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BlueRayDick:
Is Arteta mad? Anybody who understands his mindset should explain to us why Partey, Xhaka and Martinelli are on the field right now.

Bodo beat Roma 6-1 in this same competition. Not same year.


As much as you need to rest players, the match against Leeds is not as nervy as the top ones we just scaled through. He's giving them play time in the Europa.


Moreover, we need to be top of the group to avoid playoffs. Nothing must be put to chance this season.

HajiaNotu:
Ouite insightful

Thanks

Minatouchiha:
A friend told me about this movie yesterday. Well... Mentioned it actually and talked about it been in the Oscars. Is the movie that good?

It's a good one. Its acts and ensembles made it Oscar worthy, but the board in charge of Oscar films in Nigeria didn't let it pass for Oscar.

sholatech:
Fine details. Great highlights

Thanks a lot.

In every continent, there is at least one big industry name. Hollywood for America, Europe has too many industries, Bollywood for the Indians and Pakistanis beating every Asian movie industry, and Nollywood is the biggest here in Africa. These 21 facts about the industry will blow your mind.
1. Unofficially, Nollywood started movie productions in Nigeria over fifty years ago. So long.

2. The Name "Nollywood" originated from a New York Times article the name 'Nollywood' as we now know it today can be traced to an initial usage of the word in a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to depict Nigerian cinema, and Nigerian/African diaspora movies considered to be associated with Nigeria, or made to capture the Nigerian market. r.
3. In 1926, Palaver was the first film recorded in Nigeria, but it was proudly racist. "Palaver, "the first-ever Nigerian movie, would seem to them like a needlessly long skit shot in Nigeria's Middle Belt. The film was shot entirely by the British filmmaker George Barkas in 1926 "among the Sura and Angas tribes on the Bauchi Plateau," according to the movie's opening credits.
3. Historically, Latola Films was Nigeria's first and earliest indigenous film production company. It started movie production as far back as 1962.
4. The first recorded Movie was Kongi's Harvest by Wole Soyinka, with Wole Soye acting as a President

5. Calpeny Nigeria Ltd spearheaded the production of the first Nigerian indigenous feature movie, Kongi's Harvest (1970), which was based on a play written by Wole Soyinka and directed by Ossie Davis

Ade Ajiboye (Big Abass) produced SOSO MEJI, the first Nigerian Video film, in 1988. It was shown publicly at Tinuade Cinema in Oworonshoki, Lagos

6. But in terms of the movie that "opened the market" and showed that a video-based industry was possible, Okechukwu (Okey) Ogunjiofor's film, Living in Bondage, has been described as 'the inaugural Nollywood film. Not this remaking you watched on Netflix

7. Visionary young trader named Kenneth Nnebue, with a passion for films, initiated an innovative idea of broadcasting NTA content using VHS (video home system) technology

8. The first actual home video in Nollywood was not produced until the early 1990s, precisely in 1992, with the release of a movie titled Life In The Slum.

9. The movie was funded by Kenneth Nnebue, a prominent electronics marketer at that time.

10. Nollywood is the second biggest movie industry in the World. Behind Bollywood.

11. The industry produces about 50 movies weekly, which translates to an average figure of 2,500 movies annually

12. Richard Mofe Damijo is considered to be the highest-paid actor

13. Nollywood produces more movies than Hollywood.

14. Nollywood isn't a Nigerian-only movie body. It's the bigger of the two, with Kannywood being the second.

15. Nollywood is Africa's most searched name on Google.
16. The first New wave film to be shown at a cinema was the Yoruba-language film Irapada (2006) by Kunle Afolayan, which was screened at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos.

17. Nigerian Movies received a total of 165,000 searches every month, and Nollywood Movies totaled 49 500 searches

18. A lot of Ghanian movies are copyrighted to Nollywood due to its market's size

19. Nollywood's tentacles spread to movies produced in English, Igbo, and Yoruba.
20. Lionheart by Genevieve became the first Nollywood film on Netflix and the first to be nominated for Oscar (but was later disqualified for more English conversations).
21. Nollywood movie Citation, a film by Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan, was named the best international film at the 2022 National Film Festival (NFF) in the United Kingdom




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Men are scum! Women are wicked! Beyond all these, the movie Anikulapo has been warmly accepted, with several memes coming from the movie. Here are the top 10 things you probably missed while watching the movie. These are hidden features or the tiniest detail or symbolism you might have missed. If you've not seen the movie, then spoiler alert.
1. The loophole of people how slavery began. They gave mild references to how some leaders were ready to commune with the "Foreigners" for slave trades. On another occasion, we see the Ojumo hunter, played by Yinka Quadri, pointing out that particular land was selling travellers for slavery.

