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Ogundipe
Ogundipe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Babafemi Ogundipe (1924–1971), Nigerian politician * Funsho Ogundipe (born 1968), Nigerian pianist, music director and composer * Isaac O. Ogundipe (born 1948), Nigerian engineer *Molara Ogundipe (born 1940), Nigerian poet, critic and editor *Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe (born 31 May 1960) is a Nigerian academic and a professor of botany. He served as the 12th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos from November 2017 to November 2022. Early life and education Ogundipe was born o ... (born 1960), Nigerian academic * P. A. Ogundipe (1927-2020), Nigerian educator, civil servant and writer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molara Ogundipe
Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie (27 December 1940 – 18 June 2019), also known as Molara Ogundipe, was a Nigerian poet, critic, editor, feminist and activist. Considered one of the foremost writers on African feminism, gender studies and literary theory, she was a social critic who came to be recognized as a viable authority on African women among black feminists and feminists in general.Douglas, Carol Anne, "Women in Nigeria Today", ''off our backs'', Washington, 30 November 1987. She contributed the piece "Not Spinning on the Axis of Maleness" to the 1984 anthology '' Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology'', edited by Robin Morgan. She is most celebrated for coining the term STIWA or Social Transformation in Africa Including Women. Life Abiodun Omolara Ogundipe was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a family of educators and clergy. She attended Queen's School, Ede, and went on to become the first woman to obtain a first-class BA Honours degree in English at Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe (born 31 May 1960) is a Nigerian academic and a professor of botany. He served as the 12th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos from November 2017 to November 2022. Early life and education Ogundipe was born on 31 May 1960. He attended the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Botany. He holds a master's degree in botany from the University of Ife and doctorate degree (Ph.D.) from the same university. He then obtained a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. Career Ogundipe began his academic career at the University of Lagos as a lecturer where he rose to the rank of professor of Botany in 2002. He was Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies from August 2007 to July 2011 and Director, Academic Planning Unit from April 2012 to April 2016. He was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos in November 2017. Until his appointme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babafemi Ogundipe
Babafemi Olatunde Ogundipe (6 September 1924 – 20 November 1971) was the ''de facto'' Vice President of Nigeria, second-in-command and first Supreme Military Council of Nigeria (1966–1979), Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters from 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, January 1966 to 1966 Nigerian counter-coup, August 1966 during Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi's military regime. He was High Commission of Nigeria, London, Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from September 1966 to August 1970 during General Yakubu Gowon's military regime. Early life He was born on 6 September 1924 to Yoruba parents from Ago-Iwoye, in present-day Ogun State in western Nigeria. Military career He joined the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1941, serving in Burma campaign, Burma between 1942 and 1945. He re-enlisted in the West Africa Forces and received a short service commission as a second lieutenant in August 1953. In December 1956, he was commissioned into the regular army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funsho Ogundipe
Funsho Ogundipe is a Nigerian pianist, music director and composer. Ogundipe is known for his work with the Afrobeat band Ayetoro. As musical director of Ayetoro, he is one of the primary architects of the post-Fela Kuti sound in Afrobeat Musical style Ogundipe is one of the first post-Fela Kuti composers to attract attention for the sophistication of his work, which is influenced primarily by jazz and has a wide and enchanting range of tonal colours. His main Influences are Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Fela Kuti. See also * Jazz *Composer *Music director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the d ... * Shiloh Godson References Nigerian male musicians Nigerian composers Nigerian pianists Living people Yoruba musicians 1968 births Musicians from Lagos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac O
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel. Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs. Etymology The anglicized name "Isaac" is a transliteration of the Hebrew name () which literally means "He laughs/will laugh." Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century BCE refer to the benevolent smile of the Canaanite deity El. Genesis, however, ascribes the laughter to Isaac's pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
