Nollywood actor Segun Ogungbe has reacted to Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham’s ongoing feud. He recently had his say via his Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.
Referring to the 2 actresses as his sisters, he urged them to embrace peace, stressing that both Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham are the people’s happiness.
Segun then pleaded with them to urge their fans to watch his latest movie.
His words, “Please MY SISTERS @toyin_abraham & @funkejenifaakindele let EMBRACE PEACE …. IDUNNU WA NIYIN OOOO.
And please tell your FANS to go and see IRETE IN All CINEMA
We are still showing, and we are not resting until you see IRÈTÈ
IRÈTÈ: THE RECKONING IS STILL SHOWING IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE.
This Easter holiday, bring your family to experience a movie deeply rooted in culture, tradition, and the kind of storytelling that will stay with you long after you leave the cinema.
A true epic. A true reckoning. And it is waiting for you on the big screen
Directed and Produced by: Segun Ogungbe.”
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.
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