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Phebean Ogundipe
Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe, née Itayemi, OON (1927-2020) was a Nigerian author and civil servant. Writing as Phebean Itayemi, she became the first Nigerian woman to be published in English, after winning a British Council short story competition. She later published textbooks under the name P. A. Ogundipe.Ransome MgbeahuruOgundipe, author of Brighter Grammar goes home at 92 '' The Guardian'', 1 April 2020. Accessed 16 May 2020. Life Phebean Ogundipe was born in Esa-Oke, Osun State on 6 May 1927 of Ijesha origin. She attended elementary school in Esa-oke and Imesi-ile before going to Queen's College, Lagos for secondary schooling. She gained a degree at the University of St Andrews, and a diploma from the Institute of Education at the University of London. Returning to Nigeria, she became an English teacher. Ogundipe story ''Nothing So Sweet'' won a 1946 British Council competition for the western region of Nigeria, coming ahead of the contributions of T. M. Aluko and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esa-Oke
Esa-Oke is a Yoruba town located at the Obokun Local Government Area of the Ijesa North Federal Constituency of Ife/Ijesa Senatorial District of Osun State, South-West of Nigeria. It is a native Ijesa (Ijesha) community and shares boundaries with other towns namely: Oke-Imesi, Imesi-ile, Ijebu-Ijesa, Esa-Odo, Efon-Alaaye. Omiran Adebolu, a member of the Olofin family of Ile-Ife, though disputably, was believed to have founded Esa-Oke after he left Ile-Ife in 1184 A.D. Occupation The people of Esa-Oke were predominantly farmers who specialised in growing food crops such as Yam, Cassava, Maize, Rice and so on as well as Cash crops such as Cocoa, Kolanut and so on. However, the thrust of commerce is central to their activities and they participate in trading activities mostly across the Western and the Northern part of Nigeria. Traditional institution The town has at the head of its traditional governance structure, a kingship that goes with the title of the 'Owamiran of Esa-O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
