BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Renowned author, Chimamanda Adichie, has said Nigerians are starved of leaders with great qualities. Adiche made this statement while delivering her keynote address at the ongoing annual general meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday. Adiche said young citizens were […]
Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian writer who has won numerous awards, has expressed regret for not being an American citizen when the chance arose. Being a Nigerian, according to the author, is too exhausting for her, and she now regrets not being a US citizen. Adichie made the revelation during a Bounce Radio interview with media […]
Award winning Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters as a foreign honorary member. According to a press release by the Academy on http://artsandletters.org, the honorary members will be inducted at the annual induction in May. This induction will make Chimamanda the second Nigerian to be inducted […]
For the first time in history, four Nigerians made it onto the prestigious Time Magazine 100 Personality of the Year Award. Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari; the arrow head of the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign, Dr Oby Ezeikwezili , award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie and curiously, Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram. To be on […]