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 …
Read More »Fun at Umu Igbo Unite Karaoke in Houston
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…
Read More »Movie: The Wedding Party and the present-day Nigerian Cinemagoer
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 …
Read More »The shape of the new Biafra
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 …
Read More »African Students Charity Date Auction Light Up Texas Southern University
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 …
Read More »Umu Igbo Unite hold successful Date Auction in Houston
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 …
Read More »Umu Igbo Unite Holds Date Auction in Houston
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 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, …
Read More »Skiibii’s death stunt: A post-mortem – By Chilee Agunanna
I wrote this article two years ago after Skiibii faked his death in attempt to “blow” and pointed out that there were some fundamental disfunctionalities at Five Star Music. The current debacle with Harrysong only confirms those facts. I hereby represent the article which was first published on www.thenet.ng. So …
Read More »Pictures from Umu Igbo Unite Happy Hour in Houston
The Houston chapter of the Pan-Igbo youths organisation in the U.S, Umu Igbo Unite held its monthly Happy Hour session at the Skybar and Grill, Westheimer on Friday night. Below are some pictures from the gathering…
Read More »How the founders of The Future Awards are betraying the Future
By Chilee Agunanna When The Future Awards launched in 2006, the trio of Chude Jideonwo, Adebola Williams and Emilia Asim-Ita (who later left), had a dream. They dreamt that one day an alumnus of the awards would become the president of the country and that from the pool of its …
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