Nollywood has grown into one of the most prolific film industries in the world, churning out thousands of movies a year and giving Nigerian storytelling a global stage. But with that volume comes repetition, and nowhere is it more obvious than in the Nollywood plot tropes that keep resurfacing film after film. If you’ve watched more than a handful of Nigerian movies, you’ve probably seen these same beats play out with different actors and slightly different wigs. Let’s talk about the ones that need to retire for good. The Wicked Stepmother (Every Single Time) She’s cruel, she’s scheming, and she exists purely to make the protagonist’s life miserable. The wicked…