My Heart Is Heavy After My Mother’s Death – Kate Henshaw

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has come out to confirm her mother’s death.

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

According to her, she announces the passing of her mother with a very heavy heart, and the prayers of Nigerians will mean the world to her during this difficult time.

Kate added that she needs her fellow citizens to keep her family in their thoughts henceforth.

Her words, “Dear friends and fans,

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear mother on March 1st 2024

Your prayers mean the world to me during this difficult time.

Please keep my family in your thoughts.

Rest in peace mummy.”

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.