Well-Meaning Nigerians Gifted Jumoke George A Duplex And A Brand New SUV – Biola Bayo

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Weeks after shocking her fans and well-wishers with her emotional revelation of being homeless and sick for six years, Nollywood veteran Jumoke George has been blessed by Nigerians.

Recall that the talented actress recently went viral after an interview with her colleague Biola Bayo, where she painfully opened up about sleeping in churches and battling a lingering illness without help from industry peers.

In a heartwarming update hours ago, Biola Bayo announced that Jumoke George has been gifted a 4-bedroom duplex, an SUV, and a plot of land.

According to her, the gifts were from well-meaning Nigerians who were moved by her story, and Jumoke George is more than grateful.

Alongside pictures of a smiling Jumoke in her new ride and home, Biola wrote, “Today, we present a four-bedroom duplex, SUV, and a plot of land to Jumoke George. Thanks to everyone who made this dream a reality.”

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.