Nigeria: Van Vicker - Exploits of a Ghanaian in Nollywood

15 January 2010

The Nigerian movie industry, popularly known as Nollywood, is currently under siege, and the fierce competition is coming from no other place than neighbouring Ghana, described as the second largest market for Nollywood's products.

Names like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Emeka Ike, Chidi Mokeme, Jide Kosoko and others used to bring bright smiles to the faces of Nollywood lovers but, these days, it is normal to see faces like Van Vicker, Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari and Nana Ama McBrown in Nigerian flicks. These names have not only begun to appear, they are fast gaining ground steadily even as the list keeps rising by the day.

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