Obituary: Professor Leo Otoide, historian, University of Benin

[Toyin Falola]

 

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[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Why?

Why should Otoide die prematurely?

He was a true gentleman.

toyin

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 00:57, Toyin Falola <toyin...@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

 

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[Emeagwali, Gloria (History)]

Toyin,

We are in the middle of a deadly

pandemic that knows no boundaries.

Earlier this year I was knocked out for

two days. I  lost my sense of smell for 

two weeks. Thankfully that was the only

side effect felt, and I am no weaker in

the gym.  Since then I have taken two 

shots of Moderna- but there are no 

guarantees with this wily virus. 

Last week I lost my favorite niece,  

who was in her 30s, to this

virus.

 We have to continue to take

precautions such as distancing,  wearing face

masks, and consumption of nutritious food,  

including egusi and bitter leaf  soup, 

no doubt. 🤗

Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

God help us Gloria.

God have mercy

[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Very great congrats on your recovery, Gloria.

We thank God.

Toyin

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 15:45 Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emea...@ccsu.edu> wrote:

[Nimi Wariboko]

Dear Professor Gloria:

I salute your recommendation of Ofe Onugbu. I don’t want to start a war, but I prefer the Owerri type since I was introduced to this delicacy in 1984. Owerri folks and Imo State people in general swore they make it better than the people in Anambra. Which one do you recommend? 

By the way, have you tried bitter leaf tea: you prepare it with dried bitter leaves? Thanks.

Nimi Wariboko 

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[Biko Agozino]

Happy survival, sista Glo.

In addition to ofe onugbu (bitter leaf soup), remember to read Mathew 4:4: woman does not live by bread alone but sometimes by intermittent fasting. Read my blog post again and feel free to share:

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[Emeagwali, Gloria (History)]

Prof Wariboko,

Well I know that people down in Calabar 

claim to be the masters of goat head pepper

 soup,  and they surely proved it the last

time I was there....... but I was not aware

of  Owerri - Anambra claims over

bitter leaf soup. I will get back to you on

that one.

Meanwhile  I  am going to try making

 bitter leaf tea. Thanks for telling me.

Gloria

Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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[Emeagwali, Gloria (History)]

Which god do we thank, Toyin? The father 

and son of the tripartite conglomerate ; the 33

(million)  Hindu deities; 1500 Orishas;  or

 1400 Egyptian neteru of old - some of whom

live on in some form or the other in

these times.  Well these are all

approximate figures that can be queried -

but you should get my point.

Thanks for the best wishes.

Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:11 PM
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[K. Gozie Ifesinachukwu]

Prof. Wariboko,

You will find the best Ofe Onugbu at Awka (not Anambra in general, but Awka in particular). 

Gozie 

On Oct 19, 2021, at 6:29 PM, Nimi Wariboko <nimi...@msn.com> wrote:



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