By Osezua Stephen-Imobhio Nollywood’s journey—from the market stalls of Alaba and Idumota to playlists on global platforms—is one of Africa’s great stories of creative entrepreneurship. Filmmakers who once hawked tapes and DVDs now build audiences through algorithms, turning local tales into content with international reach. But while distribution has moved from physical to digital, the rules that govern our storytelling have not kept pace. Fragmented regulation, opaque platform moderation and overbroad takedowns threaten to blunt the reach and richness of Nigerian cinema just as the world is finally listening. This…
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