Obafemi Awolowo University, also abbreviated or known as OAU, is a federal government owned university located in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Today, I am going to show you the list of top 196 OAU notable alumni from founding year of OAU till date, 2021.
OAU was founded in 1961 and they started classes in October 1962 while the name of OAU then was University of Ife. Meanwhile, on 12th May 1987, in honouring Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, University of Ife was renamed to Obafemi Awolowo University.
The current Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University is Etsu Yahaya Abubakar and Eyitope Ogunbodede respectively.
Nigeria’s only Nobel prize-winner (in Literature) and the first African Laureate, Wole Soyinka, served as professor of Comparative Literature at the Obafemi Awolowo University from 1975 to 1999. At the close of last millennium, he was appointed an emeritus professor of Dramatic Arts at the university.
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Do you want to know the name of all notable alumni of Obafemi Awolowo University? If yes, then below is list of 196 top best and notable alumni of OAU from different sectors till date.
Now, let’s start!
Top 196 OAU notable alumni till date and their career(s)
Being the oldest and best federal university in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has graduated prominent people who are now boosting economic growth of the country while working in different places across the nation and is some parts of the world.
Below are the list of some of the notable alumni of OAU:
- Adepeju Jaiyeoba ➮
- Karl Toriola ➮
- Seye Kehinde ➮
- Adesimbo Victor Kiladejo ➮
- Amal Pepple ➮
- Dotun Popoola ➮
- Helen Prest-Ajayi ➮
- Femi Robinson ➮
- Kabiru Alhassan Rurum ➮
- Toyin Sanni ➮
- Stella Obasanjo ➮
- Akin Odebunmi ➮
- Folakemi T. Odedina ➮
- Joana Maduka ➮
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- Adeleke Mamora ➮
- Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko ➮
- Lai Mohammed ➮
- Dele Momodu ➮
- Cheque ➮
- Patrick Chikusu ➮
- Clarion Chukwura ➮
- Abike Dabiri ➮
- 2Baba ➮
- Reyenieju Daniel ➮
- Foluke Daramola ➮
- Chukwuemeka Jude Diji ➮
- Bunmi Dipo Salami ➮
- Fela Durotoye ➮
- Jimoh Ibrahim ➮
- Emmanuel Iduma ➮
- Amaka Igwe ➮
- Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe ➮
- Tade Ipadeola ➮
- Lucky Irabor ➮
- Nkemdilim Izuako ➮
- Yemisi Edun ➮
- Juliet Ehimuan ➮
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde ➮
- Victor Ekpuk ➮
- Chinko Ekun ➮
- Gbenga Elegbeleye ➮
- Femi Elufowoju Jr. ➮
- Walter Patrick Eneji ➮
- Emmanuel Essien ➮
- Femi Euba ➮
- Micheal Oladimeji Faborede ➮
- Oluwagbemiro Fabuluje ➮
- Abisoye Fagade ➮
- Olanrewaju Fagbohun ➮
- Seun Fakorede ➮
- Femi Falana ➮
- Dizzy K Falola ➮
- Toyin Falola ➮
- Bunmi Famosaya ➮
- Adesegun Fatusi ➮
- Kayode Fayemi ➮
- Akin Fayomi ➮
- Kunle Filani ➮
- Fireboy DML ➮
- Sola Fosudo ➮
- Chinedum Peace Babalola ➮
- Rotimi Babatunde ➮
