Regina Daniels Returns To Social Media Amid Marital Crisis

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has returned to social media, days after widespread reports of a crisis in her marriage to her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko. She recently shared a series of videos on Saturday showing her aboard a private jet, looking relaxed as she sipped from a glass while surrounded by family and close friends.

In one clip, a man playfully called her a “gold digger,” prompting laughter from Regina – a lighthearted moment that has quickly gone viral.

In another part of the video, she was seen smiling and chanting “Morale high,” a phrase many fans interpreted as a subtle response to ongoing rumours about her marriage.

Her post comes amid persistent speculation that all is not well between the moviestar and the Delta North Senator.

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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.