Aunty Ajara’s Death Still Feels Unreal – Kunle Afod

Nollywood actor Kunle Afod is still grieving the loss of his colleague, Aunty Ajara. Recall that the moviestar recently passed away after a long and courageous battle with illness.

According to him, Aunty Ajara’s death still feels unreal, and he can only promise that she will forever remain in their hearts.

Kunle then prayed for God to forgive her shortcomings and grant her Aljanah Firdaus.

His words, “It still feels unreal…
Our beloved Ajara is gone, but she will live on in our hearts forever.

With total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, we announce the 8 Days Fidau Prayer of our beloved sister, Lasisi Ajarat Morenikeji, who returned to her Creator on February 5, 2026.

Kindly may us in prayers as we gather to pray for the peaceful repose of her soul.
May Allah forgive her shortcomings and grant her Aljanah Firdaus. Ameen.

Details are on the flyer. Thank you all for your love and support.”

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.