Chinazor Onianwah :As far back as 1450 AD, the reigning Oba Ewuare of Benin refused to sell slaves to the Portuguese. I am super thrilled that history is becoming an interesting topic of discussion in Nigerian social media especially during Black History Month in the US. Let me chip in here- regard[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Commentary by Chinazor’
A debate: How is Judaism different from other religions
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Chinazor: Doubting the Passover
Chinazor Onianwah If there is no evidence of Jewish presence in Egypt, how could the Passover have occurred? And if the parting of the Red Sea was fabricated by Emperor Constantine from the story of an Egyptian prince who lost a ring into the Nile River as he swam and asked his magician to part [&he[...]
Chinazor on Polygamy
I will strongly recommend the same attitude anywhere there is a catastrophic breakdown of family structure. I’m no longer bashful on this. Polygamy is a better option than single-motherhood any time anywhere. It’s the ultimate sacrifice a woman makes for her children, community and natio[...]
Chinazor: Child Marriage
Chinazor Onianwah I don’t hear Christian’s crying out for the life of this little girl and it is because the President of Nigeria married his wife when she was barely 9 years old. Mohamed is reported to have taken a bride who was 6 years old. And he founded a religion that now has over [[...]
Chinazor:The Personal Politics of a Boycott
Chinazor: “He advised me to produce my own shit and sooner or later Hollywood would take notice. I agree. I’ve been doing my shit ever since.” Its no secret that Janet Hubbard and Will Smith had a little tiff on the set of Fresh Prince. And apparently she hasn’t gotten over i[...]
Chinazor: Nigeria as Model for US Democracy!
Chinazor Onianwah What is even worse than been a dictator is woeful ineptitude. The world heard a president of the United States, Barack Obama, just days ago, tell the world how he took a nation on the brink of collapse and restored it. We all know he was telling the truth because every government i[...]
Commentary by Chinazor: The girls of Swaziland
Chinazor Onianwah I am one who applaud the enduring beauty and colorful rites of passage for girls in Africa. In the midst of societal presures on girls to grow up faster; bombardment of sexual inuendos projecting them as sexual objects, it is good to know that a celebration of innocence still endur[...]
Chinazor: The Mess That is Nigeria
Chinazor Onianwah News you can use. Nigerians abroad remit to their friends and family a whopping $20b annually. This represents the largest revenue, second to crude oil for Africa’s largest economy. The only thing this country of 170 million people lacks right now is a leader worth some shit;[...]
Chinazor
Chinazor Onianwah shared Paparazzi PRESS‘s photo As a child growing up in my hometown, Ibusa, I did a lot of abominable stuff any child would. I recall a neighbor telling my grandmother she had seen me throwing pebbles at her rooster. My grandma tore her into shreds. She defended me without as[...]