- Michael Opeyemi Bamidele ➮
- Biyi Bandele ➮
- Karin Barber ➮
- Amina Oyiza Bello ➮
- Rahmon Ade Bello ➮
- Fatou Bensouda ➮
- Blaqbonez ➮
- Wale Bolorunduro ➮
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- Babalola Borishade ➮
- Ekanem Ikpi Braide ➮
- Femi Branch ➮
- Yinka Odumakin ➮
- Kunle Odunsi ➮
- Kayode Oduoye ➮
- Ibukun Odusote ➮
- Rogers Ofime ➮
- John Michael Ogidi ➮
- Alexander Ogomudia ➮
- Akin Ogunbiyi ➮
- Eyitope Ogunbodede ➮
- Isaac O. Ogundipe ➮
- Oluwatoyin Ogundipe ➮
- Akinwumi Ogundiran ➮
- Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe ➮
- Segun Ogunsanya ➮
- Dele Ogunseitan ➮
- Folasade Ogunsola ➮
- Wole Oguntokun ➮
- Sam Ohuabunwa ➮
- Dibu Ojerinde ➮
- Bamidele A. Ojo ➮
- Olatunde Ojo ➮
- Babafemi Ojudu ➮
- Ernest Ojukwu ➮
- Oluwole Oke ➮
- Opeyemi Oke ➮
- Moyo Okediji ➮
- Friday Okonofua ➮
- Victor Oladokun ➮
- Tejumola Olaniyan ➮
- Victor Olaotan ➮
- Abayomi Olonisakin ➮
- Funmi Olonisakin ➮
- Olatokunbo Olopade ➮
- Dapo Olorunyomi ➮
- Olalekan Olude ➮
- Sam Oritsetimeyin Omatseye ➮
- Idowu Bamitale Omole ➮
- Folashade Omoniyi ➮
- Christopher Omoworare Babajide ➮
- Olanrewaju Onadeko ➮
- Dominic Oneya ➮
- Olusegun Oni ➮
- Moyosore Onigbanjo ➮
- Osonye Tess Onwueme ➮
- Cyprian C. Onyeji ➮
- Oscar N. Onyema ➮
- Funke Opeke ➮
- Ola Opesan ➮
- Seun Osewa ➮
- Funke Osibodu ➮
- Adenike Osofisan ➮
- Yemi Osunkoya ➮
- Bolaji Owasanoye ➮
- Olubunmi Owoso ➮
- Fidelis Oyakhilome ➮
- Gbenga Oyebode ➮
- Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen ➮
- Muraina Oyelami ➮
- Afeez Oyetoro ➮
- Kola Oyewo ➮
- Olusola Bandele Oyewole ➮
- Lere Oyewumi ➮
- Olagunsoye Oyinlola ➮
- Mike Ozekhome ➮
- Olaoluwa Abagun ➮
- Dapo Abiodun ➮
- Fati Lami Abubakar ➮
- Muhammad Banaru Abubakar ➮
- Adebayo Adelabu ➮
- Adebayo Adewusi ➮
- Ayobami Adebayo ➮
- Peter Awelewa Adebiyi ➮
- Rahmon Adedoyin ➮
- Aderounmu Adejumoke ➮
- Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi ➮
- Rotimi Adelola ➮
- Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi ➮
- Ephraim Ademowo ➮
- Anthonia Adenike Adeniji ➮
- Olusegun Adeniyi ➮
- Olajumoke Adenowo ➮
- Razack Adeyemi Adeola ➮
- Saburi Adesanya ➮
- Akinwumi Adesina ➮
- Toyin Adewale-Gabriel ➮
- Kunle Adewale ➮
- Oladapo Afolabi ➮
- Jimi Agbaje ➮
- Oluwole Akinyele Agbede ➮
- Abdulkadir Ahmed ➮
- Funso Aina ➮
- Funso Aiyejina ➮
- Dami Ajayi ➮
- Kunle Ajibade ➮
- Emmanuel Bayode Ajulo ➮
- Mulikat Adeola Akande ➮
- Musibau Adewunmi Akanji ➮
- Niji Akanni ➮
- Rotimi Akeredolu ➮
- Adebayo Akinde ➮
- Bola Akindele ➮
- Jumoke Akindele ➮
- Akintunde Akinwande ➮
- Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi ➮
- Mojeed Alabi ➮
- Sarah Alade ➮
- Demola Aladekomo ➮
- Abiodun Alao ➮
- Ibiyinka Alao ➮
- Bolaji Aluko ➮
- Awam Amkpa ➮
- Josephine Anenih ➮
- Segun Arinze ➮
- Jones Arogbofa ➮
- Woli Arole ➮
- Bamidele Aturu ➮
- Francis Awe ➮
- Ibukun Awosika ➮
- Ayo Ayoola-Amale ➮
- Adejoke Ayoola ➮
- Steve Ayorinde ➮
- Rose Aziza ➮
- Ada Uzoamaka Azodo ➮
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