Nollywood actor, Dele Odule has come out to react to reports circulating about his death. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he can only reassure his fans and the public that he is alive and well, and he is very disappointed over the spread of such malicious misinformation.
He added that the same rumor mongers once falsely claimed he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years for a crime.
His words, “I just want to debunk a rumour that has been going around these past few days. A false report about myself dying has been going around and I’m here to debunk that. I’m alive and well and I don’t know why someone somewhere would wish me dead. This is barbaric and terrible.
It’s the same way a false report was spread about me, showing a picture of a black Maria, claiming that I was sentenced to ten years for a crime. This is not good! Are you people alright? Don’t try me and if you dare me, it’s God you’re fighting. I’ve said my own.
And to my fans who genuinely love me, I say thank you and I love you. Thank you for your care about my wellbeing.”
WOW.
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
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