yawkusi:

Classic Nigerian. Sadly many Nigerians have no idea the true state of their country, something that should be common knowledge. This is a nation where a cool 70% of the population live in poverty (that is about 120 million people), this is a nation where 12% of newborns die before their 5th birthday. A nation which piratically have no national power grid, a nation where crime and murder is among the top 5 in the world, a nation of boko harams, a nation that gave the world 419, one of the only three nations still with polio epidemic (the other two are india & pakistan) , a nation where 70% of budget allocations is stolen, a nation whose name is synonymous with something dodgy....the list won't fit. I have no hate towards Nigeria, I worked with many Nigerians here in Ghana and I generally had no problem with them (Except that they generally didn't trust anyone, something very unusual in Ghana, but I know where they were coming from and also they are always holding their phone chargers around thinking the lights would go off! But they were in Ghana). Ghana have it's own problems and we admit it and we are trying to overcome them but I hear from Nigerians like the one above and I would be forgiving to think Nigeria is Switzerland.

Mr Everest: i guess dis wil qualify as the most uninteligent post of d year. Obviously, u r d one who urgently needs 2 improve on his IQ, i tell u bro, urs is abysmally low. Ignorance is not bliss!

Csami: look ma friend, r country owes ma country a great deal of thanks. That ur country still exist is a miracle. Nigeria will never ask Ghana for a thing and who told u that 70% of Nigerians are poor? Now thats the danger of a one sided story. Come and we'll tell u how far.

Gabbysky:

Please what r u looking for here? this place is for Nigerians only, don't u guys have 'cediland'? ur govt is bgining to make Nigerians hate Ghanians, and that is not too gud for the ministry oooo

Adetayo100: Ghana movies are poor, indecency, fake acents i prefer to watch a yoruba movie

Adetayo100: Ghana movies are poor, indecency, fake acents i prefer to watch a yoruba movie

Adetayo100: Ghana movies are poor, indecency, fake acents i prefer to watch a yoruba movie

SamAfrik: Though I prefer yoruba movies whenever I feel like watchin anytin Nigerian. But Im not unaware of d big contribution Nigeria is giving Ghana esp in movies & music. Any strain in relations wont be good 4 d latter. We need Cooperatn & Respect in W/Africa.

PetroDolla:
can't believe you spewed out this crap. You seriously think you've got a serious army?if the size of an army determines its strength then Israel would've been wiped out. I have more respect 4 the togolese gendarmes.we've gone on un missions wt ur soldiers n as far I'm concerned they r a joke!

otumfour:

Ghanaian movies have better picture quality, sound quality et al than nigerian movies, and as far as indecency is concerned, I think u guys are blowing it out of proportion, cuz nigerian movies also have some level of indecency aswel ......if y'all are all of a sudden crying over indecency movies, wht of the western movies huh , jealous much ......and Bleep u abt the fake accent sh!xt.....are ur actors and actresses not stopping the usage of "shon,kom,whia" in their movies lately......nonsense

spikes C: finally our children will be free from public porn and indecency which does not add any value to there lives. God bless Nigeria

djfiifi:

Fake accent?
Thats a lie,what you hear in the movies are real,,thats whats spoken in Ghana.Dont you guys realise change in accent when your people graduate from our Ghanaian schools and come back to Nigeria?
In Ghana,phonetics is taken seriously.Thats the secret we Ghanaians hid from Nigerians when we built your educational system for you.
Or you expect us to say tarteen instead of thirteen? Or mistor instead of mister?

Narcissism is what is killing you,my Nigerian friends,Pretending to be more
important than you really are.

otumfour: ^^^^ u get time ode, i don't recall anybody asking u to write a story book with all 'em 8 paragraphed post u gat there ......u are one bored dude I swear.

I can tell ur generator is a good 1

Kazeem1987:

What a sad sad person . Only a miserable person would come on a Nigerian website crying like a b*tch. When are you Ghanian people gong to rid yourselves of the victim mentality? Always wanting Nigeria to feel sorry for you. Grow a back bone you useless bunch!

