Tag: Nigerians in Minnesota
Meet Wole Osibodu: Brooklyn Park’s military veteran seeking a city council...
Nigerian-American Wole Osibodu is no stranger to community leadership. For 27 years he served in the U.S. Army, where he managed squads of soldiers...
IgboFest 2023 brings tradition, dance and food to Brooklyn Park
Umunne Cultural Association in Minnesota held the 28th annual IgboFest on Saturday on the grounds of North Hennepin Community College. The festival celebrates the...
Nigerian-born Margaret-Mary Wilson is UnitedHealth Group’s next chief medical officer
Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson, an executive at America’s largest health insurer UnitedHealth, has been elevated to that company’s chief medical officer to lead its clinical...
Annual Nigerian picnic features Afrobeat, jollof rice and vaccines
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - Lemi Z'ere, a 22-year-old second generation Eritrean and TikTok influencer, put off getting vaccinated against COVID-19 for months because she was...
Brooklyn Park City Council candidate Benjamin Osemenam shares his vision for...
Long time Brooklyn Park resident Benjamin Osemenam is running for a seat on the city council, challenging the incumbent Lisa Jacobson in the November...
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies of coronavirus
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American serial entrepreneur and philanthropist died on Tuesday, May 19 of the coronavirus, throwing the large Nigerian community in Minnesota into...
Ngozi Akubuike, Nigerian-American lawyer running for Ramsey County Judge
Twin Cities attorney Ngozi Akubuike has her sights set on a new position. After a long multi decade legal career Akubuike is running to...
No magic at Yemi Alade concert in Minneapolis
The much-anticipated concert by Nigerian pop sensation, Yemi Alade, left a bitter taste in the mouths of her fans in Minnesota, including many who...
Culture and tradition abound in Brooklyn Park for IgboFest 2018
Afrobeat and Afropop music blared from speakers on a decorated stage, aromatic scents of plantain and spices, clothing vendors and community nonprofits, Igbo women...
With Ahrvo app, investors are in control
While in college at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Appo Agbamu was the student director of Bulldog Fund LLC, a student-run $1.2 million hedge fund....
Growing awareness of end-of-life care among Nigerian immigrants
For Nigerian Americans, opting for all possible medical treatments for the ailing parents is normal.
“This thinking represents the family caring and the filial duty...