If you are a Nigerian that lives in Nigeria please y'all need to stop saying Nigerians are acting fake or African-American wannabes... We live here, so we are surrounded by Americans, and guess what, at one point we will sound American and act American but that doesn't make us less Nigerian.. So y'all need to take a chill and encourage black productions.
This documentary is called Nigerians abroad not Nigerians in Nigeria. For goodness sake's I don't know why people are expecting Nigerians abroad to act like they are still in Nigeria. None of the people on here have forgotten where they come from but adapting to their surroundings but still love and represent Naija to the fullest.....Btw, when is the next episode airing???? I would like to know what happens next.
I enjoyed this episode and the show has great potential. However, I think it would be nice to have a more diverse representation of the young Nigerian population in LA though. Not everyone in LA is pursuing careers in music or beauty or careers in pop-culture in general. My sister is an aspiring actress and arts management professional in LA. I also know young Nigerians out there who are engineers, business men/women, etc. Adding a few more people with different backgrounds/situations I think would make the show more relatable for a wider range of Nigerians abroad in the US. I would hate for this to turn into something superficial like The Real World that's essentially scripted drama for the sake of entertainment...I think a balance can be struck between entertainment and relevance. Looking forward to episode 2 though!
Watching this at first kinda made me feel like I was watching "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" or something, until I keep needing to remind myself that these are my fellow Nigerian-African brothers and sisters. As a Namibian black woman married to a white European man and living in Europe, it's so powerful to see Africans living abroad/overseas/in the diaspora) still have a powerful attachment to Africa. As African, wherever we are around this world, Africa will always be in us, and Africa will always be our home. We should use our strength and powerful roots of being children of Mama Africa as a gift to enlighten and improve the society we find ourselves in. As an African married to Danish man, we celebrate both our Danish and Namibian cultures and roots because that is who we are. Greetings from Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
YO this is tryna show the reality out there. I am Ghanaian but i think this is a great project. the fact not all nigerians out there speak with nigerian accents so y'all chill with they are too akata comments. The reality is that they are nigerians and their stories must be heard.
I like the show ' s concept. The cinematography was good for an amateur project. There's room for much improvement and expansions in the storyline. I look forward to more shows.
This is a pilot show people, not all questions, concerns and representation of all Nigerians can be featured in one episode. There will be more aspect of the show to come. Most of the cast speaks our native language so relax with the negative comments. Also most of the cast were born in Nigeria, some raised here, some abroad....and not everyone will have accent. Stay tune there's more to come.
Ndi Nigeria ike gwuru unu nile. This show isn't about all the other professionals out there but the ones who are cast for the show. Let's focus on them and critique/ enjoy the show for what it is. I think the show has potential and needs work on the storyline and make up for the women. Cinematography is great. Clean shots and all. Looking forward to more episodes. Bravo!
Unfortunately the media dictates/shapes/carry culture (and people form opinions based on what's being portrayed). So if this is what they came up with to represent Naija, I'll criticize. I mean remember Jersey Shore? People thought Hispanics were like that. So I'm not saying they shouldn't have baby mama drama or whatnot on this show, they should also balance it with people pursing education or whatnot because basically that's part of what makes us Nigerians. Or they could just change the title to Nigerians in LA. My opinion sha, I just don't relate with the characters (being in diaspora myself). I'll still watch though. We need more non-fictional series. :-)
Yeah but this is about these group of men and women. It isn't meant to represent you and I is it?( I live in the US too) Just like the real house wives aren't meant to represent the ENTIRE United States and the women who live in it. Enjoy the show for what it is or not and let live. I personally think that they've done well and I expect to see more. They just need a bit of polishing and that's it.
utchgirl YOU know that it doesn't represent everyone of us, but there are ignorants out there that don't. And yeah, they do need a lot of polishing. Enjoy!
Guys I think it is a really good show! I wish there was less criticism, I am not saying criticism is not warranted but I think the production so far is cool. Big up to Naija from the Caribbean :)
There are alot of honest hard working good heart akata people.dont get it twisted.dont generalize good and bad in all races.yeah you have tradition and culture.its only revelant amongst your people.
I think that the concept of this project is going in the right direction! Great cinematography! Great soundtrack! The only thing I would say would be to have more diverse story lines (the hard working medical student, the 419ers, the involved church goers, etc.) If it is going to be "reality", let ALL aspects of who we are be shown...Hoping that would come in the future episodes! Good luck, and at the end of it all I hope your show brings a positive light to all Nigerians, home and abroad.
Is it me or do these people seem more akata than Nigerian? And what about the people who are pursuing being a doctor/lawyer/engineer/business. All these people are following the stereotypical careers in entertainment or hairstyling. I live in Texas and the Nigerians here are not like this at all.
I know some nigerians in Texas in same stereo typical kind of occupations. I beg these people are in America, and probably born there. How else should they act.
I was thinking the same thing after watching it...I would rather have 3 or 4 different perspectives - the student doc/lawyer/engineer/business owner, the baby mama, and any other struggling/hustling individual. That adds class, authenticity and a dimension of humanness to the show.
Kristen Rendall One of them just went back home to a Nigerian wedding. Every parent didn't teach their children their home language. For instance's my mother didn't want us to speak our ethnic language only English. I only had an accent and knew few words. Not every Nigerian speaks the same dialect/language so if they all spoke their traditional language many people would be confused. Nigeria is too diverse for that. Do you have anymore negative criticism Kristen?
I don't really see any problem with what they do . Even though they do hair and beauty they are also in school one of them was even doing her postgrad , not all Nigerians want to be doctors , lawyers or engineers . Also these people were brought up in America and a lot of Nigerian parents don't teach their children how to speak the language especially those in the diaspora . Furthermore the reason why in Nigeria people are able to communicate with each other is because we have English as our official language and people also speak pidgin English which is also English but broken .
I love the show!!! My only thing is that the transitions from one scene to another be smoother. I need to tell my sister about this show. She lives in LA and is a USC student.
this is good, i really enjoyed it and i hope to be seeing more of this!!! doe am still not sure if the ladies re acting or being real buh thumbs up 2 all of dem!!
Just embarrassing, couldn't finish watching the whole thing. Please this is a bad portrayal of most Nigerians living abroad, myself included. The self proclaimed PhD student speaking gibberish and the other chick with the baby mama drama..smh
Of course they do not represent all of us, but let's not pretend we do not have some so-called "bad eggs" not all Nigerians are on point. Many of us do well abroad, but let's not lie about ourselves, we are not 'perfect'.
I like this production and it gives vivid events unfolding out there in d states. Some might criticize it, that's naturally Naija by nature, it doesn't mean they don't ultimately like it!!! Keep it up and add more casts though! Also, it would be nice to have cross events linking the casts together at some point! I think its dope, and might turn out to be popular and successful Naija series!
Good cinematography. Needs a better story line when it comes to the girls who went on the trip to Nigeria. The hair & make up crew needs to be upgraded. In conclusion, I can't wait to see the next episode. Good job guys for a pilot, this works!
Kudos and looking forward to episode 2 and the rest. Jax just pulled the typical naija I forgive you but... on Coco LOL!!! Coco, no more fast moves like that abeg. Up Cali via Monrovia, Duarte and Azusa my home away from home. Go Valley Babes if you're one!!!
At the end of the day we're all black. Please lets stop arguing and fighting over who is better than who.. So what if we are scattered from Africa to the Antilles, USA, Canada and Latin America by virtue of a rather sad episode in our history, it doesn't mean we should hate each other. Lets learn from the past and work toward a better tomorrow. The kind of things being said on this page would make any good and well-meaning black person shed tears. We are already being assailed by the general public and prevailing system, why should we do the same to ourselves ?? I am an African and I won't lie that people back home tend to belittle the slave trade and the experiences of Afro ppl in the Americas. Its not right and should change. To be honest I believe the only solution to our problems lies in EDUCATION. Its sad because just 500 to 600 years ago we were all one in Africa. Look at Jews, separated by millennia but still manage to look out for each other. lets be like that too. Please !!!! God Bless all of us.
I'm Igbo but I and my two older siblings grew up in america. We are a proud people with wonderful culture and tradition. Most importantly we have identity. Without it what does one really have? Who are you? Identity gives you a sense of belonging in this world. It gives you the motivation to live and do the right things in you and your family's lives I am sorry to say this but someone has to say it. I can not understand for the life of me why Igbos my people go out of their way to imitate akata behavior? What is the value and or the attraction in it. I know akata people who tell me that they wish that they have the tradition and culture that we have, mainly the fact that we know who we are as africans. There is envy there too. Why is it that alot of us don't seem to appreciate our God given heritage instead some of us are trying so hard to copy omume ndi akata. A smart and wise person would want to emulate good things that they see around them, rather than embracing the worst. If you want to impress people, impress them with your best. So talking, acting and living like akata to me is sad. I used to believe that we knew better, was I wrong? Which akata is running around trying to be like us?
Well, first of all, I'm an AKATA, and yes, we don't connect to any African group, but , I feel I have identity! It no longer matters from where in Africa that my people were sold from, but, we have started with what we have. I'm very proud of my people and from where they have come. I am talking specifically from whom I have descended from. My people are successful AKATAS here in the U.S. We made lemonade out of lemons and that's what over comers do. So I personally don't feel like I am missing out on anything in this world. Also, my identity is in Christ, I may not know where my African ancesstors came from, but I do know where I'm going. Plus, AKATAS are not dying for anyone to imitate us. We don't care if you don't like us. That's just who we are! Like us or not, Nobody is gonna stop our flow!! Yes, we have our problems but at least we don't fake it, as if all is well. We got our own thing. If some Nigerians are feeling this swag, so be it, but we are not begging for attention or emulation. God has blessed us in many areas that is appealing! That's that God Given attraction in various areas. I have never felt any envy regarding any Africans!! One thing I don't see in my neck of the woods is an AKATA trying to be African!! We don't copy others. Oh, I just finished reading your last sentence. I had made my last sentence the same as yours. Hmm, you noticed that, too, didn't you? We are not trying to be like anyone else. I have several Nigerian friends that I do respect. Congrats to Naija on surpassing South Africa as now having the Largest Economy on the continent of Africa. Hopefully, the leaders can make Nigeria a better place, starting with it's infrastructure. Also, every other month or so I will read "The Punch," Nigeria's largest online Newspaper, as well as other online news papers worldwide and let me tell you that some of the stuff I read, PLEASE! How dare you speak as if your people are so superior to anyone!! There's some B.S. going down in Naija that will stun and shock the rest of the Enlightened world. Don't you even go there. If I lived in Naija everyday, I could point out the dirt there as well. African's are no more better than anyone else, let alone AKATAS!!!!
Ladyronda Robins you're not an Akata my dear friend. You are an African to me, forget what jane smith said. In fact fuck that. Ignorance is a very powerful thing and its sad to see it divide us to this level. If Irish-Americans don't have any qualms identifying as Catholic Irish people, you shouldn't have an issue identifying as African. If jane smith knew any history then she would know that throngs of Igbos were sold to Europeans by their own Igbo people( slave trading clans like Arochukwu comes to mind). An ancestor of mine was nearly kidnapped by one of such people and the story of his escape is something that we still talk about today. My point being that we are all one, whether Afro-Brazilian, American, Jamaican etc. The only thing that makes people not recognize the brotherhood is mixture of ignorance, self-hatred, jealousy and inferiority complex. TOHELL with you jane smithj or whatever you call yourself, BLACKS need solidarity right now, we cant be fighting ourselves. Because we are one. One blood. Please dont listen to people like jane smithj, sounds like someone that would be over eager to please Europeans and even sell out their own. Have a great day.
What's to be proud of a culture that sold off their own people. That was a part of your culture!! People were sold!! Your own fucking people! That is why the country as a whole was not progressing as it should have been. Tradition keeps you looking backwards instead of forward! That is why I get so tired of hearing these same African lines regarding the Europeans coming over and stealing the wealth blah, blah, blah. Stop dressing up dancing over yams and leaving plates of food to your dead ancestors and your infrastructure could have been on point!! If you got so much pride, step your ass up, overthrow the government stop whining about the rogues who are leading the country and make Nigeria a better place!!
Btw, why are people complaining that they don't sound Nigerian? The show is called "Nigerians in America" and so they must have been influenced greatly by the American society in the way they speak, act etc. It's imperative to note that the people featured here are not even first generation Nigerians but were born and brought up in the states with little or no link to Nigeria. So, invariably, they're more or less Nigerian Americans or African-Americans.
Adewole is fine!Love, love this! Would be great to have some variety in terms of professions, but I don't imagine Naija professional airing their business, I know I won't. This is great guys, waiting for the next video. The girl with the baby daddy issues is so pretty. The other girl is gorgeous, but she needs to tone down the make up.
Not bad, though it would be exciting to see other videos of Nigerians living in other countries as well: throughout Europe and Asia as well as Latin America. :)
Nigerians with your "akata" comments are delusional. Its because of these akatas many of you are even welcomed in the United States and United Kingdom. These akatas have fought for the freedoms you are enjoying and are taking advantage of. Ingrates. Before coming to view this video, the commentary on this video was "Nigerians are colourful" etc. And I am inclined to agree. Because judging from your comments, all Nigerians are doctors/lawyers/engineers (a colourful lie). To the many who've had the opportunity kudos to them. But not everyone pursue these careers. As we are not all meant to go through the same path in life. It is funny that you Nigerians refer to yourselves as academics, and legends in medicine and all else, when Nigeria is a decaying mess. You all are doctors, yet Nigerians when in need of medical treatment, travel to India, South Africa, Europe or North America. You are all lawyers, but there are places like Kirikiri where innocent people (as young as 8) are rotting in prison without being charged criminally, your women have no rights and are raped and abused daily with no recourse. You are all Engineers, yet when your government is to build or plan things that require intellect and skills, they refer to Arabs/Indians/Chinese for assistance. So my question, with all this knowledge, what are you really doing for you country? At least the akatas are living to their potential and do not pretend otherwise, unlike you who pretend to be something that you cant prove that you are. Nigeria has the second largest population of people with HIV/AIDS in Africa (the numbers may be higher because ignorance is rampant and there are many who are not tested), apparently South Africa is the first. Also, '"runs" is an everyday thing. Yet you criticize a single mother? Were it not for your culture which turns a blind eye to abuse against women, cheating men and loveless marriage, Nigeria would be a place of many single mothers. In closing, I am well versed in Nigerian culture and socialization to know that many of you will reply with insults. And I know with your loud rebuttals, you wont be able to provide evidence to prove me wrong.
2 years, and nary a reply. Not to talk of loud rebuttals, haha. Baba God dey! I'm here for this part though: *"Its because of these akatas many of you are even welcomed in the United States and United Kingdom. These akatas have fought for the freedoms you are enjoying and are taking advantage of.* ...I hear this a lot, but I'm unconvinced. The injustices meted to black Americans were comprehensively done to keep them out of the lanes of power. Meanwhile, immigrant effects in America are richly attested to. Chinese, Indians, Eastern Europeans, and yes, Africans (of whom Nigerians are the biggest single cohort). ISTM that what Nigerians owe to black Americans is a basic sense of solidarity, to use the advantages that come to us (via what I'm calling 'immigrant effects': tighter communities, shared sense of struggle, looking out for one another etc.) to help black American communities break cycles of dysfunction that the US gov't is happy to subsidize. Some of it isn't that hard; we know that one clear path to living above the poverty line is finishing high school, marrying, and not having children until marriage. The cohesion of the family unit is an ark against many economic forces. Especially in poverty (something Africans know a lil something about), it is the lifeblood of communities. Our struggle is not the same, nor is our path. I mean, England doesn't have a similar 'native' black pop'n. Who are British Nigerians supposed to be thanking there? Jamaicans? I think the labours of black American heroes past are the boon of black Americans today. NOT African immigrants and their progeny. It is b/c people are happy to elide the two, that we see things like affirmative action benefiting African youth more than black Americans--further inflaming intra-black competition. There is ripe ground for co-belligerency here, but I think that's best done if we address reality. ----------------------------------------- As a postscript, I hadn't realized akata was so in vogue now. Again, I think in the framing of immigrant vs. native black communities, we more closely approach the truth. Akata's most relevant definition means 'panther/jaguar' (early Yoruba students in USA interacting with black Americans [at the height of the Black Panthers]). When one group looks like it's advancing on the back of the other, "African Booty Scratcher" is met with "Akata" -- which is then infused with meanings designed to degrade and insult. You're welcome to keep believing we made up a word to despise Black Americans (like that Wesley Snipes film lol), but you would be wrong. Give me a word from your culture, Mirium. And give me two vibrant, sparring, respectively black American and African communities. I'm confident I can get your new word famous on social media as the new African way to heap scorn on black Americans. This is what us humans do best lol. Anyway sha, we'll figure this out, step by painful step. God bless!
Yes, its been 2 years, but maybe the others who read my comment were in agreement. Your response is lengthy, but you were not able to refute my claims that you Nigerians who refer to black people outside of the African continent as "Akata" are ungrateful. But its expected, gratefulness is not inherently a Nigerian trait. I've not heard "African Booty Scratcher" before, but I have heard and I have witnessed the otherness reserved for Akatas.
*"Yes, its been 2 years, but maybe the others who read my comment were in agreement."* fair enough, it was just funny in view of your stated expectation of vicious insults. *"but you were not able to refute my claims that you Nigerians who refer to black people outside of the African continent as "Akata" are ungrateful."* This reads imprecise. 'Akata' was assigned to *black Americans*, originally for the sensible reason I explained. Haitians, Jamaicans, Afro-diasporans throughout Europe are not called that. That's why I asked in my 2nd last paragraph, who should receive thanks in the UK black community. When Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano & co. struggled in the UK, all black Africans benefitted from it. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman & co. benefitted our ancestors' cousins separated from us by an ocean. So today we would do better to practice solidarity (& respect!) while recognizing that we have different stories. B/c even looking at the numbers today in 2017, you can tease out the immigrant cohort from all the black people in America. For my part, I encourage my fellow Africans who are thriving to turn back and be positively involved in struggling communities. There's a certain tax bracket where all this 'akata' stuff is a non-starter. And if you're there, a black solidarity should compel you to lift those around you (not just your countrymen/ethnic family). Then there's the complex matter of how to sensibly get involved back home, but that's inside baseball. *"But its expected, gratefulness is not inherently a Nigerian trait."* welp. FWIW, I'm not upset with you. I think this conversation is interesting and worth it. I know that 'Nigerian villainy' is a rich genre (in ways both deserved, and undeserved), so I won't engage there even though it is the bulk of your original comment. 'African Booty Scratcher' has been around long enough that immigrant kids who endured that stuff are quote-unquote taking the insult back [type the phrase into TH-cam; there's a funny pilot for a show lol]. In Canada, where Jamaicans are the de facto 'native black pop'n", it was the same story with African immigrants being mocked for being, well, African. I replied to refute the claim that there is a special wickedness that drives Nigerians to mock black Americans. The word has been co-opted to further the struggle b/w two communities, something that we have examples of in every African nation lol. "The otherness reserved for akatas" (great phrasing, btw) is real. Sad, but true. And it isn't going anywhere until (IMO) we have a sense of solidarity w/o denying our differences. I think there's opportunity to grow in that direction, and that's why I write these mini-essays on TH-cam. But I'll stop now and give you the last word, otherwise I'll come off looking like a concern troll. Have a good week :)
1) Aunty, I know my naija people, you can say things that are caustic and uncalled for. Y'all love to fight. 2) Akata is reserve for blacks from the Caribbean and the united states, ie blacks without African parentage. The belief is the "Akatas" have no culture and no connection with Africa. I don't know how Africans can reconcile with calling their brothers and sisters that they sold as lesser than, to the point of designing a specific class for them. An oyibo is classified of higher status than an Akata in Nigerian way of thinking. 3) Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano & co. had their own struggles for equality, like we do today, but it is the fight of the Akata that helped pave the way for them. 4) Lets agree to disagree, we have our own ways of maligning each other. You've been called "African booty scratcher", and I have been regarded and called an "Akata-ashawo" because of my heritage (apparently we are very promiscuous, all we do is engage in sex on the beach and dirty dancing, as told to my friend by friends from church). 5) I previously attended a Redeem church, I've since stopped for a number of reasons. I poignantly remember this lady who was always friendly to me. She asked my name, which sounded Yoruba. She is Yoruba so she acted as if we had a kinship, just from telling her my name. She spoke kindly to me until one day I revealed that I am not Yoruba. She immediately stopped talking, and thereafter, she wouldn't even look me in the eye, not a hint of a smile. No matter how nice, respectful and educated an akata, Nigerians seem to think of themselves better than an Akata.
