My Father Still Gives Me Pocket Money – Wumi Toriola

Wumi Toriola

Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has proudly shown off her dad as she celebrates him on Father’s Day. She recently hailed him for positively impacting her life, and fans have been reacting.

Sharing a photo of herself and her daddy, Wumi revealed that when she counts her blessings, she counts her father ten thousand times.

Admitting that she still collects pocket money from him, the moviestar added that she is so blessed to have her dad in her life.

Her words, “Happy Father’s Day to my daddy
When I count my blessings, I count my daddy 10000 times
Always present, Ever present.

I still dey collect pocket money ooo, in case you wan know
May God continue to keep you for us.
Not just your biological children, but everyone you have come in contact with.
My daddy is a descendant of Father Abraham
And to all the lovely daddies, happy Father’s Day to you all…

May God keep you all. This year, we need to start taking plenty of pictures.
And to daddies in heaven, we love you even in death.

Post your daddy if he is still here, let Ademi rest.”

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.