Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu hails from Mgbidi, Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State.
Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu, is the first Nigerian Professor of Graphoanalysis. He is also the first black African Professor of Graphoanalysis (University of Business Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, USA., Edexcel University, Ifangni, Plateau, Republic of Benin (2015).
He is the first Nigerian professor of Onigraffiks (Occupational) Graphoanalysis (Jide-Oni Charles, 2014), and the first black African writer winner of Onigraffiks Prize in Literature (2017).
Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu, is the founder of African American University Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin.
Affiliated to Escae Benin University, Porto-Novo, among others as required to maintain needed collaborative advantages, the new university has as its vision: “Commitment in nurturing academic and professional community of men and women through qualitative research, teaching, service and development.”
Its mission is to “be the most preferred university of first-rate wealth of human and non-human resource for development of entrepreneurial manpower.”
He is a regular columnist, researcher, an expert guest to several media, and a Faculty Member of several institutions in Nigeria and overseas. He is listed in BLERF’s “Who is Who in Nigeria” (2018). The Chancellor and Founder, Prof Ben Ezeohagwu, said: “The thought to establish a world-class university has been one of my dreams, not just a university, but a world-class university of choice for the youths and adults alike; bringing qualitative and technologically-driven education to the doorsteps of teeming population of Nigerians seeking admission to higher education as well as other people and adults of the world.
“The thought and the need to come up with a university came like a call of duty on Friday 5th October, 2018. On Thursday 16th October, 2018, the name “African American University” was chosen and became incorporated on Tuesday 11th December 2018 in Nigeria.
“In other words, African American University was born on 16th October, 2018 out of passion to bring quality education to the youths and adults.”
