November 19, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ancient Iron-Working in Igbo Village A fascinating article in Sun Nigeria related the story of the village of Lejja, part of the town of Nsukka, in northern Igboland. Apparently the site has been studied for decades. “Dr. Opata, who is … Continue reading
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
July 6, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Fireworks and Fun Westport’s 4th of July fireworks were on the 3rd. We allocate nights with surrounding towns so we don’t compete with each others’ fireworks shows. So ours are on July 4th only every 3rd or 4th year. Clem … Continue reading
June 12, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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President Buhari and FCT Natives Tribalism is alive and well in Nigeria. In last year’s election the indigenes, or natives, of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, voted for the opposition. One of the factors their leaders stated was that in … Continue reading
April 13, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Basement Treasure Yesterday I found a new treasure in the basement where I’m clearing out files and boxes. In 1983 I wrote a letter to Newsweek about an article they’d published. They printed my letter and sent me a lovely … Continue reading
January 23, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Purple Hibiscus Trust Creative Writing Workshop After a year off, Chimamanda Adichie’s creative writing workshop returned in 2018. This year it was sponsored by Trace Nigeria. You may recall reading about Trace. It is our younger son Sam’s company in … Continue reading
November 12, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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New York Meetings On Friday I went to New York City, as I love to do. First I met Chike, a Nigerian man who has lived in Los Angeles for many years. He found my blog some time ago and … Continue reading
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
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