Nollywood producer Stanley Ontop has blasted the widow of late Mr Ibu, Stella Marris. Recall that Stella recently revealed that life has been difficult for her and the kids since the moviestar’s death, and fans have been reacting.
Questioning how she could be soliciting for help just two years after her husband’s death, Stanley confirmed that the late Mr Ibu left N66M in his account for his family.
The filmmaker added that Stella shouldn’t be complaining about money after selling more than 8 of the late actor’s properties since his demise.
His words, “How can you come out two years after your husband’s death and start asking Nigerians to contribute money for you?
What exactly is the money for? Mr Ibu left ₦66 million in his account. Where is the money?
During his burial, you claimed that he had no money in his account, yet Nigerians contributed over ₦30 million. What happened to those funds?
You also sold more than eight of Mr Ibu’s properties in Asaba and even Enugu state. Where did all the money go?”
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.
