Portal:African cinema/Selected article/25

AREWA24 is a Nigerian satellite television channel that showcases the lifestyle of the Northern Region, Nigeria. It is the first free-to-air channel to air Hausa language-programming and the leading and consistently highest-rated Hausa language entertainment and lifestyle television network in Nigeria and West Africa.

Its fictional entertainment frequently addresses social issues such as girl education, corruption, health challenges, interreligious violence, youth employment and conservation.

One of its current hits is the comedy drama Gidan Badamasi, a series that has sparked debate about having too many children and starring Kannywood stars Hadiza Gabon, Adam A Zango, and Falau A Dorayi. Other popular programs include Buka Afrikana, a comedy set in a local Nigerian Middle Belt diner, called a “buka”; Labarina, and Sirrin Boye, a new Hausa mystery and crime drama.

Its first Hausa language series was Dadin Kowa, now in its 25th season, named after and about a fictional town, with storylines reflecting everyday issues impacting Northern Nigerians.  Dadin Kowa won the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award for best Hausa movie/television series