Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, yesterday ramped up her criticism of the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, maintaining that President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, blew the chance to emerge as the new heroes of Nigeria’s fledgling
Nigerians across religious and ethnic affiliations converged in Abba, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra state to bid farewell to one who has lived a beautiful and full life – Grace Ifeoma Adichie, mother of the multiple-award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie over the weekend. The Abba residence of
At its 318th graduation ceremony, Yale University presented honorary degrees to 11 individuals who have achieved distinction in their fields. Among them is Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Zimbabwean entrepreneur and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa. Chimamanda was conferred a Doctor of Letters degree from the university, while Strive received
The best 15 top moments of the book that started it all. October 2003: Chimamanda’s Purple Hibiscus Published in the U.S. by Algonquin Books Founded in 1983 by American literary critic and writing teacher Louis D. Rubin, the New York-based publishing house began small. “I realized I didn’t
Comedian Funnybone only has praises for writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie after meeting her in the UK. The comedian shared his experience, saying they had a conversation, argued, laughed, and he learned so much. He understands the concept of feminism now, Funnybone wrote, and agrees with Adichie on the Twitter bio
Last week, social media was awash with comments from different people with diverse perspectives following Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s conversation with former U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Adichie had questioned why Clinton had “Wife” as the first thing on her Twitter bio. “In your Twitter account, the