Tag: Chimamanda Adichie

‘If anything is hollow it is her well-manicured diva head not our democracy’ – FFK reacts to Chimamanda’s Letter

In a statement released on Saturday, Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Special Media Projects for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, described Chimamanda Adichie's open letter to President Joe Biden as…

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‘The #EndSARS Protesters’ is YNaija Person of the Year 2020

The editorial board of Y! (TV and Online) is pleased to announce the #EndSARS Protesters comprising all campaigners, promoters, online as well as offline protesters, as its pick for Person of…

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Here’s all you need to know about Chimamanda Adichie’s new book; Zikora + excerpt

Nigerian literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie is set to release a new book after a 7-year hiatus. Chimamanda, whose last released work was Americanah in the year 2013, will be releasing…

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‘…I don’t represent Nigeria’ – Did Chimamanda Adichie echo the thoughts of Nigerians or …?

Nigeria Twitter woke up to a report from a recent interview with The Africa Report where Novelist, Chimamanda Adichie was asked if she saw herself as an ambassador for Nigeria…

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Chimamanda makes history in the Netherlands!

Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has started the year 2020 from where she left off in 2019 by receiving another award. On Saturday the 11th of January, Adichie became the…

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#YNaija2019Review: Burna’s Grammy nom, Beyonce’s Afrobeats gift, Chimamanda forever …10 Moments that made us proud

It is hard being a Nigerian and this year was as demanding as any other in recent times. But every once in a while, some moments presented themselves that made…

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Read Chimamanda Adichie’s elegantly moving tribute to Binyavanga Wainaina and cry with us

Frankly, I have been on the look out for Chimamanda Adichie's reaction to the passing away of late Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina, who died last week. Many people are still…

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Chimamanda Adichie announces return of her creative writing workshop

Internationally-acclaimed, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has announced the return of her annual ‘Creative Writing Workshop.’ The workshop is sponsored by Trace Nigeria, and will run from November 20 to…

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Entertainment Roundup: Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra set to wed; Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage top nominations for 2018 AFRIMA | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today: The organisers of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) have announced…

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“President Buhari needs to dismount…” “It reflects very poorly on French people” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week

  Liberia got a new president, Nigeria’s president has been asked by one of his predecessors not to run for reelection and Chimamanda Adichie delivered so flawless a clapback to…

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Chimamanda Adichie, Banky W, Toke Ibru, others make YNaija inaugural #Woke100 List

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…

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These are the ladies you should thank for Chimamanda Adichie’s dope Instagram page

Birthed on 6 April 2017, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s Instagram account boasts over 100,000 followers and 93 posts t…

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Toke Makinwa, Wizkid | 15 spectacular celebrity fashion moments from 2017

Nearly all top celebrities in Nigeria brought their A-game to red carpets this year and it was almost difficult to keep …

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#YNaija2017Review: Chimamanda on Trans Women, Governor Yari on Meningitis, Daddy GO on social media… See the 10 worst quotes of the year

Somebody gag them, they need to shut it. Honestly Arranged from least cringeworthy to most cringeworthy. ‘’If you get your wife through Facebook, you will lose her on YouTube’’- Pastor…

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Chimamanda Adichie portrays Melania Trump as racist and obsessed with Michelle Obama in a micronovel

Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has portrayed Melania Trump as envious and obsessed with Michelle Obama in her latest micronovel. The Nigerian author penned a short story for the The New…

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Chimamanda Adichie featured in New York Times “Greats” issue

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a cover star of the 2017 “Greats” issue of The New York Times Style Magazine. The special issue, which is released annually, celebrates individuals who are…

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Full at Forty: The destiny of Chimamanda Adichie

by Alexander O. Onukwue Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: critically acclaimed author, thinker, and mother. Easily one of the most influential names in the literary world today, the young woman who began…

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Einstein Foundation names Ezekwesili, Adichie, 98 others among “visionaries of our time”

The Albert Einstein Foundation has selected a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, and literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie, among “the leading visionaries of our time”. The publication, "Genius: 100 Visions…

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I did not write any article about Biafra – Chimamanda Adichie

Literary giant, Chimamanda Adichie has distanced herself from pro-Biafran articles credited to her name. The headline of one of such write-ups read, ‘Enough of this Political Correctness, I am a…

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Chimamanda Adichie receives honorary degree from University of Edinburgh

Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The award was presented by the vice chancellor…

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Chimamanda Adichie wins major French literary award for ‘Dear Ijeawele’

“Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has just been been named one of three winners of Le Grand Prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro.…

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Why Farafina Trust Writing Workshop will not be holding this year – Chimamanda Adichie

Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said the 2017 edition of the Farafina Trust Writing Workshop will not be holding this year. In a statement late Wednesday, Adichie said the…

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EXCLUSIVE: The Chimamanda Dimension – What she wore, where she went in Paris today

Modern feminist icon, Chimamanda Adichie sat pretty and strong on the front row of the 2017/2018 Autumn-Winter Christian…

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Opinion: Isoken is the most accurate movie about Chimamanda yet

by Alexander O. Onukwue Even while the final credits scrolled up, you lingered by the steps to know if there would be some other enthralling piece of drama in this…

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Vera Ezimora: I finally met my BFF Chimamanda and you won’t believe what I did!

by Vera Ezimora It’s no secret that I love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Look at the posts I’ve written about her. I rarely feel so deeply about a public figure, but…

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

by Dolapo Adelana These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Reuben Abati’s article about my breasts was quite comical – TBoss Former Big Brother Naija housemate, TBoss…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 13th of March

Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now!

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‘I want to put my defensiveness aside’ | Chimamanda issues a non-apology for her recent comments (READ)

Nigerian-born author, Chimamanda Adichie has clarified her statement on transgender women. Adichie in an interview with UK's Channel 4 news had said it was difficult for her to equate the…

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Ifeoluwa Adedeji: Radically speaking [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji The feminist movement has acquired so much importance globally, owing largely to the work of popular women who stand at the center of their careers and have committed…

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Reuben Abati: Aisha Buhari and that BBC interview

by Reuben Abati Public communication is one of the most delicate challenges that people in public life face, either in the corporate or the public sector. Many people suddenly find themselves…

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