May Ellen Mofe-Damijo Explained

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

• Ezekiel, May Ellen (1989). Centerspread. Lagos: A Mee Publication. .
• Ezekiel, May Ellen (1988). Dreammaker (Second reprint. ed.). [Nigeria: s.n. {{ISBN|9783061704}}. *Mofe-Damijo, Mee (1990). Wind songs : a collection from [[Nigeria|Nigeria's]] number one columnist. Lagos, Nigeria: A Mee Publication. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classique Magazine topetempler. topetempler.wordpress.com. 4 April 2016 . en.
2. Web site: PENDULUM:Ovation International:20 years of celebrating Africa. The Boss Newspapers. 30 April 2016.
3. Web site: 2016-02-22. The Lagos power list: 21 people in 21 million. 2021-06-10. the Guardian. en.
4. Web site: 2021-07-22. What You Don't Know About May Ellen Ezekiel, Richard Mofe-Damijo's First & Late Wife. 2021-08-23. ElorasBlog. en-US.
5. Book: Hanne. Thomas. Intelligent strategies for meta multiple criteria decision making. 2001. Kluwer Academic. Boston [u.a.]. 978-0792372516. 382.
6. Web site: THE UNFORGETTABLE MEE 20 YEARS GONE. 2016-04-01. The Sun Nigeria. en-US. 2020-05-26.
7. Web site: Amazing facts about Richard Mofe Damijo family. Odusanya. Rachael. 2018-05-03. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en. 2020-05-26.
8. Web site: 10 ways RMD's life has changed 21 years after first wife's demise . 2017-04-03. herald.ng. en-US. 2020-05-26.
9. Web site: THE UNFORGETTABLE MEE 20 YEARS GONE. 2016-04-01. The Sun Nigeria. en-US. 2020-05-26.
10. Web site:
    1. TodayInHistory: Remembering Distinguished Journalist, MEE, 21 Years On!
    . Williams. Yvonne. Happenings Media. en. 2020-05-26.
11. Web site: Remembering May Ezekiel, 21 years after. 25 March 2017.
12. Web site: Remembering Mee Mofe-Damijo .