Reminiscences

I slept a lot during prep ‘cos I was too playful - G.O.S. Ekhaguere, Professor of Mathematics/MacArthur Grant Liaison Officer

Written by Ayo-Lawal Gbenoba Sunday, 09 May 2010

A foremost Mathematician, he is one of the three people who further developed the Quantum Calculus Theory to open new frrontiers for the application of Mathematics to real world systems. To call him a genius is no misnomer.

My uniform got torn a lot ’cos I never shied away from fighting - Dr (Mrs) Tinuola Abiola-Oshodi, 1st Female President, NMA

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Written by Ayo-Lawal Gbenoba & Laide Fatai Sunday, 02 May 2010

A foremost tutor and consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G), she was the First Female Chief Consultant and Head of O&G in Oyo State from 1976 to1983. She became the First Female Chairman, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex in 1991 and she performed so well that a student nurses hostel -the Abiola-Oshodi Hostel, was

As a kid, if you sent me on an errand, I forgot easily- Odia Ofeimun, Winner of the 2010 Fonlon Nichols Award

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Written by Ayo-Lawal Gbenoba Sunday, 18 April 2010

COULD you briefly comment on your background?
I attended St. Paul’s Primary School in Iruekpen. That was the village in which I was born in Ekpoma. I always like to make a proper correction in the name, which is Ekuma, because Ekpoma has no meaning in the language into which I was born. It was a grafting done

I got the beating of my life day I ate almost all the meat in mother’s pot - Revd Emanuel Babajide Lucas, Visiting Professor of Mech/Agric Engineering, LAUTECH/UNAAB

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Written by Ayo-Lawal Gbenoba Sunday, 04 April 2010

HE is from an illustrious family that values education. As far back as 1942, his family had nine doctorate degree holders.

Reminiscences

I slept a lot during prep ‘cos I was too playful - G.O.S. Ekhaguere, Professor of Mathematics/MacArthur Grant Liaison Officer

My uniform got torn a lot ’cos I never shied away from fighting - Dr (Mrs) Tinuola Abiola-Oshodi, 1st Female President, NMA

As a kid, if you sent me on an errand, I forgot easily- Odia Ofeimun, Winner of the 2010 Fonlon Nichols Award

I got the beating of my life day I ate almost all the meat in mother’s pot - Revd Emanuel Babajide Lucas, Visiting Professor of Mech/Agric Engineering, LAUTECH/UNAAB

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