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Ahmed Yerima
Ahmed Yerima
Born	8 May 1957 (age 67); Lagos, British Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	Baptist Academy Obafemi Awolowo University (B.A); University College London; Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Professor, playwright
Notable work	Hard Ground
Awards	Nigeria Prize for Literature (2006)

Ahmed Parker Yerima (born 8 May 1957) is a Nigerian academic, professor playwright and theater director. He was director-general of the Nigerian National Theatre, and has previously served as director of the National Troupe. He is a professor of Theater and Performing Arts and has been dean of the College of Humanities at Redeemer's University since 2013.^[1]

Early life

Yerima was born on 8 May 1957 in Lagos, where he had his primary education. He went on to Baptist Academy in Obanikoro, Lagos, for his secondary education.

Works

Though Yerima wrote in different genres of literature, most of his works are historical plays. Prominent among these are: The Trials of Oba Ovonramwen, Attahiru, Ameh Oboni the Great, The Angel, The Twist, Uncle Venyil, The Bishop and the Soul, The Wives, The Mirror Cracks, The Lottery Ticket, Kaffir's Last Game, The Sisters, Mojagbe, Little Drops, Heart of Stone, Yemoja, Orisa Ibeji, Otaelo, and Hard Ground.^[2] His use of proverbs in three of his plays has been described and analysed by Taiwo Oluwaseun Ehineni.^[3]

References

^ "Nigeria-LNG Appoints Yerima As 2014 Nigeria Prize For Literature Jurist". Redeemers University. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ ABR (3 September 2014). "Ahmed Yerima: An Interview with The Esteemed Playwright". African Books Review. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Ehineni, Taiwo Oluwaseun. 2016. THE PRAGMATICS OF YORÙBÁ PROVERBS IN AHMED YERIMA’S IGATIBI, AJAGUNMALE, AND MOJAGBE. Issues in Intercultural Communication 4.1:61–71.