I Am Not Sick, Ignore The Rumours – Itele

Nollywood actor Ibrahim Yekini, popularly known as Itele, has debunked reports that he is sick. Recall that a viral Facebook video recently showed him on a hospital bed, appearing critically ill.

Reacting to the panic among fans who fear he is battling a serious health condition, Yekini confirmed that he is hale and hearty.

According to him, his well wishers and loved ones should ignore the false rumour because the people behind it do not have good plans for him.

He stated that the clip captured a sickness he battled many years ago, and he is perfectly fine at the moment.

“Please avoid any fake news going around about me. As you can see, I am perfectly fine. I am good. The story circulating that I am sick, because those posting that don’t have good plans. I won’t swear. I leave them for God. Please, it is fake.

The news you are seeing is fake. I am at peace. The video is old from a battle fought four to five years ago. Please stop spreading fake news. I am strong and perfectly okay,” he wrote.

Itele further noted that the perpetrators are deliberately spreading lies on social media just to distract his fans.

He concluded by saying that his energy remains solid and he is currently working to put food on his table.

“ATTENTION MY KOLEOSO FAMILY🙏 #fakeNewsalert❌❌❌❌❌❌ Please ignore ANY fake news going around about me. I am perfectly fine, healthy, and working as always. Some people just create lies for attention – don’t fall for it. I’m good, my energy is solid,” he added.

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.