Nigerian author and novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has hit back at the All Progressives Congress profiling her as a tribal bigot. Speaking on Arise television, the writer clarifies on her actions regarding the letter she penned to U.S president, Joe Biden. Adichie stresses that what APC terms as tribal bigotry was the party projecting their politics … Read more
Festus Keyamo has slammed Chimamanda over her letter to the US President, Joe Biden. Chimamanda, in her letter, expresses her disappointment with the way the Nigerian presidential election was conducted on February 25th. Reacting, Keyamo described Adichie’s letter as “petty”. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief Spokesperson for the Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council … Read more
We Lack Heroes To Inspire Our Younger Generation – Chimamanda Adichie EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie says the country does not have “heroes” who will inspire its younger population. Adiche made the comment on Monday in her keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association … Read more
The award-winning writer, who is popularly known for her feminist views, attributed her first sign of alienation to the treatment of females in the church. Popular Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, recently shared her reasons for separating herself from Catholicism, her early church. She made this known in her piece titled ‘Dreaming as a single family’ … Read more
The feud started after Chimamanda’s 2017 interview in which she addressed whether or not trans women are considered women Akwaeke Emezi, Nigerian-Indian author, has reacted to the essay by Chimamanda Adichie, feminist-novelist, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. Emezki — who identifies with the pronouns “they/them” in her resolve to remain gender-fluid — and Chimamanda have been in a … Read more
The relationship between the duo appeared to have gone south after Emezi criticised her benefactor on social media Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist-cum-feminist, has penned a lengthy piece wherein she detailed her side of the story regarding her four-year feud with Akwaeke Emezi, an author she had mentored, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. Emezi, whose parents are … Read more
She gained global recognition as a feminist after delivering a speech titled ‘We Should All Be Feminists” Celebrated Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has admonished young Nigerian women concerning their perception of feminism. The novelist, who is one of the strong feminist voices in the world, advised young women to not attribute nastiness and being … Read more
Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie (nee Odigwe), the mother of renowned writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is dead. She was said to have died suddenly on Monday, March 1st, 2021 in Awka, Anambra State. She was 78 years old. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said. She is survived by her six … Read more