Of Bad Faith And Foul Play
OF BAD FAITH AND FOUL PLAY - AKINTOYE FOLARANMI (PELE)
The practice was to lay strategically some shards of broken mirror-glass on the floor, reflective side up, above which the unsuspecting ladies - the few of them who were among the teaching body - would walk.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, let me name names and sidestep the sparing of blushes The victims, poor Misses Orisasanpe, Neuhard, and including even the revered History teacher Mrs. Ogunode, who also happened to ..... Read More
GCI Prepared Me For Leadership And The Practice Of Law
GCI Prepared Me For Leadership And The Practice Of Law
Some of the traits of leadership already identified in Obafunso Ogunkeye, more commonly referred to as Oba Soccer by his mates in both his primary school, St. Luke�s Primary School, Ibadan, where he became the Football Captain in 1967 and in Government College Ibadan (GCI) where this trait was further reinforced. He also became the Head of both the Literary and Debating Society and the Dramatic Society. In recognition of these ..... Read More
The GCI Tradition (Myths, Slangs, Nicknames, Anecdotes, Euphemisms, Jokes & General Trivia)
THE GCI TRADITION (MYTHS, SLANGS, NICKNAMES, ANECDOTES, EUPHEMISMS, JOKES & GENERAL TRIVIA)
The School/House Family
It is an ancient GCI tradition designed to promote camaraderie and a sense of belonging among the students. In 1968, there were 4 Houses Carr (Orange), Swanston (Blue), Field (Green) and Grier (Maroon). A 5th House Powell (Purple) was added in 1973.
Upon admission into the boarding house, each first form �Boy� was assigned a school Mentor/Teacher (called ..... Read More
That Day At The Motor Park
THAT DAY AT THE MOTOR PARK
I dragged myself reluctantly from the taxi, paying the driver who appeared to be very much in a hurry to escape the noise and stench of the surrounding. However, I couldn't blame him 'cos, in his shoes, I would not have done better... but in my own case, I had no other choice. Worse still, I was to spend the two hours in this hell.
At this time of the day, the sun was still burning hot and I had the uneasy feeling of some fire down my neck. Looking ..... Read More
Nigeria Livestock Ranches Failed Just Like GCI And Similar Schools
NIGERIA LIVESTOCK RANCHES FAILED JUST LIKE GCI AND SIMILAR SCHOOLS
Many Nigerians are oblivious to the fact that Nigeria in the 60s had thriving livestock ranches all over the country that have now failed because of budgetary constraints to the sector. The Nigerian governments just felt uninterested in the livestock sub-sector just like the Oyo State government lost interest in maintaining a model school like what Government College, Ibadan (GCI) was in its hey days. This is the ..... Read More
The Camaraderie And The Freedom In GCI Surpassed That Of KC
THE CAMARADERIE AND FREEDOM IN GCI SURPASSED THAT OF KC
Gbade Smith attended both Government College, Ibadan (GCI) and King�s College, Lagos (KC) at a time that both schools were the obvious best alternatives for any student from the Western part of the country. He left GCI to do his HSC in KC merely because of an incident in his last year in GCI.
According to Gbade Smith, whose surname was cool enough for his mates that they never bothered to give him any nickname but ..... Read More
My Years At Government College Ibadan
MY YEARS AT GOVERNMENT COLLEGE IBADAN
Boye Sofoluwe, who is Sofiguy or simply Sofi, to his mates from GCI was in the Nigerian Air Force for 23 years before he was suddenly retired at the rank of a Squadron Leader during the junta of Abacha.
Though the excuse given was that he had failed a promotion examination three times, this was strange to this brilliant product of one of Nigeria�s premier institutions, Government College, Ibadan (GCI).
Sofiguy, an accomplished sportsman in ..... Read More
My Life at Government College Ibadan
With all the effort concentrated on us, only Rufai Gbadamosi gained admission to St. Gregory's College through the entrance examination which was taken whilst the rest of us went quietly to our homes. But luck smiled on me, as I was persuaded to go to Ibadan Boys High School in 1943, from where I also gained entrance admission into Government College Ibadan (G.C.I).
It was good luck on my part, as I met Mr. Ogunlela in the short tenure at Boys High School, who took special interest in me. Mr ..... Read More
Akinkugbe, The Man
I am truly delighted to be here today, to join in celebrating the transition of Dr. Ladipo Akinkugbe from Professor of Medicine to Professor r-t-d., otherwise often called Professor Emeritus. I must say a special �thank you� to Professor Osotimehin and his colleagues who seemed determined, from the first, that I should participate in this event, even if Ladipo himself occasionally had second thoughts, not knowing what I might be tempted to reveal� Let me hasten to assure our Man of Honour that ..... Read More
I Developed Style In GCI
Kolawole Olatunbosun eventually became a favorite of his school mates, who nicknamed him, �Omo Eledan� because of his panache for orderliness in all that he did. This is what was popularly accepted as �style�, and today could be likened to �swagger�. He had the advantage of beginning to learn from a father, who was an old boy and even the Head of school and the Athletics Prefect in 1943, what GCI taught and made of its students. Nevertheless, as a typical GCI product his father refused to ..... Read More