Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has come out to wish her daughter, Priscilla Ojo a happy 23rd birthday. She recently referred to her daughter as her world and best friend, and fans have been reacting.
According to her, her baby girl is her jewel of inestimable value, and she prays that her daughter will continue to grow in strength, power, success, long life, great health and prosperity.
Her words, “Happy birthday my jewel of inestimable value, my world, my best friend @its.priscy may you continue to grow in strength, power, success, long life, great health, prosperity, wisdom, and happiness …. you’re the best. it’s your day, girl, so let the party begin…. We’re about to paint Lagos blue #itsadenimaffair BIG P is 23 yeeeppeeee.”
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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