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Ike Awgu
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| Born | October 14, 1983 |
| Died | 5 August 2023 (aged 39) |
| Education | Carleton University |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Known for | columnist, host of X-Factor |
Ike Jonathan Awgu (born October 14, 1983 - August 5, 2023) was a Canadian lawyer.
Awgu was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At the age of 19 he ran for Mayor in the 2003 municipal election, and finished third out of eight candidates with 2.92% of the vote. He planned on running for city council in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election in Bay Ward, but dropped out after sitting councillor Alex Cullen declared his intention for running for re-election.
After the municipal election, he became an editorial columnist for the Ottawa Sun newspaper. He went on to host X-Factor, a politics-oriented national television show on CPAC, in the summer of 2004. He also was a columnist for The Globe and Mail newspaper.
Ike Awgu studied economics and law at Carleton University before going on to earn a law degree from Queen's University in 2008. In 2004 Awgu finished 4th place at the Canadian National Debating Championship.
Awgu returned to Ottawa in 2009 and worked as a lawyer and blogger with the Huffington Post. He also appeared on HuffPost Live and TVO's The Agenda.
He died on August 5, 2023. The Ike Awgu Memorial Scholarship was established at Carleton University in Ottawa for students with a passion in journalism and politics.