This show needs to be re-titled. When you say "Nigerians Abroad", the assumption is that we will see people who left Nigeria to live in another country. All of these people were born and raised here. Maybe it should be called Nigerian- Americans or something like that. Just a thought.
Nigerian baby mama drama etc is for Nigerians who have melted into America. Show us the struggle Nigerians face from coming to America, getting a job, school, dating, socializing...etc. There's a lot to show. I've only seen a handful of Igbo baby mamas, being that Igbo parents are strict and it lingers long after you've left home. So getting pregnant is not usually the first thing on an Igbo woman's mind. We don chase money finish? Lol! Again, it's not a popular thing for Igbo girls. I don't know about other tribes...
Ashan05 yeah I know all Nigerians are not the same, but to me, it was weird, a young Nigerian woman being a baby mama, and having a daughter in foster care. .. .did not seem to represent the culture well.
interesting to read the comments. can we yall just see each other as Africans/black people if you will. AA have their own experiences,and aftermath of slavery, just like we in Africa still deal with post colonialism. we same people played by one common agent. Lets love each other, respectfully and in uplifting ways. I love all black/Africans/brown/colored people. Peace
In all honesty, the producers and casts all did well but i can't help but notice that as a cast, once you get introduced you must get on the phone and call someone.
Lol...homegirl was super jealous that she was not also invited to the Governor's wedding.... You don't need "space" from a friend if you were just afraid for her life.
Jaxx or whatever her name is needs to quit with the hate. She is jealous of her friend that was invited by a man to a prestigious event and she was not. The girl apologized and she is still holding a grudge. Quit with it already. If she is ready to throw away a twenty plus year relationship, then she is not a friend to have. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Interesting show..That Coco doesn't know what time it is...With all the foolishness that happens in 9ja..how do u go out there for the 1st time with somebody and u disappear, we that were raised there sef, our parents still call our phones dam near every hour when we visit, just to make sure we are okay? What if she got kidnapped or somebody used her for ritual..then Jax would have been in real trouble..weytin she for wan tell her family?..Cant stand it when folk do ITK...Well thank heavens nothing happened..Jax knows better now too..mtchew...9ja for life...lol...P
Your post is cracking me up. Where is episode two? There needs to be a consecutive date when this airs, so I won't miss it. I can't wait till they show them at a Naija party.
As an African American, we know this western society is dysfunctional and make our lives dysfunctional as well as family dynamics dysfunctional. I do not know why you all would want to come here and blend in to the point of not focus on fixing home. We had to make the best from what we had. Build a culture and communities that we could survive in. I guess the only part I enjoyed was seeing AA and Africans connecting, because we are family.
Thegirl who has her daughter in child welfare services and still finding time to dress like a hoochi should try to eat a little more delicately.Yaming down food is not cute or proper etiquette.
I thought he was talking about the real wale. His music is so idk how to describe it like it looks like he's taking others artists styles. And for the girl with the kid the guy that came over Stanley I think he likes you. Why else would he come over uninvited to listen to your problems. And the girl was right to be mad at the friend. Why are you with an unknown man in a place that is unknown to you.
A thrilling peek into the everyday lives of young Nigerians living in Los Angeles. It is a known fact that Nigerians, wherever they are, have an inborn sense of entertainment, class, and extravagance.
If you are a Nigerian that lives in Nigeria please y'all need to stop saying Nigerians are acting fake or African-American wannabes... We live here, so we are surrounded by Americans, and guess what, at one point we will sound American and act American but that doesn't make us less Nigerian.. So y'all need to take a chill and encourage black productions.
tell them!
They're not African Americans,they're Nigerian Americans.
amarachiable same here can wait to go back to 9ja
Ruba kamya right that is what i identify as nigerian america
Well said. You have to blend with your surrounding.
This documentary is called Nigerians abroad not Nigerians in Nigeria. For goodness sake's I don't know why people are expecting Nigerians abroad to act like they are still in Nigeria. None of the people on here have forgotten where they come from but adapting to their surroundings but still love and represent Naija to the fullest.....Btw, when is the next episode airing???? I would like to know what happens next.
This was a really good show , I hope their are more episodes to come .
It's so great to see Nigerians being diversified , we aren't all RNs and Pharmacist!! Lol. Nice job guys and looking forward to more of this!
***** You can find plenty of baby mamas in Nigeria, and plenty of Akata copycat rappers, too!
lol Nigerians...I enjoyed watching the baby mommy's story, she needs her own reality show.
Love the show!! Please post more episodes!
Nice concept, and i love that its interesting too. Great Job!
Wow nice one. Sharing right away. Please post the next part. Thanks.
Its a very interesting show i really like it and looking forward to a new episode :)
You all represented the young Nigerian adults in LA really good. Love this pilot episode. Can't wait for more! Best wishes....Kemi Anugwom
Great! waiting for episode 2
Thank You!
2.5 years later and no episode 2?? I'm guessing this is a one time thing.
Lol.. Too funny...:o)
great show!! it's been a year now. when is this coming back??
I enjoyed this episode and the show has great potential. However, I think it would be nice to have a more diverse representation of the young Nigerian population in LA though. Not everyone in LA is pursuing careers in music or beauty or careers in pop-culture in general. My sister is an aspiring actress and arts management professional in LA. I also know young Nigerians out there who are engineers, business men/women, etc. Adding a few more people with different backgrounds/situations I think would make the show more relatable for a wider range of Nigerians abroad in the US. I would hate for this to turn into something superficial like The Real World that's essentially scripted drama for the sake of entertainment...I think a balance can be struck between entertainment and relevance. Looking forward to episode 2 though!
