My Wife Is The Head Of My Family – Baba Elesho

Baba Elesho

Nollywood actor Baba Elesho has said that his wife is the head of his family. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Emphasizing that his wife occupies the leading position in his household, Elesho stated that he once had to seek her consent before bringing his mother into their home.

Stressing that his household runs on mutual respect and understanding, the moviestar added that his wife’s opinion plays a central role in key decisions within his house.

Her words, “The day I went to bring her from my younger sibling’s home. I had gone there to check on her and perform my duty as a son. My mum said she would rather be thrown into the sea than remain where she was because she wasn’t comfortable there. It was on Sunday, I went upstairs to meet my wife, prostrated and told her I had a visitor. She asked who, I replied Alhaja.

She asked what happened and I explained everything. I told her that my mum said if there was nowhere else to take her, I should throw her into the sea, and that was why I brought her. I came to speak with my wife first because she had to know about it. You own the home and your reactions matter. My wife is the head of my family.”

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.