From ‘Nigger’ Abroad to ‘Igbo’ at Home: My Stand Against Nigerian Tribalism

For decades I endured racial slurs across the world. In Sweden I was called “invandare,” the outsider who did not belong. Every city, every shade of hatred — I kept moving and I did not break. Now my own people hurl tribal insults at me. They call me Igbo to defend a leader who is unsure of his own identity. My mother was Yoruba. My father a Kalabari royal. Above all, I am Nigerian, and I will defend this country beyond any tribe. Nigeria today wrestles with open ethnic favouritism and rising tribal division under the current presidency. Multiple analyses document appointments skewed toward one group and election-day intimidation. We cannot let hatred divide us. Do not mistake my family’s bloodline for tribal allegiance. I stand as a child of Nigeria. We must reject poison, end tribal insults, and let the truth unite us all.

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