Is Nigeria's movie industry only favouring the ladies?

[Wiwo]

       ....our prayers are with Mr IBU in this trying time and we pray for quick recovery........
My people,  I know by now most of us for don watch or read waiten is happening in the Nigeria movie industry,  the two trending stories coming up from that industry in the last two week is that of the young 20+ actress who splashed millions of naira in buying a house for herself within few year/ month into the acting business.

Another one comes to be that of John Okafor who has been a comic actor for over 20 years,  his own na sickness,  one of his legs 🦵 may be amputated if not flown ✈️  abroad for urgent medical attention,  he has carried to the public with his personal account flying all around social media seeking for donations,  now goes how much he need,  just 7 million naira to fly out for medical treatment.

So this thing come made me the wonder say how can a very popular actor who have put smiles on people's face for over 20 year can afford to foot his travelling and treatment arrangement for such a small amount of 7 million, which will result in a public donation.

And a young girl who is bearly known for getting such an amount of money that runs into hundreds of millions within a short period to splash on such a home for herself,  and her case is one among many of her colleagues who have bought SUV cars worth millions in the same movies industry.

So the thing comes that makes me wonder what really happens, is why the ladies make amm for that industry and the men are poor or even below average,  because most of the deaths of actors that we have seen are mostly as a result of proper financial care at some point,   the thing comes to the look like say the more you look the less you see for Nigeria movie industry.

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[Hatchy]

When I see my Ibu dey beg for social media, tears be wan fall for my eyes. Like how e take dey possible say a whole big actor like that dey suffer just to get treatment. That one na to show say nija no value their stars reach.

   the thing comes to the look like say the more you look the less you see for Nigeria movie industry.

Lol  as I see this post, I laughed out. We all know what is going on here. We just pretend not to be seeing or aware of them. Normally, we don see say nija Nollywood industries dey favor Dem women pass men and e get why . D matter be say the women get things wey Dem dey fit take attract our politicians and other big men for the country.And den dey do anything to take achieve. Just get big body, fine for face and if you wan blow, den go find you. Na you come know weather you go run normal level with them take blow .

[Samlucky O]

My brother nothing comot for wetting you dey talk o. Me self I dey reason am all the time say wetting dey happen to our Nollywood star Today. One thing I discover be say them no get love among themselves. Na competition Dem dey do. Who go dey de top. because had it been say Dem love themselves you go know. them for get union to take help themselves rather Dan seeking for help from social media or from government. Many of them don fall thesame victim. I could remember Clem ohameze (ogbuefi) been get similar issue and na mercy land help am. So many of them had similar issues.

Another thing I discover also say e dey affect them na fame. say them be actors or actress no mean say there life different from your own. The work Dem dey do made them popular pass money wey Dem get. I bet you if you check those actors account you go see say you fit Get money pass them. I no be actor but I understand one thing from a movie wey I watched. There is what dey called (NOTA) Nollywood old timers association. E get were time go reach that role wey you been dey play somebody wey sabi am pass you go come out say him or her go ft do am, and accept small price to do the work then you as an old actor go dey expect hire payment to do am. Before you know the youth don dey take over your role and you no go get fictuers again now you don become Nota.

Another thing na Nollywood of then and now no be the same. Back then Nollywood money been Small compeard to now. Back den dey only fixture you and get paid for it. But now many actors now they promote there movie for YouTube and even for Facebook just like Ruth kadiri wey don get movie production. If you whatcout now old movie don dey flunt for Facebook you know why? because na now there eye come dey open.

Mismanagement na one key factor. because say acting na your work no mean say you go be actor forever. Nothing last forever when you dey work and money dey come out always think of another thing wey fit fetch you money because one dey that your stream of income fit dry. Na warning to all of us. Even this Bitcoin we dey praise here every day, one thing fit come out wey go fit super seed am tomorrow. Or one day e fit no ft bring out money like as e be today. Nothing last forever. That's why we supposed dey do research because as we dey grow naso technology dey advance.

