Nigerians are warm and friendly people. I miss the food a lot.


Philip Emeagwali, biography, A Father of the Internet, supercomputer pioneer, Nigerian scientist, inventor

Philip Emeagwali
interviewed by Reuben Abati for The Nigerian Guardian.


You sound like you miss Nigeria, despite your modest beginnings in the country. Tell me, what exactly do you miss.
Nigerians are warm and friendly people. I miss the food a lot. Most importantly, it is my home and as they say: "East West Home is Best." Basketballer Hakeem Olajuwon spoke for Nigerians living abroad when he said:
"There's no place like home. I will always be from Nigeria."
("Hakeem Becomes U.S. Citizen," The Houston Chronicle, April 3, 1993).


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