Episodes

  • Nollywho - Minting Money With YouTube: The Nollywood Story (Episode 10)

    Nollywho - Minting Money With YouTube: The Nollywood Story (Episode 10)
    Apr 14 2021
    For the last ten years, Youtube has grown from an oddity for Nigerian content creators to the Holygrail of paid content marketing, generating hundreds of thousands of dollars for independent Nigerian content creators, film makers and producers who otherwise would have never seen a green cent. Frank Ugo and Edwin Okolo discuss the original pioneers of Youtube in Nigeria, the weird niche the platform occupies for Nigerian content creators now and the possible futures that exist for creators on the platform.
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    21 mins
  • Nollywho - "Woke" Nollywood Is The Worst (Episode 9)

    Nollywho - "Woke" Nollywood Is The Worst (Episode 9)
    Apr 7 2021
    As the world is forced to pay attention to social issues thanks to the intimidating power of Gen-Z audiences on social media to swiftly amplify issues and punish those found in violation of communally held beliefs, Nollywood is also being forced to pivote how it tells stories and what kind of stories it tells. Reactionary storytelling will always result in the most recent crop of 'conscious' films we've seen out of Nollywood and this episode of Nollywho, FrankUgo and Edwin dissect the industry's attempts to balance financial bottomlines with a unforgiving audience's uncompromising demands. Something always gives, and it is not their desire to make profit.
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    25 mins
  • Nollywho - Revisiting Lagos Big Boy: The Quintessential Millennial (Episode 8)

    Nollywho - Revisiting Lagos Big Boy: The Quintessential Millennial (Episode 8)
    Mar 27 2021
    Frank Ugo and Edwin Okolo revisit Lagos Big Boy: the Ndani TV show that tried to depict the Lagos hustle using a cast that on paper understood the hustle best. A lot has happened since the show was released, one of its leads was accused of sexual assault, another has transitioned to become one of the country's most in-demand MC's and Dare Olaitan, its director has started shooting his third feature film. It seems a good time as any to ask the important questions of why the show worked and why it eventually failed to capture the zeitgeist.
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    29 mins
  • Nollywho - Give Osita Iheme His Flowers! (Episode 7)

    Nollywho - Give Osita Iheme His Flowers! (Episode 7)
    Mar 21 2021
    This week on the show, we break down the undeniable impact of one of Nollywood's funniest actors, Osita Iheme, otherwise known as Aki from his comedic run as part of comedic duo, Aki and Pawpaw.
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    21 mins
  • Nollywho - Funke Akindele's "Omo Ghetto" Is Not Your Mate! (Episode 6)

    Nollywho - Funke Akindele's "Omo Ghetto" Is Not Your Mate! (Episode 6)
    Mar 21 2021
    It’s episode 6 of NollyWho and our resident critics, Edwin Okolo & Frank Ugo, give their interesting review of Funke Akindele’s “Omo Ghetto”.
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    30 mins
  • Nollywho - Nollywood Has A New Sugar Daddy: The Nigerian Military (Episode 5)

    Nollywho - Nollywood Has A New Sugar Daddy: The Nigerian Military (Episode 5)
    Mar 21 2021
    Cinema and propaganda have always worked hand in hand since the age of the silent film. It has taken nearly a century but with 'Eagles catching (a Nigerian Airforce Story), Nollywood is finally catching on and courting the only government agency with bottomless funding and little oversight. The question remains, is Nollywood savvy to take government money and still maintain their independence?
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    24 mins
  • Nollywho - Is Namaste Wahala The Bollywood Crossover We Deserve? (Episode 4)

    Nollywho - Is Namaste Wahala The Bollywood Crossover We Deserve? (Episode 4)
    Mar 21 2021
    In today's episode, Edwin Okolo and Frank Ugo give us a breakdown of what to expect from the highly anticipated Nollywood-Bollywood love tale "Namaste Wahala"
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    31 mins
  • Nollywho - Nollywood's Obsession With Nostalgia (Episode 3)

    Nollywho - Nollywood's Obsession With Nostalgia (Episode 3)
    Mar 21 2021
    It's episode 3 of NollyWho! Join Edwin Okolo and Frank Ugo as they discuss Nollywood's new obsession with nostalgia and also reminisce on their biggest nostalgic moments in Nollywood.
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    30 mins