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Renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature, Ikeogu Oke, has died.

He died in Abuja on Saturday at the age of 51.

Details of his death are, however, yet to be clear.

Oke gained nationwide fame in 2017 when he won the Nigeria Prize for Literature for his book, The Heresiad.

He was presented with a cheque of $100,000 (N37m) by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited.

His poems and other writings have appeared in journals, anthologies and other publications worldwide.

He has performed his poems at various fora in Nigeria, South Africa and the United States.

https://www.channelstv.com/2018/11/25/breaking-winner-of-n37m-nlng-prize-ikeogu-oke-is-dead/

His village people have succeded in their quest.

Such talents cut short too early.

GuyWise:
His village people have succeded in their quest.

See you see Village people.

No go try Waec again. Dey there dey play canta ball.

Vanity upon vanity all is vanity.

But where is lalasticlala sef

Prince's 'Purple Rain' on my mind

Village people . . .

rip

May his soul rest in peace.

Just imagine, we cry over different things and i am sure he must have been so glad a year ago when he won the prize now he can't even buy life with the 37m, so sad.

Two space booked for the night

Una no dey sleep for midnight people still dey book space ..

This is sad

grazman:
I don't trust all this Igbo's

Maybe "oja" don burst for him Belle now

Anyway nwanne rest in pieces

Idiot, stfu

GuyWise:
His village people have succeded in their quest.

if I were your father, I will use you for ritual

If life was a thing that money could buy......

grazman:
I don't trust all this Igbo's

[s]Maybe "oja" don burst for him Belle now

Anyway nwanne rest in pieces[/s]

This is why Nigeria is not and can never be a great nation, you have to assume this sh*t despite reading a bit about the man who has achieved more than anyone to ever graced your lineage...


Note: I'm a Yoruba man, in case you wanna know.

Chai! RIP Ikeogu Oke. Ohafia has lost a rare gem.

I loved his Ohafia War Dance attire on the day he was presented with the cheque.

Kaa Sir! Ije Oma, nwanne mmadu!

Sad

grazman:
I don't trust all this Igbo's

Maybe "oja" don burst for him Belle now

Anyway nwanne rest in pieces

Will you shut up and crawl back to the hole you crawled out from!

grazman:
I don't trust all this Igbo's

Maybe "oja" don burst for him Belle now

Anyway nwanne rest in pieces

Judge yourself. Typing your comment, did your brain think it made sense?
If your brain told you it did, then you need a functional one and not a dysfunctional one you used to type this nonsense.

asuustrike1:
Vanity upon vanity all is vanity.

VANITY CREW ARE HERE

GuyWise:
His village people have succeded in their quest.

Everything na village people una dey reason well at all?
The world is advancing scientifically but everything here is village people. Do you even know the cause of his death? I am sure if people like you did not prepare well for an exam and fail you will still blame your village people. I spit!!

May his soul Rest In peace

Painful

asuustrike1:
Vanity upon vanity all is vanity.

Quote wey losers dey use console themselves..

jafol:
We know u are an ipob kindly shut ur mouth. Real yorubas don't defend criminals n biafrans.

My fellow pained yoruba muslim agbero. The man have achieved everything your 10th generation will never achieve.

Make peace with that and concentrate on throwing amala balls into your dirty odoriferous ewedu mouth in oshogbo.

Chai