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[quote author=CAMEROONPRIDE][/quote]Kenya honors chinua achebe
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305240421.html

Senegal

One of Senegal’s best-known novelists, 66-year-old Boubacar Boris Diop, was in high school when he read “Things Fall Apart.” He says that in it, he found “the real Africa.”

“I systematically advise young authors to read Chinua Achebe. I’ve often bought copies of ‘Things Fall Apart’ and offered them to young writers. It’s well written — in the sense that it’s not written at all. In it, you won’t find any great lyrical phrases. That’s the great force of this book. It’s written in simple language,” said Diop.

http://thegrio.com/2013/03/22/chinua-achebe-inspired-generations-of-nigerian-writers/

A tribute to Chinua Achebe by a Cameroonian. Interesting post that caught my attention from her article is this

Like many other Cameroonians, I first encountered Chinua Achebe in a secondary school classroom

http://saharareporters.com/article/tribute-chinua-achebe-joyce-ashuntantang

I wonder between you and her whose telling the truth. Did you even pay attention in your classes when you lived in Cameroon?

Ethiopia tribute to Chinua Achebe
http://ecadforum.com/blog/chinua-achebe-a-great-african-oracle/

Ghana tribute to Chinua Achebe
http://www.modernghana.com/news/465265/1/politics-and-prose-a-tribute-to-chinua-achebe.html

Diamani Zuma, African Union chairperson tribute to Chinua Achebe. Emphasis once more, AFRICAN UNION
http://en.starafrica.com/news/au-chairperson-pays-tribute-to-chinua-achebe-as-father-of-modern-african-literature.html

Gabon tribute
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304051440.html

Morocco tribute
http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2013/03/84589/chinua-achebe-death-of-the-man-of-a-continent/
This one even gave him a new title "man of the continent". Since the pain of father of modern literature is biting una, I wonder if this title by Moroccans go bite some people too.

Sudan, though it was a story on his burial, one part of the article stood out and that this

It was a fitting tribute to the respect Achebe carried among the people here and for many others around the world who knew him through his books, which many say is the first African voice heard in modern literature.

http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=222881

Congo tribute
http://www.warscapes.com/opinion/chinua-achebe-man-behind-writer

Zimbabwe tribute
http://allafrica.com/stories/201303230049.html

angola

During a career that spanned decades, Achebe, hailed by many as the "father of modern African literature,"

http://www.angolaandworld.com/news/africa/884

Somalia
http://kiyoandfilo..com/2013/05/somali-writer-nuruddin-farah-remembers.html

Rwanda tribute
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15305&a=65230

Egypt, not much written but amazing they accepted this title of Achebe's and used it in their article
[quote]Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, widely seen as a grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82, publisher Penguin said on Friday.

East African editorial publisher aka East African writers tribute to chinua Achebe
http://niaje.com/tribute-in-honour-of-celebrated-african-author-chinua-achebe-in-nairobi-tomorrow/

My hand is even getting tired self and Africa has 53 countries so I'll just end it with this

40 most powerful celebrities in Africa and guess who ranked first
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehed45mef/chinua-achebe/#content

List of best selling books in the world and guess whose in the list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books

Lastly a tribute to Chinua Achebe by a black american magazine (essence).
http://madamenoire.com/268566/remebering-chinua-achebe-a-tribute-to-a-man-who-helped-shaped-african-narratives/
it's rare to see BA making any tribute to an African writer, author, whoever

What were you saying again?

CAMEROONPRIDE: of course he is a local champion..he is a champion in the Anglophone world, that's all .go back in my previous posts, take the list of people I listed, check them up and see for yourself. Achebe is popular in the USA(among African/Nigerian students), UK, and Nigeria.
We had a discussion about this on Nl, the south African were saying the same things, none of them knew Achebe.

Maybe you have some problems with the definition of local.and that's not my fault

And you can't teach me anything esp not how to debate lmao

LMFAO. It was a South African by the name Nadine that gave him the "father of modern literature" title.