Drock4christ: SPECULATIONS are rife that the once harmonious relationship between the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood and its counterpart, Ghana’s Ghollywood,is currently under threat as the movie marketers under the aegis of Film, Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN) has placed embargo on Ghanaian films with effect from the end of this month.

The association has also resolved to halt the distribution of films produced by non-professionals. It insists that if such film(s) must be distributed at all, its right of ownership should be transferred to its members on negotiation.

*Nollywood films on display

The FVPMAN chairman, Onitsha branch, Mr. Uzo Godson Nwosu who confirmed this development to HVP, said this position was taken after the association’s general meeting last weekend in Onitsha.

According to him, the decision became necessary following the position taken by their Ghanaian counterparts who have banned the distribution of Nigerian films in their country long time ago.

His words, “starting from the first week of August, no Ghanaian film will be allowed to enter the Nigerian market again. We have resolved that no Ghanaian film will be distributed within our controlled market. Our Ghanaian counterparts have long stopped distributing our films in their country, and given this development, we have no choice than to reciprocate the gesture.” FVPMAN boss stated.

Nwosu who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Guinks Investment said any of their members who failed to compile with this new order will either be prosecuted or have his goods confiscated by the association.

The marketer said the association is finalising plans to storm Ghana any moment from now, particularly to confront those local television stations who are illegally airing Nigerian films without obtaining permission from the right owners.

Also, given the problem associated with “second tier market”(where a producer is compelled to observe a three-month grace before releasing his film into the market in a large quality), Nwosu said the association has decided to reversed the trend.

Film owners, according to him, are now free to release their films into the market without necessarily observing the mandatory three months grace before doing so.

They will also be required to obtain censors’ board and copy right commission’s documents in addition to registering the film with the sum of N10,000 with the FVPMAN.

“In order to move the association forward, we have resolved to address the problem of second tier market.” FVPMAN boss further stated.



http://www.ghanamma.com/2012/06/movie-marketers-ban-ghanaian-movies-in-nigeria/

Kazeem1987: Sorry, but this is LONG overdue!!!

First and foremost I want to make this very clear - Both Nollywood and Ghallywood suck. They both churn out sub standard crap at an alarming rate. Most Ghallywood films are Nollywood knockoffs. The rest are sleazy Indecency's. Nothing more, nothing less. As for Nollywood... What a big joke. It should be renamed IGBOwood. The story lines are nonsensical (Blackberry Babes), the actors are crap, and on top of all that they ruin everything by attempting to speak with an American accent. It's embarrassing and cringe worthy at best. Yoruba films blow both of them out of the water If I'm being totally honest. They are informative and helpful. If I was a foreigner wanting to know more about parts of West African culture and how things are done on a day to day basis I'd rather watch Yoruba films. What foreigner wants to listen to some Igbo person faking an American accent? What foreigner wants to watch some B-grade Ghanaian Indecency? Sorry but Ghallywood and Nollywood both need to go back to the drawing board.

Now, as to why I think we did the right thing on banning Ghanaian movies in Nigeria!

I don't know what it is, I don't know how it came about, but there seems to be this guilt complex that we Nigerians have towards Ghanaian people. It's almost as if because of the "Get Ghana Out" movement and things that have happened in the past, we should allow the Ghanaians to repeatedly slap, spit and piss in our faces just to make up for what happened all those years ago. It's like in America they have this thing called "White Guilt". "White Guilt" is a complex that Whites have towards African Americans for all the bad things they did to the AAs in the past. It basically means AAs can do whatever they want to Whites but if Whites should do something back they are in the wrong. An African American could racially abuse a White man and nothing will come of it. However, the moment a White man racially abuses the African American they end up in a world of shit... Does that sound fair to you? No? Me neither !!!

Why did I mention all that you ask? Because this is exactly what is happening between Nigeria and Ghana right now. It's as if Ghana is looking to hold Nigeria to emotional ransom for injustices of the past. A Ghanaian will scream and cry about a Nigerian all day long. As soon as a Nigerian does the same he's in the wrong. It's a guilt complex I tell you. We're basically being told that we have to be nice to Ghanaians and accept their slights at every turn just because we kicked them out all those years ago. How is that fair?

