| Honorific Prefix: | Professor |
| Obaro Ikime | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Anibeze, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Death Place: | Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Occupation: | Hstorian, author |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Citizenship: | Nigerian |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ibadan |
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| Subjects: | --> |
| Notable Works: | Leadership in the 19th Century Africa, 1974, The Fall of Nigeria,1977, Groundwork of Nigerian History, 1980 |
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Prof. Obaro Ikime (30 December 1936 – 25 April 2023) was a Nigerian historian.[1] [2] He was a published author. Obaro served as a president of the Historical Society of Nigeria. He also served as a priest at the Anglican Church in Nigeria.[3] [4]
Obaro had his secondary school education between 1950 and 1956 at Government College, Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria.[5] [6] He proceeded to the University of Ibadan to study History Ikime with Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
Obaro began serving in a leadership capacity as early as his secondary education, where he was appointed as the school prefect at Government College, Ughelli in Delta State.
Obaro published books which include: