Biographical record
- Title
- Prof.
- Surname
- ADEJARE
- First Name
- Oluwole
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- Achiever's Who's Who
- Date of Birth
- October 1944
- Status
- Alive
- State of Origin
- Osun
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Married
- Name of Spouse
- Roseline Abonego Majedo, 1975
- Number of Children (Male)
- 4
- Number of Children ( Female)
- 1
- Profession
- Politician
Lecturer - Education Level
- Tertiary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- St. Barnabas’ School, Apomu 1950-52; St. Paul’s School, Yemetu, Ibadan, 1953-58; D.C. Modern School. Apomu, 1959-61; St. Andrew’s College, Oyo, 1964-66; University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), 1970-73; University of Sheffield, England
- Educational Qualification
- B.A, M.A, Ph.D
- Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
- Postgraduate Board; Editorial Board, The Post Express
newspaper; secretary, Apomu Development Council, 1975-78; Ch.Board of Governors,
African Grammar School, Apomu, 1976-77; Ch.Board of Governors, St. Anthony’s
College, Ikoyi, 1977-78; Consultant, Oyo State College of Education, Oyo, 1985-87;
Chairman, Lagos State University Staff School, Parents’/Teachers’Association, 1991-95; Consultant, Lagos State Ministry of Education, 1992-95; Lagos State Polytechnic
Linguistic Association of United States and Canada, since 1985; Linguistic Association of
Nigeria, since 1988. Defunct Action Group, 1965-68; secretary, UPGA Youth, St. Andrew’s College Wing - Previous Appointments
- Pupil Teacher, St. Barnabas Anglican School, Apomu, 1962-63; Headmaster, St. James’ School Edun Ibadan. 1967-68; Teacher, Crowther Memorial College, Lokoja,
1972; Graduate Assistant, to Lecturer I, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1975-87; Coordinator,
Departmental English Language Programme, University of Ife. Ile-Ife, 1977-78;
Associate Lecturer, University of Ibadan Oyo State. 1986-87; Senior Lecturer,
Textlinguistics, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, 1987- 90; Acting Dean,
Postgraduate School; Professor:English Head, Department of English; Dean, Faculty of
Arts, Lagos state University, Ojo, Lagos, since 1990; External Examiner, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria. 1988-89; University of Ibadan, 1991-95; University of Ilorin, 1993-95;
Lagos State College of Education, 1993-96. - Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Creative Work/Major Exhibitions
- The Use of English, University of Ife Press, Ile-Ife,
1978; Language and Style in Soyinka: A systematic Textlinguistic Study of a Literary
Idiolect: Heinemann, Ibadan, 1992; co-author: Tertiary English Grammar, Lagos, Difamo
Books, Violent Wriggles; Drill Disciple; and Marching Discipline, Poems in Sokoto Vol.1
No.3, Ile-Ife, University of Ife, 1976; Salutation Flower Power in Arrows 124, Sheffield University, Sheffield, 1980 - Phone Number
- 01-5453351-2
- Residential Address
- Oladunmoye Lodge, Ayope Oke-Ola, Box 47, Apomu, Isokan Local Government Area, Osun State
- Official Address
- The PostExpress Newspapers. 7 Warehouse Road. Apapa. Lagos or Department of English. Iagos State University. P.M.B 1087.Ojo. Lagos,
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