Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda has come out to celebrate her daughter, Tamar Lily, as she graduates from secondary school. She recently shared a clip from Lily’s graduation ceremony, and fans have been reacting.
Congratulating her daughter for completing her secondary school education, Monalisa stressed that the endless study sessions and sacrifices were clearly worth it.
Expressing pride in her girl’s achievement, the moviestar prayed for God to keep blessing her daughter’s efforts.
Her words, “A levels done and dusted.
From endless study sessions to graduation day – every sacrifice was worth it.
I congratulate my daughter Tamar Lily. God bless your efforts.
Unto the next chapter.
Proud mum.”
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.
