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Lisabi Grammar School
Lisabi Grammar School (LGS) is a coeducational public high school in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was founded in September 1943 as Lisabi Commercial College at Ijoko. It became a Grammar school (Lisabi Grammar School) in 1961. Currently, it is located at its permanent site in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. History The school began functioning in 1943 and is one of the oldest schools in Ogun State. The 1940s were unique in the educational history of Abeokuta. The period marked the growth of schooling and commercial activities in the life of the city. Before the establishment of Lisabi Grammar School, there were just two secondary schools in the whole of what was then regarded as Egba Division comprising, Abeokuta, Ifo Area, Egba Owode, and Egba Odeda. The condition for establishing a secondary school in the colonial era was so difficult that only missionary organizations could venture to establish one; hence the earlier ones were Abeokuta Grammar School and Baptist Boys High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Olusesan Popoola
The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator and grand uncle of the emperor Augustus, through whom the name was passed to the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of the first century AD. The Julius became very common in imperial times, as the descendants of persons enrolled as citizens under the early emperors began to make their mark in history.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643. Origin The Julii were of Alban origin, mentioned as one of the leading Alban houses, which Tullus Hostilius removed to Rome upon the destruction of Alba Longa. The Julii also existed at an early period at Bovillae, evidenced by a very a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunde Bakare
Tunde Bakare, born 11 November 1954, is a Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic pastor. He originally studied and practiced law, eventually opening his own firm, before leaving the field to work in ministry. He was a member and legal adviser at the Deeper Life Bible Church, but later departed to join the Redeemed Christian Church of God where he became Pastor and founded the Model Parish. Following his time at Redeemed Christian Church of God, Bakare left to start the Latter Rain Assembly. In addition to his time in the church, Bakare was the running-mate of the Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2011 Nigerian presidential election. Bakare has been critical of Nigeria's leadership, and he has sparked controversy with inflammatory comments regarding Muslims and other spiritual leaders. As of 2019, Bakare has announced his intentions to run for president of Nigeria following the end of Buhari's second term in 2023. Early life Bakare has said that he was born a Muslim, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Schools In Nigeria
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, Executive (government), executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 List of sovereign states, independent national governments and Governmental organization, subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Schools In Ogun State
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding in a transformer * Secondary (chemistry), a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds * Secondary color, color made from mixing primary colors * Secondary mirror, second mirror element/focusing surface in a reflecting telescope * Secondary craters, often called "secondaries" * Secondary consumer, in ecology * An obsolete name for the Mesozoic in geosciences * Secondary feathers, flight feathers attached to the ulna on the wings of birds Society and culture * Secondary (football), a position in American football and Canadian football * Secondary dominant in music * Secondary education, education which typically takes place after six years of primary education ** Secondary school, the type of school at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schools In Abeokuta
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeokuta Grammar School
Abeokuta Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is currently located at Idi-Aba area, of Abeokuta. Often called the first grammar school in Nigeria, it is attended by students from all parts of Nigeria, the West Coast of Africa, South Africa, Europe and even Asia. History The school was founded in 1908 by the Abeokuta District Church Council (Anglicans). The school is associated with many notable figures from Nigerian politics and the arts, including the teacher and political activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and her son, the musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Academically, students of Abeokuta Grammar School entered for examination by the Royal College of Preceptors in 1909 and sat for the Cambridge Local Examination in 1911. It became a mixed institution in 1914 with the admission of girls. In 1939, the school presented students for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination, and in 1996 was elevated to the status of a Model School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Schools In Abeokuta
This is a list of educational institutions located in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ..., since its establishment in February 1976 from part of the former Western State. A * Abeokuta Girls' Grammar School, Onikolobo * Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-aba * Abeokuta North Local Government Nursery and Primary School, Imala * Adeline Ogunlade Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Obantoko * African Church Grammar School, Ita-Iyalode * African Church Primary School I, Igbore * Asero High School, Asero * Aveeluz Private Nursery and Primary School, Ijeun-Titun, Kuto * Anglican High School, Ibara B * Baptist Boys' High School, Oke-Saje * Baptist Girls College, Baptist Girls' College, Idi-aba C * Crescent University (CUAB), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funmi Babington-Ashaye
Funmi is a Nigerian feminine given name meaning "''for me''" or "''give me''" in Yoruba. It is a diminutive version of names such as: * "Olufunmilola/Oluwafunmilola" (God has given me wealth) or "Funmilola" (give me wealth) * "Olufunmilayo/Oluwafunmilayo" (God has given me joy) or "Funmilayo" (give me joy). Notable people with the name include: *Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (born 1900, died 1978), Nigerian educator, politician and women's rights activist * Funmilayo Olayinka (born 1960, died 2013), Nigerian banker and politician *Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 1952), Nigerian jurist * Funmilayo Olopade (born 1957, Nigerian American physician *Funmi Aragbaye (born 1954), Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and televangelist *Funmi Falana, Nigerian legal practitioner and women's rights activist * Funmi Fadoju (born 2002), English netball player *Funmi Iyanda (born 1971), Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, journalist, and blogger *Funmi Jimoh Oluwafunmilayo Kemi Jimoh (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic also known as MAPOLY is a tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Ojere campus is in the South-Eastern part of Abeokuta, covering about 960 hectares of rolling land bounded by the Ogun River to the south. It is named after Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, who was elected President of Nigeria in 1993, but prevented from taking office. Following the death of Chief MKO Abiola, the Polytechnic’s greatest benefactor in 1998, the Institution was renamed Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. The polytechnic was formally established in 1980 as Ogun State Polytechnic during the military administration of Harris Eghagha. Although the idea of the Polytechnic was originally conceived by Brigadier Harris Eghagha, the government of Chief Olabisi Onabanjo saw it through. The Polytechnic started on two temporary campuses, Oke-Egunya and Onikolobo, moving to the Ojere campus between April 1985 and March 1988. Presently, the polytechnic has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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