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July 24, 2006
Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu in Conversation with Obi Nwakanma -2
Interview Series 
by the Chinua Achebe Foundation (New York, USA) --- Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu, an icon of politics, civil rights and the women’s movement, made a name for herself as a leader of various women’s organizations and as a public servant in Nigeria. She was especially active in the founding of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) and was president of the Eastern Nigeria council from 1958 until she joined active partisan politics in....
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July 16, 2006
The Achebe Colloquium #1A of 5: A Celebration of Excellence in Science and Medicine
Achebe Colloquium 
by the Chinua Achebe Foundation (New York, USA) --- Rigorous intellectual discussions with renowned experts of “the younger generation”, tackling the challenges facing Nigeria in Science and Medicine, Business and Entertainment, Politics, Law and Human Rights, Art and Literature, and Education.
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July 14, 2006
Achebe Colloquium: In Celebration of Nigerian Excellence - 2
Achebe Colloquium by the Chinua Achebe Foundation (New York, USA) ---
PRESS RELEASE
July 14th, 2006
After nearly 18 months, the Chinua Achebe Foundation is about to conclude its ambitious Interview project of conversations with Nigeria’s elder statesmen and women. The final interviews will be published shortly and the entire project will be concluded with an elaborate conversation with Professor Chinua Achebe.
This month, the Foundation will turn to a generation of future leaders within Nigeria and the Diaspora, whose life and work offer the hope of solutions to the grave issues raised by our elders.
In a 5 part series of rigorous intellectual discussions with renowned experts, The Achebe Colloquium will showcase profiles and roundtable discussions of world-class professionals in myriad fields, bringing to the fore levels of excellence and achievement in the younger generation that most Nigerians are not even aware of.
The first Colloquium – Science and Medicine - will be serialized in several media next week. The entire project will be conducted in a manner accessible to the majority of Nigerians and other interested persons around the globe.
We invite our brilliant youth to join us as we ponder our collective future together.
Sincerely,
Chinua Achebe Foundation Media Office
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July 10, 2006
Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu in Conversation with Obi Nwakanma -1
Interview Series by the Chinua Achebe Foundation (New York, USA) --- Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu, an icon of politics, civil rights and the women’s movement, made a name for herself as a leader of various women’s organizations and as a public servant in Nigeria. She was especially active in the founding of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) and was president of the Eastern Nigeria council from 1958 until she joined active partisan politics in....
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