Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, perhaps the most celebrated African writer of all time, was born on November 16, 1930, and died on March 21, 2013. Achebe, who hailed from the town…
Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti
Fumilayo Ransome Kuti
Our biggest heroes were once children. Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born in 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. She was a Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist. During the…
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela the Legend
Fela Ransome Kuti (Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome Kuti) was one of the most recognizable names in music. Born on 15 October 1938 and died on 2 August 1997, Fela was…
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Madam President
By Dr. Millicent Odunze-Geers Our biggest heroes were once children. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, born in 1938, is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th President of Liberia from…
Olaudah Equiano
THEY CAME BEFORE US
(1) Olaudah Equiano: The Father of American Autobiography In his acclaimed autobiography, Olaudah Equiano [Ọlaụda Ikwuanọ] told of his early childhood in Iseke, a community in the Igbo…
Hamilton Odunze
Editor-in-Chief
Why Nigerian Parents Expect Too Much from Their Children
By Hamilton Odunze Nigerians are the most educated immigrant group in the United States By now, everyone knows that Nigerians are the most educated immigrant group in the United States.…
Hamilton Odunze
Editor-in-Chief
Happy New Year
By Hamilton Odunze Editor-in-Chief Welcome to January 2021! On behalf of Nigerian Parents Magazine (NPM), I wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. As we step into…
Patrick Idima
Impact of Remote Learning in the Era of COVID-19
Patrick Idima Education Correspondent No one thought we’ll be talking about remote learning for K-12 schools much less actually resorting to it in 2020. But COVID-19 has forced many school…
Hamilton Odunze
Editor-in-Chief
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
By Hamilton OdunzeEditor-in-Chief On behalf of Nigerian Parents Magazine (NPM), I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season. Without a doubt, 2020 has been a difficult year, with the…
Monsignor Anselm Nwaorgu, Ph.D.
Christmas celebrates a God that Reaches Down
Dear friends, as we celebrate this Christmas, I would like to share these few words that capture the true reason for this season. The Psalmist, in one of his prayers,…