Aderemi James, BAMIKUNLE,

University Lecturer

BA, MA. Ph.D, university teacher, born Decem ber 19, 1945, Ife-Ijumu, Oyi, Kabba, Kogi State; married Funmi 1975, two sons; Edu cation: St Augustine's College, Kabba, 1959-64, St John's College (Rimi), Kaduna, 1965-66, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1967-70, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1970-71, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1979-82; Career: Appointed Professor, Literature, Ahmadu Bello Univer sity, Zaria; Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Former Professor of Literature, Gasten Berger University de Saint Louis, Senegal; Publication: Introduction to Soyinka's Po etry, ABU Press, 1992; Hobbies: reading, writing, teaching; Official Address: Depart ment of English, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Home: 7, Mai Bedde, Area A, Ah madu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.