Nollywood actor Wale Akorede-Okunnu has come out to celebrate his daughter. His baby girl, Balikis Ayomide Akorede, recently bagged another degree with honours, and Nigerians have been reacting.
According to him, he is very proud to see his daughter graduate from Humber College with honours in Biomedical Science, and he thanks God for giving him a child who is hardworking and determined when it comes to her education.
Wale added that her love for learning is very inspirational, and the world is definitely hers to explore from here on.
His words, “Beaming with pride as I witness my daughter BALIKIS AYOMIDE AKOREDE @realjumkie graduate from Humber College with honours in Biomedical Science! Your hard work, determination, and love for learning inspire me every day. The world is yours to explore! Congratulations, my brilliant star! 👩🎓🧬💙
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#ProudDad #HumberCollege #HonoursGraduate”
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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