Yoruba started home video, not Nollywood — Osuofia

Veteran Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, has clarified his position on the origins of Nigeria’s home-video industry, insisting that Yoruba filmmakers pioneered home-video productions but did not start Nollywood.

Owoh made the clarification during an appearance on Curiosity Made Me Ask, hosted by comedian and content creator Adebayo Abidemi, popularly known as Bae U.

The interview, published on the host’s YouTube channel on Saturday, featured the actor responding to a question about reports that he had claimed Yoruba people, rather than the Igbo, started Nollywood.

The clarification comes amid an ongoing debate over the contributions of different ethnic g...