Mimi Nwabuoku

Naijamerican MD/PhD candidate. Omaliicha Agu- Nwanyi. Science and Literature harmoniously cohabit the realms of my mindscape.

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@otokyo The skin.

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@IgboHistoFacts May he rest in perfect peace.

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

BREAKING: Former University of Nigeria, Nsukka Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sir Oleka Kelechi Udeala, is dead. The 85-year-old pharmacist died in his sleep. 🕊️

[J. C. Okechukwu @jcokechukwu]

I have made it a duty to share this every year, until the need to share it no longer exists.

My ancestors' death will never be in vain.

Rest in Peace Heroes! 🙏 💪🏽

#BIAFRARmemorial
#BiafraRememberance

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

We Remember Our Fallen Heroes Today.

Dear Igbo Nation, today marks 56 years since we tragically lost over 4.5 million Igbo brothers and sisters to the Nigerian–Biafran War. They gallantly fought and died so that we might live. 🕊️

Let's Retweet in their memory. 🙏

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@kevinblue345 And “probably understands dirt better”.

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@Babywwir I’ve done every. Last. Single. Thing. on this list and then some.
Rewound a cassette tape & a VHS tape by a pencil.
Drunk from a garden hose without any ill effects.
Dialed all my important phone numbers from memory (& still do just to keep the old synapses a-firin’).

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important.

Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, the only two candidates in the race with strong records of standing up for all Georgians.

Early voting is already underway and Election Day is May 19th. Find out where you can vote at https://t.co/OHJnsHnuiB.

[Elon Musk Ndị Mbaise @_Kele_Chukwu]

@easternpulse1 you see how smooth her Igbo is and she hasn't been to Nigeria before
she is six years old
her German and English are as good as her Igbo too.

making sure your Children speak Igbo don't reduce their ability in other languages, it actually improves it

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@Itz__Priscy 4 in Spring /Summer and 5 or 6 for Winter.

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

What? WHAT?!

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Michael Jackson had to cut a deal with a drug lord to film this video. The Brazilian government tried to block the shoot. A judge banned the filming. The police refused to enter the area.

Rio was bidding to host the 2004 Olympics and didn't want the world seeing footage of its poorest neighborhoods. So Spike Lee walked into the favela (Rio's version of a hillside slum) and found the local crime boss. His name was Marcinho VP. He ran one of the city's biggest gangs, Comando Vermelho. He also happened to be a huge Jackson fan, and he provided the whole production with security for free.

A higher court eventually overturned the ban. The police still wouldn't go in. So 1,500 police officers and 50 residents acting as security guards sealed off the favela. Jackson arrived by helicopter. He walked the streets handing out candy to the kids. The people who lived there had woken up early that morning to sweep the streets and take out the trash before he got there.

Mid-shoot, two women burst through security. One knocked Jackson flat. Spike Lee helped him up and he kept dancing. That exact take is in the final video.

For the Salvador half of the shoot, he worked with 200 drummers from a local group called Olodum. The media coverage put them on the map in 140 countries. They'd been a regional act before the shoot. They became a global one after.

Over 200 million people watched the premiere around the world. The song itself peaked at #30 in America. In Germany it went to #1 and stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, the longest run of any Jackson song there. The video crossed 1 billion views on YouTube in 2023. Only one other Jackson video has done that: Billie Jean. He's the first solo male singer from the 1900s with two videos over a billion.

The day after Jackson died in 2009, Rio's mayor announced they'd put a statue of him in the same favela where the video was shot. Locals said the turnaround of their neighborhood started with his visit.

[💫 @starqueensly]

@IgboHistoFacts https://t.co/5r3O2Rw0CV

[Mimi Nwabuoku @MimiTheStylish]

@SarautaMaryam @IgboHistoFacts As a matter of fact, due to the extraordinary circumstances, this child was DNA tested twice: for paternity and for maternity. The tests confirmed that that she is absolutely their child.

[c.azuakor_art @CAzuakor]

@IgboHistoFacts I made an Artwork titled NNEDI which was about her and her books in 2020, please repost

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

52 years ago today, renowned writer Nnedimma (Nnedi) Okorafor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.🧵