May Ellen Mofe-Damijo
May Ellen Ezekial Mofe-Damijo (1956 - 1996) also known as MEE[1] was a Nigerian journalist and writer who was the publisher of Classique magazine, a celebrity[2] and entertainment journal that has ceased publication. The magazine employed journalists such as Dele Momodu, Ben Charles Obi, and Rudolf Okonkwo.[3][4]
Mofe-Damijo also wrote a few books including Dream Maker and Center Spread.
Mofe-Damijo was born in Takoradi, Ghana to Owogbenu and Victoria Ezekiel. Between 1982 - 1984, she worked as a journalist for Sunday Concord. In 1985, she was an assistant editor for Newswatch and two years later, she became Editor of Quality magazine which has now ceased operation.[5] She produced and hosted a television talk show Mee and You on NTA 2 channel 5, Lagos before her death in 1996. After her first marriage which did not last,[6] she married Richard Mofe-Damijo, a Nigerian actor. She had a daughter named Nichole Onome from her previous marriage.[7][8]
She died following complications that arose after a surgery on her to remove fibroid. She had two surgeries earlier also to remove fibroid.[9] This led to a second surgery, on the 23 March 1996 which led to her death.[10][11][12]
Books[edit]
- Ezekiel, May Ellen (1989). Centerspread. Lagos: A Mee Publication. ISBN 9789783061712.
- Ezekiel, May Ellen (1988). Dreammaker (Second reprint. ed.). [Nigeria: s.n. ISBN 9783061704.
- Mofe-Damijo, Mee (1990). Wind songs : a collection from Nigeria's number one columnist. Lagos, Nigeria: A Mee Publication. ISBN 9783061720.
References[edit]
- ^ "Classique Magazine | topetempler". topetempler.wordpress.com. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "PENDULUM:Ovation International:20 years of celebrating Africa". The Boss Newspapers. 30 April 2016.
- ^ "The Lagos power list: 21 people in 21 million". the Guardian. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "What You Don't Know About May Ellen Ezekiel, Richard Mofe-Damijo's First & Late Wife". ElorasBlog. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Hanne, Thomas (2001). Intelligent strategies for meta multiple criteria decision making. Boston [u.a.]: Kluwer Academic. p. 382. ISBN 978-0792372516.
- ^ "THE UNFORGETTABLE MEE 20 YEARS GONE". The Sun Nigeria. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Odusanya, Rachael (3 May 2018). "Amazing facts about Richard Mofe Damijo family". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "10 ways RMD's life has changed 21 years after first wife's demise". herald.ng. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "THE UNFORGETTABLE MEE 20 YEARS GONE". The Sun Nigeria. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Williams, Yvonne. "#TodayInHistory: Remembering Distinguished Journalist, MEE, 21 Years On!". Happenings Media. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Remembering May Ezekiel, 21 years after". 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Remembering Mee Mofe-Damijo".