Ambition, passion for food drive owner of Nigerian-focused restaurant Keobi


Born in Nigeria and a resident of several regions of the country, she moved to America a decade ago to join her husband, Obinna Nwagboso, a chemical engineer, who seven years earlier had come to the Bronx before settling in Selkirk. When Nwagboso first came to the U.S., opening a Nigerian restaurant never crossed her mind, but she has never hesitated to be the first in line to try something new.

“One thing I like about myself is my confidence,” she said. “I’ve always been out there doing things for the first time, so why not open the first African restaurant?” The result is Keobi, her Nigerian-focused restaurant on Lark Street in Albany. It opened in early April last year, just weeks after the state ordered restaurants to offer only takeout. Read the full article here.

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