My Latest Movie Has Grossed N106.8M Already – Oga Bello

Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, has come out to appreciate fans of Nigerian movies. He recently expressed his gratitude to Nigerians as his movie “Her Excellency” grossed N106.8 million at the Nigerian box office.

Thanking his supporters and well-wishers on social media, Oga Bello simply flaunted a poster that read: “THANK YOU! 🇳🇬 N106.8M. HER EXCELLENCY STILL SHOWING IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE.

We are standing strong on gratitude to God and you all for the unending support.”

“Her Excellency,” produced by Shayk Studios and Ubee Media, in partnership with FilmOne Studios and FilmOne Entertainment, continues to enjoy strong cinema runs across Nigeria.

The political drama, which features Sola Sobowale, Toyin Abraham, Lateef Adedimeji, Mercy Aigbe and Yemi Solade, was released to celebrate the veteran actor’s 60th anniversary in the entertainment industry.

Adebayo Salami has since revealed that the movie is a modern remake of his 1991 classic Agbara Obinrin (Power of Women), created to highlight the strength of women and promote mutual respect and support in marriage.

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.