Ijebu Ode Grammar School
6°49′33.67448″N 3°54′42.72401″E / 6.8260206889°N 3.9118677806°EIjebu Ode Grammar School (JOGS) is a boys-only secondary school located in Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun State, South-Western Nigeria.[1] Founded on 20 January 1913, the school is one of the oldest schools in Nigeria.[2][3]
Houses
[edit]- Gansallo (Blue) House
- Johnson (Red) House
- Kuti (White) House
- Odumosu (Green) House
- Phillips (Yellow) House
- School (Purple) House
Notable alumni
[edit]- Abraham Adesanya, Nigerian lawyer and activist
- Inumidun Akande, former Chief Judge of Lagos State
- Mobolaji Bank Anthony, former council President of the Lagos Stock Exchange
- Deji Ashiru, Nigerian engineer and the MD/CEO of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority
- George Ashiru, Taekwondo grandmaster
- Harold Demuren, Nigerian aeronautic engineer
- Bode George, Nigerian Politician and former Military Governor
- Seth Kale, former Bishop of Lagos
- Adeleke Mamora, current Minister of State for Health
- Omololu Meroyi, former senator of Ondo South constituency
- Adeola Odutola, Nigerian business mogul
- Olu Oyesanya, Nigerian journalist
- Vector, rapper and musician
- Wizkid, musician
Notable faculty
[edit]Old Students Association
[edit]Ijebu-Ode Grammar School has an Old Students Association called JOGSOBA (Jebu-Ode Grammar School Old Boys Association)
References
[edit]- ^ Emmanuel Ayankanmi Ayandele (1992). The Ijebu of Yorubaland, 1850-1950: politics, economy, and society. Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-978-129-433-4.
- ^ Ukwu, Jerrywright (2015-05-22). "Nigeria's Ancient Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ Barbara Goff (9 May 2013). 'Your Secret Language': Classics in the British Colonies of West Africa. A&C Black. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-78093-205-7.
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