BA, M.Ed, Ph.D, educationist, born November 25, 1925, Kaduna; married Victoria Ayodele Omotosho 1948, two sons four daughters; <\/p>\n
Education: Elementary and Middle Schools in Kaduna and Kano, 1932- 40, Baptist College, Iwo, 1943-46, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, 1954-57, University College, Ibadan, 1957-60, Ohio University, Athens, USA, 1963-64, 1969-70, University of Wisconsin, USA, 1969; <\/p>\n
Career: Appointed Teacher, Baptist Primary School, Kano, 1941-43; Headmaster in Primary Schools, Kano, Bida, Minna, 1946-54; Script Writer, School of Broadcasting Unit, Ministry of Education, Kaduna, 1960; Senior History Master, Provincial Secondary School, Kano, 1960-61; Provincial Education Officer, Yola and Katsina, 1961-62; Principal, Advanced Teachers’ College, Kano, and Visiting Lecturer, Ohio University, Athens, USA, 1962- 68; Chief Inspector of Education, Ministry of Education, llorin, 1968-69; Senior.Lecturer and Acting Director, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1969-71; Professor and Director, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Hello University, Zaria,’ 1971-76; Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Hello University, Zaria, 1976-77; Chairman, Public Service Commission, llorin, 1978-80; Professor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of llorin, 1980- 83; Professor of Education, University of llorin, 1983-87; Chairman, Public Service Commission\/member, Judicial Service Com mission, llorin, Kwara State, 1978-80; Chairman, Grading and Regrading of Chiefs, Kwara State, 1987; Chairman, Visitation Panel to Bayero University, 1990-91; Chair man, Boundary Committee, Kwara State, 1992; External Examiner, Ph.D. students, University of London; External Examiner, BA\/B.Sc Education, University of Cape Coast,Ghana; External Examiner, Postgraduate Diploma in Education Students, Universities of Ibadan and Lagos; External Assessor, Advancement of University Staff to Readership Position and Professor in Education, Universities of Ife, llorin, Nsukka, 1978-80; Advisor, Nigerian Union of Teachers; member, Historical Society of Nigeria; member \/ Secretary \/ Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kano, Bida, Minna, 1947-54; member, Visioin 2010 Committee; member, Rotary International, 1968; member, Association of Educational Administrators, USA, 1966; member, Commonwealth Association of Educational Administrators, 1970 member, Rotary Club; member, Phi Delta Kappa, USA, chairman, All People’s Party, Kwara State; Award: Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Career and Contribution in the Field of Education, Ohio University Alumni Association, Athens, Ohio, USA.
\nTraditional Titles: Odofin Babaloma: Bobagunwa Share. <\/p>\n
Publications: Education Principles and Learning Activities, Native Authority Press, Kano, 1964; Legislation and Education In Northern Nigeria,Oxford University Press, Ibadan, 1973, 1981.
\nPolitical Party: member, All People’s Party, Kwara ‘ State;. Hobbies: reading, music. Official Address: Institute of Education, University of llorin, or P.O. Box 900, llorin; Home Ad dress: 7 Aderemi Adeleye Road, GRA, llorin, Kwara State. Telephone: 031- 221665.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,1505],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9332","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-educationist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9332"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}