I Decided To Grow My Makanaki Brand 10 Years Ago – Bolanle Ninalowo

Bolanle Ninalowo

Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo has joined the 2016-is-the-new-2026 trend. He, however, revealed that he has no photos from his 2016 era because he never kept an archive of his life back then.

According to him, his only goal was to go from Bolanle to Makanak in 2016, and he completely surrendered himself to the task ahead with zero distractions.

Ninalowo added that he is now looking forward to the next chapter of his life and what God has in store for him.

His words, “Never had time to look back, never kept an archive of the images! Insta moments only, Real time shit!!!
Only goal was to go from BOLANLE to MAKANAKI!!!
That’s how the story is told here
Surrendered with zero distractions!
God Did
Now I look back while I chill in that zone where I vowed never to come back to until it’s done.
Next chapter!!
A life that feels good. Over with the life that looks good!
Peaceful & meaningful movements & moments, Less noise, more Wins, unfuckwitable mode. Maka.”

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.