I’m 100 Percent Glued To My Wife – Francis Duru

Nollywood actor, Francis Duru, and his wife recently marked their 17 years of marriage.

To celebrate the special day, the movie star simply penned a touching and emotional note to his dear wife on Instagram.

According to him, he is glued to her because she has given him the best years of his life in season and out of season.

He added that she is a special lady because she constantly reignites the colors of his life while nurturing and nourishing him and their children.

His words, “17 years glued to you the Belle of my life has been the best years of my life in season and out of season.. Filling the essential void of my life.. constantly reigniting the colors of my life through His grace.. Tnx Dox.. for caring.. Nurturing and nourishing me and the kids.. for tolerating, for just being there all the time for me.”

Congrats to them.

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.

In 2012, it was announced that Nollywood would be celebrating its 20-year anniversary. This year marked the 20th year after the release of direct-to-video movie Living in Bondage (1992), which arguably marked the boom in the video film era. The anniversary was eventually celebrated in June 2013.

President of Actors Guild of Nigeria at the time, Ibinabo Fiberesima, admitted that Nollywood is more than 20, but gave what was considered an unconvincing statement on the reason behind the event, stating: “It’s about celebrating our own even though Nollywood is more than 20 years. It’s been long that people have been celebrating us but right now, we are celebrating ourselves and giving lots back to the society. It’s a good step we have taken especially now that the qualities of our movies have improved”.