{"id":223687,"date":"2026-05-04T00:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=223687"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:54:45","slug":"our-era-was-better-different-veteran-actor-francis-odega-criticises-modern-day-nollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=223687","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOur Era Was Better, Different\u201d \u2014 Veteran actor Francis Odega criticises modern day Nollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Odega has stirred conversation across the entertainment industry after lamenting what he describes as a decline in the quality of Nigerian films compared to the industry\u2019s earlier years. 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