Rachael Okonkwo Celebrates Late Mum On Catholic Mother’s Day

Rachael Okonkwo

Nollywood actress Rachael Okonkwo has written an emotional note to her mother. This comes as catholics all over the world celebrate Mother’s Day, and fans have been reacting.

Sharing photos of her beloved mum, she noted how her mother gave her all, even when life gave her little in return.

Rachael added that her father’s death, her mother became their everything for her family and didn’t stop fighting for them.

Her words, “Catholic Mother’s Day feels different for me
My mother gave everything she had, even when life gave her very little in return. After we lost our father, she became everything: strength, provider, comfort, and love all in one fragile body that never stopped fighting for us.
She suffered in ways we didn’t always understand, but she never let it take away her ability to care, to show up, to be mom in the purest form.
And then she left too soon. 53 feels too young for a woman who carried so much and deserved so much more. Tomorrow, while the world celebrates mothers, I will be remembering mine with gratitude, with pain, and with love that will never fade.
I miss you deeply, Mum.
I carry you in everything I do.
Your strength lives in me.
Your sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Happy Mother’s Day in heaven
Angel Edith na Raphael Okonkwo
Pray for your children.”

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.