Oluwole ADEJARE

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,