Watching this at first kinda made me feel like I was watching "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" or something, until I keep needing to remind myself that these are my fellow Nigerian-African brothers and sisters. As a Namibian black woman married to a white European man and living in Europe, it's so powerful to see Africans living abroad/overseas/in the diaspora) still have a powerful attachment to Africa. As African, wherever we are around this world, Africa will always be in us, and Africa will always be our home. We should use our strength and powerful roots of being children of Mama Africa as a gift to enlighten and improve the society we find ourselves in. As an African married to Danish man, we celebrate both our Danish and Namibian cultures and roots because that is who we are. Greetings from Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
YO this is tryna show the reality out there. I am Ghanaian but i think this is a great project. the fact not all nigerians out there speak with nigerian accents so y'all chill with they are too akata comments. The reality is that they are nigerians and their stories must be heard.
So true!
I like the show ' s concept. The cinematography was good for an amateur project. There's room for much improvement and expansions in the storyline. I look forward to more shows.
This is a pilot show people, not all questions, concerns and representation of all Nigerians can be featured in one episode. There will be more aspect of the show to come. Most of the cast speaks our native language so relax with the negative comments. Also most of the cast were born in Nigeria, some raised here, some abroad....and not everyone will have accent. Stay tune there's more to come.
Thank you, for your response.
I definitely wanna watch this...intersting
Love it, when is the next episode?
I enjoyed seeing other Nigerians experience in Los Angeles. I can't until the next episode.
Ndi Nigeria ike gwuru unu nile. This show isn't about all the other professionals out there but the ones who are cast for the show. Let's focus on them and critique/ enjoy the show for what it is.
I think the show has potential and needs work on the storyline and make up for the women. Cinematography is great. Clean shots and all. Looking forward to more episodes. Bravo!
Unfortunately the media dictates/shapes/carry culture (and people form opinions based on what's being portrayed). So if this is what they came up with to represent Naija, I'll criticize. I mean remember Jersey Shore? People thought Hispanics were like that. So I'm not saying they shouldn't have baby mama drama or whatnot on this show, they should also balance it with people pursing education or whatnot because basically that's part of what makes us Nigerians. Or they could just change the title to Nigerians in LA. My opinion sha, I just don't relate with the characters (being in diaspora myself). I'll still watch though. We need more non-fictional series. :-)
Yeah but this is about these group of men and women. It isn't meant to represent you and I is it?( I live in the US too) Just like the real house wives aren't meant to represent the ENTIRE United States and the women who live in it. Enjoy the show for what it is or not and let live. I personally think that they've done well and I expect to see more. They just need a bit of polishing and that's it.
utchgirl YOU know that it doesn't represent everyone of us, but there are ignorants out there that don't. And yeah, they do need a lot of polishing. Enjoy!
Guys I think it is a really good show! I wish there was less criticism, I am not saying criticism is not warranted but I think the production so far is cool. Big up to Naija from the Caribbean :)
There are alot of honest hard working good heart akata people.dont get it twisted.dont generalize good and bad in all races.yeah you have tradition and culture.its only revelant amongst your people.
Great More Episodes pls
I think that the concept of this project is going in the right direction! Great cinematography! Great soundtrack! The only thing I would say would be to have more diverse story lines (the hard working medical student, the 419ers, the involved church goers, etc.) If it is going to be "reality", let ALL aspects of who we are be shown...Hoping that would come in the future episodes! Good luck, and at the end of it all I hope your show brings a positive light to all Nigerians, home and abroad.
Loving it.When is the next episode pls!
I just sit here enjoyed the show and forgot it was actually meant to pilot the show and searched for other episodes, this is nice.
Good show I wish they made more episodes
Nice video man I would love to see more.....👍👍👍
Love it......keep it up
nice effort! keep burning
awesome! more PLEASE! !!!!!!!!
Is it me or do these people seem more akata than Nigerian? And what about the people who are pursuing being a doctor/lawyer/engineer/business. All these people are following the stereotypical careers in entertainment or hairstyling. I live in Texas and the Nigerians here are not like this at all.
I know some nigerians in Texas in same stereo typical kind of occupations. I beg these people are in America, and probably born there. How else should they act.
I was thinking the same thing after watching it...I would rather have 3 or 4 different perspectives - the student doc/lawyer/engineer/business owner, the baby mama, and any other struggling/hustling individual. That adds class, authenticity and a dimension of humanness to the show.
Kristen Rendall One of them just went back home to a Nigerian wedding. Every parent didn't teach their children their home language. For instance's my mother didn't want us to speak our ethnic language only English. I only had an accent and knew few words. Not every Nigerian speaks the same dialect/language so if they all spoke their traditional language many people would be confused. Nigeria is too diverse for that. Do you have anymore negative criticism Kristen?
I don't really see any problem with what they do . Even though they do hair and beauty they are also in school one of them was even doing her postgrad , not all Nigerians want to be doctors , lawyers or engineers . Also these people were brought up in America and a lot of Nigerian parents don't teach their children how to speak the language especially those in the diaspora . Furthermore the reason why in Nigeria people are able to communicate with each other is because we have English as our official language and people also speak pidgin English which is also English but broken .
Nigerians in LA don't behave like this either.
Good concept, each Nigerian's story who is abroad is different. Definitely could expand.
I love the show!!! My only thing is that the transitions from one scene to another be smoother. I need to tell my sister about this show. She lives in LA and is a USC student.
this is good, i really enjoyed it and i hope to be seeing more of this!!! doe am still not sure if the ladies re acting or being real buh thumbs up 2 all of dem!!
Make-up artist of life with them square eyebrows LMAO!
😂😂 am saying
Victoria Taylor ....ha ha ha
I skipped all the rapper parts
Me too!
Kiera Parris me too
Nice reality show. Hope to see newer episodes.
This should be Nigerians in LA .. not abroad..or Nigerians Abroad (L.A Edition) as it is not representative of ALL
I agree because that can open up more shows for places like Houston, New York. etc.
lovelyone Or even the U.K!
Defplay Mustapha yessss !!!
Wtf ?
Naija po what on earth are u talking about?
When will the next episode be uploaded.
loving the show...
More episodes pleeaase!!!
Loved the show. When is the next episode?
Didn't think I was going to like this but it was very enjoyable.
Interesting. When is the next episode?
This is amazing!
So if the show getting picked up?, I found it interesting
God bless Nigeria and America.
