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The basics
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Intro
Nigerian human right activist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1933(Ekiti State, Nigeria)
Death:
22 December 1999
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ola Oni (1933–1999) was a Nigerian marxist political economist, socialist and human right activist.
Early life
The anti-military and pro-democracy, Ola Oni hails from Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria where he was born but based in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Nigeria. He was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan but was sacked due to his radicalism. Ebenezer Babatope's book, "Student Power in Nigeria" (1956-198), tells the life of Ola Oni. He died on December 22, 1999 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. After his demise, he was immortalized and a social research center, Comrade Ola Oni Centre For Social Research was named after him.
Personal life
He was married to Kehinde Ola Oni, a retired civil servantwho is now blind.