{"id":95253,"date":"2023-08-28T08:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/28\/yorubas-started-nollywood-and-they-own-the-industry-actress-aisha-lawal-educates-critics\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T08:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T08:57:58","slug":"yorubas-started-nollywood-and-they-own-the-industry-actress-aisha-lawal-educates-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/28\/yorubas-started-nollywood-and-they-own-the-industry-actress-aisha-lawal-educates-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorubas Started Nollywood And They Own The Industry \u2014 Actress Aisha Lawal Educates Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>Aisha Lawal, a Nollywood actress and film producer, claimed that the Yorubas founded nollywood and control the film industry, which sparked online tribal controversies. This statement was made by the Yoruba actress in an interview with Tribune Online in which she discussed her part in \u201cAwujale\u201d and the value of historical documentation.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about what she believes critics are saying about streaming platforms joining the market, investing in it, and how the Yoruba sector of Nollywood is catching up, she responded that. The industry is ours. Return to your research. The Yoruba people own the industry. Returning to your research, you\u2019ll hear from authors like Ade Love and Hubert Ogunde.<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t get into specifics. However, if you do your research thoroughly, you will learn that we founded this industry and that Yorubas own it. We made a mistake, but we\u2019re not trying to make up for it. We\u2019ve already arrived. Everyone wants to film a Yoruba movie right now. she remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Lovematter1 (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nNollywood<br \/>Yoruba<br \/>Yorubas<br \/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aisha Lawal, a Nollywood actress and film producer, claimed that the Yorubas founded nollywood and control the film industry, which sparked online tribal controversies. This statement was made by the Yoruba actress in an interview with Tribune Online in which she discussed her part in \u201cAwujale\u201d and the value of historical documentation. 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