#Francis Duru's Misinformation on Nollywood
The first HOME VIDEO produced and sold in Nigeria was ṢÓṢÓ MÉJÌ by Ade Ajiboye (Big Abass). It was released in 1988.
In 1989, Alade Aromire produced and released ẸKÙN.
Earlier, ÀJÀNÍ ÒGÚN was produced by Ola Balogun in 1976 as the first major indigenous commercial CELLULOID FILM. It was followed ÌJÀ ÒMÌNIRA Produced by Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade-Love) in 1978.
In 1979, Hubert Ogunde produced AIYÉ, his first CELLULOID FILM.
Ogunde, who created the first PROFESSIONAL THEATRE company in 1945 and transitioned stage plays into influential Yoruba-language films also produced JÁÍYESINMI, ÀRÒPIN
pin N'TÈNÌYÀN, and ÀYÀNMỌ́.
The first English-language Home Video LIVING IN BONDAGE was produced in 1992.
So, where did Francis Duru get his story of "Igbos built Nollywood but Yorubas have become dominant" from?
Canon Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti, the first Nigerian to release a recorded music album.
He released the 43-track album in 1925 under Zonophone Records (now part of Warner Music Group).
Fela was born in 1938. Music runs in the Kuti family, but it didn't start with Fela.
Fela studied music at the Trinity College of Music in London, specifically composition and music theory.
If you've ever wondered how Fela could perfectly perform complex, multi-layered arrangements for up to 45 minutes, here's your answer.
See make I tell Una one real truth, nothing like maturity for davido when it comes to Wizkid matter, na just cause him no get anything on Wiz musically, financially and Fanbase wise if not, davido Dey petty gan o 😂
you just know davido thinks Wande doesn’t make money at all and was shocked he could buy a car like Escalade, he couldn’t hide his insecurities he had to post it on his story and was trying to mock?? LMAOOO what a guy 😂
"marriage changed davido, he's now mature" 😂lmao. or that bald f00l ain't got shit over WIZ
not money, not achievement, not talent, not award, not influence, not savage mouth. nothing!
he will only bully people he knows he can
The organizers were at fault here, baba OBJ should have been placed on a better, more comfortable love seat/settee. Not that regular one. Besides his status as former President (which can’t be ignored), he is also old. So, a combination of both should have guaranteed a more comfortable seat.
That being said, OBJ shouldn’t be taking Ooni’s chair. It’s rude. Not even in a Yoruba culture event organized by a king.
Those saying “President” are equally uninformed. There can only be one President at any point in time in Nigeria. A former President holds no executive or official governing power. He is NOT a member of the executive. So that argument does not hold.
People like you will spew this kind of rubbish, disrespect someone’s entire musical legacy just to elevate your own kinsmen, then turn around and shout, “I no dey follow una do tribalism.” It’s the same tired pattern every damn time: tear someone else down to prop your own people up, then when people clock exactly what you’re doing and call that shit out, suddenly you’re confused, defensive, and playing the victim like you have no idea what you just did.
You could have praised Osadebe, Oliver De Coque, and Mike Ejeagha without trying to diminish Fela’s entire musical legacy by calling him a “flop.” If your people are great, celebrate their greatness on its own merit, you don’t need to tear someone else down to elevate them. This constant need to diminish the Yoruba people just to glorify your own is genuinely disgusting behavior.