Biography of wande abimbola biography

I have never seen any honours programme as rich as that of Ibadan. It was hectic. We were practically sleeping in the library. Oloruntimehin was the most brilliant of my friends. Armstrong, a white man. The interview lasted for about two hours. It turned out to be a class where I was the teacher and my interviewers became the students. There were still nine candidates waiting to be interviewed.

I was still in the institute when the second candidate entered and came out in less than 15 minutes. After I was employed, an official of UI Estates came and showed me around vacant staff apartments. I picked one apartment. It has a telephone and you can call anywhere in the world anytime. I bought a car before I graduated in June.

That was the only letter of application Wande wrote all his life. I finished my programme and returned home to receive two letters of appointment. To be continued. Gaza can never be defeated and her people can never be moved to Egypt and Jordan, by Femi Fani-Kayode January 27, Covenant of exemption, by Gabriel Agbo January 26, Should lawbreakers make laws for you and I?

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Biography of wande abimbola biography

Post Views: Previous Article Man saved from killing himself over N2m failed visa deal. Some days before the exam, I borrowed the books of my mates to make comprehensive notes. I came second in the public schools essay competition in the entire Commonwealth in Thus, the number of pupils who applied to Government College, Ibadan, from Oyo, was pruned to three — Okunade, myself and one other student.

It was later pruned to two, that is, Okunade and myself. We sat the qualifying exam. He said I could still resume in January but I said no. Wande was admitted to University College, Ibadan, in , as a state scholar. This was the period when the student that led in each faculty was given a state scholarship. This entitles you to a full scholarship.

It also entitles your WIFE to a monthly salary. I waited till to start schooling at the university college because the university calendar was different from the secondary school calendar. Abimbola wrote only one letter of application all his life. After his preliminary exam at the university college, he was picked along with Omolara Ogundipe, as a student for Honours English class.

However, Abimbola turned down the offer, selling his English textbooks to Abiodun Adetugbo and Oyin Ogunba, both of whom later became distinguished professors. Poet, critic and activist, Ogundipe, who died in , also became a professor and an authority on feminism. Adebowale Atanda, Professor of History, were in the Honours class. We were only 13 in the honours class.

He received his master's degree in linguistics from Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois , in , and his Doctorate of Philosophy in Yoruba Literature from the University of Lagos in Abimbola taught in three Nigerian universities, namely the University of Ibadan from to , University of Lagos from to , and the University of Ife from to [ citation needed ].

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