Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike // ⓘ OFR, NNOM (28 April 1931 – 9 January 2020)[2][3] was a Nigerian monarch, academic and writer known for a mixture of lampoon, humour and satire.

[4] Among many of the first generation of Nigerian writers, he was popular as the author of Expo '77, a critical look at academic examination abuses in West Africa.

[5] Ike was born into a royal family in Ndikelionwu in Anambra State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria.

[6] He started writing at Umuahia for the school magazine, The Umuahian,[5][1] and he was also influenced by teachers that included Saburi Biobaku, who had honours in English from Cambridge.

Some eminent Nigerian writers who attended the school include Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo, and Ken Saro Wiwa.

[7] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, English, and Religious Studies from the University of Ibadan in 1955,[8] and got married in 1959 to Adebimpe Olurinsola Abimbolu.