Nollywood actor and producer, Lateef Adedimeji, has come out to praise his wife, Mo Bimpe, ahead of the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he really appreciates her presence in his life because their home has been a symphony of laughter and warmth ever since they got married.
He added they both take massive pride in their heritage, particularly in wearing traditional attires, and they can only encourage fellow Nigerians to keep flaunting their cultural identity wherever they are across the globe.
His words, “Standing beside my beloved, I’m captivated by her radiant smile. Together, we wear our heritage like a badge of honour, our traditional attire a testament to the beauty of our roots. Her presence is a symphony of laughter and warmth, our love a celebration of the little things that make life worth living.
With every step, I feel the weight of our ancestors’ legacy on my shoulders. I want to make them proud, to honour the sacrifices they made for us to be here today. When I look into her eyes, I see a future filled with possibility, a boundless expanse of wonder and adoration.”
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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