I Didn’t Receive Car, 25,000 Dollars Gift – Papa Ajasco

Nollywood actor Abiodun Ayoyinka, a.k.a Papa Ajasco, has denied claims that he received a car and 25,000 dollars amid ongoing public debate about his finances. Recall that the moviestar recently spoke about his struggles despite decades in the Nigerian entertainment industry during a viral interview with Lucky Udu.

Reacting in a new interview with Daddy Freeze, Abiodun stated that donations did come in after he went viral, and everything amounted to N6M in total.

Refuting reports that he received a car and 25,000 dollars, he stressed that no vehicle gift was received, and he is still trekking.

His words, “After the interview, I appreciated my fans, and I appreciated Lucky Udu. It gave me a new life and a new beginning.

Donations happened. When we summed it together, it was almost N6 million.

I am still trekking and jumping the bus. I did not receive any car; some people came to my house to see the car, and I told them I didn’t see any car.”

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.