Toluwalogo Adedoyin AJAYI

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

AJAYI

First Name

Toluwalogo

Other Names

Adedoyin

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

May 7, 1946

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun

Place of Birth

Ijebu-Ode

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Ihugba, September 28. 1981

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

psychiatrist, medical practitioner, novelist, newspaper columnist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Church Porogom School, Ijebu-Ode, 1951-56; Olu-Iwa College, Ijebu-Ode. 1957-59; Igbobi College. Lagos. 1960-62; Archbishop Holgcse's School. York, England. 1963-65; Liverpool University Medical School. 1965-70; University of St.John's NFId. Canada, 1974- 75;

Educational Qualification

MB, Ch.B, MRCS, LRCP, DWAPMC;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nigerian Medical Association; Association of Nigerian Authors

Previous Appointments

Practised Medicine and Psychiatry in both government and private hospitals since 1970; Novelist, Poet and Playwright, since 1967; Founder/din, Nigerian Circle of The Arts (NACT); Medical din, Lagoon City Clinic Jibowu, Lagos; Newspaper Columnist. Weekend Concord;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

The Year, Macmillan U.K. (a novel) 1981; The Lesson, Granny Fatima Publishing, (a novel), 1985; The Ghost of A Millionaire. Heinemann, (a thriller). 1990; Eye of the Night. Granny Fatima Publishing, 1992. Short Stories, Images of Lives. Granny Fatima Publishing. (Poetry), 1992; Motions and Emotions, Granny Fatima Publishing, (a Poetry). 1993; After a Bad Moon , Granny Fatima Publishing, 1995; cw: Photograph exhibition a view of the Arts, Goethe Institute, Victoria IslandYagos, June 1996;

Outstanding Achievements

Solidra Award for Literature, Solidra Club of Nigeria, 1996; BBC Africa Short Story competition winner, 1990

Hobbies

making video documentaries, watching sports, travelling internationally

Social Clubs

sec, Icoba 1958-62

Email Address

[email protected]

Residential Address

34, Ijaoye Street, Jibowu, Lag

Official Address

Neuro psychiatry Department, Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria