I’ll Always Be Proud Of My Son – Iyabo Ojo

Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has come out to celebrate her son, Festus Ojo on his birthday.

She recently showered him with praise on Instagram, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, he is her golden boy and she has watched him grow into an amazing, handsome, calm, caring, God-fearing and intelligent young man.

Iyabo Ojo added that she is forever grateful to God for blessing her with such a son because she’ll always be proud of him.

Her words, “Happy birthday @festo_baba my golden boy, my hero, my King, I’ve watched you grow into an amazing, handsome, calm, caring, God-fearing, intelligent, young man & that alone gladdens my heart.”

“I’m forever grateful to God Almighty; All-Merciful, for helping me raise you right, I’m super proud of you my son & I’m forever grateful you chose me to bring you into this world.”

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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.