Nothing About Bullying Is Cool – Laura Ikeji-Kanu

Nollywood

Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has been receiving heat from Nigerians for bullying her Real Housewives of Lagos co-stars.

Fellow housewife, Laura Ikeji-Kanu has now come out to condemn bullying, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, the worst thing that can happen to a mother is to see her child being bullied by someone else, so Nigerians should learn to do better.

Laura added that it is best to just keep your distance if you do not like someone, rather than resort to bullying them.

Her words, “The worse thing that can happen to a mother is to see her child being bullied. I know it will crush me to see that happen to any of my children.

It is ok NOT to like someone. It is ok to keep ur distance but pls I’m begging u, it’s not ok to bully anyone. Nothing about bullying is cool.

Let’s do better.”

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.