by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani recalls how she was banned from speaking her mother tongue. My parents forbade my local language, Igbo, from being spoken in our home when I was a child. Unlike the majority of their contemporaries in our hometown... Read More

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Does Nigeria have an image problem?

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani But the Nigerian just has to kick up a tornado whenever he is perceived unpalatably. Some years ago, a British filmmaker discovered an exotic site in Nigeria: An entire community of human beings subsisting on mountains of refuse. And not in some remote state, but in Lagos, the country’s commercial... Read More

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May 25, 2014

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#TheYNaijaInterview: My generation cannot change the country simply because we’re young – Chude Jideonwo

by Wilfred Okiche Chude Jideonwo is a writer, journalist, media entrepreneur and social advocate. His new book ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation?’ will be launched officially today at the Federal Palace hotel. He speaks with YNaija about his passion for the Nigerian youth, why this generation may or may not be the turning point... Read More

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May 21, 2014

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Media turns Boko Haram into ’Superstar Monsters’

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani I can imagine the AK47-clad hoodlums scrambling to Google after each fresh aggression, frantically typing their leader’s name and some relevant key words. There was nothing complex about the group’s motives: The newspaper office bombings were a mere act of raw revenge. My friend’s eight-year-old daughter burst into tears while... Read More

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April 28, 2014

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The peculiarities of doing business in Nigeria

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani A number of multinationals in Nigeria have suffered costly reprimands from the judiciaries in their countries of origin, for engaging in practices that can be crucial to survival in the Nigerian business climate. While travelling from Lagos to Abuja in 2011, a Nigerian “big man” who sat beside me on the... Read More

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April 18, 2014

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: In Nigeria, terrorism moves south

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani The argument has been that more foreign involvement will trigger more violence by the terrorists, but it is clear that they do not need a trigger. Late last month, a workman on his way to my house rang to explain that he was running late because of the mayhem caused by... Read More

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February 6, 2014

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The power of a name

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani One of the most spectacular reinforcements of the idea that names have power has been Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who enjoyed a series of “lucky” outcomes that thrust him into the highest position in the land.The removal of those above him – through no act of his own – led to... Read More

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August 20, 2013

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigerian tribalism – A personal love story

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani There really isn’t much hope for my father’s generation in terms of relinquishing tribal sentiments. Our only hope is our youth. When I was 17, a tall, handsome doctor fell in love with me. He left Nigeria, shortly after, for his residency in America, and proceeded to prove how much he was... Read More

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March 24, 2013

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“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” In his first novel and masterpiece, “Things Fall Apart” (1958), Mr. Achebe, who died on Thursday at 82, did exactly that. In calm and exacting prose, he examined a tribal society fracturing under the abuses... Read More

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September 4, 2012

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10 Authors make NLNG Prize for Literature shortlist

by Stanley Azuakola Ten authors have made the initial shortlist for this year’s Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature. They will now contest to win the $100,000 in prize money. The shortlisted authors include Ngozi Achebe (Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter), Ifeanyi Ajaegbo (Sarah House), Jude Dibia (Blackbird), Vincent Egbuson (Zhero), Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (I do not... Read More

June 19, 2012

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Reform, in the name of the Father

By the time the dead cats, monkey paws and severed heads of chickens started appearing on our front porch, no one was sure exactly who was trying to get rid of him. OME of the best nights at our home in Umuahia were those when Emma Nsofor, my father’s lawyer, came to dinner. Not only did he... Read More

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: How I was banned from speaking Igbo

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Does Nigeria have an image problem?

#TheYNaijaInterview: My generation cannot change the country simply because we’re young – Chude Jideonwo

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Media turns Boko Haram into ’Superstar Monsters’

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The peculiarities of doing business in Nigeria

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: In Nigeria, terrorism moves south

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The power of a name

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigerian tribalism – A personal love story

“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

10 Authors make NLNG Prize for Literature shortlist

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Reform, in the name of the Father

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