At a time when gender equality is being discussed more than ever before and feminism becoming the go-to card for hypocritical celebrities, it’d be nice to talk about men’s liberation & the mental chain with which the male child has been bound for generations. In an article on Nigerian culture written by Chinyere Elele (2002) of Inter Press Service, her opening sentence and first paragraph read “The birth of male children is still the source of pride and honour in Nigeria, while that of female children is seen as failure”. This is quite interesting coming from a female writer but I won’t be quick to celebrate this ‘importance’ as a man from South-West, Nigeria where I was raised and burdened with responsibilities from a tender age. It dawned on me that the celebration that stems from having male children is because it's assumed that a new burden-bearer had arrived. From a tender age, responsibilities are been instilled into the boy child and he’s made to unders...
Nollywood, as Nigerian film industry is familiarly called, is Africa’s leading film set-up in terms of appraisal and movie making. Producing more than 2,000 movies annually, Nollywood is no doubt a force to reckon with in filmmaking worldwide. The creation of Nollywood started in the 1960s. It was when the first Nollywood movies were being created by historical filmmakers such as Ola Balogun, Hubert Ogunde, Jab Adu, Moses Olaiya and Eddie Ugboma. They are considered the first generation of Nigerian filmmakers. These pioneers started the Nigerian movie industry in a country full of citizens that looked to Hollywood for their entertainment. In recent times, Nollywood has set its standard to meet other movie industries in the world with the emergence of professional actors and actresses like Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, Ramsey Nouah, Kunle Afolayan, Desmond Elliot and others. NOLLYWOOD FINANCE The Wedding Party a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy-drama film, directed...