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Anecdotes, truths, and reflections from the heart of an AkwaCross second daughter – about life, identity and everything in between.

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Category: Nigeria

  • Nigerian False Preachers: The Bible Does Not Give You Immunity

    I listened to the excerpt from the screenshot above that was shared of Stephanie Ike’s sales pitch disguised as sermon, and it was nothing more than a saleswoman trying to advertise herself in the way she wants to be addressed and perceived. The most abused stance by Nigerian pulpit hustlers who parade themselves as preachers…

  • Biafra Is Not My Freedom

    Liberation Without Consent Is Still Oppression In 2017, Nnamdi Kanu claimed that while in custody he rejected proposals that would limit his dream for Biafra to only the five Igbo states. He also claimed that he insisted that any new Biafra must include other so called oppressed nationalities outside the Igbo speaking areas, including every…

  • Nigeria Does Not Love Women

    Despite What an Ignorant, Privileged Foreign Woman Thinks This American woman who moved to Nigeria shared how life has become amazing for her as a stay-at-home mother. She said she’s able to afford a house manager and a cleaner. Which is all good and well, because honestly, we love to hear such stories and know…

  • Born Nigerian

    The Ultimate Curse at 65 Years of Independence At just four years old, I had my first painful encounter with the harsh realities of Nigeria. Though my early childhood was filled with warmth and family visits, a self-proclaimed prophetess influenced my mother to leave home and give birth in the village to avoid spiritual threats.…

  • Scarcity Does Not Equal Value for Practicing Christians

    Separating partial truths from biblical truth I was scrolling through the web, reading random stuff like I usually do, and I bumped into a video of the self acclaimed apostle stating the above. From the first “if” I heard, I knew I was going to be even more disappointed. Nevertheless, I was very disturbed not…