{
  "id": 19256474,
  "title": "Yoruba filmmakers started Nigeria’s home-video industry -Osuofia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/yoruba-filmmakers-started-nigerias-home-video-industry-osuofia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/yoruba-filmmakers-started-nigerias-home-video-industry-osuofia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran actor Nkem Owoh, known as Osuuofia, has clarified his views on the origins of Nigeria's cinema industry. During an episode of the YouTube show Curiosity Made Me Ask, hosted by comedian Bae U, Owoh rejected the notion that Yoruba filmmakers initiated Nollywood, the popular Nigerian film industry. He firmly stated that Yoruba filmmakers had pioneered home video in Nigeria. The term \"Nollywood\" did not exist when home video began to gain popularity, Owoh emphasized. He praised Yoruba filmmakers Hubert Ogunde and Adebayo for their contributions to the industry, noting that Ogunde was indeed Yoruba and had been prominent in the film scene before the rise of Igbo-led videos. This clarification came after a debate in August 2026, sparked by late actor Francis Duru's claim that Igbo entrepreneurs were responsible for modern Nollywood's success, thanks to the home-video boom of the 1990s and early 2000s. Owoh's previous comments were misconstrued as him stating that Yoruba filmmakers had started Nollywood, which he adamantly denied. Historical accounts confirm that Kenneth Nnebue's Living in Bondage (1992) is considered the first blockbuster Nigerian home video, launching the home-video era.",
  "summary": "Veteran actor, Nkem Owoh popularly known as Osuuofia has clarified his stance on the origins of Nigerian cinema, explaining that Yoruba filmmakers pioneered home video in Nigeria but did not start Nollywood as it is known today. Owoh spoke on Curiosity Made Me Ask, a YouTube show hosted by comedian and content creator Adebayo Abidemi, […] The post Yoruba filmmakers started Nigeria’s home-video…",
  "key_points": [
    "Yoruba filmmakers pioneered Nigeria's home-video industry.",
    "Nollywood term didn't exist when home video began.",
    "Hubert Ogunde and Adebayo contributed to the industry."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria, UK deepen creative industry ties ahead of 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nigeria-uk-deepen-creative-industry-ties-ahead-of-2028",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:31:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}