93 DAYS
93 Days is based on the true story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save us all from the consequences of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria.When Patrick Sawyer a Liberian American collapses upon arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International airport, Lagos Nigeria. He is taken to First Consultant Hospital, where he is admitted for fever like symptoms. Against his denials of contact with any Ebola victim in Liberia, the team at first consultant led by Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh quickly deduce there is more to his case than malaria. Their vigilance leads to an early detection that Mr. Sawyer indeed had the Ebola Virus disease. Now it’s a race against time to contain a deadly disease from breaking out and infecting an entire city population and beginning what could be the biggest deadly disease outbreak the world has ever known.
The hospital institutes strict barrier nursing and notify the appropriate authorities. The Lagos state government and subsequently the federal go into overdrive. The President declares a state of emergency on Ebola in Nigeria. The scare is palpable across the country. The doomsday scenario imagined is here. Over a 93-day period from when Sawyer comes in men and women from Nigeria, WHO and MSF do battle with this deadly disease. Lives are lost and heroes born. At its core, 93Days is a compelling human story of dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival. 93 days was Directed by Steve Gukas and written by Paul S. Rowlston. It stars Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover, Somkele Idhalama, Sola Oyebade, Gideon Okeke and others.
THE WEDDING PARTY
The Wedding Party is a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy/drama film, directed by Kemi Adetiba that premiered on 8th September 2016 at TIFF Toronto and on 26th November 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The film will be showing on cinemas in Nigeria from the 16th of December 2016.
The anticipation to see this movie has caused a serious frenzy in Nigeria at the moment, with so many people already getting tickets to see this movie, ‘The Wedding Party’ is a must see in 2016.
ARBITRATION
An Arbitration panel is constituted to find out the truth when the CEO of a company who has an affair with his employee is being sued and accused of raping her.
Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan written by Chinaza Onuzo. The movies which stars top Nollywood stars such as Lota Chukwu, Iretiola Doyle, AdesuaEtomi, OC Ukeji, Sola Fosudo, Beverley Naya and others.
The Arbitration was screened at the 2016 TIFF and it had so many great reviews, this movie is certainly one of 2016 finest Nollywood movie.
An Arbitration panel is constituted to find out the truth when the CEO of a company who has an affair with his employee is being sued and accused of raping her.
WIVES ON STRIKE
After “Wives on Strike” gained 51 million Naira in 17 days of its cinematic debut, with views by over 50,000 people across cinema houses in different states of the Federation, there was no doubt that is was a big hit. The movie which stars Omoni Oboli, Uche Jombo-Rodriguez, Ufuoma Mcdermoth, Chioma Chukwuka Apotha, Kehinde Bankole, Julius Agwu, Keneth Okonkwo among others.
Wives on Strike is a hilarious comedy about a group of market women who decided to take matters into their own hands against their husbands in a bid to stir them into standing up for a young girl whom they wanted to protect from the wishes of her own father.
The women, who hilariously interpret their roles, set a series of events in motion to give the movie many moments of laughter without missing a beat on the reason for everyone to know why they are on strike.
THE CEO
Set mainly on a beautiful beach resort on the outskirts of Lagos in Nigeria, “The CEO” is a mystery-thriller surrounding five top executives from across Africa who are dispatched on a 1-week leadership retreat by a multinational telecommunications firm, to determine which one to appoint as the firm’s new CEO.
Things go awry when one-by-one the executives are eliminated in sudden death circumstances, and the finger falls on the last two remaining executive as prime suspects.
A TRIP TO JAMAICA
The movie became the highest grossing Nollywood movie ever and gained a spot in the Guinness Book of Records.
It’s 2016, and the duo considered it necessary to gift the world with a new comedy movie, “A trip to Jamaica,” with Ayo Makun reprising his role as Akpos.
The anticipated movie which debuts in Nigerian cinemas on September 30, 2016, premiered in Lagos on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at the Filmhouse IMAX cinema in Lekki, Lagos.
Shot in Nigeria, America and Jamaica, the film focuses on Akpos and his fiancée Bola, who travel across the Atlantic to visit family, they unexpectedly end up on an adventure they could never imagine.
The movie opens to Akpors proposing to his girlfriend Bola (Funke Akindele) during a live concert. She accepts his proposal, and the couple decides to travel to Atlanta to visit Abigail (Nse Ikpe-Etim) and her wealthy husband, who is referred to as Big man (Dan Davies). During their visit, an unexpected turn leads to a family trip to Jamaica.The movie also features Chris Attoh, Eric Roberts, Paul Campbell, Rebecca Silvera, Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan and Ras Kimono.
’76 THE MOVIE
Based on true story ‘76, formerly Lions of ‘76 is a 2016 Nigerian historical fiction drama film produced by Adona ijah Owiriwa and Izu Ojukwu and directed by Izu Ojukwu. It stars Ramsey Nouah, Chidi Mokeme, Rita Dominic and Ibinabo Fiberesima.
Six years after the civil war, a young officer from the middle belt got entangled in a romantic relationship with a young lady from the southeastern part of Nigeria.
ENTREAT
Entreat is a story that reveals the daily challenges of young adults in a dynamic society like ours, and the individual strategy people employ to overcome these challenges.
The movie which features DakorebAkande, Bryan Okwara, Alex Ekubo, Osas Ajibade, Wale Ojo, Funlola Afiyebi-Raimi, Sadiq Daba, Kemi Lala-Akindoju, Femi Jacobs, Stephanie Coker, Zainab Balogun and more. It’s a must watch for every young adult out there.
FINE GIRL
Directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka and co-written by Rita Onwurah and Bunmi Aj,
Fine Girl is the story of a young lady’s struggles through the hurdles a critical family issue places before her and how much she has to sacrifice in order to salvage the situation.
This beautiful love story got so many people glued to their screen and the cast did a wonderful job putting the story together, this is definitely one of the best movies of 2016.
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