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]