Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo has come out to speak against the recent killings in Jos. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.
Revealing his heartbreak over the tragic events, he stressed that he cannot stay silent because he is a voice for the people and not any government.
Bolanle added that he can only hope for a positive change to happen soon because he is tired of watching Nigerians suffer consistently.
His words, “I choose to be a voice for the people, not for any government.
The tragic events in Jos, Nigeria, broke my heart. I may have made a misaligned call in the past—thoughts made in a moment, with good intentions—but I cannot stay silent when I realise I may have overlooked my core values.
My hope is for change, not for political support. I cannot stand by and watch people suffer for any reason. Nigerians bleed, and I will not be ignorant of that reality.
May God bring the change we all desire to make Nigeria a better place. God bless & help Nigeria.”
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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