Getting Over Jaiye Aboderin’s Death Wasn’t Easy – Stella Damascus

Nollywood actress, Stella Damascus and her two children have visited her late husband, Jaiye Aboderin’s grave to mark the 20th anniversary of his death.

Recall that Jaiye died of heart attack on December 3, 2004, at age 33 while playing basketball.

According to her, she decided to visit his grave 20 years later with his children to honor his legacy, and she is grateful to God for giving her the strength to make it happen.

Stella added that Jaiye forever remains in their hearts, and may his soul continue to rest in peace.

Her words, “Exactly 20 years ago today my husband JAIYE ABODERIN passed away. 20 years later with his children grown enough to honor his legacy in the same place, we went back there. It was not easy to get through this but I am grateful to God for strength. Special thanks to my family and friends who joined us and those who couldn’t make it but prayed and called. It is well with us. Jaiye is forever in our hearts. May his soul continue to rest in peace.#20thremembrance #jaiyeaboderinlegacyfoundation#memorial #jaiyeaboderin.”

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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.