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Baptist Academy, Lagos
Lagos Baptist Academy is a secondary school located in Obanikoro, Lagos, Nigeria. The school was established in 1855 by the American Baptist Missionaries. The school is regarded as a sister school to Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls' Secondary School, Yaba, Lagos and Baptist Girls' Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos. History The school's history can be traced to the establishment of First Baptist Church Mission in Lagos by an African-American missionary. The mission was given a parcel of land by Oba Dosunmu and structures were soon built on the land. Educational activities started after the completion of the buildings and the expansion of missionary activities led to a gradual growth in the school's population. By 1886, the school had about 129 boys and 95 girls in the primary section and about 14 boys and 3 girls in the secondary section. Prior to 1926, American pastors of the Baptist Mission acted as principals for the school but in January 1926, Eyo Ita and E.E. Esua joined the staff and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh
Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh (4 October, 1933 – 5 October, 1997) was a Nigerian physician, educational administrator and former Vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was a professor of Chemical Pathology. Early life He was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Ghanaian father, Julius Gordon Kwasi Adadevoh and a Nigerian mother, Sarah Abigail Idowu Macaulay (the daughter of Sir Herbert Macaulay). Education Babatunde Kwaku attended Baptist Academy, Lagos and Igbobi College, Lagos, Nigeria. He studied medicine at the premier University of Ibadan College of Medicine and the University of Birmingham. He also attended the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in the Hammersmith Hospital, London. Career He began his career in the General Hospital, Birmingham. He worked as a physician at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and the Hammersmith Hospital in London, where he was a house physician to Thomas Russell Cumming Fraser. Between 1962 and 1964, he was a research fellow at Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ademola Adebise
Ademola Adebise is thprevious Managing Director (October 1 2018 - March 31 2023)of Wema Bank Plc. handing the baton over tMoruf Oseni Early childhood Adebise was born on October 31, 1966, in Lagos to the family of Mr & Mrs Adegoke Adebise. He attended the Surulere Baptist Primary School between 1972 and 1978, the Lagos Baptist Academy in 1978 after which he gained admission into the University of Lagos where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science between 1983 and 1987. Adebise has a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Lagos Business School and attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of the Harvard Business School. Career Adebise worked as a Programmer/Systems analyst at an indigenous Information technology company in Nigeria in 1988 before he started his banking career at the Information technology department of Chartered Bank (Now Stanbic IBTC bank). He has worked in the following capacities: • Head of Information technology and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Femi Kuti began his musical career playing in his father's band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, establishing himself as an artist independent of his father's legacy. Biography Femi Anikulapo Kuti was born in London to Fela and Remilekun (Remi) Ransome-Kuti (née Taylor; 1941-2000), and grew up in the former Nigerian capital, Lagos. His mother soon left his father, taking Femi to live with her. In 1977, however, Femi chose to move in with his father. Femi started playing the saxophone at the age of 15 and eventually became a member of his father's band. He studied at Baptist Academy and Igbobi College. Like his father, Femi has made commitme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Akintola
Chief Samuel Ládòkè Akíntọ́lá, otherwise known as ''S.L.A.'' (6 July 1910 – 15 January 1966), was a Yoruba politician, aristocrat , orator, and a Yoruba Lawyer. He was one of the founding fathers of modern Nigeria, he served as Oloye Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII of Yorubaland and served as premier of Western Nigeria from independence in 1960 till his assassination in 1966. Early life Akintola was born in Ogbomosho to the family of Akintola Akinbola and Akanke, his father was a trader and descended from a family of traders. At a young age, the family moved to Minna and he was briefly educated at a Church Missionary Society school in the city. In 1922, he returned to Ogbomosho to live with his grandfather and subsequently attended a Baptist day school before proceeding to Baptist College in 1925. He taught at the Baptist Academy from 1930 to 1942,he was a member of the Baptist teachers Union and thereafter worked briefly with the Nigerian Railway Corporation. During this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abisogun Leigh
