Odunlade Adekola’s Late Father Is Irreplaceable – Bolaji Amusan

President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, has paid a condolence visit to actor Odunlade Adekola following the death of his father, Pastor N.A. Adekola. He recently shared a clip of the visit on Instagram, showing him and his family at the movie star’s home to commiserate with him.

Revealing that Odunlade Adekola is a dear brother to him, Mr Latin disclosed that he paid his colleague a visit to offer his prayers.

According to him, it was a very painful loss in Odunlade’s family, and the least he deserves is love and support from his fellow actors during his trying time.

“My family and I paid a heartfelt condolence visit to our dear brother and colleague, @odunomoadekola following the passing of his beloved father.

It was a moment to offer our prayers, support, and solidarity during this time of deep loss,” he said.

Bolaji Amusan further prayed that God Almighty would grant the actor’s late dad eternal rest in heaven.

He concluded by saying that Pastor N.A. Adekola’s legacy will keep shining through the lives he touched on earth.

“We pray that the Almighty grants the departed eternal rest and gives the entire Adekola family the strength to bear this irreplaceable loss.

May his legacy continue to shine through the lives he touched,” he added.

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.