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Yoruba started home video, not Nollywood — Osuofia

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

Veteran Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, has clarified his position on the origins of Nigeria’s home-video industry, insisting that Yoruba filmmakers pioneered home-video productions but did not start Nollywood. Owoh made the clarification during an appearance on Curiosity Made Me Ask, hosted by comedian and content creator Adebayo Abidemi, popularly known as […] The post Yoruba started home video, not Nollywood — Osuofia appeared first on Vanguard News.

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