2. Saro did the popular Nigerian "Enipe" slang. The "enipe" slang was popularized by comedian Remote. In this case, the actor Kunle Remi, who played Saro, only made the gesture, not the slang itself. So, you might want to be on the lookout for these.

3. Ikorodu boys, famous young filmmakers known for mimicking top movies, were also present as apprentices for Saro.

4. Oba Aderoju of Ojumo was acted by Hakeem Kae-Kazim, the British-Nigerian actor, who acted as a King that doesn't speak. This action, however, is not an anomaly in Yoruba land. Some Kings may not dance more than twice a year. The traditions dictated several things to mystify their roles.

5. The lady that played Ojumo's Princess Adedoja is actually the daughter of the Great Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, also a former Miss Oyo state.

6. Arolake's broken mirror was not a mere suggestion. Rather, it foreshadows the corruption that would happen later in the movie. It is believed that when one breaks a mirror, the owner's mind becomes corrupt. This comes from several mythologies, including Roman and African mythology.

7. The tribal marks were important in showing the true heritage of the Towns and groups the characters are from and identify as. The Alaafin, the Oyo Princes and princesses, are meant to be identified with the Oyo royal marks. On the face of the King of Ojumo is one of the oldest tribal marks in the history of the Yorubas, which is very peculiar to Yoruba groups of Igbomina, Iwo and other Southern groups. Sola Sobowale had no tribal mark because that's one of the official marks of the Ile-Ife people.

8. Rolake's tribal mark is popular among people from Ondo state, and it's known as Jaju. It shows that the King married her from the community that used to be in Ondo before it would later become Ondo states.

9. The concept of closeness was explored in its tiniest form here. Queen and her daughter are the only ones wearing the same beads. Arolake's beads- both earrings and necklace- were unique because she makes beads. Thus, her beads are so smooth compared to other queens and dignitaries or different in style altogether. Although we know that the Princess collects beads from Rolake, this uniqueness can also be noticed in the first Queen of Oyo Ile, who Rolake always gave her queen. They are only two people to use a type of bead and earrings throughout the movie. And this is a result of the love and respect she has for Arolake.

10. Saro's years of servanthood have made him so used to putting his hands behind or in front of him when dealing with any dignitary. This is reflected even when Rolake was blaming him later in the movie, even when he caught himself later in the act.



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Showmax’s first original series Diiche is here for you, and it’s exciting movies. While people have been excited about the series, these are five details you might have missed. These include subtle hints, symbolism, and foreshadows.

Warning: Spoiler Alerts

1. Anozie Young’s first Igbo role. You probably wouldn’t have noticed because of how fluent she had been so far.

2. Somewhere along the line, Diiche’s talked about her car being scratched, hinting at a problem the previous night. You probably might have missed the first bed crumb given at the beginning- a message about being pushed and someone asking her to pick up her phone.

3. The second bed crumb is that she wakes up with one earring. While this might not have too much significance now, it shows that Diiche definitely played a part somewhere in the unfolding mysteries.

4. The introduction, just like the game of thrones, has bed crumbs for us. It started with drops of water, then Diiche’s dreams of water, and finally Diiche’s high-pitched headache that looks like those of a Dolphin (Brace for sound). This brings us to an interview about the movie indicating something more spiritual than the psychological drama we have seen.

5. You will notice that movie frames are littered in their offices, but the first thought would have been that these were past movies she acted as a real actor (not the fictitious one she was), but a closer look at the movies showed that they were fictitious movies with a title like Inner Light, Her Royal Highness. Most of the movies even contained the names of actors. If they’re not fictitious, they’re subtle adverts for upcoming productions. One prevailing theme of the movies seen is the supernatural aspects of the movies


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These 21 Facts About Nigeria are not your every day facts. They're different and you're sure to get intrigued by why Igbo-Ora is called the home of Twins or how two different species of birds are found only in Nigeria.

More shocker comes when you realise that Nigerians built some of the world's greatest inventions. Shocking right! What are they? Afromnia (Everything Africa) brings these facts to you with some of the first Africans to win awards. Nigeria too has become the first to do something exceptional in the world. Yeah! You heard that right!

In the world. This same Nigeria. Watch the video.


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