WHAT THE FUNKE AKINDELE–KUNLE AFOLAYAN DRAMA REVEALS ABOUT POOR COMPREHENSION ON NIGERIAN SOCIAL MEDIA

By Prince Tony Ogbetere The recent exchange involving Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan and actress Funke Akindele has once again exposed a deeper problem in our public space—especially on social media. It is not really about cinema returns, promotions, or even personalities. It is about how we listen, how we read, and how quickly we react. At a filmmakers’ forum, Kunle Afolayan made a point many creatives quietly agree with: that cinemas should find better ways to guarantee a reasonable return on investment for filmmakers without subjecting them to exhausting, physical…

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