Then as for the ladies to get money pass for movie industry. Just forget that one. Na movie runs them dey do. After them do hookup for politicians Dem go hide for movie industry. just like some 9ja Yahoo boys wey cash out big-time go enter music industry make Dem no fit find him source.

[Justbillywitt]

Omo the thing don tire me like this. I wonder how many movies that little girl don act and how much she earn from those movies. Dem never really tell us where those money dey come from. I feel sorry for John Okafor and I pray he gets the required help he needs for his medical treatment. This kind industry where only females are buying houses and exotic cars tire me sha.

[Miles2006]

I don reason this matter tire, but I go pretend as if I no see the hookup side for the Nollywood industry. Mr IBU na person wey dey act film well and sometimes when I dey watch those throwback movies I dey laugh, because IBU na person wey funny.

But you talk say men no dey make am reach women for the movie industry and that's a lie. Let's talk about quality Nigeria movies before I talk about the rich male actors. IBU na actor wey dey act oh but you never observe say anyhow film funny reach, people don dey watch quality and standard films, now naija movie industry don upgrade because others too dey upgrade for example: shanty town, blood sisters, brotherhood etc. People no dey get time for local movies again, even me wey dey talk no dey reason local movies again. Make I mention actors wey feature for this movies wey get money scatter, RMD, Deyemi okanlowon, Tobi, IK ogbonna. So men too dey make am for the movie industry no be only women.

Okay most people for the comment section dey talk say the women dey involve for hookup, that one no be lie. What about the music industry for niaja why e be say the men dey make am pass the women, or abi the women for the music industry no dey do hookup.
No allow all this celebrity fake life style deceive you. No be all of them get money na packaging them dey do.

But wetin dey pain me for this Mr IBU case be say money never come to do the surgery, all these celebrity suppose don support there fellow man IBU with the money. No be when he die every celeb wan post am that one na evilness. One thing I observe for naija music/film industry be say them no dey help each other. Na the same thing  happen to mohbad too, nobody gree give am listening ears na so the guy take die. Almost all the celeb page wey I dey see for IG don post this IBU case and money never still reach for the surgery, I pray to God rest in peace is not the way people shall trend.

[Nheer]

When I see my Ibu dey beg for social media, tears be wan fall for my eyes. Like how e take dey possible say a whole big actor like that dey suffer just to get treatment. That one na to show say nija no value their stars reach.

Me sef as i fess hear about am i no fess believe say popular actor like Mr Ibu go de beg for this kind situation i swear, so of all the popularity wey dem de get e mean say nothing to show for am because i no see how e suppose be wey u go popular like dat wey him no go fit get person wey go help am. So most of him colleagues wey de wey de flaunt houses and cars online no go fit help am? Like i de reason say even if 2 people say dem wan raise funds to help am de go fit oo but be like na all man for himself oo.
I even see advert of popular Kanayo O Kanayo telling people about Mr ibu condition and even urging them to make contributions to his account. I know he must have done his best to support them but instead of making public announcement i think they should have just discuss among themselves in the film industry to help him raise the money because i feel the public announcement will make people look down on the film industry, people will be forced to believe they don’t pay actors and actresses a reasonable amount of money if not Mr Ibu would not be in a situation where it will get to the extent of begging the public for help.

Lol  as I see this post, I laughed out. We all know what is going on here. We just pretend not to be seeing or aware of them. Normally, we don see say nija Nollywood industries dey favor Dem women pass men and e get why . D matter be say the women get things wey Dem dey fit take attract our politicians and other big men for the country.And den dey do anything to take achieve. Just get big body, fine for face and if you wan blow, den go find you. Na you come know weather you go run normal level with them take blow .

E don clear now say everything na just packaging, money no de dis film industry the only thing wey de na to just get popularity after that nothing else. Na girls e just de favor i swear and even dem had it been politicians no de follow dem dem sef for no get anything and na why most of d girls once dem do small film you go jus see say dem don get money de buy big phones and things.

