Nigerian librarian, historian and writer (born 1924)
Ekei Essien Oku
Born
(1924-01-22)22 January 1924
Calabar
Died
16 October 2004(2004-10-16) (aged 80)
Nationality
Nigerian
Education
Queen's College, Lagos and North Western Polytechnic
Occupation
Chartered Librarian
Known for
writing Nigerian history
Spouse
Chief Essien Oku 1956
Children
one son, two daughters
Ekei Essien Oku (22 January 1924 – 16 October 2004) was a Nigerian librarian, historian, and writer. She was one of the first chartered librarians in Nigeria and the first woman to be a Chief Librarian in Nigeria. She has published her research into the history of Nigeria based on the account of missionaries who recorded dates on the formation of towns in the 17th century.[1]
winner, M-Net Face of Africa competition 1998 Omowunmi Akinnifesi EkeiEssienOku – first Nigerian woman chief librarian Farida Kabir (born 1992) – software...
audiovisual librarian for York, England Howard Nixon Margaret Cross Norton EkeiEssienOku – first Nigerian women chief librarian Paul Otlet John Henry Pyle Pafford...
believed to have been founded in about 1650 according to historians EkeiEssienOku and Efiong U. Aye. Akwa Akpa, also known as Duke Town to the British...
FUNAAB governing council". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-28. Oku, EkeiEssien (1989). The kings & chiefs of Old Calabar, 1785-1925. Calabar: Apellac...
in Oron Local Government Area (BA). University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Oku, EkeiEssien (1989), The Kings & Chiefs of Old Calabar (1785–1925), Calabar: Glad...
p.247, p.291 and p.631 Hutchinson, p.120 Oku, p.58 Oku, p.62 Latham, p.94 Nair, Appendix A Oku, EkeiEssien (1989), The Kings & Chiefs of Old Calabar...
to a child who is the second in his ancestry to bear the name, Esien or Essien. The primary name from which the new compound names are generated, is usually...
emerged in the contest was Adam Ephraim Duke the family-head of Efiong Essien/Okon Idem sub-house of the larger Duke House. With the full backing and...
Obongship of Calabar, Enugu: The Government Printer OCLC 32857131. Oku, EkeiEssien (1989), The Kings & Chiefs of Old Calabar (1785-1925), Calabar: Glad...
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