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Entertainment Wode Maya: the Ghanaian YouTuber who set out to show Africa through African eyes Wode Maya, born Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, studied engineering in China before building one of Africa's best-known YouTube channels. His travel videos across the continent aim to show African cities, businesses and people in a positive light.

Entertainment Silverbird Galleria and the return of cinema-going in Nigeria By the 1990s, most of Nigeria's old cinemas had closed. In 2004, Silverbird Galleria opened in Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing modern multiplex cinema back to the country. Its success helped spark a revival of cinema-going and a new box office for Nollywood.

Entertainment Tinsel: the long-running Nigerian soap opera about the film business Tinsel, which premiered in 2008, follows the rivalries and romances of people working in Nigeria's film and television industry. Broadcast on Africa Magic, it became one of the longest-running drama series on Nigerian television and launched many careers.

Entertainment Afro Nation: the festival that took Afrobeats from Portugal’s beaches to Ghana and America Afro Nation launched in Portimão, Portugal, in 2019 as one of the biggest festivals dedicated to Afrobeats and related sounds. It followed with an edition in Ghana that December and later expanded to other countries, drawing tens of thousands of fans.

Entertainment The Headies: how Nigeria’s biggest music awards grew from a hip hop magazine The Headies began in 2006 as the Hip Hop World Awards, founded by Ayo Animashaun of Hip Hop World magazine. Renamed the Headies, they became Nigeria's best-known music awards, and their Next Rated prize has been an early sign of future stars.

Entertainment Big Brother Naija: the reality show that turns housemates into celebrities Big Brother Naija began in 2006, returned in 2017 and became one of Africa's most watched reality shows. Its winners, such as Efe, Mercy Eke and Laycon, became celebrities, and millions of viewers vote each season.

Entertainment The AMVCAs: how the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards became Nollywood’s big night The Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, launched by MultiChoice in 2013, honour film and television across Africa, with many categories decided by public votes. The ceremony in Lagos has become Nollywood's most glamorous red-carpet event.

Celebrity Buzz Aki and Pawpaw: the Nollywood duo who played mischievous children for decades Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze, known as Pawpaw and Aki, became Nollywood's most famous comedy duo after the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa. Their roles as naughty children made them stars across Africa, and Iheme became an internet meme.

Entertainment The Wedding Party: the 2016 Lagos comedy that broke Nollywood box office records The Wedding Party, directed by Kemi Adetiba and released in December 2016, follows one chaotic Lagos wedding day. Starring Adesua Etomi and Banky W, it became the highest-grossing Nollywood film at the time and spawned a sequel.

Entertainment Mr Ibu: the comic actor whose face became Nigeria’s favourite meme John Okafor, known as Mr Ibu after the character that made him famous, was one of Nollywood's most popular comic actors. His expressions became memes across Africa. He died in March 2024 after a long illness that included a leg amputation.