I just pray Ibu’s health, i pray God see him through dis situation.

[Y3shot]

It is very clear to see that the ladies in the industry are more favoured , we can see that with the cars and the apartments they buy.  A girl who have not spent up to good 5 years can afford to buy good cars and big mansion apartments while the men that have been in the industry since the industry was created have nothing to show, still living the normal life. No doubt the movie industry is favouring the girls abs I don't blame them for that because this is a profession whereby the world is watching them, and their are rich guys who are interested and are capable spend any amount on this beautiful ladies. 

[Gozie51]

It is very clear to see that the ladies in the industry are more favoured , we can see that with the cars and the apartments they buy.  A girl who have not spent up to good 5 years can afford to buy good cars and big mansion apartments while the men that have been in the industry since the industry was created have nothing to show, still living the normal life. No doubt the movie industry is favouring the girls abs I don't blame them for that because this is a profession whereby the world is watching them, and their are rich guys who are interested and are capable spend any amount on this beautiful ladies. 

Make we no use sympathy begin talk say maybe na girl and boy matter thing unto say babes go get pepper from politicians but e don also get guys from the industry wey don dey get favour from politicians too by way of appointments into their government.

The point still be say sometimes before sickness go worse and manifest into where e dey really go or before you go really discover the root cause by den e don chop you money wella. Bad as e be, 7m still big but e no suppose be problem for person like Ibu even if e be say him don exhaust all him money on top the sickness and even if him no get friends, what about people wey him don help? Abi him never help people or family members?

Although situation in the country hard. I still believe help go come from somewhere for him to get medical treatment but Ibu no suppose be like somebody wey no get investment looking at his poor background.

[Timmzzy]

       ....our prayers are with Mr IBU in this trying time and we pray for quick recovery........
My people,  I know by now most of us for don watch or read waiten is happening in the Nigeria movie industry,  the two trending stories coming up from that industry in the last two week is that of the young 20+ actress who splashed millions of naira in buying a house for herself within few year/ month into the acting business.

Another one comes to be that of John Okafor who has been a comic actor for over 20 years,  his own na sickness,  one of his legs 🦵 may be amputated if not flown ✈️  abroad for urgent medical attention,  he has carried to the public with his personal account flying all around social media seeking for donations,  now goes how much he need,  just 7 million naira to fly out for medical treatment.

So this thing come made me the wonder say how can a very popular actor who have put smiles on people's face for over 20 year can afford to foot his travelling and treatment arrangement for such a small amount of 7 million, which will result in a public donation.

And a young girl who is bearly known for getting such an amount of money that runs into hundreds of millions within a short period to splash on such a home for herself,  and her case is one among many of her colleagues who have bought SUV cars worth millions in the same movies industry.

So the thing comes that makes me wonder what really happens, is why the ladies make amm for that industry and the men are poor or even below average,  because most of the deaths of actors that we have seen are mostly as a result of proper financial care at some point,   the thing comes to the look like say the more you look the less you see for Nigeria movie industry.

Me still dey wonder oh say all the 20 years na waste or what because I no understand again as him popular reach so ehh... As in him no get money again reach 7 million or is it that this movie industry na scam for the side of the gentleman then the ladies are the main ones who make it like me still dey think am oh to be frank.

[Mr.right85]

So this thing come made me the wonder say how can a very popular actor who have put smiles on people's face for over 20 year can afford to foot his travelling and treatment arrangement for such a small amount of 7 million, which will result in a public donation.

And a young girl who is bearly known for getting such an amount of money that runs into hundreds of millions within a short period to splash on such a home for herself,  and her case is one among many of her colleagues who have bought SUV cars worth millions in the same movies industry.

No be lie say Ibu as en dey popularly known put smiles for people face and only en face cef, you go don laugh tire. Na why I feel say, en deserve all d help way en fit get from d industry nd d rest of us way don smile at in act.

