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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Hails THISDAY At 25

January 23, 2020 5:42 am

A renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has lauded THISDAY Editors for recognising her as one of the one of the honourees in the THISDAY decade awards.

In a statement she issued yesterday, the young writer also thanked everyone involved in the voting process for the honour of being named “Woman of the Decade” alongside the UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms Amina J Mohammed.

“The thing about being recognised is that it is not the reason one does what one does, but it is always wonderful to get that validation. It means that somebody is saying to you “what you …

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: In Her Own Words

December 1, 2019 1:05 pm

There is no doubt that Chimamanda Adichie has influenced millions of people around the world. Incredibly gifted and opinionated, the Nigerian novelist’s influence transcends literature. From being featured on Beyonce’s Grammy-nominated album, Lemonade to having one of her novels Half Of A Yellow Sun being adapted into a film in 2013 and now honoured as a United Nations Foundation Global Leader.

Revered and celebrated home and abroad, Adichie is well aware of her influence and the criticisms that greet some of her opinions. She discusses this, feminism and her writing in this exclusive interview with The Guardian Life.

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Adichie To Receive UN Foundation ‘Global Leadership Award’

November 8, 2019 1:27 pm

Renowned writer Chimamanda Adichie will be honoured with the United Nations Foundation Global Leadership Award on November 20 in New York.

She is being honoured for ‘her work using literature and storytelling to connect with people across generations and cultures.’

The award would be presented at the Foundation’s annual Global Leadership Dinner.

The UN Foundation acts as a strategic partner to help the UN mobilize the resources it needs to grow a diverse and durable constituency for collective action.

Its annual Global Leadership Dinner honours individuals and organizations who have shown ‘extraordinary leadership’. …

Chimamanda, Aliko, Make Top 5 In Most Influentian Africans

Adichie, Aliko, Make Top 5 In Most Influentian Africans

November 2, 2019 10:38 am

Multiple award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African descent by the Africa Report.

Adichie is number four on the list, and is the only other Nigerian on in the Top 5 apart from Aliko Dangote who is number one.

She is also the only woman in the Top 5. Adichie is followed on this list by number 5, Trevor Noah, South-African born television personality and comedian who is one of the leading talk show hosts in the US, having taken over from Jon Stewart on the award-winning “Daily

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Adichie in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces For Change’ Vogue list

July 29, 2019 8:19 am

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has been featured in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces of Change’ list for British Vogue cover.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Duchess of Sussex, Markle picked 15 women she considers strong proponents for change for the upcoming September edition of the magazine which she co-edited.

The Duchess, who gave birth to her first child in May, reportedly spent seven months working with British Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Edward Enninful on the issue.

She said in a statement that she had sought to steer the focus of the September issue, usually the year’s most read, to “the values, …

Chimamanda Adichie to speak at Yale’s 2019 Class Day

March 5, 2019 10:44 am

Chimamanda Adichie, 41, Acclaimed Nigerian writer is one of those selected as speakers at the Yale’s 2019 Class Day.

Adichie graduated with a Master’s Degree from Yale in African History in 2008.

The Class Day Planning Committee member, Shuyu Song said the writer was selected based on her ability to give a meaningful and memorable address to the class, says Yale Daily News.