We Don’t Know Who Genuinely Needs Medical Help Anymore – Kate Henshaw

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has come out to advise the public to be cautious when donating to medical fundraisers online.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, a woman recently shared an emotional video online seeking help for cancer treatment, but she suddenly became unresponsive on social media after receiving donations.

Kate added that it is a very terrible thing to do, and nobody knows who sincerely needs help anymore.

Her words, “This is such a terrible thing to do. No one knows who sincerely needs help here. You remember the lady that we raised funds sometime ago that had cancer on the hand or so. She did a very sob video and everyone felt touched. We raised funds for her and people were sending in screenshots. I asked her how much had she received and she said I was disturbing her and stopped replying dms. I had to take down the tweet. It appeared that was a scam too. It’s such a terrible thing to do.

When it comes to medical issues, pls verify. If you can, visit the hospital unannounced, especially to see things for yourself. The heart of man is wicked!! Imagine saying you are disturbing her. Sick!!”

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.