The Kannywood actress was arraigned on a charge of mutilating naira, the Nigerian currency, contrary to the Central Bank of ...

Amal Umar delivers one of Nigerian cinema's most discussed performances as Habiba in The Herd and opens up about emotional ...

Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries in search of international eyeballs -- all while navigating the ...

Many movie lovers celebrate actors and actresses whose faces dominate the screen, yet rarely pause to acknowledge the unseen hands that actually give life to a film. Behind every successful production ...

Who are the most powerful men in Kannywood? From Ali Nuhu’s star power to rising talents, these actors define Hausa cinema’s golden era. Rooted in the traditions, values, and storytelling of the ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, a Kannywood actress, popularly known as ...

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday,  February 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced a ...

Ali Nuhu explained the meaning of Kannywood. He also stated that the advent of Sharia law affected the cinema culture in the Northern part of Nigeria. However, in recent years, the Nigerian film ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African country have helped to shape the English language. The ...

The emergence of Hausa entertainment industry, popularly known as Kannywood, has indeed reshaped Hausa-Fulani culture and the way people around the world once thought about the conservative region. In ...