Filmmaker – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 06 May 2026 01:32:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Filmmaker – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 How I Started My Weight Loss Journey – Biodun Stephen https://www.theinfostride.com/how-i-started-my-weight-loss-journey-biodun-stephen/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-i-started-my-weight-loss-journey-biodun-stephen/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 00:30:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=483110 Popular Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen has shared details of her weight loss journey. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting. Revealing that lifestyle changes helped her lose a total of 22 kilograms, she shared that health concerns linked to stress-related weight gain aided her decision to take control [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-i-started-my-weight-loss-journey-biodun-stephen/feed/ 0 Nollywood Needs More Emotional Movies – Efe Irele https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-needs-more-emotional-movies-efe-irele/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-needs-more-emotional-movies-efe-irele/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:40:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470100 Nollywood actress Efe Irele has said that Nigerian filmmakers should prioritize emotional storylines to grow. She recently revealed that Nollywood needs more emotionally engaging movies to thrive globally. In an interview with Saturday Beats, Efe Irele shared that even though catchy titles attract attention, the real power of a film lies in the emotions it [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-needs-more-emotional-movies-efe-irele/feed/ 0 I Established My Acting Career Before Becoming A Filmmaker – Bimbo Thomas https://www.theinfostride.com/i-established-my-acting-career-before-becoming-a-filmmaker-bimbo-thomas/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-established-my-acting-career-before-becoming-a-filmmaker-bimbo-thomas/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:40:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=465931 Popular Nollywood actress Bimbo Thomas has shared how she broke away from being stereotyped in the industry. She recently opened up about the challenges she faced to carve out her acting career. Speaking on the Old Secrets podcast anchored by High Chief Obio Oloyejulius, Bimbo revealed that while playing the role of a tout felt [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-established-my-acting-career-before-becoming-a-filmmaker-bimbo-thomas/feed/ 0 Nollywood Filmmaker, Frank Vaughan Is Dead https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-filmmaker-frank-vaughan-is-dead/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-filmmaker-frank-vaughan-is-dead/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 20:00:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375069 Nigerian filmmaker and former Vice President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Frank Igho Okpokoro Vaughan is dead. The deceased recently died after a protracted battle with illness, and fans have been reacting. Frank, who is a seasoned movie director, was said to have reportedly played a crucial role in shaping the Nigerian movie [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-filmmaker-frank-vaughan-is-dead/feed/ 0 My Engagement News Is For Those Who Kept Rooting For Me – Kemi Adetiba https://www.theinfostride.com/my-engagement-news-is-for-those-who-kept-rooting-for-me-kemi-adetiba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/my-engagement-news-is-for-those-who-kept-rooting-for-me-kemi-adetiba/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:56:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318235 Nollywood filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, is engaged to her man, Oscar Heman-Ackah. The couple recently shared the good news of their engagement on social media, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to Kemi, Oscar popped the question in Ghana on January 28 in the presence of their family and close friends, and she is very delighted [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/my-engagement-news-is-for-those-who-kept-rooting-for-me-kemi-adetiba/feed/ 0 Stop Celebrating Wealth From Sources You Know Nothing About – Noble Igwe https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-celebrating-wealth-from-sources-you-know-nothing-about-noble-igwe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-celebrating-wealth-from-sources-you-know-nothing-about-noble-igwe/#respond Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:11:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317612 Nollywood filmmaker, Noble Igwe has come out to blame society for the craze for ill-gotten wealth in Nigeria. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, he constantly sees people whose source of wealth are absolutely questionable get celebrated once they post a picture of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/stop-celebrating-wealth-from-sources-you-know-nothing-about-noble-igwe/feed/ 0 Kunle Afolayan’s Success Is Infectious – Onyeka Nwelue https://www.theinfostride.com/kunle-afolayans-success-is-infectious-onyeka-nwelue/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:43:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211853 Onyeka Nwelue, a Nigerian writer and filmmaker, has written an ode to his greatest inspiration in filmmaking, Kunle Afolayan. Popular for “The House of Nwapa,” “The Abyssinian Boy,” and “Hip-Hop is Only for Children,” the research fellow at Center for International Studies at Ohio University writes about Afolayan’s influence in his career. But, there is [...]

