Born in 1935 in Nigeria, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede is a working journalist and poet known for his collection Pidgin Stew and Sufferhead: the pidgin (and other) poems. During his time at the University of Ibadan, Aig-Imoukhuede published in the student poetry magazine The Horn. In the 1970s, he served as the secretary of the National Council of Arts and Culture in Nigeria and was known for his work supporting programs that would benefit children.