What south Africa can learn from Chinua Achebe written by a South African

His decision – a controversial one – to write in English has re-invented the language for African readers and writers and has meant that children across South Africa and elsewhere were introduced to Things Fall Apart at the age of 17, as I was.

http://www.pen-international.org/04/2013/what-south-africa-can-learn-from-chinua-achebe/

South African President Jacob Zuma said he was saddened by the loss of a "colossus of African writing" who had helped many define themselves.
"It was in his famous novel "Things Fall Apart" that many Africans saw themselves in literature and arts at the time when most of the writing was about Africans but not by Africans," Zuma said.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/world/obit-chinua-achebe

From South own president, Jacob Zuma

In Jacob Zuma’s (South Africa’s sitting president) words, “Prof. Chinua Achebe remains Africa’s greatest literary export.”

another one from their president
http://www.punchng.com/opinion/remembering-chinua-achebe/

Chinua Achebe was well known throughout the 55 countries of Africa and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/specials/icon/as-chinua-achebe-joins-the-immortals/

Read comments from this page. From Asians to other Africans to Americans to etc
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/22/novelist-chinua-achebe-dies

To butterish my point

he was celebrated worldwide for telling African stories to a captivated world audience.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/world/obit-chinua-achebe

I didn't even include Mendela or the SA that came to defend him on the what has achebe achieved thread. I also didn't even include other African accolation to him, talkless the ones from hong kong, india, etc. Dude sit down if you don't know what it is you are saying.

CAMEROONPRIDE: if you have nothing to say you shut your mouth and learn how to read,

For the last time, chinua achebe is popular in the Anglophone world. Period does that mean he's not popular?

Things fall apart is one of the highest selling book worldwide just to let you know. last time i checked,the entire world are not English speakers. babyosisi provided a link on this specifically

by the way, in my opinion you need to but out of things you don't know. you've changed your stanch three times. you went from he's a local champion to Nigerians. when they brought out links, you changed it to he's popular to west then you switched it to he's popular only to anglophone. Dude if you are going to argue, at least stick to one stanch/opinion.

eagle,eye:
Please refrain from insults.
You said "Achebe is a Local Champion", in another breath you also said "He is popular".
Maybe you really need someone to tutor you in the act of debate and dialogue. Please I will advice that you stop making a f,ool of yourself in this thread.

ROFLMFAO. Nice burn

HNosegbe: I'm not sure the average Igbo man really cares about how the airport looks... All he'll be concerned about is whether he can fly directly to China or Dubai or wherever to conduct business.

I'm sure the average Igbo trader doesn't want to continue with six-hour flights from Dubai to Lagos, only to waste eight hours on the road from Lagos to his base in the east.

Is it "international" yet?

For now, they are still fixing the airpor but once it's complete, it is suppose to be international. The aviation minister did create a route with international airlines to start landing in that airport. why do you think they went after her few months ago accusing her of ethnic bigotry just because the woman was doing her job.
I cannot wait till it's done. I just cannot wait. I think almost everyone is tired of landing in lagos and then driving those long hours to your destination.
in my opinion, GEJ should fix PH airport, change Asaba airport from an international cargo airport to airport for the people, build an international in either akwa-ibom or calabar. if that man do all that then he got my greatest gratitude.

Ola Johnson: When will most of you understand English? WS only confirmed the position of CA. I've read the same interview in the UK Guardian Newspaper, and there was no comment of WS being jealous. What has CA achieved that WS should be jealous of? Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

As others have mentioned, go and learn something called "modest" or to put it in a child-like comment "ain't trying to whistle their own horn". After doing so, learn that's what CA was doing.

BTW: WS comment on CA reeks of jealousy. From first trying to downput a title giving to CA by another person and recognized by the entire world including other Africans. Ain't it a shame the only people in the entire world which CA title is biting are Yoruba? Anyway, back to what I was saying, second accusing CA of a comment against WS that cannot be verified and it's not found anywhere else except on WS comment and lastly calling CA a "mere storyteller" forgetting that he, WS, is also the same thing. I respect WS but I and many others are disappointed with him. I honestly thought he was different.

BTW: This is my last post on this. I don't give a flying f2k about una jealousy over the man. His legacy speaks for itself and it is not like whatever una say on NL or whatever WS say on sahara would affect his legacy. The same title would follow CA's work for centuries.

c.fours:
One_naira, are u a mod? just asking

No and I don't ever want to. I just have the blessing of having a very good memory. I remember everything I read.

Paschal007: Search youtube.

Thank you. I just watched it.

The guy ranting was crazy. Why the f2k would he go and kill an innocent man while at the same time condemning their government for doing the same to the muslim in Middle East. It's oxymoron if you ask me. Last time I checked, the terrorism war started because of Muslims went after non-muslims; granted the western world took advantage of the situation but they should remember the war started because of am. It's like an Hausa/fulani killing a Nigerian soliders and blaming it on the fact there is a semi-war going on up north. SMH!!

