order is made at an interim stage without the respondent being heard. The order is therefore not a final determination of the dispute and remains subject to further proceedings.

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Priscilla shared the certified copy of the order on her Instagram Story on Friday, bringing the legal development into public view.

Anjorin’s reaction centres on the timing and manner in which the court documents were publicised. Her assertion that such publication makes a case “fake” is her own claim and is not a finding contained in the court order.

The development marks another chapter in the prolonged public dispute between Anjorin and Priscilla’s family, particularly Priscilla’s mother, actress Iyabo Ojo.

The disagreement has played out largely on social media and has previously resulted in legal action, including a ₦1 billion defamation suit filed by Iyabo Ojo against Anjorin.

In recent weeks, the dispute has also drawn Priscilla and her young son into the controversy, following public comments by Anjorin concerning the family.

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BBNaija Kess Says Big Brother Makes Life Harder

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Kesiena Tony Adjekpovu, popularly known as Kess, has said that participating in Big Brother Naija can make life harder, offering a candid reflection on the challenges that may come with the reality television experience.

The former Big Brother Naija housemate made the comment in a statement shared on social media, where he suggested that winning or simply taking part in the reality show does not necessarily make life easier after leaving the house.

“Big Brother makes your life harder,” Kess said.

The remark has drawn attention because life after reality television can bring a different set of expectations, particularly as former housemates adjust to increased public attention and the pressure that can accompany visibility.

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Kess was a housemate on the seventh season of Big Brother Naija, which aired in 2022. He entered the show as a businessman and was among the contestants who competed for the season’s grand prize.

His time on the programme also placed him in the public eye, giving viewers an opportunity to follow his personality and relationships inside the house.

Kess’s latest comment offers a more reflective view of the reality TV platform, suggesting that the experience does not end when a contestant leaves the house.

However, he did not provide further details in the available post explaining which specific aspects of life after Big Brother he was referring to.

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Damilola Oni Suffers Backlash at Mama Deola Movie Premiere

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Nigerian actress Damilola Oni has come under heavy fire across social media over her controversial outfit at the star-studded Mama Deola movie premiere (more…)

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