Chimamanda Adichie is a mother and this had remained one of the best kept secrets until she broke the news in an interview with the Financial Times. Even the interviewer was taken aback with the unexpected announcement.

An excerpt from the article reads…



”She turns to the waiter, flashing him a smile. There’s something mischievous and challenging about the way she interacts. “Yes, Mr Chima,” she says, reading his name from a lapel badge. “Do you have Chapman?” The waiter nods enthusiastically, and Adichie explains that Chapman is a non-alcoholic cocktail popular in Nigeria. I ask if they have white wine. “Yes. We have Drostdy-Hof,” beams the waiter, leaving me none the wiser.

While he’s fetching the drinks, I ask her whether it’s appropriate to write about what she’s wearing. Readers have objected that men’s clothes are rarely described. “A lot of these things are about the how, right? I was raised by my mother to care about my appearance, so I have no trouble with it.” She pauses. “Like, I’m wearing red shoes, and you need to notice,” she announces. I check under the table and am confronted by Wizard of Oz dazzle.

Our drinks appear. Drostdy-Hof turns out to be a mouth-puckering South African chardonnay. The colour of her Chapman matches her shoes. “This is just very sugary, very sweet. I would probably have a glass of wine, but I’m breastfeeding, I’m happy to announce.”



Congratulations Chimamanda Adichie!

http://lagosconvo.com/motherhood/chimamanda-adichie-mother-heres-broke-good-news/

Congrats to her,my birthday mate.

Congratulation ma'am.

Being the Nnewi girl she adamantly holds claim to its now time for her to get fat. I trust Nigerian women.

charix:
Being the Nnewi girl she adamantly holds claim to its now time for her to get fat. I trust Nigerian women.

She won't get fat; watch out.

Congrats, dats every woman's dream. Enjoy ur motherhood

charix:
Being the Nnewi girl she adamantly holds claim to its now time for her to get fat. I trust Nigerian women.

Chimamanda is not from Nnewi, where did you get that from?

oluwabishop:




Chimamanda is not from Nnewi, where did you get that from?

Show me one writeup of hers which doesn't include her Nnewi heritage. Stop acting like a nairalander and use google for once.

That's cool.

charix:

Show me one writeup of hers which doesn't include her Nnewi heritage. Stop acting like a nairalander and use google for once.

And I thought you would have used your Google before asking me to do same. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born and raised in Nsukka but her family is from Abba town in Njikoka LGA which is in Anambra central. Nnewi is in Anambra South. These details are available for free on her bio, on the back cover of her books and on your dear Google {if you would care to search properly}.



So much about me behaving like a 'Nairalander'