Odia ofeimun biography of rory

He worked as a news reporter, factory labourer and civil servant before studying Political Science at the University of Ibadan, where his poetry won first prize in the University Competition of Ofeimun also worked as an administrative officer in the Federal Public Service Commission, as a teacher, as private political secretary to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the Unity Party of Nigeria, and as a member of the editorial board of The Guardian Newspapers in Lagos.

He studied at Oxford University on a Commonwealth fellowship.

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Returning to Nigeria at the annulment of the election, he wrote columns for The Guardian On Sunday, the Nigerian Tribune, as well as contributing to many other newspapers. He was chairman of the editorial board of the defunct daily, A. News, as well as The News and Tempo magazines. Ofeimun was publicity secretary —84 , general secretary —88 and president —97 of the Association of Nigerian Authors.

Ofeimun is the author of more than 40 works. In Ofeimun received the Fonlon-Nichols Award for literary excellence and propagation of Human Rights, which was conferred on him by the African Literature Association. Skip to content. Odia Ofeimun born 16 March is a Nigerian poet and polemicist, the author of many volumes of poetry, books of political essays and on cultural politics, and the editor of significant two anthologies of Nigerian poetry.

This man who is a great thinker, an erudite orator, fiery activist and incomparable poet.

His work has been widely anthologized and translated and he has read and performed his poetry internationally. Like Loading Subscribe Subscribed. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now.