Why I Won’t Cry For Alex Ekubo – Williams Uchemba

Alex Ekubo

Nollywood actor Williams Uchemba has said that he won’t cry for Alex Ekubo. While Nigerians have been mourning Ekubo’s sad demise, Uchemba has announced that he’ll be shedding no tears for his close friend.

In an emotional tribute he shared online, Williams simply described Alex as someone who belonged to Jesus, stressing that he has simply transitioned from this world.

He concluded by expressing gratitude that the late actor spent his last years drawing closer to God.

His words, “The most important time of a man’s life is his last few years on earth, and I am happy you spent yours more in the presence of your maker.

I no go cry for you oo. Cos your smart head done leave us for this nonsense world escape. Igbo boy 😂😂😂.”

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.