SIBLINGS WE DO NOT KNOW
Igbo Tradition And Relationship As my father narrated the story last night, it did not move me. My mother, who was sitting next to me, shared in his astonishment. The only thought on my mind was: ‘What would happen to these…
THE SORROWS OF A YOUNG WIDOW
Tales Of Misfortunes: It was the second time I was visiting her village house. Clad in a similar white cloth, almost the same people surrounded her. For whatever reason, the crowd was not as they were. This time, the arena…
Ekene Dili Chukwu Motors: The Rise And Fall Of A Business Empire
Ejikeme was a proper story of rags to riches. He was born in Aba in 1932; but. but, moved with his mother to Nnewi. There, his Uncle, the legendary Chief J.C Ulasi took and enrolled him in school.
Alibo: The Yam Flour
Alibo: The Yam Flour Before the war, Alibo (Yam flour) was a common food in the eastern part of Nigeria. They made it from yam. They sliced the tubers into pieces and allowed them to dry up. After, they would be ground to…
The 80s: Sundays In Onitsha
Cooking rice on Sundays was the unwritten commandment. Not any kind of rice, but rice with Akwu soup or tomato stew. Cooking jollof rice on a Sunday was taboo. And it was magical how quick it was on Sundays to prepare rice.
IGBO NAMES ARE DEEPER THAN THEIR TRANSLATIONS
A names should be pleasant both on the lips of the caller and in the ears of the hearer. But a name one cannot emotionally relate to can never deliver the effect.
The Other Side Of Okpoko, Anambra State
Our girls want to go to school. Most of them become sales girls after Secondary School. And when they raise enough money, they seek admission into tertiary institutions. The boys are not left out.
“No Day Off is an expression of who I am” ~Nuno Zigi
No Day Off is self-explanatory, it simply means never taking your feet off the pedal as regards your hustle, 24/7 locked in. I come from a place where you have to grind for what you get.
Usonwanne Ugwu: Recycling Plastic Bottles From 11 years
Usonwanne goes around in schools in Onitsha educating Primary School pupils of the dangers of plastics, and how they can be reused.
Their Death Was Totally Avoidable
The death of a beloved is more painful than a pierce from a spoke's edge, and people feel better if all was properly done yet it's inevitable.