Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo has gifted a ram to a 12-year-old boy who won his yearly Sallah giveaway competition. Recall that the movie star recently hosted a Quran recitation contest for children aged 5 to 12 in celebration of the Eid al-Adha festival, and he has released the winners of the 2025 edition.
Announcing via his social media page, Femi congratulated the young champion, @Sheik_alameen_muhammad, who received a ram as the top prize. In addition to that, he announced cash rewards for the second and third-place winners, @hajakaffy and @abiolanurdeen, respectively.
He then appreciated everyone who participated in the contest while sharing warm wishes for the festive season.
His words, “Congratulations to the winners of the #FemiAdebayoIleyaGiveaway2025! After reviewing all the beautiful entries, I’m thrilled to announce the winners. Kindly send your delivery address or bank details via DM to claim your prizes.
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s giveaway. Let’s keep spreading love. Eid Mubarak in advance! May this season bring joy and blessings to all.”
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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