Mercy Johnson, May Edochie Attend Junior Pope’s Widow’s Birthday Party

Junior Pope

Odonwodo Jennifer, the widow of late Nollywood actor Junior Pope, recently marked her birthday with a dinner party. The gathering was attended by her family and friends, including Mercy Johnson, May Edochie, and Empress Njamah.

Reacting, Jennifer appreciated her loved ones and fans for the well wishes, stressing that God deserves praise for preserving the lives of her family since she lost her husband.

She then prayed for her Creator to keep showing up for her and her children in the coming years.

Her words, “Many thanks fam for the warm birthday wishes – posts, calls, gifts and so on. Many thanks to all that initiated and attended my lil dinner (in and out of these pictures) – y’all are super amazing.

Above all, thanks to God for holding my kids and me, guiding our paths, and providing for us, especially on days when we get burned out and super overwhelmed.

We don’t know how you do it, Abba, but we are grateful. Please do not let your presence depart from our lives.”

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.