Those nigg@s just brought more shame to Nigerians, Muslims and the black community. SMH!!

Can someone please tell me where to watch the video?

Thank you.

Wow. Even Ghana is helping to rebuild the school.

Interconnection Achebe. one love and R.I.P my guy. Safe journey to the land of the spirits

I never knew Reuben was Yoruba. hmm, you learn something new everyday. Anyway, RIP to the mother.

bobthebuilder99: Every thread on NL gets hijacked by tribal Igbos beating their chest about Biafra!

The same way your people hijack every thread about any politician outside SW and chest beating about lagos and some BS about ACN and how SW is a "supposed" or rather should I say "make belief" paradise of Nigeria.

Some Igbo wrote a long tribal letter to an INDECENCY STAR because she had the audacity to be from the same tribe.

And how the F2k does that concern you? An Igbo man wrote a letter to another IGBO WOMAN. How the F does that concern any other tribe beside Igbo? In the letter, did he mention your tribe? Did he ask her if she has any connection to your tribe? Dude STHU. You are not making any damn sense. In the same freaking thread, the same "IGBO" condemned the author and turned his letter into a joke. If not for your trablistic mind, you would not have jumped to the conclusion that the man is in anyway speaking about others beside the community he mentioned. get out of your low self esteem.

When the London killers were found out to be Nigerian, Igbos starting saying they were 'Biafran'.
And that is just today!

And so? In this website any time any Igbo man is caught in Asia for some crime, your own people and I'll emphasize it cause it is mostly yoruba that do it but "your people" are quick to mention "they are not nigerians, they are biafrans". Therefore, if one of your own is caught doing some crime and some people decided to mention they are Biafrans, STFU, Mind your own business because it was your people that started that behavior on NL and others took up the behavior. Blame your damn community for it.

Face it, you all are the most tribal group in Naija. If you were white, you'd probably all be racists.

Then explain why everyone, including the north, labeled una as the most tribalistic group? Don't dare try to take a speck out of anyone's eyes without taking out the big stone in your own too.

In fact, most of you seem to want to be Jewish because you hate your African ancestry so much.

And? Your people think una migrated from Mecca or some other BS. one of your own opened a thread on this forum about ya'll being the real jews, not Igbo. Dare me to repost that thread here cause I would. Abeg pull out of our face jor.

Can someone explain this to me?

I just did. Next time you try to criticize others, take a hard and I mean a damn HARD look at your own first.

Now bye and make a freaking sense next time.

I agree that the british and Americans tend to push the UK or USA born Nigerians that commit crimes to Nigeria and emphasize their Nigerian heritage but when the UK or USA born Nigerians are something to be proud off like a doctor, a gold medalist, etc, the US and UK quickly claim the said person as one of their own and disregard mentioning their nigerian heritage.. Though I agree with the crying, some of ya'll are hypocrites. You all do the same thing but opposite. When the said person does good even if he was born and raised outside of Nigeria, you all claim the person as one of "our own". Infact, the tribe the said person comes from boast about the person all over NL but if the person commits some kind of crime, the way he or she is accepted is different. Una either push him/her away and try to emphasize he/she was not born or raised in Nigeria or you emphasize the ethnic group the person comes from and try to pin everything on the said person's "tribe". Those of una that emphasized his lack of Nigerian connection are all being a hypocrite right now.

Anyway, what did he do? I'm totally lost right now. Any link to what the guy did cause una seem totally modified by whatever it is he did.

henchyk: Posters like this ola Johnson, bodybuilder and co are just consumed by blind hatred for igbos and anything igbo that they have refused to see how and why Achebe is the all in all when it comes to literature in Africa.

I've been following this thread for a while now and the blind tribalism exhibited by the aforementioned people and co is clear for all to see.

Mr Johnson for example steadily seeks to incite anger among the igbo posters by referring to Igbos as "jews" and implying that their courageous hero Ojukwu was a fool. I mean, isnt that childish and stupid?

The fact is that these posters have been consumed with heavy bias and it will be impossible to change their stance on this subject, so i am going to have to call for an end to this discussion.

The overwhelming trend with the yoruba ppl posting on this thread is their readiness to insult and abuse others who disagree with their views especially when they have no answer for them or cannot counter their (the people being insulted) arguments. It does not speak well of the Yoruba tribe to be honest. The sheer jealousy and hate is too obvious.

Tribalism should not stop any reasonable person from acknowledging a man like Achebe who contributed immeasurably to the advancement of African Literature. Achebe is late afterall. Lets honor him for his talents and achievements and let all this unnecessary hatred stop.

