Remi Tinubu Called To Ask About Ogogo’s Condition – Jide Kosoko

Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has said that First Lady Oluremi Tinubu personally called to express concern over Ogogo’s condition. He recently had his say after Taiwo Hassan’s colleagues gathered to pray for him amid his battle with cancer.

Speaking at the gathering, Jide Kosoko simply appreciated fans and well-wishers both in Nigeria and abroad who have shown an outpouring of love and prayers for his sick colleague.

He concluded by hailing Senator Olamilekan Yayi for being a key pillar of support, stressing that the politician has been shouldering Ogogo‘s medical bills.

His words, “We are overwhelmed with the show of Love towards our brother Actor Hassan Ogogo. We can clearly see how the whole Nigerians both home and abroad have been praying for Ogogo.”

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.