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.
The Lifestyle Of The Billionaire, G.U. Okeke
When he was barely 21 years, he started G.U.O Transport Company in 1970, and he has run this business profitably for over 50 decades.
Technology: Ability Is The New Certificate
Our biggest challenge in this country may not be Boko Haram but the quality of people that will represent us in the future.