Chris Maryp

[AFRICA WORLD MEDIA TV @mats56455]

PEACE IS KEY

Peace is the foundation of humanity, and that is what I have always sought.

As a Ugandan, I have volunteered to seek support for Dr. Olara Otunnu. I call upon all our African Diaspora groups around the world to do something positive in the countries where you are located—organise, engage, and raise your voices.

Let us not just watch. Let us act for peace and a better Africa.

~Dr. David Nyekorach-Matsanga

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

My name is Chimamanda Adichie. In Igbo, it means, “my personal spirit will never be broken.”

But some people find it hard to pronounce.

A few years ago, I spoke at an event in London. The English woman who introduced me called me “Chimichanga.”

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

WTO Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today visit her hometown, Ogwashi-uku Delta State.

[Rachel Nwosu @ObiJYkKg6QGWMAD]

Free free free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu NOW!!!
Free free free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu NOW!!!
Free free free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu NOW NOW NOW!!!

[Akparawa Sunny @BRGIEinfoMinist]

I just saw videos of #AdaDiolamma #Ajaere confessing that they were doing kontus here July 2025 but Ajaere disappointed her, we’re in August 2026 again you guys can renew the kontus exercise there in the name of protest 😹🙈😜 Shameless people that has no secrets.

[General Asabuja @Gabrielasabuja]

As my boy informed me waiting dey happened for Enugu state in uzo uwani. Fulani bandit wait for me and my boys we are coming, enough is enough.

[Sahara Reporters @SaharaReporters]

‘Tinubu Has Been 'Caged, Misinformed Or Misled': Northern Christian Leader Defends Catholic Bishops | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/e6KHZMYoXC

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

Igbo cuisine is over 1,000 years old.

The claim by an Okpeke that Igbo dishes are less than 100 years old is false.

Our forefathers were not eating sand, they nourished themselves with wholesome meals.

Onugbu, Nsala, Oha, Okwuru, Egusi, yam, Ukwa, Okpa etc.. have existed among the Igbo for generations, they are part of our culinary heritage.

Stop speaking on other people’s culture
if you are going to spread distortion.

In addition, stockfish isn’t a dish, it’s a fish.

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

"Igbo cuisine is only 100 years old"?

This is one of the most historically inaccurate claims ever made about one of Africa's oldest civilizations.

You cannot separate a people from their food. If the Igbo have existed as an organized civilization for well over a thousand years, how could their cuisine be only 100 years old?

Long before the British arrived, long before Nigeria was created in 1914, and long before the Atlantic slave trade, the Igbo had already developed a rich culinary tradition rooted in farming, fishing, hunting, food preservation, palmwine tapping, and communal cooking.

The famous New Yam Festival (Iri Ji) alone destroys the "100 years" claim. It is an ancient harvest festival celebrated after the first yam harvest to thank God (Chiukwu) and the ancestors before anyone eats the new crop. Historians and anthropologists recognize it as a pre-colonial tradition that has been practiced for centuries across Igboland.

Yam was never just food to the Igbo; it was wealth, prestige, identity, and civilization. A man's success was often measured by his yam barns (oba ji). This is why yam occupies such a central place in Igbo culture, proverbs, ceremonies, and festivals.

Centuries before colonialism, the Igbo were cultivating indigenous crops and preparing meals from:
Yam (Ji)
Fio Fio
Abacha
Ofe Oha
Ofe Achara
Ofe Uturukpa
Cocoyam (Ede)
Mushrooms (Ero)
Breadfruit (Ukwa)
Melon seeds (Egusi)
Pumpkin leaves (Ugu)
Bitter leaf (Onugbu)
African oil bean (Ugba)
Bambara groundnut (Okpa)
Palm fruit (used to make palm oil)
Native spices such as uda, ehuru, uziza, nchụawu, etc.

These foods formed the foundation of Igbo cuisine centuries before the introduction of crops such as maize and chili peppers from the Americas.

Many of the dishes still eaten today trace their origins to these indigenous ingredients and cooking methods.

Archaeological discoveries at Igbo-Ukwu in present-day Anambra State, dating to around the 9th century AD (about 1,100 years ago), reveal an advanced Igbo society with remarkable bronze craftsmanship, extensive trade networks, agriculture, and food production. Civilizations of that sophistication do not exist without established food systems and culinary traditions.

The Lejja iron-smelting site in Enugu State dates back roughly 2,000 years and points to long-settled Igbo communities with organized agriculture and daily life. A people producing iron on that scale were also cultivating crops, processing food, and sustaining large populations.

Yes, some foods and ingredients changed over time. Maize and most chili peppers were introduced to West Africa from the Americas after European contact in the late 15th and 16th centuries. The Igbo adopted these new crops and incorporated them into their existing culinary traditions, just as Italians adopted tomatoes and Indians adopted chili peppers. No serious food historian argues that Italian cuisine began when tomatoes arrived. Likewise, the introduction of these crops did not mark the beginning of Igbo cuisine.

