I Finished Secondary School In 2003 – Wumi Toriola

Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has reacted to a viral debate about her age on social media. This comes after popular influencer Enioluwa called Wumi by her name at a recent gathering, and fans have been reacting.

In the viral clip, the moviestar said, “You said Wumi, you call me by my name (opemi loruko), why would you call me Wumi?”

Enioluwa quickly corrected himself by calling her Aunty Wumi, while hailing the actress as the dramatic scene turned into a funny moment.

Addressing the debate, Toriola jumped online to reveal that she finished her secondary school in 2003.

Reminding Nigerians that not everyone looks their age, she noted that everybody in her family has baby face.

Her words, “I saw people debating my age. Nor be everybody ise dey gbo o, na all my family get baby face. I finished sec school in 2003 (I repeat o do the maths) 16 nor dey enter uni that time o.”

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.