Zulumoke Oyibo is back in cinemas nearly two years after her debut feature, ‘The Betrayed’, this time with a broader, more communal story.

Her second film, ‘Okanjuwa’, opens nationwide on May 22, 2026, from Inkblot Productions and FilmOne Studios, bringing together an ensemble cast that includes Kunle Remi, Tomike Adeoye, Uzor Arukwe, Omowunmi Dada, Tobi Makinde, Ruby Okezie, Akinyoola “Kamo State” Ayoola, Blessing Nze, Femi Adebayo, Emem Ufot, Bianca Ugowanne, and Olaiya Igwe.

Written by Fatimah Gimsay and executive produced by Naz Onuzo, Damola Ademola, Kene Okwuosa, and Ladun Awobokun, the film tracks three couples navigating greed, ambition, and relationships in Lagos.

With ‘Okanjuwa’, Oyibo moves away from the darker emotional core of her debut into something more social and expansive. She describes the film as “a family film” rooted in everyday Lagos life, with its humour, tension, and sense of community.

“I’m a baby in directing,” Oyibo says. “This is my second film, so I’m just trying everything that I thought I could do… I’m doing everything that I want to do.”

That experimentation is why the film is structured as an ensemble piece that leans into banter, shared spaces, and overlapping lives rather than a single central arc.

Across the cast interviews, Lagos emerges as more than just a backdrop.

For Tomike Adeoye, the city represents opportunity and accumulation — “a lot of blessings” across work, relationships, and visibility. Tobi Makinde reduces it more bluntly: “Sense. That’s the best thing you can get from Lagos.”

Kamo State frames it as energy and urgency: “When Lagos comes to your mind, money should come to your mind,” capturing the film’s thematic tension between hustle and excess.

Oyibo herself calls the film “an escape” but also a reflection of “our Lagos lives and our mannerisms and our banter, our community, our love, and our friendship.”

At its core, ‘Okanjuwa’ is about greed, how it operates within relationships and how far people are willing to go.

Kunle Remi, who leads the cast, frames it as a moral discipline: “Greed never ends… it never takes you anywhere and never ends well.”

The film positions this tension against ideas of family and contentment, suggesting a balance between ambition and restraint in a city that constantly pushes for more.

If the film interrogates tension, the set itself appears to have been the opposite.

Oyibo says she deliberately built a “light-hearted” environment, even joking that she “prayed to God for mad people… mad crew and mad cast”, prioritising energy and play over rigidity.

That tone carried through production. Cast members describe a set defined by friendship and spontaneity, with actors staying back even when not filming just to be part of the atmosphere.

‘Okanjuwa’ opens in cinemas nationwide on May 22.

Watch the official teaser for ‘Okanjuwa’ below

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