Re: #2 | Ola, That's Wrong. Very Wrong of You: Re: Is Omarosa’s Maternal Heritage Nigerian?

[Mobolaji Aluko]

Nebu,:

Let me begin with a confession:. I did not watch a single episode of the Apprentice or Celebrity Apprentice, and I could not pick Omarosa from a lineup if my life depended on it - until she started to work for Donald Trump's campaign is his White House.  So I really had no opinion of her outside of what the Press said about her, or how I saw her on her Trump-related activities.  And I have found her about her in the past 4.4 days than in her 44 years of life!

Moving on...

I thought you Nebu said that you had the Omarosa book, in which case of if you read just the first thirty pages of it, you would know - and not be thinking, or hoping that you were not mistaking (sic, mistaken)-  that:

1.  Omarosa's mother's name is Theresa Walker (Page 4) with no hint of Nigerian ancestry, nor did Omarosa speculate on any Caribbean ancestry.

2.  Her father  Jack Manigault was a truck driver (Page 4) , her mother a plasticd factory worker (Page 7)

3.  Jack died from injuries incurred in a fight.  He was left for dead, but died from the injuries two weeks later (Page 4).  No charges were noted by Omarosa, and I am not sure it qualifies as murder.

4.  Omarosa did not pursue a PhD after her Master's at Howard University in "mass communication, with a focus in telecommunication and policy." (Page 13)

I thought I should make those early notes....

Finally, The Cable report does give some good insights about Omarosa's background, away from the present histrionics.

Best wishes all.

Bolaji Aluko

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecable.ng/omarosa-fired-trump-become-us-ambassador-nigeria/amp

TheCable

Chidi Chima

Could Omarosa — fired by Trump — become US ambassador to Nigeria?

Did she jump or was she pushed? Or she jumped before she was pushed?

There are conflicting reports on what actually happened to Omarosa Manigault, erstwhile director of communications for the office of public liaison at the White House.

And there are already speculations on her next move.

TMZ reported: “Sources close to the situation tell us … O believes she’d be a good candidate for an undersecretary position. On the more ambitious side, she’s eyeing an ambassador role with Nigeria… due to her heritage on her father’s side.”

Long-time Trump ties

Donald Trump, the hire-and-fire president of the United States, most likely fired Omarosa, his long-time friend, the Villain of The Apprentice, whom he hired as his White House aide on a salary of $180,000 per year. Trump has fired quite a number of aides so far.

But the news that won’t go away easily is why the only top-level African-American in the White House was fired. What she plans on doing next is growing louder too. The same goes for the talk about her descent.

To be sure, the buzz about Omarosa took over the Nigerian social media circle and traditional media after her exit was made official. This is what TheCable knows about how she came to be a Nigerian.

Omarosa’s Claim to Nigeria

She loves the “gele”

In a 2010 interview with Vibe, an American online publication with heavy focus on music artists, Omarosa revealed her Nigerian heritage.

“My full name is Omorosaonee; it’s a Yoruba name that means, ‘my beautiful child desired.’ My father’s family is Nigerian, my mother is American.”

And before anyone says no, Omarosa drew attention to her facial look to prove she’s a Nigerian.

“I do recognize where I’m from and my lineage,” she said. “I mean you look at my cheekbones, you look at my fierce fighting spirit and attitude—you know exactly where I’m from.”

Omarosa has done everything to create attention around her Nigerian descent, including taking business to the country.

“I went to Nigeria three years ago and did a whole press tour there for about three weeks and helped to launch an Apprentice Africa. It was pretty exciting,” she told Vibe.

The Apprentice Africa referenced by Omarosa was premiered in Nigeria in February 2008. The show that was an adaptation of the original American Reality TV format, The Apprentice, which launched Omarosa to fame, was hosted by Biodun Shobanjo, an advertising guru who has his hands in the famed Insight Communications and Troyka Group.

The show was aired in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania with 18 contestants from six African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon and Guinea.

Origin of Omarosa Explained

In an undated interview with Kam Williams, published by the US blacknews.com, Omarosa explained the story behind her name when by the reporter asked her to talk about “who’s at the top of your hero list?” “My mother, Mommarosa,” she said. And in response to “what type of names are Omarosa, Mommarosa and Manigault,” with a guess from the reporter as “Haitian”, she said: “No, Nigerian names.”

“Special thanks @Segungele for our amazing wedding Gele!”

Nigerian fashion for White House wedding

Early April, Omarosa posted photos of Nigerian dress and headgear (gele) from her blush wedding to John Allen Newman, a Florida pastor.

The wedding took place at Trump International Hotel in D.C, but she took her photo-shoot to the White House, “catching fellow senior aides and some security officials in her bridal attire,” according to an editorial by the America’s politico.com.

Omarosa thanked her Nigerian stylist, Hakeem Oluwasegun Olaleye a.k.a Segungele in a message on her twitter: @OMAROSA. “Special thanks @Segungele for our amazing wedding Gele!#Naija #HappilyEverNewman,” she wrote.

That post on April 9, turned to a debate. Is she a Nigerian? One of her followers asked, but another twitter handle, MDPhDforTrump @venevite1 whom TheCable believes has clear association with Omarosa promptly responded, “Her father is a Nigerian.”

Ohio, South Carolina and Nigeria

TheCable’s search found high concentration of people associated with Omarosa’s family name, Manigault, in South Carolina and Ohio. Famechain.com reported Jack Thomas Manigault Sr.’s parents: Robert Manigault (father) Gladys Manigault (mother). His siblings are: Jane Manigault, Evelyn Ford, and Dione Eldridge.

