Ola Oni (1933–1999) was a Nigerian marxist political economist, socialist and human right activist.^[1][2] He served as a lecturer at the University of Ibadan. He was the subject of a biographical book by Ebenezer Babatope, titled Student Power in Nigeria (1991).^[3]

The anti-military and pro-democracy, Ola Oni hails from Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria where he was born but based in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.^[4] He was a lecturer at the University of Ibadan but was sacked due to his radicalism.^[5] Ebenezer Babatope's book, "Student Power in Nigeria" (1956-198), tells the life of Ola Oni.^[6] He died on December 22, 1999, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.^[7] After his demise, he was immortalized and a social research center, Comrade Ola Oni Centre For Social Research was named after him.^[8]

He was married to Kehinde Ola Oni, a retired civil servant who is now blind.^[9]

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