Where are the other episodes??? This is dope 👏
wao I love this show keep it up girls
Just embarrassing, couldn't finish watching the whole thing. Please this is a bad portrayal of most Nigerians living abroad, myself included. The self proclaimed PhD student speaking gibberish and the other chick with the baby mama drama..smh
one word.. DENIAL
Of course they do not represent all of us, but let's not pretend we do not have some so-called "bad eggs" not all Nigerians are on point. Many of us do well abroad, but let's not lie about ourselves, we are not 'perfect'.
I like it
I like this production and it gives vivid events unfolding out there in d states. Some might criticize it, that's naturally Naija by nature, it doesn't mean they don't ultimately like it!!! Keep it up and add more casts though! Also, it would be nice to have cross events linking the casts together at some point!
I think its dope, and might turn out to be popular and successful Naija series!
This goes for women who moved to America after high school as well as the ones born & raised here.
I like
Good cinematography. Needs a better story line when it comes to the girls who went on the trip to Nigeria. The hair & make up crew needs to be upgraded. In conclusion, I can't wait to see the next episode. Good job guys for a pilot, this works!
Interesting realiality show were can I watch the rest anyone.?????? Help!!!!!!
Kudos and looking forward to episode 2 and the rest. Jax just pulled the typical naija I forgive you but... on Coco LOL!!! Coco, no more fast moves like that abeg. Up Cali via Monrovia, Duarte and Azusa my home away from home. Go Valley Babes if you're one!!!
At the end of the day we're all black. Please lets stop arguing and fighting over who is better than who.. So what if we are scattered from Africa to the Antilles, USA, Canada and Latin America by virtue of a rather sad episode in our history, it doesn't mean we should hate each other. Lets learn from the past and work toward a better tomorrow. The kind of things being said on this page would make any good and well-meaning black person shed tears. We are already being assailed by the general public and prevailing system, why should we do the same to ourselves ?? I am an African and I won't lie that people back home tend to belittle the slave trade and the experiences of Afro ppl in the Americas. Its not right and should change. To be honest I believe the only solution to our problems lies in EDUCATION. Its sad because just 500 to 600 years ago we were all one in Africa. Look at Jews, separated by millennia but still manage to look out for each other. lets be like that too. Please !!!! God Bless all of us.
more episode please!
This is Gr8 is there more?
wow Stanley is on this show? nice
Whats the name of the song at 12:10?
I'm Igbo but I and my two older siblings grew up in america. We are a proud people with wonderful culture and tradition. Most importantly we have identity. Without it what does one really have? Who are you? Identity gives you a sense of belonging in this world. It gives you the motivation to live and do the right things in you and your family's lives I am sorry to say this but someone has to say it. I can not understand for the life of me why Igbos my people go out of their way to imitate akata behavior? What is the value and or the attraction in it. I know akata people who tell me that they wish that they have the tradition and culture that we have, mainly the fact that we know who we are as africans. There is envy there too. Why is it that alot of us don't seem to appreciate our God given heritage instead some of us are trying so hard to copy omume ndi akata. A smart and wise person would want to emulate good things that they see around them, rather than embracing the worst. If you want to impress people, impress them with your best. So talking, acting and living like akata to me is sad. I used to believe that we knew better, was I wrong? Which akata is running around trying to be like us?
Well, first of all, I'm an AKATA, and yes, we don't connect to any African group, but , I feel I have identity! It no longer matters from where in Africa that my people were sold from, but, we have started with what we have. I'm very proud of my people and from where they have come. I am talking specifically from whom I have descended from. My people are successful AKATAS here in the U.S. We made lemonade out of lemons and that's what over comers do. So I personally don't feel like I am missing out on anything in this world. Also, my identity is in Christ, I may not know where my African ancesstors came from, but I do know where I'm going. Plus, AKATAS are not dying for anyone to imitate us. We don't care if you don't like us. That's just who we are! Like us or not, Nobody is gonna stop our flow!! Yes, we have our problems but at least we don't fake it, as if all is well. We got our own thing. If some Nigerians are feeling this swag, so be it, but we are not begging for attention or emulation. God has blessed us in many areas that is appealing! That's that God Given attraction in various areas. I have never felt any envy regarding any Africans!! One thing I don't see in my neck of the woods is an AKATA trying to be African!! We don't copy others. Oh, I just finished reading your last sentence. I had made my last sentence the same as yours. Hmm, you noticed that, too, didn't you? We are not trying to be like anyone else. I have several Nigerian friends that I do respect. Congrats to Naija on surpassing South Africa as now having the Largest Economy on the continent of Africa. Hopefully, the leaders can make Nigeria a better place, starting with it's infrastructure. Also, every other month or so I will read "The Punch," Nigeria's largest online Newspaper, as well as other online news papers worldwide and let me tell you that some of the stuff I read, PLEASE! How dare you speak as if your people are so superior to anyone!! There's some B.S. going down in Naija that will stun and shock the rest of the Enlightened world. Don't you even go there. If I lived in Naija everyday, I could point out the dirt there as well. African's are no more better than anyone else, let alone AKATAS!!!!
Ladyronda Robins you're not an Akata my dear friend. You are an African to me, forget what jane smith said. In fact fuck that. Ignorance is a very powerful thing and its sad to see it divide us to this level. If Irish-Americans don't have any qualms identifying as Catholic Irish people, you shouldn't have an issue identifying as African. If jane smith knew any history then she would know that throngs of Igbos were sold to Europeans by their own Igbo people( slave trading clans like Arochukwu comes to mind). An ancestor of mine was nearly kidnapped by one of such people and the story of his escape is something that we still talk about today. My point being that we are all one, whether Afro-Brazilian, American, Jamaican etc. The only thing that makes people not recognize the brotherhood is mixture of ignorance, self-hatred, jealousy and inferiority complex. TOHELL with you jane smithj or whatever you call yourself, BLACKS need solidarity right now, we cant be fighting ourselves. Because we are one. One blood. Please dont listen to people like jane smithj, sounds like someone that would be over eager to please Europeans and even sell out their own. Have a great day.
***** I can understand how you feel. It's not right for blacks as a whole to have meaningless beefs.
Preach it!!!
What's to be proud of a culture that sold off their own people. That was a part of your culture!! People were sold!! Your own fucking people! That is why the country as a whole was not progressing as it should have been. Tradition keeps you looking backwards instead of forward! That is why I get so tired of hearing these same African lines regarding the Europeans coming over and stealing the wealth blah, blah, blah. Stop dressing up dancing over yams and leaving plates of food to your dead ancestors and your infrastructure could have been on point!! If you got so much pride, step your ass up, overthrow the government stop whining about the rogues who are leading the country and make Nigeria a better place!!
Can someone send me all the tracks that were played in this video? I would appreciate it.
Interesting
What song is playing at 12:10?????
when 's the next episode out please?
