Light House Cinema hits Warri

The cinema bug steadily coming to life in Nigeria has hit Warri, Delta State. In recent years, the aspect of the entertainment industry the oil-hub city has been famous for is stand-up comedy, as it has produced a good number of comedians.

But at a time that cinema life is crawling back, an imposing facility, Lighthouse Cinema House, has sprouted in Warri, beckoning people with its aesthetic grandeur. Located within an expansive complex that equally has two other large – size edifices – a hotel and conference centre – Light House Cinemas on Delta Steel Complex Expressway, Effurun promises to be a place to be.

A statement by the management of the cinema house indicates that being the first of its kind in the city, it has come at a time the city needs to reclaim its lost social life.

Among its facilities are five holes cinemas with plush and creatively built interiors, which on opening would be devoted to screening different films ranging from international and local hits. Also located within the edifice are a number of shops, offices and food courts of different sizes and makes.

“With most of the shops and offices almost sold out, Light House Cinema, which would open for business in September, should be a beehive of activities where people would not only catch fun, interact and extend their network of friends and business contacts, it would also be a full service centre and one – stop shop for all kinds of businesses,” the promoters say.

Lighthouse Cinema Chief Promoter, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, who is also the chairman of Woodridge Hotel Group, is quoted as saying that the drive was the desire to revive the dying entertainment and leisure culture of the city.

According to him, the cinema project is also a catalyst for development – beyond the entertainment potential.