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Akin Ogungbe: The Spectacle Pioneer Who Helped Build Yoruba Nollywood

Samuel Oladayo — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:13:23 +0000

At the foundation of today’s Yoruba film industry lies the tireless work of legendary actors and theatre pioneers whose sacrifices shaped what is now known as Yoruba Nollywood. Among these trailblazers was Christopher Akintola Ogungbe, popularly known as Akin Ogungbe, a man whose name became synonymous with creativity, discipline, and the propagation of Yoruba culture […]

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Kola Ogunmola: the Nigerian Folk Opera Refiner

Samuel Oladayo — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:00:20 +0000

In Nigeria, like any other country, entertainment comes in different forms like music, dance, or drama, through which culture is projected and preserved. Just as the Father of Modern Nigerian Theatre, Hubert Ogunde, contributed to the birth and growth of Nigerian folk opera and its advancement, Kola Ogunmola was one of the early dramatists whose […]

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Hubert Ogunde: Doyen of Modern Nigerian Theatre

Samuel Oladayo — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:41:39 +0000

The now-talked-about professional movie industry, which some considered a pleasure or at most a career, was once taken as a calling, ministry and tool to address societal menace by the pioneers of Nigerian theatre who laid the foundation for modern dramatic arts in the mid-20th century. Some of the names that cannot skip the lips […]

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