Ghana banning Nigerian movies was just another slap in the face we Nigerians were just EXPECTED to take. Never mind the fact we helped them out from the beginning. Never mind the fact we helped their "movie stars" blow up in Nigeria. Just forget all of that, because after all we had done for them in the past they still deemed it fit to ban our movies. What do these people expect from Nigeria? To then allow you to continue making money off of YOUR movies in OUR country? No chance!! You can't have your cake and eat it at the same time my Ghanaian friends. You can't say Bleep Nigeria than get upset and cry when Nigeria turns right around and says Bleep you back. It just doesn't work that way I'm afraid . It's either 50/50 or nothing. Don't just expect 70/30 because of past events .

One last thing before I leave - If you hate Chinese people and and detest Chinese food, would you then go to a Chinese restaurant to eat? I ask this because It seems as if the Ghanaians that harbor the most resentment towards Nigeria and her people always seem to find themselves on Nigerian websites ! Does that make any sense? I don't hate or dislike Ghanaians but you would NEVER find me on a Ghanaian website. ESPECIALLY if I hated them. The truth is I barely think about Ghana if football isn't involved. I just wonder why the "woe is me" Ghanaian type always find their way to Nairaland. Why don't they stick to the many Ghanaian websites out there? I don't mind the good/decent Ghanaians that don't come here ranting and raving like lunatics about the past.I don't mind them at all, they are the type that make me feel proud to have Ghana as a brother country. It's just the crybaby loudmouths I cant stand. Their pettiness and insecurity becomes irritating after a while .

The ban on Ghanaian movies being sold should be lifted the day Ghana lifts the ban on Naija movies being sold in their country. Don't expect Nigeria to kiss your ass!! For all the problems Nigeria is facing we wouldn't suffer if we cut ties with Ghana. Can Ghana honestly say the same thing?

Adetayo100: Ghana movies are poor, indecency, fake acents i prefer to watch a yoruba movie

tryoliviame: As for me o ban or not I don't like both our naija english home video let alone ghana's. I prefer watching yoruba films cos there are very enlightening and educating. I learn so much from it.

Stacey Banks: 50% of ghanaian movies are sold in ghana. 37% in Nigeria and 13% goes to Togo,Benin,Bissau.

13% of Nigerian movies are sold in Barbados. 7% in the U.K. 2% in the U.S. 9% in S.A. 41% in Ghana. 2% in Malawi. 3% in Kenya. 18% in Nigeria. 2% in Germany. 1% in Cote'D'voire. 1% in Togo. 1% Zambia.
Oya oya compare the two industries.

Source: Coson-FVPMAN

ismhab: As for me i prefer Ghanian films they are more organized, the nigerian film industry is just trying to kill the Ghollywood market, because a lot of Nigerians now prefer that of Ghana.

anonymous6:

Ghollywood started this, so nobody should criticize nollywood for what they are doing but majority of Nigerians prefer Nollywood, Yoruba and etc movies; the only thing ghollywood has going for them is their quality

anonymous6: Interesting, I am not surprised, can you send the link of this info?

speedyboi:

@the bolded, even their quality cannot stand nollywood movies except you are comparing them with roadside productions. You need to watch premiered movies such as Ije: the journey, Tango with me, kiss and tell, figurine, silent scandal, the return of Jennifer etc...... then give me feedback.

speedyboi:

Yea, its true... Nollywood movies are watched at those places, infact places like UK and some other african countries he stated; I have reasons to believe the percentage is higher. There are more countries who watch nigerian movies like The Zambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Jamaica etc. at a reasonable amount.
This might convince you a bit: https://www.nairaland.com/960109/tango-me-hit-cinemas-uk

If nigerians like to speak down on what is theirs, don't be surprised at others Appreciating it.


Btw, why are you asking for link again when he clearly wrote the source at the bottom. Ok I get it, you don't want to start searching for it; Typical naija attitude(no pun intended).