In depth with: Israel Idonije

Izzy the Creator
To understand where these Monsters come from, you need to go to Manitoba, in the mid-1980’s.

That’s where four-year-old Israel Idonije arrived from Lagos, Nigeria. Yep, Nigeria to Canada.

You see, his father, Henry, was accepted in a master’s in divinity program at Providence University College & Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba. Israel, his mother, Choice, and the rest of the family packed up and moved to the Great White North.

Henry completed his graduate work in three year and was called to . . .

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