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Nigerian monarch and writer (1931–2020)

Vincent Chukwuemeka IkeOFR, NNOM (28 April 1931 – 9 January 2020)^[2][3] was a Nigerian monarch, academic and writer known for a mixture of lampoon, humour and satire. He owed a little bit of his style to his Igbo cultural upbringing.

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He studied history, English and Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan and earned a master's degree at Stanford University.^[4] Among many of the first generation of Nigerian writers, he was popular as the author of Expo '77, a critical look at academic examination abuses in West Africa. Ike was a former registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).^[5]

Life and career

Early life

Ike was born into a royal family in Ndikelionwu in Anambra State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria.

He attended Government College Umuahia (in the capital city of Abia State) for secondary education.^[6] He started writing at Umu Toads for Supper by Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike | Open Library ZYQA