Not Every Rich Person Is Successful – Uche Elendu

Nollywood actress Uche Elendu has raised a question about how society measures success. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.

Questioning if money has become the measure of success in today’s world, Elendu questioned if every successful person is really rich and if every rich person is really successful.

The moviestar added that she wants her fellow Nigerians to have more intellectual conversations to find the way forward.

Her words, “Has money become the measure of success?
Is money really the measure of success?

Let’s hear your thoughts.

Is every successful person rich?
And is every rich person successful?

This is a deeply intellectual conversation, and I know only intelligent people will comment.
Your views are important, and it’s you and what you think.
Own it! Let’s hear it.”

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.