ATLANTA -- In the mid-1990s, the Nigerian prince scam eased its way into American culture. The ubiquitous advance-fee scams originating in Nigeria and sent to unsuspecting U.S. citizens via email have ...

Nigeria has a booming film industry, but critics of Nollywood (ph) say its biggest productions often emphasize a glitzy version of Nigerian life. Now an emerging film festival in the city of Lagos, ...

This year, to mark the 10th anniversary of a largely forgotten tragedy, members of Borno state's Chibok community gathered Thursday in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos to attend the screening of ...

Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo. - Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - "Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It's another day in ...

It has taken nearly 80 years, but a Nigerian movie will finally be screened in a hallowed official slot at the Cannes film festival Sunday. After decades of being written off for its cheap and ...

Nigerian director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen lines up a shot in the documentary 'Nollywood Babylon.' OK, quick: Name the three biggest film-producing countries in the world. The home of Hollywood, the ...

The director Daniel Oriahi is capturing the audience’s attention with his latest film, “The Weekend,” which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival. By Nicolas Rapold The bustling Nigerian film industry ...

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the ...

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...