While Nollywood often leans toward modesty, it also knows how to push boundaries, embracing intimacy with boldness, nuance, and undeniable heat. From slow burns that build over an entire film to blink-and-you-miss-it moments charged with tension, these scenes are redefining how sex and sensuality are portrayed on screen, in true Nigerian fashion.
I’ve revisited daring classics and sexy newcomers to bring you a list of the steamiest sex scenes Nollywood has to offer. These aren’t just sex for sex’s sake. They’re sexy with purpose, and deeply tied to story and character.
Here are the 6 best sex scenes in Nollywood movies:
6. Alter Ego (2017)
Actors: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Bobby Obodo
Relationship: Fuck buddies
Running time: 2h 2m
Director: Moses Inwang
Genre: Drama, Thriller
When Adaora (Omotola Jalade Ekeinde) returns home one night, she finds Jeb (Bobby Obodo)—a ghosted sneaky link—creepily waiting inside her gate. The tension is immediate. One minute, they’re exchanging clipped words; the next, they’re inside her apartment, tearing into each other with impatient lust.
The scene escalates fast: touching, kissing, and then a rough, no-holds-barred session where Adaora demands, “harder, harder,” and Jeb delivers with all the thrust he can muster. Afterwards, she promptly kicks him out like she does every other man. The sex is fiery, but it’s not just for shock—it reinforces Adaora’s character as a woman fiercely in charge of both her body and her boundaries. The confrontation-to-make-out pipeline? Totally unexpected, but it slaps.
5. Farmer’s Bride (2024)
Actors: Gbubemi Ejeye and Tobi Bakre
Relationship: Wife and brother-in-law
Running time: 1h 52m
Director: Jack’enneth Okupume and Adebayo Tijani
Genre: Drama
Femi (Tobi Bakre) falls hard for Funmi (Gbubemi Ejeye), his wealthy uncle’s young, not happily married wife. Their first sneaky link goes down in Femi’s carpentry workshop, where the air is thick with tension and barely-contained desire. He presses her gently against a wooden beam, sinks to his knees, and delivers a slow, eye-twitching session of cunnilingus, leaving viewers asking when Nollywood quietly added “eaters” to its roster.
In a film culture where sex scenes usually stop at kissing or PG-13 bed rolls, Farmer’s Bride boldly swerves into oral territory—and does it with surprising sensuality. The real heat, though, comes from the buildup: their forbidden chemistry, the patience of their planning, and the thrill of finally giving in. Sometimes, sexual tension is the sexiest kind of foreplay.
Farmer’s Bride is currently not streaming anywhere.
4. A Sunday Affair (2023)
Actors: Nse Ikpe-Etim, Oris Erhuero and Dakore Egbuson-Akande
Relationship: Fuck buddies
Running time: 1h 36m
Director: Walter Taylaur
Genre: Romcom
Uche (Nse Ikpe-Etim) is a middle-aged Nigerian woman who just wants to enjoy life. Sunday (Oris Erhuero) is much the same—a charming man who knows how to have a good time. When they meet at a wedding, sparks fly almost instantly. But things quickly get complicated when Uche’s close friend, Toyin (Dakore Egbuson-Akande), also begins to fall for the same man.
Among the film’s string of deliciously intimate moments, the shower scene between Uche and Sunday stands out. Lost in each other, soaked and steaming, they have the kind of slow, intense, fantasy-level sex that lingers in your mind long after the credits roll. With Uche’s body pressed against the glass and Sunday working every inch of the moment, it’s raw, tender, and wildly sensual.
A Sunday Affair doesn’t just give us a love triangle—it delivers a grown, sexy, emotionally layered entanglement that isn’t afraid to show Nigerian middle-aged love in all its mess and heat.
Watch A Sunday Affair on Netflix.
3. Fifty (2015)
Actors: Ireti Doyle and Emmanuel Ikubese
Relationship: Sugar mummy and Boytoy
Running time: 1h 41m
Director: Biyi Bandele
Genre: Romance
There are a few steamy moments in this movie, but the boldest is between Lizzy (Ireti Doyle), a single woman in her 50s, and Sammy (Emmanuel Ikubese), her boy toy. After a long night out celebrating at a club, the couple head back to Lizzy’s home for one of the sexiest sex scenes in Nollywood history on her couch.
They don’t just thrust into action, but take things slow. Their eyes are locked as Sammy begins to entertain with a slow dance. He later takes her in her red dress.
Fifty is streaming on Netflix but is currently unavailable in Nigeria.
2. The Visit (2015)
Actors: Nse Ikpe-Etim and Blossom Chukwujekwu
Relationship: Girlfriend and Boyfriend
Running time: 2h 10m
Director: Olufunke Fayoyin
Genre: Drama, Romance
Ajiri (Nse Ikpe-Etim), an event planner, and Lanre (Blossom Chukwujekwu), a musician, have a fun and spontaneous romantic relationship. One night, mid-conversation, in the house premises, the lovebirds get touchy and passionate. Lanre gently lays her down on his car bonnet, lifts up her dress, spreads her legs and buries his head between her legs. They’re so loud that a neighbour hears them and peeks from her window.
It’s uncommon to see Nollywood movies that give screentime to oral sexual activities, not to mention one that takes place in an outdoor space. Their disregard for whoever sees them isn’t only the hot thing about this scene, it’s the devotion Lanre shows, slowly taking his time to put his tongue to work.
1. Hey You! (2022)
Actors: Timini Egbuson and Efe Irele
Relationship: Obsessive neighbour-crush turned lovers
Running time: 1h 44m
Director: Uyoyou Adia
Genre: Romcom
Abel (Timini Egbuson), a reserved software engineer, is obsessed with Bianca (Efe Irele), a popular online adult content creator. Things take a wild turn when he discovers she’s actually his next-door neighbour. That proximity only fuels their attraction, and soon, fantasy becomes reality.
The most unforgettable scene unfolds in Abel’s dimly lit, blue-hued room. The music is slow and sultry. Bianca, fully in control, leads him to bed and takes charge. She kisses, teases, undresses, chokes, and rides Abel into near-oblivion. His fingers clutch the sheets, his mouth agape in pleasure, while Bianca’s hair bounces as she moves—confident, commanding, and electric.
This scene isn’t just sex for shock value—it’s a masterclass in chemistry, dominance, and visual seduction. With just the right amount of razzle-dazzle, Hey You delivers one of Nollywood’s most daring yet tasteful depictions of erotic power play.
Hey You! is on Prime Video but is currently unavailable in Nigeria.
