A Chicago based Nigerian-American politician Amara Enyia who is running for the mayoral office of Chicago has reportedly received a donation of $73,000 (2.6M Naira) from Chicago born rapper Kanye West so she could pay off fines from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the donation matches the exact amount of money that Enyia owed the board following her brief run for mayor in 2015. She never closed her campaign account after dropping the bid and was slapped with fines for not filing quarterly campaign finance reports required by law.

The progressive candidate had until December 20 to pay the fine in order to get on the Chicago mayoral ballot for next year.

“The Amara Enyia campaign thanks Chicago native, Kanye West, for his generous action. Amara’s campaign is energizing people around the city with bold ideas and solutions that move Chicago forward. We are excited to engage people of all walks of life as we focus our efforts on getting on the ballot” the statement read.

West’s contribution comes days after fellow Chicago musician Chance the Rapper, who has sharply criticized West for his friendly relationship with President Trump, formally endorsed Enyia.

Enyia started as a journalist and has since earned a master’s degree in education, a law degree and a doctorate in education policy, according to her website. She currently serves as the director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

https://hype9ja.com/2018/10/28/kanye-west-donates-73000-to-nigerian-american-politician-amara-enyia/

There are also same words with same meaning in both languages and words that are similar with same meaning too. for instance:

Suo (Igbo)/So (Yoruba): Speak

Gba: Play in both languages

Okute (Igbo)/Okuta (Yoruba): Stone

Gini (Igbo)/ Kini (Yoruba) : What

Mmiri (Igbo)/ Omi (Yoruba): Water

Olisa (Igbo)God/ Orisa (Yoruba) Deity


Obatala: Is a deity in Yoruba. in Igbo it means, He/She has entered or come in

SIMPLYkush:
nonsense

Ogbeni kilode? How e take be nonsense?

Tobechukwu Nwigwe is a fast rising Nigerian-American rapper from Houston who refers to himself as an Edutainer. Born to a Nigerian Father from Awka and mother from Uturu, both in Anambra state, Tone as he is fondly called started out as a footballer in University of North Texas before injury ended his career.

Tobe whose music aims to entertain as well as teach about African especially Igbo culture, initially had a rough time trying to fit in as another black kid, only to realize many of his friends did not know their ancestry due to America’s ugly history with slavery. By high school, he gradually embraced his heritage.

“It was a blessing to know where you come from, who your people are, what your culture is, and I started taking pride in being Nigerian,” he said.

Tobe who believes God led him to music after his injury, developed the nonprofit organization TeamGINI, a name derived from “Gini Bu Nkpa Gi?”—Igbo for “What’s your purpose?” The primary goal of the organization is to help those who are unsure about the purpose of their life on Earth. Part of their curriculum includes Purposeful Presents, a holiday initiative that not only provides presents to deserving families, but equips parents with tools that promote financial literacy, and thus, a way for the family to create their own Christmas in the future.

With TeamGINI up and running, Nwigwe got the chance to meet motivational speaker Eric Thomas, a.k.a. The Hip Hop Preacher. But after Thomas saw a Facebook post of Nwigwe freestyling, he saw musical potential beyond the non-profit. Although he was reluctant at first, Nwigwe took his advice.

“When he explained to me the influence that music had on people and how using that influence can garner resources to push my agenda of making purpose popular, I took heed,” Nwigwe says. “I listened and started to take music seriously.” He became the first artist signed on to Thomas’s ETA Records as an edutainer—essentially an artist who uses entertainment as a means to educate their audience on a particular subject.

Today, Tobe alongside his wife Fat and Lenin Grant whp doubles as back ups and dancers, are not only making purpose popular, but also making good music that is gradually gaininh traction. The progress has seen them perform on BET award and many other top American music concert. Tobe just dropped two new songs titled Ewu (Igbo for Goat. Figuratively used as Greatest of all time)  and I’m dope,  dedicated to legendary singer Erykah Badu and US comedian and actor Dave Chappell who reached out to him after hearing his songs.  

At the rate Tobe is going,  he will definitely be the next biggest thing in hip hop. 

https://hype9ja.com/2018/08/02/meet-nigerian-rap-sensation-tobe-nwigwe-from-houston-who-ismaking-purpose-popular-with-his-songs/

postmann:


Though your diction is barely comprehensible, i seem to get your point.

