November 1, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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An Insider’s Look at Nigeria On Tuesday this week I had the privilege of addressing the Y’s Men of Meriden, Connecticut. My talk was called, “An Insider’s Look at Nigeria Past and Present.” I began, as usual, with the map … Continue reading
October 15, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Nigerian Politics Update Atiku Abubakar was declared the PDP presidential candidate recently, as I told you last time. Now he has chosen his vice presidential candidate, former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. There has been praise for the choice. But … Continue reading
August 20, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Copy Editor Leads to Google Maps Correction For my second book, Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs, I hired Anna to be my copy editor. A few of her valuable edits: Correcting hundreds of punctuation and capitalization errors … Continue reading
June 5, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Igbo As Our Brothers General Yakubu Gowon, head of state during and after the Biafran War, instructed his troops to treat the Igbo people who had seceded to create their own country, as brothers, not enemies. https://guardian.ng/news/gowon-restrained-us-from-killing-igbo-during-civil-war-buhari-reveals/ “Buhari said he … Continue reading
May 12, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Biafra Conference Finale The conference on the 50th anniversary of the Biafran War ended on Wednesday. Jim Phillips, who like the three of us panelists on Tuesday, was also a Peace Corps volunteer who had served in Nigeria. He is … Continue reading
May 8, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in Governance Mo Ibrahim is a Sudanese-British businessman who founded the mobile phone company Celtel. In 2005 he sold it for $3.4 billion. He set up the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Their website says, “The Mo … Continue reading
May 4, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Yale School of Management Reunion This weekend is the celebration of my Yale School of Management (SOM) 30th reunion. We heard two excellent speakers this afternoon: Indra Nooyi, SOM ’80, the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, and Jeff Bewkes, Yale … Continue reading
April 26, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Chinua Achebe’s Masterpiece at 60 Have you read Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece, Things Fall Apart? I became acquainted with the book during Peace Corps training at the University of California Los Angeles, UCLA. It was the summer of 1962. The Peace Corps … Continue reading
November 25, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Alex Ekwueme Has Died Alex Ekwueme, former Vice President of Nigeria, has died at the age of 85, in a London hospital. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/breaking-ailing-e%E2%80%8Ekwueme-dies-london-clinic/ We had heard from a mutual friend that the friend was accompanying Ekwueme on a cruise to … Continue reading
November 21, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Thanksgiving Celebration We will drive to our daughter’s home in Philadelphia on Thursday morning for our Thanksgiving celebration with her family. She said all I need to do is bring the ham. I like that! I’ll also take Mama Stamberg’s … Continue reading