GOSSIP TRADE

Drawing Depicting the Igbo Entering the Waters of Dunbar Creek  Image Courtesy of Dee “Larue" Williams Igbo Landing is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County,  Georgia . In 1803 one of the largest mass suicides of  enslaved  people took place when Igbo captives from what is now  Nigeria  were taken to the Georgia coast. In May 1803, the Igbo and other West African captives arrived in Savannah, Georgia, on the slave ship the  Wanderer . They were purchased for an average of $100 each by slave merchants John Couper and Thomas Spalding to be resold to plantations on nearby St. Simons Island. The chained slaves were packed under deck of a coastal vessel, the  York , which would take them to St. Simons. During the voyage, approximately 75 Igbo slaves rose in rebellion, took control of the ship, drowned their captors, and in the process caused the grounding of the ship in Dunbar Creek.  The sequence of...

After her car ran out of fuel, TunDe walked to the station, gas can in hand, with only $5 in her pocket. Sensing she needed help, a young man picked her up, paid for her gas and gave her all the money in his wallet. Three years later, TunDe was caring for Judy Wright as a nursing aid. During one of her shifts, she shared this story of kindness with Judy’s family. Stunned, Judy’s son Chris revealed that he was the man who helped her that day. The Wright family believed God had brought TunDe in their lives to care for their ailing mother. When Judy died, they decided to do something to help Tunde realize her dream of becoming a nurse.

Rashidatu Mohammed alias –Rashida Black Beauty, has caught a number of lips including women in the media and communication industry with her nude video, which has gone viral. While some thought she needed help and that her actions were a reflection of society’s failure, others felt it was a deliberate act so she must take responsibility for her action. During the 2016 Jigwe Award, Rashida Black Beauty won Viral Video of the Year award with her Kushmai recording. Not everyone lauded her winning the award and also expressed disdain about the organizers . “The organizers  of the award are the kind of people destroying the moral fiber of this country” said a lady who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The discussion was on the WhatsApp platform for Alliance for Women in Media, Africa. “I don’t think she has good people around her. Her manager only seemed interested in getting his hands on the money people offered her to help further her education,” another interview...

                        It is 50 years since the Nigeria-Biafra civil war in which millions of Igbo people in the south-eastern part of Nigeria were killed, history has tried to sweep the Biafran war under the carpet but the scars of the war still lingers as the people from the South Eastern part of the country are looking to break out from Nigeria through agitation for the Biafra Republic. One man whom has risen to prominence in this quest for freedom is Nnamdi Kanu                                 Nnandi Kanu       Video of Nnamdi Kanu in Anambra today Whom is the leader of the Indeginious People Of Biafra known as IPOB. After the recent meeting which was held between the Nigerian acting president and Ohaneze whom the acting president considered leaders of thought from the south east and ignored the IPOB leader, how...