Obafemi Obadare -PROFILE

Assistant General Secretary Academic:St Stephen’s ‘A’ Primary School Alapata Modakeke 1972-1977 St John’s Grammar School Oke-Atan Ile-Ife 1977-1982 Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife B.A. Philosophy 1985-1989 His journalism career has spanned 31yrs: from Newsline Minna to SUNRAY in Port Harcourt, to ALIVE Newspapers in Lagos. He joined Nigeria’s No 1 newspaper in 2000 as a Sports Correspondent, rose to Features Editor of Sunday PUNCH and Editor, Saturday PUNCH in 2010. Currently, he’s been a Senior Member, Editorial Board, The PUNCH, since 2013

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Chief Jibola Awoseyi -PROFILE

2nd Vice President Chief Jibola Awoseyi, a Past President of the Association of Licensed Security Practitioners of Nigeria, and current Member Board of Trustees. He is a council member of Lead City University, Ibadan and currently on the board of many companies amongst which is Crown Fm, Ile Ife, etc. A dependable leader who is always committed to good ideals and values. A very resourceful manager of man and a socialite with tremendous contact both within and outside the country. He is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Closewatch Nig. Ltd., a security consultancy company with branches in almost all the States of the Federation.

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Dr OLAJIDE MAKINDE -PROFILE

1st Vice President Dr OLAJIDE MAKINDE (PRINCIPAL EMERITUS) is a trained teacher who had the privilege of teaching and impacting life at all levels of education- primary, secondary and tertiary. He has served in various leadership position in the school system- Head of Department (HOD), Chairman of Committees, Senior School Certificate Examination Chief Examiner, Chairman of Cooperative Thrift and Credit Schemes, Vice Principal, Principal etc. He was an active member of All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools ANCOPSS where he served in various capacities culminating in the Chairmanship of ANCOPSS Ife East Unit. He Retired as the Coordinating Principal of St John’s Grammar school, Okeatan, Ile-Ife. He has being an adjunct lecturer and resource person in several higher institutions in Nigeria including Osun State College of Education, Ilesa OSSCE, National Open University NOUN, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, University of Ilorin

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DR. FESTUS ODUNAYO ABIMBOLA OSHOBA – PROFILE

President Dr. Festus Odunayo OSHOBA, a retired chief consultant ophthalmologist of repute and former Registrar, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, is the proprietor and chief operating officer at LADKEM EYE HOSPITAL, Lagos. A man of many parts: a distinguished scholar, a seasoned and chartered administrator, a journalist, law graduate, public health practitioner, lover of lawn tennis sport, teacher and mentor of many ophthalmologists and a leader and member of many professional and social groups. Currently, he is the Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Administration; the Chairman of Medical and Scientific Commission of Nigeria Olympic Committee (2020); the 1st Vice President of the Guild of Medical Directors (GMD, National) and 1st Vice President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN). He is also a regular radio and television guest on eye-related issues. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS A 1975 product of St. John’s Grammar School, Ile-Ife, Osun State and a 1984 medical graduate, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria (M.B;B.S.); Trained at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) as a Consultant Ophthalmologist: Fellow, West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), Dec. 1988 – Nov, 1992; National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCOPH), Dec. 1988 – May 1993;        The Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA chartered by […]

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Alumni get new exco

RESTRICTED by the government regulations on COVID-19, the old boys association of St. John’s Grammar School, Ile-Ife, has devised an electronic poll system to elect its new executives. The device also enabled members of the association in over 20 locations in four continents to fill their ballots and vote. Members voted from Nigeria, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, Australia, South Africa, among other countries, last Saturday. Mr. Lanke Bakare, who handled the technical details, said: “We used Google Forms. Google Forms are used to create online surveys and quizzes. These are sent to other people for completion and received back for analysis. It allows you to design the format you want your survey to take and the type of response you want. Responses are automatically collated and easily copied to windows for further analysis.” According to the Secretary of the Electoral Committee, Mr. Yomi Layinka, 218 members participated in the election of the 11-member executive of the association. Layinka, who was the Special Adviser to former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, said the committee also held series of interactions with the candidates on the association’s Telegram platform fielding questions from all over the world. The new executive council comprises […]

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