My Husband Named Me Omosexy – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Mathew Ekeinde

Popular Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that her husband gave her the nickname “Omosexy.” She recently had her say while speaking during an interview with NaijaFM, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, contrary to speculation that she gave herself the name, she can confirm that Captain Matthew Ekeinde was actually the brain behind her brand name.

Omotola added that it happened after her husband bought her a Lincoln Navigator and customized the plate number with “Omosexy.”

Her words, “Na my honey boy give me that name… e buy me one Lincoln Navigator that time… e put am for the plate number.”

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.