₦airaland Forum

FreeGlobe:
Films projecting igbo culture still dominates in that list. Why not lets get practical. This is the most popular male yoruba actor who carved a niche playing igbo roles because the industry is igbo dominated.

Get down to the list and start highlighting them.

You are even making me laugh. Do you even have any culture to project?

nwanlecha:
Yes Nollywood is an English/Igbo industry. Also, Nollywood is based in Lagos, Asaba and Enugu, and it is being controlled by ndị Igbo in these cities.

Controlled by Ndi-gini?

the list of top 20 grossilng films shows the director making the industry thick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Nigeria

If you are referring to those low budget 10-10 kobo films, good luck to you. Shows your quality or no quality.

MegaMan1987:
I hate "Yoriwood" it doesn't sound right. Just call it the Yoruba Movie Industry.

As for the Igbo speaking films.. they are very much like the Igbo language itself. Non existent and largely ignored.

there is nothing like yoriwood. i was only following his/her line of argument.

FreeGlobe:
If Nollywood is 98% igbo dominated could it still be said to belong to the whole country? When you watch nollywood film, what culture is being projected?

Y1bos and the way they band percentage around.

These are top 20 grossing Nigerian films, highlight the ones that are projecting igbo culture in comaprison with yoruba culture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Nigeria

Most of your fims o not promote any igbo culture. they only show a westernised culture. You do not even have any culture to promote anyway. lol.

nwanlecha:
It's good that you are proud of that, so stop rejecting the name of your movie industry which is Yoriwood.
As for Nollywood, take your eyes off it. It was created by Ndị Igbo and has remained an Igbo dominated industry. Y'all can't do nothing to change that.

Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, It was not created by Igbos. If you want to create a movie industry that is exclusive for igbos, you will either create it Enugu or Aba.

Nollywood is for Nigerians.

Yoriwood is for yorubas.

kannywood is for northerners.

Ibibio and efik films are for ibibios and efiks.

Where are the Igbo films?

ezeagu:
But even northerners that see non Muslims as infidels want to marry Igbo babes. Ntor!

Better put, your babes are dying for the big, strong and reliable ruddy piper of an aboki because the igbos guys are not talented enough.


As usual, it will be a case of noise making and chest beating without performance to back it up in bed.

IlekeHD:
lmaoooo ...... that's their prostitution names

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. You are right.


Bunch of fake people. You will see them, they will be very yellow like overripe pawpaw and their parents will be as black as charcoal.

That always make me laugh.

nwanlecha:
But even your Yoriwood actors recognize that your industry is different from Nollywood now. You don't seem to be proud of your Yoriwood, why?
By the way, I don't appreciate the way you bastardize the name of my tribe, calling us 'yiibo.' That's not nice.

I apologise for that because you are not like those stup1d e-warriors.

You are very funny. I am sure one thing Yorubas are well known for is their pride in their language, culture and heritage, no matter how westernised we grow.

We are proud of our film industry and that was while we could pioneer a local language film station on DSTV, because the audience was there. But, we will not allow some people to lay claim to an industry that belong to the whole country.

Therefore, Nollywood comprises of all the films produced in Nigeria. If igbos want an exclusive igbo dominated industry, they need to create Igboplank of Biafraudwood.

IlekeHD:
You really want to compare cultural institution and western yoruba vs igbo names?

Ngga serve. The list of Yoruba wanna-bes and Yoruba cultural center all over the world is too long to provide

Majority of their ladies are not proud of their igbos names -- igbochume, shidinma. shindodo, shinyere etc


Most of them are always changing their names once they enter Ekenedilichukwu bus that is SW bound -- Cassandra, Maureen, Isabella, Benita etc.

Bunch of clowns.

ezeagu:
Those films aren't typical Nollywood films. Obviously. The Nollywood of legend are the ones that churn out films in a week.

Aye omo y1bo ti baje, wallahi.

So, all those producers of 10 films in 5 minutes are the ones y1bos are calling legends.

Well we are used to it, you always have an opposing meaning for words in alaigbo --- the coward ojukwu was described as brave, the stupidity of fighting fighter jets and T72 tanks with cassava sticks was termed as bravery, treasonable felony is being seen as freedom of speech.

So, if you call those categories of producers legends, i will definitely not be surprised, you are simply keeping up with your genetic traits.

ezeagu:
Anyway, who cares about Nollywood, let's move on to literature...

Hehe. Evil laugh.

Just kidding.

At best you will talk of Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda. The combo can still not lace the shoes of the Nobel laureate himself --- Wole Soyinka.

Produce one of that and we shall reckon with you in the literary world.

nwanlecha:
But your brother already made it clear that y'all have your own movie industry now. I only helped him out with the names i.e Yoriwood(for Yoruba) and Kannywood(for Hausa). Be proud of your industries biko, stop attaching by force to our Nollywood, just because we've made it popular.

You made nadal popular. The only thing you made popular in Nigeria is drug trafficking and every form of other crimes.

I repeat, Nollywood comprises all the films being produced in Nigeria whether Yoriwood or Kannywood or Biafraudwood. If you want an exclusive film industry, chill till your fraud of a nation becomes a reality.

How can youw own Nollywood, when the majority of the top 20 grossing movies are from SW

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Nigeria

Y1bos can lie....jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

this is the list of the top 20 grossing Nigerian movies and tell me the directors that killed it most:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Nigeria

ezeagu:
You never see as UN post am? Go and ask UN.

