Kannywood

Actress Rahama Sadau has incurred the wrath of elite northerners known as Arewa Twitter for wearing a backless dress. Rahama Sadau's photoshoot with top wedding photographer, George Okoro has caused quite the stir on Nigerian social…

‘Kannywood,’ which refers to the film industry in northern Nigeria and ‘mama put,’ a colloquial for a road-side local restaurant, are among 29 Nigerian words that appeared in the January update of Oxford English Dictionary (OED). SEE ALSO:…

One thing that people always think that is haggling the progress of Nigeria and Nigerians is their disintegration. The wise people say that one broom sweeps nothing and that is what makes Nigeria a toothless bulldog as the giant of Africa…

The Hausa Film Industry Kannywood,has lost a member, Hajiya Binta Kofar Soro, who was popular for her motherly role in movies. Binta died at the early hours of Saturday in her residence at Unguwar Filin Samji in Katsina town, the state…

A  Nigerian Ph.D. holder has made some intriguing revelations about the habits and common practices within the Northern movie industry in Nigeria, Kannywood. In the lengthy piece, Dr. Auwal Mustapha, who has degrees from the University…

Kano State  Emirate Council has announced its plan to turban a Kannywood singer, Naziru Ahmad, as “Sarkin Maiwakar Sarkin Kano”  (Chief Singer of the Emir of Kano) Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II. This was announced in a statement  by the…

A popular Kannywood actress,  Ummi Ibrahim Zee-Zee, opened up about her relationship with singer Timaya in a new interview, stating that it was one of the most difficult periods in her life to forget. She also bashed rumours that she'd…