I’m Sorry For Not Treating The National Anthem With The Respect It Deserves – Descushiel

Nollywood actress and singer, Descushiel has come out to tender an apology after forgetting the lyrics while singing the National Anthem in Imo State.

Recall that the singer who was dressed as a police officer was tasked with reciting the National Anthem at the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Imo State on Monday, October 30.

After getting exposed for singing the wrong lyrics, Descushiel recently revealed that she is sorry to the Nigeria Police Force and citizens of this great nation for letting the nation down by failing to understand the importance of the National Anthem.

The movie star added that she regrets how she fell short in upholding the respect and reverence that the song deserves.

Her words, “I want to sincerely apologize to the Nigeria Police Force and citizens of this great nation and also dignitaries that were present at the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers held on the 30th of October in Imo state. I want to say I acknowledged and understand the importance of the National Anthem and I am deeply sorry, I regret that I fell short in upholding the respect and reverence that it deserves.”

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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.