Nigeria, May 2 -- Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie has spoken about the criticism she faced after announcing she had twins through surrogacy.

Surrogacy is a method of having a child in which a woman, known as a surrogate, carries and gives birth to a baby on behalf of another person or couple, who will become the child's legal parent(s).

In February, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the author told The Guardian UK she kept the birth of her twin sons private to protect them.

The mother of three shared her story as a guest at the recently concluded maiden edition of the '#WithChude Live' concert, an event hosted by award-winning storyteller and media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo.

During one of the sessions, Ms Adichie broke ba...