Toads for supper by chukwuemeka ike sunset
Toads for supper by chukwuemeka ike sunset island.
Toads for supper by chukwuemeka ike sunset
Chukwuemeka Ike
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. 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