The Southwest of Nigeria must be commended for their cinematic storytelling prowess. Almost 100% of the top ten highest-grossing Nigerian movies have been delivered by directors of Southwest origin. Not only do they dominate in Nollywood, but they also are the cream of Nigeria's music industry, having produced all of Nigeria's Grammy Award winners, including:

Sade Adu (1986), Babatunde Olatunji (1991), Sikiru Adepoju (1991) and Seal (1996), Burna Boy (2021), Wizkid (2021), Temilade Openiyi AKA Tems (2023), and Burna Boy (2021).

The above are either wholly or partially Yoruba.

This vindicates my 2023 post where I said that if the rest of Black Africa can be as true to their indigenous culture as the Yorubas of Nigeria are, their culture will help them dominate the global creative industry.

Let me also congratulate Funke Akindele for smashing the record of not just the highest-grossing Nigerian movie but also establishing a new record as the first movie of Nigerian origin to achieve the two billion Naira box office record. Well done, and may you achieve even more positive historical firsts.

I also call on ivory towers around the world to study Yoruba Omoluabi Lukumi culture to understand why it has such a dominance in the arts and provide lessons on how the cultural practices which led to such creative successes can be replicated in other cultures.

Top Nollywood Movie Directors By Domestic Gross Value

Funke Akindele: ₦2.55bn
Niyi Akinmolayan: ₦1.11b
Kayode Kasum: ₦763.34m
Kemi Adetiba: ₦697.06m
Robert Peters: ₦609.20m
Moses Inwang: ₦499.99m
Biodun Stephen: ₦436.17m
Tope Adebayo: ₦397.97m
Loukman Ali: ₦328.88m
Adebayo Tijjani: ₦278.50m
Omoni Oboli: ₦253.02m
Kunle Afolayan: ₦245.64m
Ramsey Nouah: ₦239.59m
Toka Mcbaror: ₦235.63m
Akay Mason: ₦222.61m

As of 3 Jan 2024. Source
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Life is not all about buying and selling

Some people think everything about life is trading

Biodun556:
Life is not all about buying and selling

Some people think everything about life is trading

What are you saying?

Biodun556:
Life is not all about buying and selling

Some people think everything about life is trading

The moment piracy was brought to a minimal in that industry, things started changing for the better.

Enugurangers:

The moment piracy was brought to a minimal in that industry, things started changing for the better.

Thanks to internet and cinemas.

Lol ... Suddenly, Reno be pampering Yorubas like babies. Is all this ethnic profiling really necessary?
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Splashme:
Lol ... Suddenly, Reno be pampering Yorubas like babies. Is all this ethnic profiling really necessary?
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He is Itsekiri. Besides, he was buttressing one of his old posts on how the indigenous Yoruba package and sell authentic Yotuba stories in music and films then dominates even on global scenes. That's a feat others can learn too
He didn't even mention Yoruba-Saxon Production Inc of David and Jessica Oyelowo that is the darling of Apple Tv

Good for them. Very hard working and intelligent people.

Biodun556:
Life is not all about buying and selling

Some people think everything about life is trading

Lol

Funked akindele has mastered and embraced the diversification of the country in her rich cultural heritage, that's why she's excelling.

She isn't a stagnant bigot like you

BossGerald:


Lol

Funked akindele has mastered and embraced the diversification of the country in her rich cultural heritage, that's why she's excelling.

She isn't a stagnant bigot like you

I wonder who is fūcking her now.

Ok

Proudly ọmọluwabi

Lol

God bless Reno

Burna Boy is not a yoruba man clown.

Reno is suddenly an emergency friend of the yorubas, I will be wary of people who suddenly become friends with me because of political expediency

-kiss the truth!

Wow nice figures the movie industry is very buoyant but when will Alaba boys and upper iweka boys reveal figures of their movie sales and sponsorship

EEIA:

I wonder who is fūcking her now.

Ara ga fa agba gi

BossGerald:


Ara ga fa agba gi

I don’t understand gibberish.

God will help Nigeria 🇳🇬

This beautiful piece of information will certainly make some people very sad, especially the "developers" !

PaChukwudi44:
Burna Boy is not a yoruba man clown.

U have issues with comprehension.

He never called Burna Boy a Yoruba man, Everyone knows he is Ijaw

Reno was only trying to list out the names of every Nigerian to ever win Grammy, and Burna Boy is the only Non-Yoruba Nigerian to have ever won that much coveted accolade

Biodun556:
Life is not all about buying and selling

Some people think everything about life is trading

a smelly oozing Tribalistic being spotted....tueh!!!

Reno Omokri mentioned English people with Yoruba ancestry that won Grammy awards like Sade ADU.

He said 100% Winners of this award with Nigerian ancestry are fully or partially linked to Yoruba.

He forgot that there are Americans and British of Igbo ancestry that have won Grammy awards or its equivalent.

Tyler the creator has Igbo ancestry and won the award two times.
Ne-Yo has Igbo ancestry and won the award 3 times
Fat Tony , another artist with Igbo ancestry has won a similar award.

Tinie Tempah won Brit Awards (Equivalent of Grammy award) many times, and he has Igbo ancestry.
Reno Omokri keeps deceiving his followers with false history

EmperorCaesar:


U have issues with comprehension.

He never called Burna Boy a Yoruba man, Everyone knows he is Ijaw

Reno was only trying to list out the names of every Nigerian to ever win Grammy, and Burna Boy is the only Non-Yoruba Nigerian to have ever won that much coveted accolade

What is Sade ADU, Seal etc doing in the list?

Why didn't he include Tyler the creator, Ne-Yo, Tinie Tempah etc? Because they are Igbos and have won such awards.

In my opinion it's better for 1000 people around me to be making just one million naira yearly selling in their tiny 2 by 2 shops than for only one person near me to earn N1 trillion naira in sales of only one movie.

In the land of the blind . . . The one eyed man is king.

EmperorCaesar:


U have issues with comprehension.

He never called Burna Boy a Yoruba man, Everyone knows he is Ijaw

Reno was only trying to list out the names of every Nigerian to ever win Grammy, and Burna Boy is the only Non-Yoruba Nigerian to have ever won that much coveted accolade

Burna is partial Yoruba. His Mom is Yoruba

dealslip:

Burna is partial Yoruba. His Mom is Yoruba

There is nothing like partial yoruba.

Yoruba l'agba.. we lead, others follow.