Abisogun Leigh is a Nigerian academic and administrator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University from 2001–2005. He succeeded Fatiu Ademola Akesode who died before the end of his tenure in March 2001; and was appointed by Bola Tinubu Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and Senator for Lagos West during the brief Third Republic. In June 2022, he was chosen as the A .... Personal life Leigh loves swimming and is a patron of the Swimming Section of the Lagos Country Club References Living people Nigerian Christians Vice-Chancellors of Lagos State University Academic staff of Lagos State University Year of birth missing (living people) {{Academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funsho Adeolu
Funsho Adeolu (born 9 May 1968) is a Nigerian actor, film director and film producer. Early life Adeolu was born on 9 May 1968 in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. Funsho went to Baptist Academy. He has consistently been credited for Countdown at Kusini, a movie that featured his namesake, the late Oba Funsho Adeolu, the Alaaye of Ode Remo (who played Chief Eleyinmi in the old Nigerian Sitcom "The Village Headmaster"). Ibidun Allison was the other Nigerian actor in Countdown at Kusini (Amebo of "The Village Headmaster"). He featured in Heroes and Zeroes, a 2012 Nigerian drama film. Personal life Adeolu is married to Mrs. Victoria Adeolu and has two sons. Awards and nominations See also * List of Nigerian film producers * List of Yoruba people This is a list of notable Yoruba people. Film and cinema Nollywood Actors and actresses Writers and directors * Biyi Bandele (1967–2022), novelist, playwright and filmmaker * Kemi Adesoye, screenwriter * Kemi Adeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channels TV
Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast media. It began broadcasting in 1995. Its primary focus is producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian domestic issues. The Channel's mission is to act as a watchdog on governmental policies and activities. History Channels Television was founded in 1995 as a private television station with only 15 employees by Nigerian veteran broadcaster and entrepreneur John Momoh and Sola Momoh, also a broadcaster. The company commenced operations in Lagos, south western Nigeria and has since grown to include three other stations in Abuja, Edo and Kano states. It also has bureaus in almost every state in Nigeria, including stringers and affiliates in other parts in Africa, as well as strong relationships with international media organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Momoh
John Momoh (born 1 July 1957) is a Nigerian broadcast journalist and the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, an independent and multiple award-winning 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos. He is widely recognized in Nigeria as a transformative industry pioneer with the 37-year-long career in news television broadcasting. He delivered the maiden edition of Distinguished Lecture Series of the University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association entitled "The Mass Media: Setting the Nigerian Agenda." He was appointed as the acting chairman of UNILAG Governing Council by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 August 2020. Early life and education John Momoh is of Etsakọ extraction. Momoh was brought up in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria and his father was a cook. Over the past decades, he has built a commercial satellite television station with a reputable integrity in a country where the media sector is tainted by corruption. John Momoh gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the representatives of the nation." The population base represented by this name is manifestly the nation as a whole, as opposed to a geographically select population, such as that represented by a provincial assembly. The powers of a National Assembly vary according to the type of government. It may possess all the powers of government, generally governing by committee, or it may function solely within the legislative branch of the government. The name also must be distinguished from the concept. Conceptually such an institution may appear under variety of names, especially if "national assembly" is being used to translate foreign names of the same concept into English. Also, the degree to which the National Assembly speaks for the nation is a var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Opeyemi Bamidele
Michael Opeyemi Bamidele CON (born 29 July 1963) popularly known as MOB, is a Nigerian lawyer, human right activist, politician and member of the 7th National Assembly, 8th National Assembly and 9th National Assembly consecutively representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District of Ekiti state at the Nigerian senate. Early life Bamidele was born on 29 July 1963, at Iyin Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria into the family of the late Sir Stephen Ogunjuyigbe Bamidele but spent his early life in Lagos State where he attended Baptist Academy secondary school and then Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Bamidele later attended the University of Benin where he received a bachelor's degree in law in 1990. Having graduated from the Nigerian Law School, he was called to the bar in 1992. Bamidele proceeded to Franklin Pierce University where he received a master's degree in law and was called to the New York Bar in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