What does Wikipedia say?

There are two Wikipedia entries for Omarosa. One completely doesn’t mention Nigeria. The other at http://adam.curry.com/art/1453352249_GQtjLnRk.html, says “Omarosa was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her father, Jack Thomas Manigault, Sr., was a descendant of the Isoko tribe in Delta State, Nigeria.”

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, Nebukadineze Adiele <

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 5:13 PM Nebukadineze Adiele <nebuka...@aol.com> wrote:

People like to repeat whatever they hear without first evaluating the veracity of such things. This frequent dishing out, that Omarosa has no credibility, is one such exercising of simplistic thinking. What does she not have credibility over and what is that conclusion based upon? Why would she not have credibility over Donald Trump whom she has been friendly with for over 15 years or over the chaos in the White House wherein she worked for a year? Is there anything as a blanket lacking in credibility, would an armed robber not have credibility in detailing his robbery exploits?

Folks should first read her book, I am currently reading it, before joining the foolish refrain of the media -- that she has no credibility. The attribution of an absence of credibility to her began when she aligned with the Trump campaign, even though she was a Democrat and of the left. Her friendship with Trump took the better part of her decision, so the left and the media, feeling disappointed about her action, began to dub her as lacking in credibility. Truthfully, she appeared to be so because folks could see that she was not making the case for Trump from her conviction, she appeared to be reading and acting a script. Now that she has woken up to the reality, why is she still being branded as lacking in credibility over Donald Trump the subject? Ironically, both the left and the right are still saying she is lacking in credibility but her revelations tally with what the left always believed about Trump. Why is she lacking in credibility over Trump and his gang when she has backed up some of her views with tapes and has promised to back up any issue raised by anyone with tapes, including videos?

Olola Kassim's rumor, about her being partly Nigerian, is groundless and embarrassing. I have heard that she has her ancestry from the Caribbeans, possibly Trinidad or Guyana, but certainly not Nigeria. I don't believe that her parents were well educated, but her mother who raised her in poverty and in the Projects, stressed education and she pursued it up to a PhD, if am not mistaking -- her father was murdered when she was very young. She may not be likable, I didn't like her until now, but she is certainly a brilliant woman. 

Nebukadineze Adiele
Organized religion sired irrationality.

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Subject: Re: NigerianID | Ola, That's Wrong. Very Wrong of You: Re: Is Omarosa’s Maternal Heritage Nigerian?

Kayode:

I have just reviewed your comments again. The quote you highlighted matches word for word what I wrote in my original submission.

Let’s just leave this as a case of mistaken interpretation of my words and move on. To err is human.

Let’s address more substantial issues facing Nigerians and the world in general.

Bye,

Ola

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On Aug 19, 2018, at 15:54, Kayode Adebayo <kayu...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Ola:

If you had said that: 'Notwithstanding her lack of credibility, I thought her feistiness in the face of adversity might have been inherited from her partial Nigerian heritage', you would have been justified in what you said you meant in your post. You probably meant well, but not the way you presented it on the forums.

Kayode

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, 3:42:44 PM EDT, Ola Kassim <wpshco...@gmail.com> wrote:

Kayode:

Please read the entire sentence passage again not once, but 10 times.

What I meant was that notwithstanding Omarosa’s lack of credibility,

that I would still welcome her into the Nigerian fold if she had a provable genealogical connection to Nigeria via her maternal roots.

The inference is that ‘lack of credibility’ is not a desirable virtue in Nigeria.

That said, I know a lot of Nigerians who

are not credible on a lot of issues even though the vast majority of Nigerians I have interacted with are decent and credible human beings.

Omarosa’s lack of credibility might have nothing to do with her race or nationality considering it could also be a trait she has acquired through her life experiences.

A broken clock or watch is correct twice in a day. The fact that I do not trust Omarosa’s credibility does not mean that I do not believe any of her revelations about Donald Trump and her experience during her days in the White House especially when she backs them up with tape and video records.

Bye,

Ols

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 19, 2018, at 15:24, Kayode Adebayo kayu...@yahoo.com [NigerianID] <NigerianID-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Ola:

"notwithstanding her lack of credibility, might have been inherited from her partial Nigerian heritage." --- Ola Kassim

Whether Omarosa is from Nigeria or not, it's wrong for you to insinuate that "notwithstanding her lack of credibility, might have been inherited from her partial Nigerian heritage.". 

You're subscribing to the stereotype that Nigerians in general are bad and fraudulent people. 

I surely did not expect this from you, Ola.

Kayode

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 3:08 PM, Ola Kassim

<olaka...@aol.com> wrote:

 

Dear All:

I heard from a conversation at a cocktail party last night that Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s mother was/is a Nigerian.

I thought her feistiness in the face of

adversity, notwithstanding her lack of credibility, might have been inherited from her partial Nigerian heritage.

After a cursory search this morning I was unable to confirm this cocktail rumour which may or may not be true.

Omarosa is the daughter of Mrs Theresa Marie Manigault (new Walker).

The first name Omarosa could have originated from Nigeria probably from any one of the SS ethnic groups including 

Itshekri, Ishan, Edo etc.

It is also equally possible that Omarosa’s  enlightened and well educated African-American parents might have no recent genealogical connection to Nigeria. They could have simply researched African names and came up with Omarosa for their newborn daughter 44 years ago.

The question: Is Omarosa a Nigerian name?

I am eagerly waiting to be enlightened

on this subject.

Bye,

Ola

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