Although, the idea say e possible say na ladies dey succeed more, I no really huh into that one. One thing we gats know be say, times have changed and na so the industry don change too, with plenty means to making money form the industry. These veteran guys no dey act again for sometime, the money way dem don save don drop, inflation too don devalue am, endorsement deals way them been get kwa don sort alternatives. How we wan con expect them to get money!
Na person way get reserve or investment fit still dey push dey go like Kanayo don enter TikTok and dey role with some other top dogs for we country. John Okafor no be that person so, things fit hard for the man.
I no know of any of en investments o, if en get at all but, e don tay way this guy act.

[Truthlovecoins]

Una well don o. Abeg o, the ladies wey dey succeed, how many dey sick or dey in need of assistance as compared to the men?
Ladies these days dey more ambitious because Dem eyes don open to the fact say Dem don get some kind rights pass men all round. Afterall, they used to say, what a man can do, a woman can do better.
I understand the point our OP dey try make, but e be like the men for the industry need to wake up and try to live more healthy and make good investment while Dem they hot for the industry, because the part of the film industry or any company taking very good care of their staff dey give reasonably low attention to this aspect that na why all this things they always happen.

[Richbased]

It is very unfortunate for a nollywood actor who have showcased high level of talent in the movie industry for so many years now to beg for funds to settle his health bills abroad. This is to make us to understand that life sometimes doesn't really work the way we look at it.

Talking of the movie industry favoring only ladies, already in most industries that involves men and women you find out that people tends to focus more attention on the female gender and the funny part of it is that men are mostly the ones that focus more of their energy on women.

Well, things also happen for a reason and it's trying to teach us that we have to be versatile and not focus all our energy on one thing incase if one door closes so that another door can open, we should learn to make investment when we are making progress so that incase the table turns tomorrow we can be able to use our investment to sustain our livelihood.

[sokani]

I hope Mr Ibu get the required money wey him need for the surgery and I wish am well. Like this Mr Ibu na person wey don put smiles for people faces with him comic roles for movies and I dey surprise say na 7 million naira be the money and him no fit afford am. Wetin happen to am just goes to show say some of this people na show off dem dey do and nothing really come out. Concerning actress for the industry wey dey achieve more than men, like the 20 years old lady you mentioned, you no need a soothsayer to tell you wetin dey sup. The screen na opportunity for her to showcase herself and one politician or wealthy business man fit don sign am her make she dey play for him club.

[Y3shot]

Make we no use sympathy begin talk say maybe na girl and boy matter thing unto say babes go get pepper from politicians but e don also get guys from the industry wey don dey get favour from politicians too by way of appointments into their government.

Thanks so much, I think before Mr ibu been get political appointment in one of the states in the East, the truth be say no be only women the industry dey favour,  e dey also favour the men too. I know many men for the industry wey Don get political appointments and some big endorsement from big organisations. I think the industry dey pave way for people wey dey ready to use the opportunity to expand.  People like zuby and other are not only earning from the industry but the industry gave them fame and connected them to big opportunity that is giving them something big than what they are getting from the industry.

[Mayor of ogba]

Na this type if tin way dey happen to Mr. Ibu like this make me vex me when some celebrities donate money to Mohbad wife and son when Mohbad dies. When Mohbad dey shout up and down say dem want to kill him, people no show concern as Mohbad dies people start to donate money for the person way unah no try help when he dey complain say dem want to am. Way tin I dey try talk be say as Mr.Ibu dey beg for money to use to treat in self for abroad nobody wants to help him, but if Mr.Ibu die now unah go see the kind big millions Ibu family go get from free donation.

This one too na way tin we supposed use get small sense say anytime we get the opportunity to dey see money make we try open business so that will no go rely on one tin to get money.

