October 18, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Lagos, a Mega-City with Mega Problems Ndubisi Onwuanyi is a Lecturer in the Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the University of Benin, our son Chinaku’s alma mater. I read his article about Lagos in an online … Continue reading
October 1, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Nigerian Independence Day Today, October 1st, is Nigeria’s Independence Day. This year marks fifty-nine years since Nigeria achieved its independence from Great Britain. Or to put it another way, since Great Britain relinquished its hold on Nigeria, one of its … Continue reading
September 4, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Chapman’s When I was searching for a recipe for Chapman’s, a drink many former Peace Corps volunteers in Nigeria will remember, I found an article by Olanrewaju Eweniyi, published on 16/05/2018, (or in the American date system, 5/16/18). He reported … Continue reading
July 30, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Palm Wine Evening in London The Igbo Conference is presenting Palm Wine Evening: An African Experience as the final event for this year’s Igbo Conference. The main conference was months ago, but this event is on Friday August 2nd. In … Continue reading
April 29, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Treasure From the Basement As I clear old files from the basement file cabinets and shelves, I keep finding fascinating bits! Recently I came across a letter from my cousin-in-law Atu Onyemelukwe. He wrote it in May 1992! He had … Continue reading
April 17, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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A Time to Plant Igbo Ukwu is the Nigerian site where artifacts from the 9th or 10th century have been found, including the amazing roped pot. “Dated to the 9th or 10th century C.E. (A.D.) Igbo Ukwu represents one of … Continue reading
April 9, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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My Book Launch on YouTube You can watch the book launch of Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs. I’m sure you’ll enjoy watching the breaking kola ceremony described and enacted by Chukwudi Dikko and Paulus Odigbo, with my … Continue reading
March 12, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Martin Luther King Celebration in Westport CT Westport belatedly held its MLK celebration on March 10. Snow had caused a postponement from the original January date. We were fortunate that the keynote speaker Professor James Forman and the other presenters … Continue reading
March 8, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Honoring Women Do you use Google as your search engine? Do you enjoy the Google Doodles? Google’s logo appears on the home page some days. Other days, there is a “Doodle” for a special day. It may be the birthday … Continue reading
February 28, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Nigeria’s President Re-elected Nigeria’s election results are official – President Buhari and his vice-president Osinbajo have won a second term. Even before official results were announced on Wednesday our older son Chinaku was sure of the outcome, he told us … Continue reading