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  • Nollywood Dominates on TikTok in Africa

    Nollywood Dominates on TikTok in Africa

    By Milcah Tanimu

    TikTok, the popular short-form video platform, has recognized the significant impact of Nigeria’s Nollywood industry and honored it with a month-long celebration in November. The platform showcased the influence of Nollywood through success stories from key figures and publishers who have excelled on TikTok. The month culminated in the Nollywood Summit on November 23, where TikTok highlighted the power and creativity of the Nigerian film industry.

    During the summit, 100 key stakeholders, including publishers, media representatives, studios, and performers, gained insights on utilizing TikTok for global success. The platform has played a crucial role in promoting Nollywood, with the Nollywood hashtag amassing over 6.9 billion video views and more than 280,000 published videos. This success positions Nollywood as a rising star in the global movie industry, potentially rivaling Hollywood and Bollywood in popularity and success.

    Renowned Nigerian actors and creators, including Eso Dike, Jim Iyke, Kate Henshaw, and Chidi Mokeme, emphasized the platform’s role in connecting with a broad and varied audience globally. TikTok’s unique features and global reach offer Nollywood stakeholders the opportunity to increase visibility, drive engagement, and attract new opportunities for collaborations and monetization.

    The Nollywood Summit on TikTok serves as a testament to the platform’s commitment to supporting and empowering the Nigerian film industry, providing a platform for its talented individuals to showcase their creativity on a global scale.

  • Jim Iyke Opens Up About Seeking Healing for His Mother at TB Joshua’s Church

    Jim Iyke Opens Up About Seeking Healing for His Mother at TB Joshua’s Church

    By Daniel Edu

    In a recent interview with Teju Babyface on YouTube, renowned Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, shared the reasons that led him to seek healing for his mother at the late TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations in 2013.

    Jim Iyke revealed that it was desperation that compelled him to seek help for his mother at the church. Unfortunately, his mother, Esomugha, passed away on April 1, 2014.

    This revelation comes after Jim Iyke admitted in January 2022 that he had paid fellow actor Uche Maduagwu to stage a video where he was beaten, which had gone viral in 2021. In August 2021, Iyke had physically confronted Maduagwu after he questioned the source of his wealth in a video that garnered widespread attention.

    Speaking about the staged beating in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Jim Iyke explained, “I called the man, we had an understanding, I paid very well for it, rolled out the script, called Moses in, we shot it and we’re about to release the ending of it. I’m not stupid. I will never make that kind of mistake.”

    Jim Iyke revealed that the staged incident was part of a strategy to promote his movie, “Bad Comments,” which he had invested over N20 million in. He pointed out that the controversy around the video had generated significant buzz for the film.

    During his conversation with Teju Babyface, Jim Iyke also discussed the financial pressures he faced from several religious leaders while seeking healing for his mother. He expressed regret for being desperate at that time and recounted how multiple men of God had extorted money from him, all in the hope that his mother would recover. He emphasized that if it was within her destiny to live, no one, not even “20 TB Joshuas,” could have prevented it.