Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh, known as Osuofia, says his earlier comments about the origins of Nigeria’s home-video industry were being misread. He insists Yoruba filmmakers pioneered Nigeria’s home-video, rather than Nollywood, and he disputes claims that Yoruba people “started Nollywood.”
Across the outlets, the context is that Osuofia is setting the record straight about film history and terminology. He explains that the label “Nollywood” was not in use when he and other filmmakers began making the kind of productions often grouped under the home-video movement. The name, he says, was adopted later following discussions among filmmakers. The stories focus on his clarification rather than presenting new evidence or broader debate beyond his account.