Firstly, you believe Igbo is used as a term to describe the Igbos or Ibos of the south east, while Ibo is used to describe according to you the "semi illegitimate igbo speakers" from the south south.

My friend, you're poorly read and you obviously failed your Nigeria people's and culture GST course, that is if you made it to tertiary education.

The white man has a problem with the sound "gb" . They'd rather pronounced the G and B independently in modern times , eg Drogba. Ibo is the anglicized form of Igbo. The former may stick more among south south Igbos due to having non non-igbo neighbours around them which conditioned their later generation to speak the English language more.

Having said that, calling the igbos of the south south "semi illegitimate igbo speakers " exposed you as a naive, ill-exposed ignoramus. You're a victim of political manipulation and a shameless newt who has no knowledge of the geographical stretch of the igbo boundaries. Neither are you abreast with her history.

You should know that Onitcha, Obosi, Oguta etc are of the same Igbo stock as Delta Igbos with a common history / ancestry. But in your myopia, the geopolitical boundaries created by the north to divide our people became the benchmark for your twisted analysis of "legitimate and semi illegitimate Igbos.

You're a disgrace to our collective political and cultural integration and awareness.

I have been patiently goong through the comments just to see a response like this. The OP is an illegimate Igbo speaker and an ignoramus like you pointed out. He doesn't know that like other languages, the igbo language has over 25 dialects and is an indigenous language in cameroon and equatorial guinea. He is also too stupid to know that there is nothing like Delta Igbo but Igbos from Delta state, Edo etc

emeijeh:
I hope freeze will not identify his wristwatch as fake

I go report you to Lalasticlala o lol

Fadiga24:
This one has been used by his village people

Na wa for una o.... he is celebrating with the homeless na

nuggarito:
Gold pussay

Lol. You better learn how to love geniunely

A young Abuja based Nigerian man who goes by the instagram handle @biggbiggz, has said he will be giving 20 homeless people five thousand naira each in celebration of his girlfriend who goes by the instagram handle @touchofbeauty’s birthday.

It is good to see young Nigerians going all out to put smile on the faces of the less priviledged. In this era when the clamour for the participation of young people in governance, this shows that the Nigerian youth are beginning to take responsiblity.

Read his Instagram message below:

https://hype9ja.com/2018/03/23/nigerian-man-gives-20-people-five-thousand-naira-each-as-he-celebrates-his-girlfriends-birthday/

While the release of Black Panther by Marvel is still causing global hysteria, Nigerians have fallen in love with charismatic Trinidad and Tobago star Winston Duke who played the role of M'baku, leader of the Jabari tribe.

Winston who stole the show with an Igbo accent and attitude got Nigerians shocked when they discovered he wasn't Nigerian. Now Nigerians are demanding for an accurately traced ancestry of  Winston Duke.

Although there were many reasons that made the Jabari tribesmen look and sound Igbo, like the name of the leader, M'baku which sounds like the Igbo name Mbaukwu which means great nation. He also says he has the spirit of Hanuman which sounds like the Igbo word Anumanu which means animal and when his warriors fight, they scream Abia! Which is a 95% homogeneous Igbo state in the south Eastern part of Nigeria, Winston maintains that his role wasn't Igbo. He said in an interview that they only referenced Igbo.

"I do more of a Nigerian Igbo influence. It’s not Igbo, but it’s influenced by Igbo because the rest of the cast is doing South African Xhosa.

We wanted something that had its own personality and had its own beauty. So we referenced Igbo, and that helped. The rhythm of that language influenced it."

Two times Winston convinced nigerians that he was truly Igbo:

Are you done?

In a chat with T'Challa, Winston in anger asked him with a typical Igbo accent, "are you done, ar, ar... are you done?"
At that point, Nigerians knew that Winston must have had something to do with one Chinedu or Emeka if he is not one himself. Nigerians made up their mind that no matter what anyone says about Winston being from Trinidad and Tobago, even if they produce his family house, he will forever remain Okafor to us.

When he challenged T'Challa to a fight:

In his proper Igbo accent, look and character, M'baku stubbornly challenged T'Challa's right to the throne. He had that stubborn attitude that most Igbos show when they disapprove of something and when he lost, he went back home and repayed the good of having his life spared by T'Challa. A strong part of Igbo culture that abhors betrayal.

