#naijawood

Igwes.
Chiefs.
Poor to rich.
Riches to rags.
Children who fall out with their mothers.
Witchcraft.
Sad songs.
Dirges.
Village fools.
Massive mansions.
Expensive cars arriving in the village.
Long winding plots.
Part I to Part IV.
Black painted lips.
Body marking.
Apparitions.
Sorcerers.
Weddings with dances that go on for hours.
Rice and chicken dinners.
Selling wares on a lusania carried on the head.
Two village girls gossiping as they go to the well.
Fake weaves. Boring, badly-rehearsed conversations.
Local background music.
Suits in weird colors.
Beautiful headdresses. Geles.
History told and retold.
Mothers-in-law hating on daughters-in-law.
Step-mothers.
Excessive loud crying.
Mis-spelt subtitles.
Pidgin.
Gateman.
Gates.
Servants.
Palace pages in uniform.
Huge fans.
Mattresses on the floor.
Well-swept village compounds.
Quick death.
Deathbed confessions.
Savedees and chanting.
Huge necklaces.
Effe mo!
Chineke!
Pinching the ear to emphasize a point.
Leso’s wrapped round the chest.
Co-wives fighting.
Corrupt cops.
Witches. Okay.
Iddyot!
Machetes.
Bad dreams.
Bathed in sweat.
Being chased by a snake.
Vomiting means “pregnancy”.
Princes falling in love with palace maids.
Long flowing agbadas.
T-shirts and wrappers.
Wife beaters.
Running through thickets.
Credits that start with “To God be the Glory”.
Crying woman miming.
Chief priests.
God forbid-o!
Christmas decorations’ headpieces.
Funny titles.
Small ‘supermarkets’.
Abomination!
30 minutes' single scene.
Chickens.
Welcome!
Kola nut.
Hard drink.
Same uniforms at burial.
Loud wailing.
Village prostitute.
Sacrifice.
Papa.
Mama.
My Son.
Shut-up!
Educated son takes uneducated sister to town.
Wise sayings.
Proverbs.
Cars on the highway.
Guzzlers.
Snapping fingers.
Holding the ear.
Tunics.
Hospitals with a single bed.
Man of the house seducing village girl who comes to stay.
Mama dies suddenly.
Market women selling yams and garri.
Curtains in the doors.
Wringing of hands.
How dare you talk to me like that-o?
Doctors who don't look like doctors.
Wads of Naira. Madness.
Aerial shots.
American dollar.
Praying while pacing.