Much ado about which ethnic group owns Nollywood – Punch Newspapers

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Last  week, The Tribune had a headline that read: “Yorubas started Nollywood, own it — Aisha Lawal, actress and scriptwriter.” The headline was taken from the interview the newspaper had with the Yoruba movie actress, scriptwriter, and filmmaker, Aisha Lawal.

While interviewing her about her role in the biopic Awujale, the paper had asked her: “Critics are saying that streaming platforms have come on board and are now pumping money into the industry and that the Yoruba aspect of Nollywood is playing…