Popular media personality Chude Jideonwo has revealed that the biggest filmmakers in Nigeria are from the Yoruba tribe.

Chude, who is well known for his interviews aimed at touching on entertainment and lifestyle issues in the country, made this claim on Instagram.

He noted that many top actors and filmmakers in Nollywood are dominated by Yoruba people, including Femi Adebayo, Funke Akindele, Kunle Afolayan, Mercy Aigbe, and others.

He further claimed that many Yoruba movies are now being aired on international streaming platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and others while claiming that Igbo and Hausa movies have not gotten to that level.

“The biggest filmmakers in Nigeria now are all Yorubas. Think about it: Kemi Adetiba, Jade Osiberu, Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, Kayode Kasum, Toyin Abraham, Funke Akindele, Mercy Aigbe, and Oga Bello’s son that do every movie, including ‘Beast of Two Worlds’ and ‘Jagun Jagun’—and Bolanle Austin-Peters

"Think about it: most of the mainstream, big cinema, and streaming movies are all by Yoruba people. What has happened is that the Yoruba filming culture has merged itself into the other groups that are leading again.

“Can you name one Hausa or Igbo-language movie on Netflix or Amazon? The closest was Genevieve’s ‘Lionheart’ many years ago. Only Yoruba movies can exist on Amazon and Netflix and become mainstream cultural hits."