Baptist High School, often abbreviated as BHS, is a prominent
all-boys secondary school
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in Nigeria. The school is located in the
Borokiri neighbourhood of
Port Harcourt,
Rivers State
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa Ib ...
and was founded in the late 1940s.
BHS was among the mission schools taken over by the
military government
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after the
civil war
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. It was returned to the Baptist Mission in 2006 in compliance with the Rivers State Education (Return of Schools) law, 2005.
Notable alumni
Since its establishment, Baptist High School has
produced well known leaders and personalities; including:
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DJ Abass
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, businessman
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Otelemaba Amachree
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, politician
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Nimi Briggs
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Education
Briggs had his early education at Nyemoni Grammar School Abonnema and Baptist High School, Port Harcourt ...
, former
vice-chancellor
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In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...
of the
University of Port Harcourt
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Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack
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, civil engineer, technocrat, public servant and politician.
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Boma Iyaye
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Education
He was educated at State School II Port Harcourt between 1974 and 1980. He attended Baptist High School for his sec ...
, accountant
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, renowned economist
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Walter Ofonagoro
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, scholar, politician, businessman, Minister of Information and Culture
*
Clem Ohameze
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, actor
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Okey Wali
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Early life
Wali was born on October 29, 1958 at Obio-Akpor local government area in the metropolis of Port Harcourt, a southern ...
, lawyer, 26th president of the
Nigerian Bar Association
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Patrick Dele Cole Patrick may refer to:
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People
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Diplomat and Administrator
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Israel Dinne Ubani
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-Former Permanent Secretary Abia State
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Herbert I Onyewuchi
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* Herbert (given name)
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Australia
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Ex Rector Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri
References
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Schools in Port Harcourt
Secondary schools in Rivers State
Educational institutions established in the 1940s
Boys' schools in Rivers State
1940s establishments in Rivers State
Baptist schools in Nigeria