Cultures evolve. Recipes evolve. Ingredients change. But the foundation remains.

That is why dishes such as Ukwa, Ofe Onugbu, Ofe Nsala, Ofe Oha, Ofe Akwu, Ji with palm oil, Ugba, Okpa, Abacha, Achicha, and many others are part of a culinary heritage built over centuries, not invented within the last 100 years.

Food is history served on a plate.

The next time someone claims that Igbo cuisine is only 100 years old, ask a simple question:

If the Igbo have celebrated the New Yam Festival for centuries, cultivated indigenous crops for generations, and built thriving communities over a millennium ago, what exactly were they eating before 1926?

[Kanunta kanu @MaziKanuntaKanu]

The Nigerian government’s propaganda cannot hide the reality on the ground. While the APC-led authorities actively seek diplomatic and bilateral partnerships with Israel, they simultaneously oversee the persecution of Judeo-Christians at home. Innocent Jewish worshippers continue to face arrests and killings, and synagogues across Biafraland are being destroyed by state forces. The ruling party must answer a fundamental question: How can they justify partnering with the Israeli government while systematically targeting Jewish communities within their own borders?
@KnessetIL @KnessetENG @StateDept @UNDPPA @UN @UNHumanRights

[Akparawa Sunny @BRGIEinfoMinist]

The Hurried burial 🪦 Arrangements is for Cover-Up of evidences.

[Lilian Ogechi @Adaigboglobal]

https://t.co/9c81VBOKA4

[Ifeoma Igbotic @IfeomaIgbotic]

This is Roxettes Electric Car, proudly manufactured in Abia State.

Ndi Igbo are industrious and Innovative! 🤍

[J. C. Okechukwu @jcokechukwu]

Today is Tuesday, August 4, 2026 and I’m shopping for just three reasons why Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should languish in jail while:

A. Sunday Igboho walks around, not just free, but able to still carry out similar activities to the one for which they claim MNK is jailed.
B. Killer Fulani ethnic militiamen roam around with AK 47s, destroying farmlands and killing whatever or whoever crosses their path.
C. Genocidal, unrepentant murderers of Christians in Nigeria are branded “repentant,” pampered and pardoned with benefits.

I need answers.

@officialABAT

[Jason Ian Poblete @JasonPoblete]

Sweden’s renewed talks with #Eritrea must not sideline Dawit Isaak, a political prisoner and prisoner of conscience detained without trial since 2001. Diplomacy without leverage to defend fundamental individual rights rewards hostage-taking. There are also US nationals reportedly wrongfully detained or held hostage in Eritrea.

Sweden and the US have a long history of collaborating to defend human rights. Both nations should redouble their efforts to defend press freedom, demand accountability, and never treat political prisoners as secondary bargaining chips. Dawit Isaak is believed to be the world's longest-imprisoned journalist - he is a #hostage.

Next month, on September 23, 2026, marks 25 years since enforced disappearances began in earnest in Eritrea. This represents a colossal failure and another example of why the international human rights system, including the @UN_HRC, is broken. American taxpayers should monitor these cases closely. @AmbWaltz @HouseForeignGOP @HouseForeign @SenateForeign @SFRCdems

Sweden, the EU, and the US must act urgently, decisively, and in unison. Stand with Dawit; impress on Eritrea that it is time to resolve this case and others. Turn this around, move product, secure Mr. Isaak's release, and set new standards for wrongful detention and hostage cases.

@TheRWCHR @bergersus @RSF_inter @pressfreedom @FreeDawit @HRF @eritrea_focus @Edelstam @GLALegalDefense @HostageAid

A special post about this case:

Coffee, Courage, and Leverage: Why Dawit Isaak’s Case, and Others Like It, Still Matters to America

https://t.co/GhfbVVesV1

[Mimi @Mimi_yakigar]

The time for creating content is over." - Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma.
The content phase is over. The consequences phase has begun. #atruthatatime #Southafrica #marchandmarch

[aloy ejimakor @AloyEjimakor]

The voices rooting for MAZI NNAMDI KANU and demanding urgent justice for him are far greater than the ones defaming his name and seeking do him harm. In this timeless video, the Ambassadors for Self Determination & their American allies didn’t mince words for #FreeNnamdiKanu.

[aloy ejimakor @AloyEjimakor]

A friend in need, is a friend indeed. I’m pleased to dedicate this post to my close friend, His Excellency, Dr. IKEDI OHAKIM as he crosses another glorious milestone.

Ochinanwata, as your many friends take to advertorials to celebrate you, this is my humble advertorial. #HBD.

[D English Alhaji fans page @DEngliishalhaji]

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[World War 3 @Worldwar_3_]

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