Wale Omole, a former Vice‑Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Nigeria, has died at the age of 84.
Omole began his academic career at OAU as an assistant lecturer and progressed through the ranks to become a Professor of Animal Science in 1980.
Following his promotion to professor, he later assumed the university’s top administrative post, serving as Vice‑Chancellor, though the exact years of his tenure were not specified in the announcement.
Obafemi Awolowo University, a leading public institution located in Ile‑Ife, was established in 1961 and is named after the prominent Nigerian statesman Obafemi Awolowo. The university has long been a centre for research and higher education in West Africa.
Omole’s death marks the passing of a senior academic who contributed to the growth of OAU’s animal science department and its broader academic community.
<small>Source: Premium Times Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
