Topic: Is Nigeria's movie industry only favouring the ladies? (Read 316 times)

From the look of things it seems Nigeria movie industry is just favourable to only the ladies. You will see a lady that just joined the movie industry today just within a month or two months, you see are with an expensive car and buying house worth million of naira. I read a post on Facebook few days ago were a lady in the Nigeria movie industry was saying that any lady that is beautiful and well shaped can make it in the industry within two months. That statement means that the industry really favour the ladies. How many female in the industry that came out in the public begging for help when they are sick? On the other hands our men  who have been in the industry for so many years always seek for help each time they are sick. So I think the industry is only favourable to the ladies.

Ladies are always given special treatment anywhere they go. That was how they are created. They are often favoured than men in most places. That is why they got life easy than men.

Truth be told, life no dey really dey easy for boys, men infact anything male, life no dey dey easy for them unlike girls, even for university if u no get helper, person go suffer for school but you see ladies, no be say dem no dey pass through difficulty too but their own no dey hard as of the males and some girls fit do anything wey dem go make sure say dem no go suffer so for movie industry, e dey easy for ladies to get more favor than men because some na because say dem too fine and some dey offer their body to be use, and you know men like cheating and can do anything to please a fine girl, but for men, nothing come out, na u go hustle and na still dem dey spend and expect say dey see sugar mommy na e dem fit chop.

To begin with, I go talk say na lack of retirement planning the cause all this things, Mr ibu no plan wey for him retirement and that's why he's still hustling at the age and don't have enough to take care of himself. Also this old entertainers weren't been paid the best fees back in the days but still their money been get small weight wey be say if them be invest am well dem for dun get wetin go help dem in situations like this. If him been get health insurance, dem for dun take care of him bills for am but our entertainers no dey invest wisely for the future but only to dey live lavishing lifestyle now and come dey beg for future to use survive. Mr ibu was one of the biggest name during his reigning days so him supposed use him head get investments and he won't be disgracing himself now begging for money but e dun happen be say e dun happen so make we learn from his mistakes and plan well for our future which involves emergency like sickness and other things by getting better insurance.


Na her own time be this and if she no plan her future well she go dey like Mr ibu dey beg for help in the future, also make we know say this modern day entertainers get so many opportunity passed the olden days one because many business opportunities dey now. This guys are into brand deals like influencing wey dey pay dem pass those acting money, they have monetize their social media and dat one dey pay dem too then also dem get their own business wey dem dey use their popularity promote and e dey give dem better choppings and some get other side hustle wey no get anything to do with entrainment (selling of their body and so on) and since dem dey popular, men wey hold bar go wan roll with them and sponsor their lifestyle just to get their own fame too. The Koko be say the new modern day entertainers dey use their opportunity well to gather funds.

At this moment me Ibu is good to go with the former Senate president Bukala Sasaki coming through for him through his foundation,  their promised to foot all mr IBU's medical expenses and bills and also we have 3 other individuals who have also shown interest in helping the actor,  I was sure that help is gonna come through for him because I know how supportive Nigerians can be in this kind of condition.

But the point I was trying to make is that the movie industry has failed mr Ibu or the actor's associations of Nigeria have indeed failed in the respective role of watching the back of their members because is because of days like this that there is an association that will serve as an umbrella to cover up for members in time of need but this time, its capacity has failed one of the members unless we hear something significant coming from them at some point into his abroad treatment,  recovery and the rest of it all.

I believed some celebrities have taken Mr. Ibu matter for their head and they have taken him to the best hospital in the world. And also others also send him small small contributions to the account provided. So I believe his life will be save. But he still needs our prayers to fasting the healing. Ibu is one the best comedian in Nollywood industry. I pray God heal him in Jesus name amen. Let there be total healing in the hospital and he will come back with sound health.
Women are favoured more than men in the industry. But that not withstanding, men are also favoured.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.