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]]> Kunle Afolayan Picks Budding Filmmaker To Groom https://www.theinfostride.com/kunle-afolayan-picks-budding-filmmaker-to-groom/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 05:06:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151232 Multiple award winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has chosen a budding filmmaker to groom for six months after a sifting process in a film making competition. The lucky budding filmmaker, Joseph Duke, was chosen from the top 20 finalists that submitted entries for the Sahara Group bankrolled film making competition, “Grooming Film Extrapreneurs with Kunle Afolayan.” [...]

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]]> ‘Mirror Boy’ Filmmaker Is Back With Another Movie https://www.theinfostride.com/mirror-boy-filmmaker-is-back-with-another-movie/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:33:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111535 Huge movie director, Obi Emelonye is set to make a return with a new thriller, ‘Oxford Gardens’. Obi Emelonye, who has previously made movies like ‘Last Flight to Abuja’, ‘Mirror Boy’ amongst others, teams up with African Magic to produce the boxing thriller which was shot in London. The movie focuses on the life of [...]

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]]> South Africa urged to screen Emmy-winning Marikana Massacre Film https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africa-urged-to-screen-emmy-winning-marikana-massacre-film/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:24:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108933 South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have been urged by activisits and the civil society to broadcast a documentary depicting the Marikana massacre of 2012 on public television. At least 44 people were killed during strikes at the Lonmin Plantinum mines in the Northwest province in South Africa. Thirty-four were murdered on a single day when [...]

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]]> Going Places: An Overview of Girls’ Education in Ghana https://www.theinfostride.com/going-places-an-overview-of-girls-education-in-ghana/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:49:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104834 Filmmaker: Brian Tilley “Study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary General said at a keynote address in 2004. Thanks to a huge global push, there are now more girls enrolled in [...]

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]]> #Documentary > Kenya’s Water Women https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-kenyas-water-women/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:40:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/africa-kenyas-water-women/ Across the world, almost 1.2bn people live in areas where water is physically scarce and this has an enormous impact on the quality of life. Without clean water, communities suffer from recurrent diarrhoea and other debilitating or fatal diseases which, together with the time spent going to collect it, means a significant amount of time [...]

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]]> PHOTOS: Late Filmmaker, Amaka Igwe Buried Amid Tears https://www.theinfostride.com/photos-late-filmmaker-amaka-igwe-buried-amid-tears/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:30:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/photos-late-filmmaker-amaka-igwe-buried-amid-tears/ The remains of late Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe was finally laid to rest last Friday, June 13 in her hometown, Ndiuche Arondizuogu, Imo State. The service of songs for the video movie producer Amaka Igwe who died on April 29 after a long battle with asthma held on June 9 at the Havens Event Center, [...]

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]]> Filmmaker Rachel Boynton set out to shine a light on ‘Big Men’ of oil in West Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/filmmaker-rachel-boynton-set-out-to-shine-a-light-on-big-men-of-oil-in-west-africa/ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:34:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35039 Filmmaker Rachel Boynton set out to give a new perspective on how the world keeps the lights on and cars on the road. It took her nearly a decade, but the result is "Big Men", a documentary -- backed by Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt as executive producer…

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]]> Nollywood Film Maker Slapped Into Unconsciousness By SARS https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-film-maker-slapped-into-unconsciousness-by-sars/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nollywood-film-maker-slapped-into-unconsciousness-by-sars/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:23:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13335 Lawrence ‘Lurrenz’ Onuzulike, a popular Asaba film maker was recently given the beating of his life by Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Lawrence was on location in Ajah on Friday, January 17, filming ‘bloomberry hotel’ when the SARS team invaded the place. . An eyewitness said, “it was really embarrassing because they humiliated him in public [...]

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