Joy Angelina Ogwu, professor, former minister of foreign affairs, former director-general, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, 71, August 22. She was educated at American Baptist Day School, Port Harcourt; Abimbola Memorial Day School, Yaba, Lagos, 1950-1953; Holy Rosary Secondary School;  State University, New Jersey, USA, 1970-1974; Rutgers University, New Jersey, 1974-1975. She was appointed senior research fellow, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 1985; acting director of research, 1985-1986; acting head, Department of International Affairs in 1985, before she was made the director general. Ogwu became minister of foreign affairs during the second tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Aug 11, 2017 @ 1:00 GMT