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78988623. Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published in 2006 by 4th Estate in London, the novel tells the story of the Biafran War [2] through the perspective of the characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard. It received critical acclaim and won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2007.
Lagos, Nigeria. Website. www.thesun.ng. The Sun is a Nigerian daily print newspaper founded and published in KiriKiri Industrial Layout, Lagos, Nigeria. [1] As of 2011, The Sun had a daily print run of 130,000 copies, and 135,000 for weekend titles, with an average of 80% sales. This made The Sun the highest-selling newspaper in Nigeria.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ m ə ˈ m ɑː n d ə ə ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ z i ə ˈ d iː tʃ i. eɪ / ⓘ [a]; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian author who is regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature. She is the author of the award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah ...
Àwọn òrìṣà Obinrin (Female Orishas) Ajé - orisha of wealth. Yewa - orisha of the Yewa River. Nàná Bùkùú - orisha of the river and of the earth. Ọbà - first wife of Ṣàngó and orisha of domesticity and marriage. Ọtìn - orisha of the river Otín, she is hunter and wife of Erinlẹ̀. Olókun - orisha of the ocean.
The climate of Nigeria is mostly tropical. Nigeria has three distinct climatic zones, [ 1 ][ 2 ] two seasons, and an average temperature ranging between 21 °C and 35 °C. [ 2 ] Two major elements determine the temperature in Nigeria: the altitude of the sun and the atmosphere's transparency (as determined by the dual interplay of rainfall and ...
Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2013 Anglo-Nigerian drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and based on the novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This film explores the profound themes of identity, love, and resilience in the face of war. It confronts the complexities of personal relationships set against the backdrop of political chaos ...
217,313 km 2 (83,905 sq mi) Location of Nigeria. Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [1] Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast.
Amadioha is the Arusi or Agbara of thunder and lightning of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. He is amongst the most popular of Igbo deities and in some parts of Igboland, he is referred to as Amadiora, Kamalu (which is short for Kalu Akanu), [1] Kamanu, [2] or Ofufe. [3] Astrologically, his governing planet is the Sun. [4]