Winston might be from Trinidad and Tobago, but Nigerians have now accepted him as one of us, so he should be prepared to be greeted with, 'How far?', 'kedu,' 'bawoni' etc when we see him.

https://hype9ja.com/2018/02/20/two-times-winston-duke-mbaku-of-black-panther-convinced-nigerians-that-he-was-igbo/

zolapower:
Cool

Yea... very cool look. I look forward to seeing him on beards

It's always one day one entertainment on the streets of social media and to be frank, even if you try to pretend about it, you find yourself asking yourself, "Dear me, are you not entertained?"

The internet went wild recently after theShade Room released photopped photos of popular people who keep a clean shave with beards. The photo of former US president, Barrack Obama got the internet buzzing with excitement and people asking hin to join the beard gang. We do hope he obliges us.

https://hype9ja.com/2018/02/11/should-obama-join-the-beardgang/

A little mentorship every once in a while never hurt nobody no matter how promising or talented you are.
Nigerian football over the years has produced great players and a catalogue of promising players who never made it to the top of the food chain.
In the past, many players fell for wrong contracts and signed for clubs that ended up ruining their careers. A proper example was the case of Julius Aghahowa who was stopped from leaving Shaktar when he was at his peak. Many will also argue that despite Mikel Obi's achievenents with Chelsea FC, he was still far from the player we saw in 2005 that gave Lionel Messi who is adjudged the best footballer ever a run for his money. Many still consider that move to Chelsea a mistake despite his success at the club.
In the past, promising youngstars worked solo without any form of encouragement and guidance from older and experienced players which led to making wrong decisions and grave mistakes.
Today, for whatever reasons best known to them, legendary footballers Nwankwo Kanu and Austin Jay Jay Okocha are putting in every effort to help fast rising and promising footballers like Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi to stay focused and become the best in their trade.
This is a welcome development as Nigeria prepares for the Fifa World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Alex Iwobi who plays for Arsenal FC and a nephew to Okocha has improved tremendously and Iheanacho who recently moved to Leceister city for a record fee has broken the goal scoring record of any Nigerian in the English FA Cup.
Both players in their early 20's were pivotal to the success of the Eagles during the World Cup qualifiers. We hope to see them do more great things in years to come and also expect to see more players mentor our youngstars to greatness in order to produce the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar in the future. Once again, kudos to Kanu and Okocha.

https://hype9ja.com/2018/02/02/world-cup-2018-how-kanu-and-okocha-are-mentoring-iheanacho-and-iwobi-to-greatness/

Mynd44

In our usual fashion and and a bid to showcase those that are doing great things across the globe, our team caught up with one of Nollywood's award winning stars.
Beautiful and multi talented Ogbu Chioma Marygrace who posts funny skits on her instagram page (@ivory_omg), is an actress, model, movie director, presenter and a script writer.
The Enugu state indigene and a Micro Biology graduate from the University of Abuja, is gradually climbing the ladder to Nollywood hall of fame.
Marygrace has directed a couple of movies including Yvonne and Talent hunt (Accra audition).
She has also featured in numerous Nollywood movies including Emotional and Physical neglect, Silent Scream, Nduka, The Emergency, Mistake, Cynthia, Scent of my desire, Yvonne, Talent hunt (Accra audition) and The temptation to mention but a few.
The beautiful and energetic Marygrace who aspires to redefine Nollywood and the Nigerian entertainment industry with not just her beauty but also with her creativity, has worked with some of Nollywoods finest stars and producers like Lancelot Imaseun Oduwa, Segun Arinze, Desmond Elliot, John Dumelo, Jibola Dabo, Clarion Chukwura, Emmanuel France, Mike Godson and many others.
The very hardworking star isn't slowing down any time soon and has found a perfect way of combining her numerous talents with ease and conveniently dishing out world class performances in her movies and wonderful scripts.
With the rate at which she is growing, Marygrace is sure to take over the industry very soon.
We look forward to seeing more of her in Nollywood and the social media.

http://hype9ja.com/meet-marygrace-chioma-ogbu-nollywoods-multi-talented-goddess/

Sagay212:


In other words, there wouldn't have been any agitation if Jonathan had won the election. and it will not be wrong for people to say you are agitating for biafra because Jonathan lost. Let's not deceive ourselves. that's the way others see it and it is pretty difficult to convince anybody that biafra is not born out of hatred.