I no say some women for the Naija movie industry just dey act movies make politicians notice them, but we get some women for our movie industry way dey hustle and dem dey on top of their game. For instance, Ruth Kadiri, she be started to dey act in a movie now she dey produces a movie, and she also gets her channel on YouTube where people go dey watch the way she produces. People dey like to watch the movie way she produces, and she no dey tire to produce movie o. Ask me if she and the person way dey act only movie go get the same money.

[adultcrypto]

When I see my Ibu dey beg for social media, tears be wan fall for my eyes. Like how e take dey possible say a whole big actor like that dey suffer just to get treatment. That one na to show say nija no value their stars reach.

My brother the thing also shock me o. A whole Ibu wey everybody believe say him don make am.  This life no balance at all. The truth be say many of those actors no really get money as we dey think... them no dey pay them well and na pirate dey chop major part of their money.

Our Naija no really get beta body wey dey enforce copyright offenses. You go produce movie or music today, tomorrow them do dey hawk am for street without you knowing. Na very terrible situation for our content creators them.

I pray say God go help and also touch people mind to support him.

[Marykeller]

Without being told, you supposed no say nothing d for our movie industry. if you no belong, or d into other businesses nothing go d come out for your side. Na only movie pay you go d collect d go, which is not big. The poor payment of our Nigeria actors and actresses na the matter of our day. We go talk about am another day sha. We go talk about am when the time comes, not today

It is heartbreaking sae Mr. Ibu of all people, d very sick and he is seeking for all Nigerians to come and sort em medical bill for abroad. Anyway sha, well willingly Nigerians don voluntarily contributed for mr. Ibu matter and soon he will be flown to abroad for treatment. And Mr. Ibu go ones put a smile on his face.

[rachael9385]

The way me I take reason the matter of Mr-Ibu, me I go like talk am say maybe em no invest for anything and just only depend on the movie industry way em dey work with, and as e be so, we all know say, when person just depend on only one thing, e go get day when that thing go disappoint am and as for me I dey reason am say the only place way dey give am hope done disapoint am so.
The way the country dey this past few years, e just no too affect those set of people way plan their own life well, even before the country take dey hard like this.
Another thing be say, women and men nah two different species, if man go fit like woman way no get money abi you think say woman go fit like man way no get money? No bro, women fit they make am for the movie industry but man e go dey very very hard for ram, unless say em get better sponsor inside the industry. (Like them say life nah packaging and nah true, maybe em self just they package).
Now make I shook una, I believe say almost all of us already know the famous celebrity way em name nah Kiss-daniel, when em be dey G_worldwild records label nah only 30k to 50k Nigerian naira, them been dey pay am, and this nah music no be film, but now I believe say changes done dey for em pay, so e still hard for inside the industry.

[Roseline492]

When I see my Ibu dey beg for social media, tears be wan fall for my eyes.

Hmm funny enough we that are outside the Nollywood we feel that all the actors and actresses are very wealthy considering how long they have been on Nollywood but little did we no that they are also managing the way we are managing.

In times of Mr Ibu asking and begin people for assistance got me worried about what is happening in the Nollywood because if I can remember vividly Mr Ibu has been acting for more than 20 years now, so how come he cannot even afford 5million naira for his flyer out for medication.

Well I pray he gets well soon I even heard there are some volunteers that has made it upon themselves to see Mr Ibu taking to the best hospital and getting treated.

[Cityhunter34]

Seeing our very own Mr ibu begging for funds on social media was very heartbreaking for me because i/we grew up watching him on TV and he is a part of our childhood memories. Mr ibu, nkem owoh and  many more to mention.respect.

Meanwhile, I really don't think that the industry is favorable to the ladies alone, we have men doing well in the industry as well. During the time of Mr ibu there was no internet, endorsement deals etc. Because of the internet and civilization you will see a young actor getting endorsement deals worth millions likewise the ladies too.

I also think that the reason why some of our veteran actors are not doing well is as a result of bad investment but our young actors today invest in their personal businesses.