Hollywood and Bollywood may be the two biggest "-woods," but in northern Nigeria there is a scrappy, thriving filmmaking industry, nicknamed Kannywood. The name comes from Kano, ...

Uzee Usman is one of the few actors seamlessly bridging the worlds of Kannywood and Nollywood, earning respect for his ...

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 ...

Popularly called the King of Kannywood, Ali Nuhu, is no doubt Kannywood’s most enterprising actor. A talented role interpreter, he has featured in a number of major movies such as ‘Sitanda’, ...

When we talk of the movie industry in Nigeria, Nollywood automatically comes to mind. But there have been questions as to what constitutes Nollywood. While the southern part of the country , either ...

Filmmakers in northern Nigeria's Kannywood movie industry have been told they risk a jail term if they portray violence in their work or have scenes with cross-dressers in them. Kano state's ...

From box-office superstars to behind-the-camera powerhouses, Kannywood’s queens are redefining Northern Nigeria’s film industry. At the heart of this industry are the talented female actors who have ...

Kannywood wey be di feem industry for northern Nigeria dey plan to ban film producers from producing love movies for some years as dem suppose dey torchlight oda areas too. Di ban go take effect from ...

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 ...

Earlier in the week, Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, sparked controversy on social media when she shared pictures of herself wearing a backless gown. Her choice of outfit apparently did not go down ...

2022 had been a forgettable year for Kannywood, with piracy almost grounding the activities of the practitioners. So bad were the activities of the pirates that Kannywood producers had stopped ...