Hey, i discovered this has been 5 years. How come we've never heard about this meeen! I guess it was not well marketed!!!
Btw, why are people complaining that they don't sound Nigerian? The show is called "Nigerians in America" and so they must have been influenced greatly by the American society in the way they speak, act etc. It's imperative to note that the people featured here are not even first generation Nigerians but were born and brought up in the states with little or no link to Nigeria. So, invariably, they're more or less Nigerian Americans or African-Americans.
seems really interesting
Is this all about it?oh no c'mon guys i need more of this pls
Adewole is fine!Love, love this! Would be great to have some variety in terms of professions, but I don't imagine Naija professional airing their business, I know I won't. This is great guys, waiting for the next video. The girl with the baby daddy issues is so pretty. The other girl is gorgeous, but she needs to tone down the make up.
"you liked the food, huh?" *hat jumps* lol
Loooovve it
Where can we download yinks song ???? Helppppp
Not bad, though it would be exciting to see other videos of Nigerians living in other countries as well: throughout Europe and Asia as well as Latin America. :)
i laughed so hard when she said "tall, dark, handsome....and bald headed" LOL
next episode pleaseeeeeee
Where are the rest of the episodes
Chinenye is my sister's name too.
WHERE IS EPISODE 2?
Nigerians with your "akata" comments are delusional. Its because of these akatas many of you are even welcomed in the United States and United Kingdom. These akatas have fought for the freedoms you are enjoying and are taking advantage of. Ingrates.
Before coming to view this video, the commentary on this video was "Nigerians are colourful" etc. And I am inclined to agree. Because judging from your comments, all Nigerians are doctors/lawyers/engineers (a colourful lie). To the many who've had the opportunity kudos to them. But not everyone pursue these careers. As we are not all meant to go through the same path in life.
It is funny that you Nigerians refer to yourselves as academics, and legends in medicine and all else, when Nigeria is a decaying mess.
You all are doctors, yet Nigerians when in need of medical treatment, travel to India, South Africa, Europe or North America.
You are all lawyers, but there are places like Kirikiri where innocent people (as young as 8) are rotting in prison without being charged criminally, your women have no rights and are raped and abused daily with no recourse.
You are all Engineers, yet when your government is to build or plan things that require intellect and skills, they refer to Arabs/Indians/Chinese for assistance.
So my question, with all this knowledge, what are you really doing for you country?
At least the akatas are living to their potential and do not pretend otherwise, unlike you who pretend to be something that you cant prove that you are.
Nigeria has the second largest population of people with HIV/AIDS in Africa (the numbers may be higher because ignorance is rampant and there are many who are not tested), apparently South Africa is the first. Also, '"runs" is an everyday thing. Yet you criticize a single mother? Were it not for your culture which turns a blind eye to abuse against women, cheating men and loveless marriage, Nigeria would be a place of many single mothers.
In closing, I am well versed in Nigerian culture and socialization to know that many of you will reply with insults. And I know with your loud rebuttals, you wont be able to provide evidence to prove me wrong.
2 years, and nary a reply. Not to talk of loud rebuttals, haha. Baba God dey!
I'm here for this part though: *"Its because of these akatas many of you are even welcomed in the United States and United Kingdom. These akatas have fought for the freedoms you are enjoying and are taking advantage of.*
...I hear this a lot, but I'm unconvinced. The injustices meted to black Americans were comprehensively done to keep them out of the lanes of power. Meanwhile, immigrant effects in America are richly attested to. Chinese, Indians, Eastern Europeans, and yes, Africans (of whom Nigerians are the biggest single cohort).
ISTM that what Nigerians owe to black Americans is a basic sense of solidarity, to use the advantages that come to us (via what I'm calling 'immigrant effects': tighter communities, shared sense of struggle, looking out for one another etc.) to help black American communities break cycles of dysfunction that the US gov't is happy to subsidize. Some of it isn't that hard; we know that one clear path to living above the poverty line is finishing high school, marrying, and not having children until marriage. The cohesion of the family unit is an ark against many economic forces. Especially in poverty (something Africans know a lil something about), it is the lifeblood of communities.
Our struggle is not the same, nor is our path. I mean, England doesn't have a similar 'native' black pop'n. Who are British Nigerians supposed to be thanking there? Jamaicans? I think the labours of black American heroes past are the boon of black Americans today. NOT African immigrants and their progeny. It is b/c people are happy to elide the two, that we see things like affirmative action benefiting African youth more than black Americans--further inflaming intra-black competition. There is ripe ground for co-belligerency here, but I think that's best done if we address reality.
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As a postscript, I hadn't realized akata was so in vogue now. Again, I think in the framing of immigrant vs. native black communities, we more closely approach the truth. Akata's most relevant definition means 'panther/jaguar' (early Yoruba students in USA interacting with black Americans [at the height of the Black Panthers]). When one group looks like it's advancing on the back of the other, "African Booty Scratcher" is met with "Akata" -- which is then infused with meanings designed to degrade and insult. You're welcome to keep believing we made up a word to despise Black Americans (like that Wesley Snipes film lol), but you would be wrong. Give me a word from your culture, Mirium. And give me two vibrant, sparring, respectively black American and African communities. I'm confident I can get your new word famous on social media as the new African way to heap scorn on black Americans. This is what us humans do best lol. Anyway sha, we'll figure this out, step by painful step.
God bless!
Yes, its been 2 years, but maybe the others who read my comment were in agreement. Your response is lengthy, but you were not able to refute my claims that you Nigerians who refer to black people outside of the African continent as "Akata" are ungrateful. But its expected, gratefulness is not inherently a Nigerian trait. I've not heard "African Booty Scratcher" before, but I have heard and I have witnessed the otherness reserved for Akatas.
*"Yes, its been 2 years, but maybe the others who read my comment were in agreement."* fair enough, it was just funny in view of your stated expectation of vicious insults.
*"but you were not able to refute my claims that you Nigerians who refer to black people outside of the African continent as "Akata" are ungrateful."* This reads imprecise. 'Akata' was assigned to *black Americans*, originally for the sensible reason I explained. Haitians, Jamaicans, Afro-diasporans throughout Europe are not called that. That's why I asked in my 2nd last paragraph, who should receive thanks in the UK black community. When Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano & co. struggled in the UK, all black Africans benefitted from it. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman & co. benefitted our ancestors' cousins separated from us by an ocean. So today we would do better to practice solidarity (& respect!) while recognizing that we have different stories. B/c even looking at the numbers today in 2017, you can tease out the immigrant cohort from all the black people in America.
For my part, I encourage my fellow Africans who are thriving to turn back and be positively involved in struggling communities. There's a certain tax bracket where all this 'akata' stuff is a non-starter. And if you're there, a black solidarity should compel you to lift those around you (not just your countrymen/ethnic family). Then there's the complex matter of how to sensibly get involved back home, but that's inside baseball.