I said i believe your lies, but brain down the value chain within the industry and lemme see the 1million that are gainfully employed in that sector.

I am sure that was the lies you sold to GEJ, before he doled out our funds to your beaching yellow pawpaw actresses and actors.

nwanlecha:
Are you a learner? Of course, the Yorubas have Yoriwood, the Hausas, have Kannywood, while we Ndị Igbo own Nollywood. There's no argument there.

Na lie.

The igbos do not have any wood, even plank you no get. All the films produced in Nigeria are known as Nollywood whether ibibio, hausa, efik yoruba, bini english or nupe, The best you can have is Biafraudwood.

ezeagu:
Go face UN. http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/may-2013/nigeria%E2%80%99s-film-industry-potential-gold-mine

Ok o I believe your lies o.

Where are the 1million employees in that industry? Please break it down for us.

ezeagu:
Who cares, Nollywood is like the biggest employing industry after oil.

Are you for real. How many people are in that industy?

jstbeinhonest:
Biyi bandele and kunle afolayan are probably the most respected directors in nigeria.2 Of the top 20 highest grossing movies were yoruba movies,12 of the top 20 had yoruba directors.

Tell those jokers.

They think we are talking of churning our 5 films in 30minutes, where 1 actor will be acting in 5 low budget films simultaneously. Another name for Igbo should be Inferior or low-quality or even no-quality.

Syphax:
A Man U fan doesn't want Man City to carry the league but that doesn't stop City from carrying it, do you now understand?

wetin this one dey yarn?

Man City ko Leicester City ni.

tonychristopher:
Too infantile
Oga go sleep
You no get yarns

Toddler run to bed.

You are too boring.

tonychristopher:
I was thinking you will deny challenge isn't in Ibadan ....
You can sink a nuclear powered submarine with your mouth
We know you

The same way the odour of your buccal cavity can kill an elephant.

We sabi you, no be today.

tonychristopher:
And what happened at challenge in Ibadan ?

They are y1bos that came to ply their prostitution trade.

tonychristopher:
The term and ashawo are Yoruba words

That is Yoruba gift to Nigeria
BBC take note

Coming from a y1bo boy. I can't stop laughing in mandarin.

Is it not in this Nigeria that Owerri is the renowned number 1 prostitution capital.

Ask Chino, he will tell you.

Duru1:
If I did not know something about inherent stupidity, I would have given you the benefit doubt that you could be smarter than your forebears.

Old deluded Gull, you are still alive I thought you have joined your Biafra colleagues.

Your moronic tendencies have become your signature on NL.

Gba be!!!!!!!!!!!!

ArodeTsolaye:
Does Flavour and phyno who are well respected all over africa speak yorrober?

''EMi Phyno Baba Ibo, ki ma n jedi ki n ma ladi'' -- that is Mandingo in your ears abi.

tonychristopher:
They have turned miscreants and urchins in their father's land
It's better to be a vagabond in faraway land than in your own land
What a shame

Is it not better for you to keep your bad character at home rather than disgracing your ancestors, father and entire family outside?

No wonder y1bos do not see any shame in disgracing Nigeria all over the world, spoiling our good name.

tonychristopher:
Does it make Yoruba artistes richest ?

It is making our neo-colonializaion of Africa faster with our language.

Syphax:
Lol, who is begging you guys? I was only asking why Wale and Femi sweat from their teeth each time they hear about Biafra.
Admit it, the thought of Igbos forming their own country gives you nightmare. You may be a slave but I'm not.

they don't want us to form our own country. They say that we tarnish the image of Nigeria in tge international community yet they don't want to go our way so we can tarnish the image of Biafra anyhow we want. If you know that you can't keep up with the hardworking nature of we Igbos then allow us to go our own way.[b][/b] Don't shout one Nigeria and criticize the Igbos at the same time.

I have highlighted the parts that shows you are at our mercy and keep begging us.

ezeagu:
English speaking Nollywood is like 20% Igbo. That's why you guys know all these little words. Nollywood is like a Trojan horse for the Igbo language. Ask Kenyans.

Why yoruba language dominates 95% of the music industry. Ask Africa and the world.

Syphax:
I noticed that most Yorubas and Hausas on Nairaland antagonize the Igbos here, this has led to the frequent exchange of words between the 3 tribes. The most prominent group of Igbos here are the Pro-Biafrans, they are always at loggerhead with the Yorubas who detest the name "Biafra" same way Man u fans hate Chelsea fans.
Most Yorubas here hate Igbos with passion, they say that Igbos are the problem with this country yet they are against the Biafran agitation.
Dear yorubas, why do you always blame the Igbo man for all the wahala you are passing through? They call us parasites yet they don't want us to form our own country. They say that we tarnish the image of Nigeria in tge international community yet they don't want to go our way so we can tarnish the image of Biafra anyhow we want. If you know that you can't keep up with the hardworking nature of we Igbos then allow us to go our own way. Don't shout one Nigeria and criticize the Igbos at the same time.

Who is holding you back from gathering under a mango tree in Aba to declare your country?

Why are you begging us to let you go, like the conquered slaves that you are?

Only slaves, war booties, conquered war loots and osu caste beg for them to go to wherever they want to go to or whatever they want to do.

tonychristopher:
Does it remove Omo Nile and owo mi da in Yoruba land

At least they are not vagabonds in another man's land., like some clowns from the gully eroded part of east of the niger.