Notable Alumni
See also: Category:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni- Fatou Bensouda (born 31 January 1961) is a Gambian lawyer, former government civil servant, the Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Haque and Legal Adviser. She was the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) between 2004 and 2012.
- Ibiyinka Alao, artist
- Dizzy K Falola, singer
- Dominic Oneya, former Kano state governor
- Fidelis Oyakhilome, former Rivers state governor
- Osonye Tess Onwueme, writer and professor
- Toyin Falola, Professor of History at the University of Texas and many more.
The university has alumni groups outside Nigeria, the foremost being the Great Ife Alumni Association of the United States, headquartered in Houston, Texas, which spearheaded the now-traditional biennial reunions of the alumni for the primary purpose of raising funds for the development of the alma mater.
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