Irene Aleichenu Ella FACEBOOK OTUKPO AND IDOMA NAME ODOMA: (Daughter of Odom, Sodom. Barren woman). ITS MEANING AND ORIGIN. Our name Odoma has its origin in the bible. Even though our ancestors never read the bible, our names and its meanings confirm that biblical stories were true and concerned us [...]
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December 18th, 2018 - 8:57 am § in Uncategorized
NIGERIA: Where Hijab Meets Wig
Nigerian law student at graduation ceremony Months after Amasa Firdaus finished law school, she was called to the bar and appeared wearing her wig over her hijab. Until then the Ilorin University had said Amasa Firdaus was breaking the dress code and soon to be Barrister Firdaus said her rights[...]
November 24th, 2018 - 8:13 am § in Misc.
Growing Up Normal in Nigeria
As a kid, I read the Tin Tin, Tarzan and the apes, Korak, Boom, Lance Spearman. All comics that mostly portrayed Africans as inferior to the white man. But all around me were my grandfather, my father, uncles and aunts, neighbors and friends. I grew up knowing my grandfather was one of the richest m[...]
November 15th, 2018 - 8:38 am § in Misc.
Sighhh … Nigeria’s Peculiar Antisemitism
The deep vestiges of Christian missionaries have infected Nigerians. Chinazor Onianwah, a man I very much respect, goes off on these rants not because the tiny state of Israel would be a meaningful refuge for Africans but because somehow, Chinazor thinks Israel has an obligation not shared by the Ar[...]
August 29th, 2018 - 9:11 am § in Foreign Affairs
Should Nigeria adopt the Chinese model?
Confucius Institutes across Africa are nurturing generations of pro-China Mandarin speakers ON Facebook there is a lot of discussion about the mess in Nigeria. Could China be a model for success in Nigeria. Nigerians I meet on Facebook actually get angry at this idea. They are proud to be democ[...]
July 11th, 2017 - 1:30 am § in Misc.
A Nigerian Talks Of Being Black In America
Hi! I’m Vincent, a Nigerian citizen fortunate enough to be a member of the MIT Class of 2017. » ** I moved to the United States of America three years ago. Packed all my belongings into four luggage bags, rolled into a car with my five siblings and my mom and my dad. Suddenly, I […][...]
May 30th, 2017 - 7:23 pm § in Foreign Affairs
50 Years After Nigerian Civil War
THE IRONY OF MEMORIAL DAY: 50 Years Ago Today, Biafra Began What Was To Be a Failed Secession. America’s Memorial Day remembers the dead Union soldiers after our civil war. The irony for immigrants from Nigeria is that this day is also the anniversary Nigeria’s civil war. Our war [...]
May 14th, 2017 - 12:39 am § in Misc.
A Nigerian Man’s Wish on Mother’s Day
ITS TIME FOR WOMEN TO DO AWAY WITH PANTIES AND BRA Considering my indefatigable interest and vast knowledge of the female anatomy, I think it’s time women free themselves of these contraptions that only serve to inhibit their God-given sexuality. I did not come by this conclusion on a whim. I&[...]
Chinazor: Why Nigerians Love Bollywood Soaps