Cordelia Ainenehi Agbebaku (January, 1961 – February 16, 2017) was a Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of

Ambrose Alli University Ambrose Alli University (AAU) is a state-owned university in Edo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), Ambrose Folorunsho Alli. Initially known as Bendel State University, sub ...

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Agbebaku was born in

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in January, 1961. She studied law at Bendel State University now Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Agbebaku became the vice-chancellor of

(AAU) officially in 2014 when her appointment was confirmed by governor

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. She had been serving in an acting capacity from 2011 while serving as the dean of faculty of law. Agbebaku died on February 16, 2017, at the

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and is survived by children and husband - professor Phillip Agbebaku of the department of political science in the university.

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