Point of correction. The Biafran agitation didn't stop under Jonathan. It was only not this loud. Go back and do your research and you will see the most prominent attempt to take over a radio station in Enugu and declare Biafra by the Biafran Zionist movement that led to arrest and death of some of them. Was that under Buhari? No! And for the records, you don't need to be convinced to believe in the Biafran dream. You should channel your energy to proferring solutions that will make Nigeria work because as long as Nigeria remains hopelessly dysfunctional, the only hope for Biafrans is BIAFRA (Including other ethnic groups in that region and not only Igbos)

Agozie48:
So I should click on the link

Yes. To watch the video

Nigerian-American singer and rapper Jidenna who has been on tour of the US in his sold out Long Live The Chief Tour #LLTCT, was spotted rocking a big booty lady on stage in Houston, Texas. Watch video on

http://hype9ja.com/jidenna-rocks-a-lady-with-big-backside-on-stage-video/

Biafra: IPOB releases structure of government

http://hype9ja.com/biafra-ipob-releases-structure-of-government/


I think this is their political blue print. They also have an economic blue print. I will share when I lay my hands on it

A female student of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Sandra Musujusu, has developed an alternative treatment for breast cancer. The scientific breakthrough might lead to a lasting solution in the treatment of breast cancer prevalent among women world over.
This was made known on Tuesday in Abuja when the World Bank Education Director, Dr Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, with his team visited the University as part of his assessment tour of the 10 African Centres of Excellence (ACE) centres.
The World Bank has committed about $10 billion for the ACE project in Nigeria, as part of efforts to encourage conduct of cutting-edge research and specialisation of the beneficiaries institutions in specific development problems faced in Nigeria and indeed the African continent.

http://hype9ja.com/nigerian-girl-sandra-musujusu-develops-cure-for-breast-cancer/

I must commend the writer for an insightful article. I believe a lot of things could be learnt from it and also, a lot of consideration would have been given to such ideas. The biggest achievement of the article is that it has opened the door for a conversation and constructive debate rather than the usual Internet insults and tribal rants, but my issue with the points raised are:

INFRASTRUCTURE: the state governors can only be held accountable when it comes to construction of state roads. They cannot construct or repair federal roads which will aid regional integration and improve state interactions. Those roads have become death traps and the federal government in a bid to keep the region down, will not even grant permission to governors to fix them just like it is done in places like Lagos (Though after a lot of out cry and Abuja connections). So, even if the Igbos in Diaspora decided to donate the funds for such projects just as they are known for, the policies from Abuja will not let it fly.

Same for the ports and airports. Igbos may build the standard airports and sea/dry ports, but will not be given the license to operate fully or even over taxed!

Now, to the issue of production. You cannot produce without power! Hope the writer is aware that power generation, ports, airports etc are in the exclusive lists of the Nigerian government? You can't carry out projects in these sectors without their permission.

Then to the second Niger Bridge. How on earth can that bridge be built By state when it is a federal project. Getting the permission to carry out that construction will take years of lobbying and for a federal government whose intent is to keep the region down, there will be multiple excuses why it cannot be granted.

What about the governors? You can hardly work with them because they are hiding under the failures of the federal government and the constitution that aids curruption.

So, like someone said above, it is only when you are Truly free that you can start doing all these cos it is easier said than done.

I support Biafra because Nigeria hasn't worked in the last 57 years and there's no hope of it getting better.

You can’t steal my name!”

I must have yelled this at my brother half a dozen times when we were kids, my hair fixed in one centered Afro puff, pointing a finger across the dining table with my back straight and taut as a clothesline, ready to snap if he teased me again. My siblings and I often sat around on quiet Saturday afternoons, passing the time by coming up with names for our future children. The only condition was that you couldn’t steal someone else’s name if you happened to grow up and have a child first. Sometimes one of us—like my brother—would pretend to like a name someone else had mentioned just to cause a fight.

The roll call of names would spill onto the table like marbles from a jar. James, Julian, Penelope, Rose, Chloe, Claire, Tessa, Henry—a litany of names that sounded nothing like our own Nigerian names and very much like the ones in the Enid Blyton books we devoured. It made sense to pick names based on what seemed popular, or whether or not we liked how the names sounded out loud. Who in their right minds, besides our parents and family members, would pick names that nobody at our American and later British schools could pronounce or spell? By first grade, we already knew how our foreign names sounded bouncing about in those classrooms, the accents ricocheting off the wrong syllables and dropping like ludicrous beach balls at our small feet. At times our names felt too big for us to manage in addition to all the small ways we were trying, as children of immigrants, to shrink our foreign selves into the cultural molds laid out for us.

