Ezenwa-Ohaeto (1958–2005) was a Nigerian poet, short story writer and academic. [1] [2] [3] He was one of the first Nigerians to publish poems written in pidgin English. [3] He died in Cambridge in 2005. [4]
Ezenwa-Ohaeto was born on 31 March 1958 to Michael Ogbonnaya Ohaeto and Rebecca Ohaeto in Ife Ezinihite in Mbaise local government area of Imo State. [5] He began his primary education at St. Augustine Grammar School, Nkwerre in 1971. [5] He completed his secondary education in 1975 with distinction in arts and sciences with a Grade One certificate. [5] He studied at the University of Nigeria [3] under the tutelage of novelist Chinua Achebe and critic Donatus Nwoga from 1971 to 1979. [5] He subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English. [5] He earned a Masters of Arts from UNN with a scholarship from the Imo state government in 1982. [5] In 1991, he was awarded a PhD in literature from University of Benin. [3] [5]
Ezenwa-Ohaeto began his teaching career in 1980 as an assistant lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University. [5] From 1982 to 1992 he taught at Anambra State College of Education, Awka as a lecturer. [5] He then taught at Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education as an assistant professor from 1992 to 1998 [5] and as a senior lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University from 1998 until his death in 2005. [5] Ezenwa-Ohaeto was married to Ngozi with who he had four children.
He was the father of Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto. [6]
Ezenwa-Ohaeto (1958–2005) was a Nigerian poet, short story writer and academic. [1] [2] [3] He was one of the first Nigerians to publish poems written in pidgin English. [3] He died in Cambridge in 2005. [4]
Ezenwa-Ohaeto was born on 31 March 1958 to Michael Ogbonnaya Ohaeto and Rebecca Ohaeto in Ife Ezinihite in Mbaise local government area of Imo State. [5] He began his primary education at St. Augustine Grammar School, Nkwerre in 1971. [5] He completed his secondary education in 1975 with distinction in arts and sciences with a Grade One certificate. [5] He studied at the University of Nigeria [3] under the tutelage of novelist Chinua Achebe and critic Donatus Nwoga from 1971 to 1979. [5] He subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English. [5] He earned a Masters of Arts from UNN with a scholarship from the Imo state government in 1982. [5] In 1991, he was awarded a PhD in literature from University of Benin. [3] [5]
Ezenwa-Ohaeto began his teaching career in 1980 as an assistant lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University. [5] From 1982 to 1992 he taught at Anambra State College of Education, Awka as a lecturer. [5] He then taught at Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education as an assistant professor from 1992 to 1998 [5] and as a senior lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University from 1998 until his death in 2005. [5] Ezenwa-Ohaeto was married to Ngozi with who he had four children.
He was the father of Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto. [6]