Tell me about it. It's called "pull down mentality", the "crap in a box" behavior. Rossik or was it someone else described the mentality very much. To be honest, I've never in my life seen an ethnic group that hate, jealous and try to pull down others achievement when it's not in their favor like . It was the Uyo thread that magnified it for me. It shouldn't come to anyone surprise. It is just how it is and I think people are getting used to it on NL. One of this days, I hope they realize it is a very pathetic and sad behavior that is for sure. I thought WS was different; shame he is not.

WTF is ND traditional outfit? na wa ooo forsome people's problem.
The woman is an Efik indigenous. The outfit is probably an Efik traditional outfit and it is not found in all ethnic groups in ND.

ekwah: Damn. Everything in that damn movie is so wrong! Wow when did Nigerian movies degenerate to this BS??

And I was supposed to pay my money to buy that nonsense?

I can't believe many nairalanders do not see what is wrong with this movie... I disagree with the OP for being an ethnic chauvinist though.

He without sin cast the first stone. If you've never watched P0rn before, never thought of a woman, that you are not dating or married to, in a sexual explicit way before, never been to a strip club before and never made a sexual tape with your gf or wife before then throw the first stone at her and the movie she made. If you have done at least one of mentioned behavior, then you are a hypocrite.

[quote author=Revolva][/quote]chei wetin person no go see for this world. Haba see busybody and I wonder who made him the mouthpiece of ndi-igbo.
Uzor see your life? Na wetin concern you with how another person dey live their own life? Na wa ooo see busybody
You can tell he wishes he was the bald headed man he described. It is not like I agree with Afrocandy choice in career but abeg leave Afrocandy alone ooo. Woman dey hustle and you stay there dey hate. Habu ya! in words of Afrocandy "Ikebe na moni". If you no get money, waka go to the cheap @shawo. Her own na million naira pu**y. If you have nothing better to do, why don't you write a letter to the man that molested her and f2ked up her mindset or write to her family that didn't bother to get her a proper psychological help after the molestation.

Wahala90: Who do you prefer ladies. Gov Orji or this guy with abs pack

nwoke stop promoting yourself jor.

Ramnon.2:
this and that

ROFLMAO. Wtf is that?

igbo boy: or even okoh...

Ezechime who founded settlements in pressent day delta came from Benin, at least so we were told. But the Story is a half baked story.
Is Ezechime originally from Benin?
Ezechime came from the east to Benin. As things got bad he migrated eastwards (to present day delta) and now people are saying one part of the story which is he is from Benin.
I am yet to meet any Bini man with the name Ezechime.

Thank you. my exact belief. one onitsha girl told me the that theory few years and i believe it. it makes more sense. I believe she said ezechima migrated from arochukwu or was it nri to benin and then from benin to everywhere he discovered (onitsha, asaba, ogwashi, etc). I support that theory cause it makes a whole lot better sense than benin man found igbo territories and his offsprings cannot understand or speak benin. Someone really needs to go research thay theory cause i bet my entire family savings that's the accurate history

igbo boy: who dey follow this NAMA argue irrelevant points.
The way my brothers from the east dey take fight for Ika dey trip me...Even Oshimili man no recognize Ika then na Nnewi wan come recognize Ika?

Ikas are a confused lot and should be left alone.

lmfao. Tell em kwa. i no sabi why SE they follow that man argue. how person no tire yet after repeating the same thing, word for word, for so many years now, i wan know now. na musiwa of ika him be? .
Anyway, bia Igboboy why u dey insult ika like this. you no know they are the building strength of anioma and delta? the best and most advance area in aniomaland. shebi you don't live in agbotean dream world? lol.
let me not join you belittle am for the sake of ogbuefi and ezeagu. you shouldn't too. there are decent ones among them.

Freewilly: I hope the Anambra Government is doing everything to prevent beggars from Achebe's burial.

LMFAO. freewilly, you are one mean girl.

c.fours:
d Nobel Prize committee didn't deem Achebe worthy of a prize. what's with all d whining?
it's even ironic when u consider why Achebe wrote "Things Fall Apart." Wasn't it in response to Conrad? A very charged book like his fits more in d genre of political "propaganda."

in response to babyosisi, d popularity of the book actually owes a ton more to the fact that millions of students are FORCED to read d damn book in high school every year rather than because all those buyers truly wanted to buy d book out of interest. If that makes him king or father of African literature. then so be it. Kim Kardishian (based on popularity) is queen of American entertainment after all... maybe she also deserves Nobel Prize.

tons of African writers have better quality works out there if you're looking for good African literature. quantity is not d same as quality. but then again, you don't strike me as someone who reads so d advice may not be useful to u.

