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Frustrated by their failure to break into Nollywood, two childhood friends, Ose and Abacha went into fraud as a side hustle. Unluckily for them, Yahoo doesn’t pay them as quickly as they expected. Luckily for them, Mansa a Hong-Kong based crime lord offers to help them by introducing them to Yahoo+.
On Junior’s nineteenth birthday, his father Uzu pays a surprise visit at his department, and discovers that Junior has not only been skipping classes but also running a comics blog. Uzu gives an ultimatum between his dream or the law degree and familial support. Junior chooses the former, so Uzu sends him packing. That was the last time Junior’s family saw or heard from him.
This is Love tells the romance stories of 3 Nigerian LGBTQ+ couples and how they navigate romantic relationships in a conservative and hostile Nigerian environment. It is an attempt to humanize LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria by telling a story of how they find love amidst the risks and struggles. The cast includes a lesbian couple, a gay couple and a couple made up of a transman and a ciswoman. It covered conversations around acceptance, religion, health, the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA), and finding love. 2 out of the 3 couples wore masks and had their voices distorted. Aside from helping to conceal the identity of the cast, the mask and distorted voices are also symbolic of the double life LGBTQ+ Nigerians have to live for their safety and security.
An alcoholic professor diagnosed of cancer, takes his students to a legendary resort for an academic excursion. The excursion which was meant to be another scholarly exercise ends up a life-changing adventure for all the participants.
