{
  "id": 7750337,
  "title": "Pete Edochie, other English movie actors came after Yoruba films, Lere Paimo dismisses seniority claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/pete-edochie-other-english-movie-actors-came-after-yoruba-films-lere",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:11:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/pete-edochie-other-english-movie-actors-came-after-yoruba-films-lere-paimo-dismisses-seniority-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Veteran Yoruba actor Lere Paimo has stated that Yoruba actors and movies were in existence in Nigeria long before Pete Edochie and other English film actors came on the scene. He stated this in reaction to a debate on who started Nollywood, insisting that Yoruba theatre predates English-language productions often linked to Igbo actors like […] The post Pete Edochie, other English movie actors…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}