Dapo Adeleke
, b. 1956
Dapo Adeleke was born in Ile-Ogbo, Osun State, Nigeria but he grew up in Onipanu, Ondo State, Nigeria where he attended St. Matthew’s Anglican Primary School, Onipanu. He studied privately for the West African Examination Council examinations which he passed in 1981, then proceeded to the University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria. He graduated in 1985 with Honours Degree in English. After his National Service he had worked for various organisations, national and international as an administrator. It was during this period he wrote Adamu and His Horse, Akano and his Golden Ring, The Newcomer, Thrills and Trials, The Day After Tomorrow, The Legend: Nelson Mandela and The Legend: Kwame Nkrumah. In 2011 he enrolled for a PhD Degree in creative writing at the University of New England, Australia, graduating in 2014.
Bio prepared by Dapo Adeleke, University of Yaoundé 1, dapojj@gmail.com, and Divine Che Neba,University of Yaoundé 1, nebankiwang@yahoo.com
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