I’ll Contribute Nothing To Treat Nollywood Stars Who Currently Smoke And Drink Excessively – Rita Edochie

Posted by: Folamidavid in Celebrity News Jan 31, 2024

Rita Edochie

Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie has come out to warn her colleagues in the entertainment industry who have unhealthy habits.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, those who currently smoke and drink excessively should be aware that they will not get any financial support from her if they develop health challenges in the future.

Rita added that there are warnings everywhere about the dangers of smoking, yet they have refused to listen.

Her words,

Rita Edochie

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.