It was a gathering of family, friends and well-wishers on Saturday, June 3, 2017, Emeka Ndefo, celebrated his 40th birthday at the Mosaic Condominiums, Houston, Texas. The party which was hosted by his wife, Uche, had guests dancing and reveling far into the night. Below are some pictures from the …

by Chilee Agunanna I woke up Monday morning on the 18th anniversary of Nigeria’s latest democratic endeavor to the above titled article by my friend Chude Jideonwo. I have known Chude for quite some years now in the early days of The Future Awards and we have had nothing but …

The Royal African Women International Club (RAWIC) recently held its inauguration/induction ceremony in Houston, Texas. The club which consists of professional African women based in Houston was formed in November 2011 by Princess Bertha Kemakolam and Princess Catherine Tebebi and grew over the years to 22 members. The president, Princess …

Umu Igbo Unite, Houston-Chapter recently had their annual Rice Cook-off at Mamaput Restaurant, Stafford, Texas. It was a fun event that had a of contestants pitching to have their food emerge the best of the evening. The guests were perhaps the biggest winners of the night as they got the …

Umu Igbo Unite Houston Chapter had their monthly Happy Hour at the Spotlight Karaoke Bar on Friday, March 24. Below are some pictures from the event…

By Chilee Agunanna I once interviewed Terry G, a Nigerian music artist, in his heydays sometime in 2010, after his song, “Free Madness”, was released or leaked, as he claimed, and he said: “Chilee, how do you think I will just put that kind of nonsense together and ask people …

By Chilee Agunanna At the risk of sounding vulgar, I wish to apply this Igbo proverb here: “Kinsmen are like the hairs around the anus, they can neither be shaved nor pulled.” The Igbos fighting for Biafra are like those hairs, they are going about it the wrong way for …

Houston, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017: The Texas Southern University’s chapter of the African Students Association (ASA) hosted their first Charity Date Auction on Thursday. The purpose of the Auction was to raise as much goods as possible to donate to the Star of Hope Foundation, a charity program. The auction …

February 12, 2017 was a Triple-Threat Saturday in Houston as the Umu Igbo Unite Houston Chapter (UIU Houston) held three excellent events across the city. The first was an Afrobeats dance workout session at Creative Workouts Gym and the afternoon featured an Igbo Language Class. But the highlight of the …

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 The Houston chapter of the Pan-Igbo youth organisation in the U.S, Umu Igbo Unite Houston chapter is requesting your presence to their Singles Mingle & Date Auction on Saturday, February 11th, at 6PM! Whether you’re single or in a relationship, come out and support. The host is Prince Kalu, …