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Chukwuemeka Ike
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, born in Anambra state, Nigeria is a Nigerian writer known for a mixture of lampoon, humor and satire. He owes a little bit of his style to his Igbo cultural upbringing. He studied history, English and Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan and earned a master's degree at Stanford university.〔''Routledge Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.''〕
Among many youths, he is popular as the author of ''Expo '77'', a critical look at academic examination abuses in West Africa. Ike was a former regisrar of WAEC.
==Early years==
Ike was given the Christian name of Vincent but later chose his Igbo name, Chukwuemeka as his preferred choice (meaning "''God has done great''").〔(Meaning of Chukwuemeka in Nigerian.name )〕 He was raised in a strict home. His father was a farmer, civic leader and disciplinarian who instilled in his son the necessity of civic duties and education. Chukwuemeka started early education in his native town. He left his town for further education at Ife-Mbaise and then from 1945 to 1950, he attended Government College, Umuahia. He started writing at Umuahia for the school's magazine, The Umuahian〔The Nation〕 and he was also influenced by teacher that included Saburi Biobaku, who had honours in English from Cambridge. Some eminent Nigerian writers who attended the school include Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo, and Ken Saro Wiwa. After completing his secondary education, he studied at the University of Ibadan.〔 while at the college, he was invited by Chinua Achebe to join the magazine club.
He is currently King, Eze Ndikelionwu of the great Aro town Ndikelionwu in eastern Nigeria, with the title "Ikelionwu XI" in his hometown of Ndikelionwu in Anambra State.
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