According to Nana, she used what she has to get what she needs after her boyfriend who was sponsoring her education abandoned her midway following lies told against her by jealous friends. Her words: "My boyfriend whom I met when I went to visit an uncle who was sponsoring my education. We had agreed to get married as soon as possible. Then some people i regard has a friends started peddling wicked lies against me without confirming if they were saying was true or false, he called it quits just like that. They told him I had an incurable disease. So, i decided to help myself because my parents cannot do anything for me. We are poor. My father used to be a driver but now he is unemployed while my mother is a full time housewife. Sometimes, she sells vegetables", They were paying me GH¢150 a month and you work late hours. But if you go out to hustle in the night, you can get that kind of money within a day or two. About 600 men slept with me from last year
The flag- raising ceremony, held at the premises of the Hempstead Town Hall, was organised by the city council in collaboration with the Nigerian community.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it followed the first one held on 1 October, 2018 at the same revenue.
In attendance were members of the Nigerian community and officials of the Nigerian consulate in New York led by the Consul General (CG), Mr Benaoyagha Okeyen.
Joining them in the celebration were senior local officials, including the Mayor of the incorporate Village of Hempstead, Mr Don Ryan and the senior councilwoman, Dorothy Goosby, who anchored the ceremony.
Friends from Nigeria from other African countries and in the U.S. were also present to identify with the celebrants.
The day began with Goosby reading a brief profile of Nigeria, followed by Traditional and Christian prayers for the country and its leaders.
Thereafter, a schoolboy of Nigeria decent, Master Joel Green mounted the podium and led the gathering in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
His schoolmate, Miss Wealthy Morgan, took over with recitation of "Invictus", a short Victorian poem in which the English poet, William Ernest Henly, tells how he never gave up in the face of adversity.
Morgan began by declaring that she "loves the colours that the Nigerian flag represents: white in the middle of green; purity in the middle of wealth".
Addressing the gathering afterwards, Okoyen described Nigeria as "a beautiful black nation and the pride of Africa".
According to him, 1st October is a day Nigerians all over the "celebrate freedom and the beautiful traditions of our people".
"Today, Nigerians all over the world proudly celebrate 1st October as a day of political independence.
"A day we remember the founding fathers and all who led our dear country to political independence in 1960.
"Today, we celebrate freedom and the beautiful traditions of our people; we celebrate strength, dignity and our diversity as a nation," the CG said.
He called on Nigeria's friends, partners and the entire world to believe in the country, while also urging Nigerians to unit and keep faith to their fatherland.
"Diversity in Nigeria is a strength. We shall no longer be consumed by our differences as a nation," he added.
Okoyen thanked the Hempstead city officials for the honour, and lauded Nigerians in the U.S, for their "exceptional display of professionalism and competence in various fields of human endevors"
In a goodwill message, a Liberian citizen and professor of English, Mr Elseah Chea, congratulated Nigerians for the honour.
Chea, who reportedly recommended the hosting of the Nigerian flag in 2018, said it was the beginning of the official recognition of the African community in the city.
Later in the interview with NAN, Mayor Ryan also congratulated Nigerians, saying he was proud of what the country had achieved in the last 59 years.
Highpoint of the ceremony was the hosting of the Nigerian flag besides that of the U.S. in front of Hempstead Town Hall plaza.
With population of about 750,000, Hempstead is America's largest township, occupying the southwesthern part Nassau country in New York State.
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