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‘Yoruba did not start Nollywood’ — Osuofia sets record straight on film history

‘Yoruba did not start Nollywood’ — Osuofia sets record straight on film history
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Veteran actor Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, has rejected claims that Yoruba people started Nollywood, insisting that his comments were about the origins of home video in Nigeria. Osuofia explained that the name Nollywood did not exist when he and other filmmakers began making films, adding that it was adopted later after discussions among […] ‘Yoruba did not start…

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