SMH. Achebe response to Conrad's book is called "an image to Africa". It was an essay, not a book. Things fall apart had no correlation to conrad.

as for implying TFA is popular because they "forcing" students to read it is just sad. is it not sad you are trying to belittle that work while disregarding you are also belittling WS in effort to defend him. Do you think it's an easy task to get many schools to require one specific book, out of all the million books in the world, as a mandatory reading in their curriculum. It's not easy. if it was, WS would have achieved that same task. out of all his poetries, plays, etc how many do you kno is listed as a mandatory reading all over the world?

you cannot imply your own view of what you consider "quality" is better than the view of an organization whose sole purpose is to provide quality contents for their students. na only you sabi abi?

Ola Johnson: You never read the interview. If you had you will know that WS quoted what you now doubt.

WS said it and we have nothing else to verify CA actually said it. again such a shame WS is descending so low. not only is he jealous of his colleague, he is also accusing his colleague wrongfully. smh. so disappointed today.

if you have link that verify CA said then we'll accept it. thus far, google can't find any

ajanaku2: “The fact that Wole Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize does not make him the Asiwaju (Leader) of African literature” - Achebe

How about that for unbridled Jealousy!

interesting enough I googled this exact word and excluding you and others that claimed CA said such on NL. one commentor mentioned it on saharareport, nowhere else seem to have such word. therefore, any link to support your accusation against CA

oooh it's so sad reading this. I'm so disappointed. SMH. how the mighty has falling. it cannot be wole soyinka that said this, it just cannot be. SMH!!!! he's the only one from clan that we all can attest does not have petty jealousy and enviness for those that achieved more than him. such a shame, our opinion of him is so far from the truth. wole soyinka please noooo. say it is not so. reading this article, it's easy to see jealousy towards his colleague, it's sad too cause he never showed this envy when his colleague was alive. smh. wole soyinka give props when props is due. Chinua Achebe did not name himself "father of modern African literature", another African did and the entire world accepted it as fact. stop being jealous, noone is taking your achievement from you by calling CA that. The feat he was able to do was not an easy task. if it was, you, WS, would have achieved it as well and till this day you have not. CA is the number one Nigerian author recognized by others; chiamanda is getting there but even she haven't touched the greatness of CA. CA has single handily promoted other African writersdentified, including your own, without even saying a word. in my 11th grade, our literature book contained small sections of Chinua achebe's work and one of your poetry. At the end book, the authors identified what inspired them to include the works in their textbook. underneath your name and poetry, the author specifically mentioned it was CA works that sent them looking for other Nigerian authors to see if there is anyone worthy like CA.
CA things fall apart, fiction or not, is the only African book that we know that that've intrigued the world to seek and learn about African culture prior to colonization. SMH @WS. it's such a shame he fell this low. you can see the jealousy oozing off from the comment where he mentioned "CA is just a storyteller". what does he, WS, think he is? is he not just a story teller as well? all literature writes are story tellers. I pray to God, it is old age coming out. I pray that man is not being influenced negatively in that country. This is like the third time he's dissappointed me this year. I pray it's just old age.

musiwa26: You make me laugh.. we are not going to vote Jonathan.. we would replace him.


What is called south west. there is nothing call south west.. Are kwara people no more Yorubas.. some of you press men write nonsense on the internet.


who is this..? His name is Tosan Jemide.. delta state. Go and ask the ondo state governor.. If he does not know the meaning of Tosan. ? he will tell you the meaning. 99.9% of the people in ondo state will tell you the means of Tosan or omawunmi.

https://cdn.bellanaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CBT-600x400.jpg

what is this one saying? whose Musiwa nurse? come give this man his medicine. it's time for it jor. i don't know why yaba continue to give it's patients laptop. ogini kwa?

southern unity is a figment of our imagination just like one Nigeria. it does not exist Jor. why is this country bent on holding onto something that'll never work. mscheeeew

mscheeeeeew i can count many Nigerian politician that deserve to be tried of war crimes yet this UN buffons turned a blind eye. of course, the only set of Nigerians doing the only thing the western nation is fighting against is what they seek war crimes for. what are you doing in new York, go to kano, yobe, etc and go charge am na