My Daughter’s Birth Healed My Family – Bukunmi Oluwasina

Nollywood actress Bukunmi Oluwasina has dedicated a touching letter she wrote to her daughter. She recently flaunted the letter alongside a carousel of photos on Instagram, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, being in the labour room to deliver her baby still feels like yesterday, and she’ll never forget seeing her husband and baby cry after she was delivered.

Bukunmi added that her daughter’s birth brought immense joy and healing to her family.

Her words, “Daughter of my youth and old age 🥰🤍🖤🍹
Trying to pick my fav slide. Which one is yours?
#thankful

Been in the labour room, still feels like yesterday. Your dad and the doctor were the first to see your face. Watching you and dad cry that day, took all my pain away.

Today, I was the one happily crying, watching you and Daddy smile. As you shine, like a blossom, full of life.

I heard God made mums, because he can’t be everywhere. I’m glad he assigned me to a treasure so rare.

Cos I see you in them, every time I sing. In your eyes, my future’s bright.

Dearest little light of mine, I hope you know I feel so blessed, to guide you, love you, and be your nest.”

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.