I’m Not A Billionaire Because Of My Principles – Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde

Popular Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that her principles have prevented her from being a billionaire. She recently had her say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Stressing that she could have made a fortune through politics, the moviestar revealed that some opportunities are not worth taking even if they are financially attractive.

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Omotola added that her decision was less about what she could gain, and more about what she is willing to stand for.

Her words, “I tell people that if I wanted to be a billionaire, I could have been one easily.

I’ve been offered that opportunity through politics, but I chose not to take it because it would compromise my principles.”

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.