19/08/2025
FACT FILE: Nigeria rules the world, we are just the best. Meet the Nigerian who is the first black African Professor of Graphoanalysis (Graphology). He is also the first black African Writer Winner of Onigraffiks Prize in Literature (Graphological Literature, 2017). He holds the patent originator and formulator of graphical -statistical graphoanalysis system called BENEZOGRAFS (2012), and Consultant Neurographiasical graphologist.
Professor Ikechukwu Benjamin EZEOHAGWU, popularly known as Prof Ben Ezeohagwu, hails from Mgbidi, Enugu State. The son of Mr Chukwuma Jeremiah Ezeohagwu and Mrs Uzoma Marcillina Ezeohagwu.
He attended both the St. Maryʹs Anglican Primary School, Ipetu-Ijesa, Osun State and
Community School Ajaniagu Mgbidi, Enugu State (1979 -1983) for his Primary school education; Ipetu-Ijesa Grammar School, Ipetu-Ijesa, Osun State (1984 – 1989); Academie Studios Lagos (ACSLA, 1993 – 1995, Diploma in Comparative Arts, Distinction); UNIFECS, Ile-Ife Osun State (1996 - 1999) for his Higher Diploma Programme in Graphology (Distinction); British American University, Florida USA (BSc degree) in Graphopsychology, First class, 2004 - 2005); British American University, Florida USA (Msc and PhD degrees in Graphopsychology, 2006 - 2010); Ekiti State Univeristy, Ado-Ekiti, B.A.Ed Fine Applied Arts (2008-2011); and subsequently was appointed a Professor of Graphoanalysis (Graphology) by both the University of Business Technology, Wilmington Delaware USA and Edexcel University, Ifangni Plateau, Republic of Benin (2015); British American University, Florida USA (2012-2016, M.A and PhD in Comparative Visual Arts Graphoanalysis and later on years after, became a Professor of Comparative Graphology at the British American University, Florida USA (2018), among others.
He is named by Neptune Primeꓽ Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka graphological research scholar (2019); and a tripartite awardee of ꓽ Culture and Creative Art Forum, Nigeria (CCAF); Society of Nigerian Artists, SNA (Lagos State Chapter) and School of Art, Design and Printing (SADP), Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos (2018).
He is listed in BLERFʹS WHOʹS WHO IN NIGERIA ONLINE (2018) for his immense contributions to Nigeria in the fields of Graphology, Education and the Arts, among others.
He has been published via online media by Neptune Prime, Historical Nigeria and Merchant of Knowledge Africa, among others. He is a consultant graphologist (2019 – till date) to Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos.
He received International Partnership and Consultancy Award from Escae University Benin (2017).
He is a Member and Fellow of several professional bodies in Nigeria, namelyꓽ
- Fellow, Institute of Graphoanalysts, Nigeria (FIGAN, 2011);
- Fellow, Institute of Business Technology Management, Nigeria (FIBTM, 2015);
- Fellow, Penstrokes Institute of Scientific Handwriting Analysis, Nigeria (FPISHAN, 2016);
- Master Artist, Society of Nigerian Artists (Lagos State Chapter), MSNA, (2018);
- Fellow, Institute of Leadership and Human Resources, Nigeria (FILHR, 2018);
- Fellow, Institute of Crisis Resolution, Peacebuilding and Conciliation, Nigeria (FICRPC, 2020);
- Fellow, Graphological Science Society, Nigeria ((FGSS, 2023); and
- Fellow, Enterprise Management and Technology Institute, Nigeria (FEMTI, 2023), among others.
Ben Ezeohagwu received honourable mention and appreciation of his works in the field of Graphology, particularly BENEZOGRAFS Graphoanalysis system from Bart Bagget and Handwriting University (2020) as such graphological works contribute to broadening the knowledge base of the world of Graphology. He has made significantly commendable unique contributions to the world of graphology namelyꓽ
- Patent originator of BENEZOGRAFS, a graphical-statistical graphoanalysis system for depicting psychographic energy waves in handwritten (handiwork) documents.
- Neurographiasical graphoanalysis, as a tool (system) of graphology for Identifying and measuring brain energy waves, strengths and faults in its diverse productivity measures, through the use of BENEZOGRAFS, among other methods
- Comparative psychovisual art analysis, the graphoanalysis model that graphoanalyses visual arts works to ascertain the artistsʹ personality character traits, attitude and behavioural patterns, as well as offers psychoclinical rehabilitative therapies.
- Comparative psychogestural graphoanalysis-involves graphoanalysing human species character traits, attitude and behavioural pattern movements, namelyꓽ walking, running, jumping,, sitting, speaking, listening, fighting, etc. This comparative psychogestural graphoanalysis model has been typically applied in the content and relevance of the article entitledꓽ “Dereck Chauvins murderous actions and comparative translational graphoanalysis correlates by Ben Ezeohagwu. ”
Ben Ezeohagwu is a regular columnist and researcher, Director and Founder, African American Business School; Chancellor and President, African American University.