What we didn’t know was that we came from a culture in which the act of naming was a powerful ritual, one meant to overwhelm—to claim for a child an identity large enough for them to grow into. We didn’t know that where we came from, we named like praying.

I was born in a place where my name did not make sense. When I slid out of my mother’s womb on a cold February night at a hospital in Manhattan, the nurse on duty misspelled my middle name. Perhaps there was no category of “correct spelling” in her mind for a word she could not imagine. So I have spelled my own name wrong on purpose for most of my life, adding the extra vowel “a” on all official documents to match the misspelling on my birth certificate.

My correctly spelled middle name, Chinedu, comes out sharp and strong, not delicate or melodic like some people think a girl’s name should be. But my people, the Igbos of southeastern Nigeria, do not pick names for their sweet sounds, their novelty or their popularity. Maybe it’s the belief that a whisper of breath as slight as a name can hold a child’s destiny in its exhale. In Igbo culture, the act of naming a child is part of bestowing full humanity, part of solidifying the baby’s journey in the kingdom of the living, and a means of offering her a blessing to stand on. It sounds dramatic because it is.

Typically, eight days after a baby is born, the child’s Umunna gather for a naming ceremony. The official Umunna is made up of the child’s immediate and extended family, all the descendants of the family name. But neighbors, friends, and elders also come together to witness and affirm the ritual of naming the child. It is a way of welcoming her into the world and into the community that now claims her.

Read full article here

http://hype9ja.com/enuma-okoro-your-name-is-a-blessing-to-stand-on/

givbitcoin:


Don't mind them. Yorubas will surely pay for their evil. They planted "Sovereign National Conference" like an evil seed in the minds of Nigerians. Now, that seed has germinated and grown to a much bigger evil.

I seriously think you have a problem though. Just take a look at your statement. Well, it will be a waste of time to argue with you since you have shown your bigotry and hate for other ethnic groups. Sai anjima aboki na

givbitcoin:
[s][/s]

Silly post from a foolish op.

Keep using Fulani as cover up for your evil. If Evans was not caught, you would have reported that Fulani kidnapped people in Lagos for ransoms.

If truly there was robbery, which I doubt as most of the things coming from the South these days are hyped fallacy, how on earth did you come to a conclusion that the culprits were Fulani?

All you needed to do was to make your point without the insult. But sadly, you never learnt manners while growing up. Take out time to work on your life

Benekruku:


"They Said"

Am also telling you I was told that the whole robbers in Ogun state re from Anambra.

Abi!

My brother enjoy! I listened to 2 testimonies in church today by Yoruba guys on how they were attacked by Fulanis (possibly Hausa speaking guys looking like the regular cattle rearers.) maybe you are thinking it is a propaganda. You can check out my kind of posts on nairaland. Well, it's a free world though. Once again. Enjoy your Sunday

Benekruku:
How did they know they were Fulani's?


Must every crime be related to Fulani?

It's OK. Anambra robbers have also been terrorizing Ogun state. Report from victims claim Ogun state has been infiltrated by large number of robbers and hired killers who happen to be from Anambra.

Hope you believe my news?

Mr man, I'm not here to debate what you believe or be a part of your tribal bigotry. People got attacked, they said the attackers were Fulanis simple!

I'm just scared that there might be a grand plan by these guys while we get distracted by meaningless stories

Note: I didn't witness these events. Only reporting people's recent experiences.

Lalasticlala kindly move to front page to keep people informed and alert. Thanks

It is a surprise that no news network especially our Nairaland is reporting the new wave of attacks by Fulanis on travellers in the south.

Today alone, I heard 3 different stories of how people were attacked on their way by Fulanis. This is not in anyway an inciting post, it is just for people to be more alert.

Two people gave testimonies of how they were attacked by Fulanis on their way from Ibadan to Lagos last week. In one case, the attackers came out of the bush and attcked buses and travellers, shooting sporadically and robbing them.

Someone also reported a similar incidence on her way from Lagos to Port Harcourt. They were attacked around Benin Agbor expressway, she managed to escape and found a car that took her to Onitsha. She doesn't know what happened to the others. Nigerians should be security conscious

I feel that I have a responsibility to always point out the deficiencies of Nigeria and to keep alive the alternative. That’s why I say that there will always be, if not the Biafra of territory, Biafra of the heart. - Ojukwu, 2001