A recap of the AMVCA 2025  Best Movie: Freedom Way Best Lead Actress: Chioma Chukwuka – Seven Doors Best Lead Actor: Femi Adebayo – Seven Doors Best Director: Awam Amkpa – The Man Died Best Supporting Actress: Mercy Aigbe – Farmer’s Bride Best Supporting Actor: Gabriel Afolayan – Inside Life Best Cinematography: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos – Leo Purman Best Makeup: Lisabi: The Uprising – Hakeem Onilogbo Best Art Direction: Lisabi: The Uprising Best Editing: Inkabi – Tongai Furusa Best Sound: Suspicion Best Score/Music: Seven Doors – Tolu Obanro Best Writing (Movie): Freedom Way – Blessing Uzzi Best Writing (TV Series): Untying Kantai – Abel Mutua Musyoka Best Scripted Series: Inside Life by Clarence Peters Best Unscripted Series: Wa Milele? (Forever) Best Short Film: Brukaci Best Indigenous Language Films: • West Africa: Lisabi: The Uprising • East Africa: Makosa Di Tangu • South Africa: Mwizukanji Best Indigenous M-Net Original: Onye Agbata Obim Best Scripted M...

In a deeply emotional revelation, Lagos politician and Nollywood veteran Desmond Elliot has opened up about a harrowing moment during the 2020 EndSARS protest that nearly cost him his life. Speaking publicly about the traumatic experience, Elliot, 51, recalled how his office became the target of a violent attack as tensions in Lagos escalated during the historic youth-led demonstrations against police brutality. “I was almost burnt alive during the EndSARS protest,” he said. “A bottle of fuel with fire was thrown into my office with the intent to burn me alive.” Caught in what he described as the most terrifying moment of his life, Elliot quickly reached out to the Chief of Staff for urgent help. “I have never been so scared in my life. It was horrible,” he added, visibly shaken by the memory. The EndSARS movement, which began as a call to end police violence and impunity, swept through Nigeria and gained global attention. While it was largely peaceful, certain pockets of violence...