Shaffy Bello’s Praise Is My Best New Year’s Gift Thus Far – Charles Inojie

Nollywood actor Charles Inojie has been left dumbfounded after his colleague, Shaffy Bello, gave him his flowers. Recall that Shaffy recently picked Charles and the late Sam Loco as her favourite Nollywood comedy actors, and fans have been reacting.

Reacting, Inojie revealed that receiving such glowing validation from an intentionally renowned and widely celebrated professional is the best New Year’s gift he has gotten so far.

Insisting that he does not take the praise for granted, Charles promised never to disappoint those who appreciate his work.

His words, “Awestruck.

I’m literally dumbfounded. To receive such glowing validation from an internationally renowned and widely celebrated professional is, to say the least, my best New Year’s gift so far.

Thank you, @iamshaffybello, just as I make a fresh commitment never to disappoint. I DO NOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED”

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.