Tag: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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June 29, 2014

‘I fell in love with Lagos’: Tannaz Bahnam speaks to Leading Ladies Africa on being a foreigner in Nigeria

by Francesca Uriri   Staying back in Nigeria, after an official assignment with the National Geographic, showed Tannaz Bahnam that ...

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March 26, 2014

Cover of Chude Jideonwo’s new book ‘Are we the turning-point generation?’ released

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Kachifo Limited, which has published some of the continent’s most finest writers including Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, Sefi Atta Binyavanga ...

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February 24, 2014

Opinion: Dear Chimamanda, Nigeria is not a ‘monkey see, monkey do’ nation

by Onyeka Iffi Chimamanda’s statement as quoted above is emotion-laden and totally unnecessary. To denigrate the Nigerian populace by that ...

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January 21, 2014

Nollywood sweetheart, Genevieve Nnaji speaks on Canadian talk show (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Nollywood star, Genevieve Nnaji dished out on her role in the book turned movie “Half of a Yellow ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 12, 2014

That thing around its neck: Is ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ the biggest flop of 2013? (YNaija Long Read)

by Wilfred Okiche One of the surest things on the planet at the moment? Come Thursday next week, when all ...

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January 8, 2014

SNAPSHOT: Ladies, would you rock this hairstyle on Chimamanda Adichie?

by Oke Efagene   Author, Chimamanda Adichie, alongside Nigerian Internet entrepreneur, Jason Njoku, was in the studio for an interview ...

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December 18, 2013

Why I featured Chimamanda Adichie on my album – Beyonce opens up (WATCH)

by Oke Efagene American hit maker and multiple award-winning singer, Beyonce, who released a surprise self-titled album last week, has ...

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December 13, 2013

Singer, Beyonce features writer Chimamanda Adichie in ‘***Flawless’ (READ, WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo The much anticipated fifth album of Beyonce Knowles-Carter’s solo career is finally out. The self -titled album ...

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July 31, 2013

SK Johnson on Genevieve’s ‘bad acting,’ Half Of A Yellow Sun, and the hilarity of Nigerians

by Sk Johnson Nigerians will never cease to make me laugh. I mean they haven’t failed now and I certainly ...

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July 30, 2013

Trailer #2 for ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ featuring Genevieve Nnaji, Onyeka Onwenu and more (WATCH)

The new trailer for the film adaptation of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun ...

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July 24, 2013

5 things SK Johnson took away from ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ trailer (WATCH)

by SK Johnson The trailer for the Biyi Bandele directed (and written) film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Half ...

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July 16, 2013

SK Johnson on Chimamanda Adichie, her ‘boys’ and the Caine Prize

  I’m not even sure why I’m typing this because there have been a flurry of blog posts and articles ...

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July 4, 2013

The Future Awards category spotlight: Young Person of the Year

Past winners of the Young Person Of The Year Award have included Tosin Otitoju, who took home the prize at ...

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April 21, 2013

“I don’t intend to make a statement with my hair but I do:” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu   Award winning novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was in the UK recently and appeared on Channel 4 ...

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March 24, 2013

“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.” ...

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November 24, 2012

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We remember differently – A tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Achebe’s most recent book, his long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian-Biafra war, is both sad and angry, ...

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July 17, 2012

4 ways social media could transform conflict in Africa

by Gabrielle Ramaiah and Jason Warner Whether social media ultimately will prove itself to be a tool of greater pacification ...

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May 19, 2012

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes for the Financial Times: My Uncle Mai

Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie contributes articles from time to time, to publications  An incredibly touching, evocative piece dealing with the dying and the ...

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January 28, 2012

Petition: Reconsider casting Thandie Newton in ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’

by Chi Ibe  We published yesterday news about the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s bestselling novel, “Half of a Yellow ...

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January 27, 2012

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton to star in screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele, who is reverend for his stage adaptation of “Things Fall Apart,” is making his ...

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January 18, 2012

“Abstract at best, nonsense at worst” – Chimamanda Adichie writes in the New York Times about #FuelSubidy Removal

    By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From The New York Times   Many government officials argued that the price increase ...

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