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Cornelia O'Dwyer
Cornelia O’Dwyer (born 1984) is a talk show host, writer, executive producer, and video content creator based out of Lagos, Nigeria, and New York City. She was the host of Ndani TV’s talk show titled Ndani Real Talk and a former co-host on Smooth 98.1 FM's entertainment breakfast show called Grapevine 981. She was also a columnist for Today's Woman Magazine (TW). Cornelia is the Host and Executive Producer of Talk Show Chick Chat Live on Fox Life Africa airing on DSTV, Startimes, and Kwese TV across sub-Saharan Africa. She is also the Creative Director of Carmarcon Media. Early life and education Cornelia was born in San Francisco and raised in Nigeria. In 1998, she left Nigeria for England at the age of 14 after her mother died in a gas explosion. In 2005, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Film, Culture and Media Studies from the University of the West of England in Bristol. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City, where she worked for about seven years before re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and Culture, cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
