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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: In Her Own Words

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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IPOB, bishop cleric trade words over RUGA in South East

IPOB, bishop trade words over RUGA in South East

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday disagreed over Ruga Settlement in the South-East Zone.

IPOB, in a statement, had alleged that some governors of the South-East Zone have secretly allocated lands to herders for RUGA settlement.

It specifically pointed at Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his Abia State counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu, to have concluded arrangement to hand over land “in three senatorial zones of Enugu State and Olokoro in Umuahia to Fulani herdsmen as part of their Ruga programme in the East.”

But Chukwuma, who spoke yesterday during …

Kaffy, Naira Marley in war of words over Soapy

Kaffy, Naira Marley in war of words over Soapy

The social media was buzzing on Thursday as controversial singer, Azeez Fashola well known by the stage name, Naira Marley, fired back his own venoms against Nigerian award-winning dancer and showbiz personality, Kafayat Shafau Ameh popularly known as Kaffy, who earlier had berated a new dance style, Soapy, which is geared towards promoting his song with the same title.

Kaffy, the Guinness World Record holder in dance, had on Tuesday, reacting to the viral dance videos, disapproved of the dance style, describing it as disgusting and immoral.

Taking to Instagram, the famous Nigerian dancer wrote: ”I am sorry, but I …