*"But its expected, gratefulness is not inherently a Nigerian trait."* welp. FWIW, I'm not upset with you. I think this conversation is interesting and worth it. I know that 'Nigerian villainy' is a rich genre (in ways both deserved, and undeserved), so I won't engage there even though it is the bulk of your original comment. 'African Booty Scratcher' has been around long enough that immigrant kids who endured that stuff are quote-unquote taking the insult back [type the phrase into TH-cam; there's a funny pilot for a show lol]. In Canada, where Jamaicans are the de facto 'native black pop'n", it was the same story with African immigrants being mocked for being, well, African.
I replied to refute the claim that there is a special wickedness that drives Nigerians to mock black Americans. The word has been co-opted to further the struggle b/w two communities, something that we have examples of in every African nation lol. "The otherness reserved for akatas" (great phrasing, btw) is real. Sad, but true. And it isn't going anywhere until (IMO) we have a sense of solidarity w/o denying our differences. I think there's opportunity to grow in that direction, and that's why I write these mini-essays on TH-cam.
But I'll stop now and give you the last word, otherwise I'll come off looking like a concern troll. Have a good week :)
Mirium Gabril Tbh with you there is no perfect society.
1) Aunty, I know my naija people, you can say things that are caustic and uncalled for. Y'all love to fight.
2) Akata is reserve for blacks from the Caribbean and the united states, ie blacks without African parentage. The belief is the "Akatas" have no culture and no connection with Africa. I don't know how Africans can reconcile with calling their brothers and sisters that they sold as lesser than, to the point of designing a specific class for them. An oyibo is classified of higher status than an Akata in Nigerian way of thinking.
3) Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano & co. had their own struggles for equality, like we do today, but it is the fight of the Akata that helped pave the way for them.
4) Lets agree to disagree, we have our own ways of maligning each other. You've been called "African booty scratcher", and I have been regarded and called an "Akata-ashawo" because of my heritage (apparently we are very promiscuous, all we do is engage in sex on the beach and dirty dancing, as told to my friend by friends from church).
5) I previously attended a Redeem church, I've since stopped for a number of reasons. I poignantly remember this lady who was always friendly to me. She asked my name, which sounded Yoruba. She is Yoruba so she acted as if we had a kinship, just from telling her my name. She spoke kindly to me until one day I revealed that I am not Yoruba. She immediately stopped talking, and thereafter, she wouldn't even look me in the eye, not a hint of a smile. No matter how nice, respectful and educated an akata, Nigerians seem to think of themselves better than an Akata.
This show needs to be re-titled. When you say "Nigerians Abroad", the assumption is that we will see people who left Nigeria to live in another country. All of these people were born and raised here. Maybe it should be called Nigerian- Americans or something like that. Just a thought.
Nigerian baby mama drama etc is for Nigerians who have melted into America. Show us the struggle Nigerians face from coming to America, getting a job, school, dating, socializing...etc. There's a lot to show. I've only seen a handful of Igbo baby mamas, being that Igbo parents are strict and it lingers long after you've left home. So getting pregnant is not usually the first thing on an Igbo woman's mind. We don chase money finish? Lol! Again, it's not a popular thing for Igbo girls. I don't know about other tribes...
Im feeling everything you said! ♥
WELL SAID
+Ashan05
but igbo girls be putting out . i know that .
Ashan05 yeah I know all Nigerians are not the same, but to me, it was weird, a young Nigerian woman being a baby mama, and having a daughter in foster care. .. .did not seem to represent the culture well.
interesting to read the comments. can we yall just see each other as Africans/black people if you will. AA have their own experiences,and aftermath of slavery, just like we in Africa still deal with post colonialism. we same people played by one common agent. Lets love each other, respectfully and in uplifting ways. I love all black/Africans/brown/colored people. Peace
I'm gonna marry a Nigerian man Igbo preferably lol ❤️
:/ okay.....
MadameBeautiful good luck. Save a lot of your tears for when you with him
Is ur choice no one we choose for you
In all honesty, the producers and casts all did well but i can't help but notice that as a cast, once you get introduced you must get on the phone and call someone.
Lol...homegirl was super jealous that she was not also invited to the Governor's wedding.... You don't need "space" from a friend if you were just afraid for her life.
can we also do Cameroonians abroad with professions . that will be fun
Jaxx or whatever her name is needs to quit with the hate. She is jealous of her friend that was invited by a man to a prestigious event and she was not. The girl apologized and she is still holding a grudge. Quit with it already. If she is ready to throw away a twenty plus year relationship, then she is not a friend to have. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Better than Nollywood Movie!
Wonder how this would be if this was shot(not literally) in Chicago
Interesting show..That Coco doesn't know what time it is...With all the foolishness that happens in 9ja..how do u go out there for the 1st time with somebody and u disappear, we that were raised there sef, our parents still call our phones dam near every hour when we visit, just to make sure we are okay? What if she got kidnapped or somebody used her for ritual..then Jax would have been in real trouble..weytin she for wan tell her family?..Cant stand it when folk do ITK...Well thank heavens nothing happened..Jax knows better now too..mtchew...9ja for life...lol...P
Your post is cracking me up. Where is episode two? There needs to be a consecutive date when this airs, so I won't miss it. I can't wait till they show them at a Naija party.
That Chelsey girl is cute in those glasses... need to see more of her.
Foreals
As an African American, we know this western society is dysfunctional and make our lives dysfunctional as well as family dynamics dysfunctional. I do not know why you all would want to come here and blend in to the point of not focus on fixing home. We had to make the best from what we had. Build a culture and communities that we could survive in. I guess the only part I enjoyed was seeing AA and Africans connecting, because we are family.
Thegirl who has her daughter in child welfare services and still finding time to dress like a hoochi should try to eat a little more delicately.Yaming down food is not cute or proper etiquette.
+lexi Campbell Is there any surprise why she's still single? Nope.
+SleekTekNeek hahahah
I thought he was talking about the real wale. His music is so idk how to describe it like it looks like he's taking others artists styles.
And for the girl with the kid the guy that came over Stanley I think he likes you. Why else would he come over uninvited to listen to your problems.
And the girl was right to be mad at the friend. Why are you with an unknown man in a place that is unknown to you.
Long live Biafra, though!
A thrilling peek into the everyday lives of young Nigerians living in Los Angeles. It is a known fact that Nigerians, wherever they are, have an inborn sense of entertainment, class, and extravagance.
Prince Jerry great comment, so true
how are you doing Cherish?, having a good weekend ?.