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
June 18, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Never Look an American in the Eye I went back to New Haven on Thursday for Day 2 of the African Literature Association Conference. I was part of a panel with the title “Okey Ndibe and Life-Writing: Looking Igbos in … Continue reading
June 14, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Education Aid for Sub-Sahara Africa Education in Nigeria is a mixture of very good and very bad, with not a lot in between. Teachers are not eager to be in rural areas. Teachers’ pay is often late and incomplete. Supplies … Continue reading
June 2, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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When the Kola Reaches Home We had the final class of the eight weeks on advanced essay and memoir writing this week. I’m sad it’s over. I read my introduction. The critique from the other class members was extremely helpful, … Continue reading
May 25, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Free Trade Zone Unused? Zainab Usman posted on Facebook about a free trade zone in Nigeria that is now gone to waste. The Guardian News online calls it “Nigeria’s 450 million naira ‘White Elephant’.” More than a decade ago, the free … Continue reading
May 13, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Okey Ndibe’s Memoir Never Look an American in the Eye is the title of Okey Ndibe’s memoir. How did he choose the title? He says, Never Look an American in the Eye, A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making … Continue reading
April 8, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Living in Community: Lessons from Africa Tomorrow I’ll be in New Haven CT to present a workshop, “Lessons from Africa.” The Unitarian Fellowship of New Haven is hosting an all-day meeting for about 100 people coming from churches in the … Continue reading
August 24, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Reporting While Black Gene Demby of Code Switch; photo from NPR Gene Demby is the lead blogger in Code Switch, an NPR team that reports on race, culture and ethnicity. He writes and speaks about what it is like to be reporting … Continue reading
June 9, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Park City Karen, my friend who has been most helpful in getting me set up in Park City, Utah for the final leg of my western book tour, took me to her Park City Newcomers Book Club yesterday morning. Almost all … Continue reading
March 21, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Okey Ndibe, Nigerian author and political commentator Nigeria’s Most Deadly Virus No, it’s not a new disease! Okey Ndibe writes about healthcare in Nigeria today. He identifies corruption as the virus that is the cause of so many needless deaths, … Continue reading