Think you know Nollywood? Here are 12 films you may not realise were adapted from novels, spanning classics, modern dramas and literary favourites.
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‘Thunderbolt (Magun)’, ‘O Le Ku’, ‘Maami’, 10 other Nollywood films you didnt know were based on novels
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