Abeokuta Grammar School

Public school in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Abeokuta Grammar School

Address

Elite Road, Idi Aba

Abeokuta

Ogun State

Nigeria

Information
Type| Public
Motto| Iberu Oluwa Ni Ipile Ogbon (Yoruba)
(The Fear Of God Is The Beginning Of The Wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)| Anglican Communium
Established| 1908
Sister school| Abeokuta Girls Grammar School
Faculty| 3
Grades| JSS1 - SSS3
Color(s)| Blue  and  gold
Nobel laureates| Wole Soyinka

Abeokuta Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is currently located at Idi-Aba area, of Abeokuta. Often called the first grammar school in Nigeria, it is attended by students from all parts of Nigeria, the West Coast of Africa, South Africa, Europe and even Asia.

## History

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The school was founded in 1908 by the Abeokuta District Church Council (Anglicans). The school is associated with many notable figures from Nigerian politics and the arts, including the teacher and political activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and her son, the musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.[1]

Academically, students of Abeokuta Grammar School entered for examination by the Royal College of Preceptors in 1909 and sat for the Cambridge Local Examination in 1911. It became a mixed institution in 1914 with the admission of girls. In 1939, the school presented students for the Cambridge School Certificate Examination, and in 1996 was elevated to the status of a Model School by the Nigerian government.[2]

AGSOBA is an association of old students (boys and girls) of Abeokuta Grammar School and is the oldest students association in Nigeria. Headed by a national body known as the Central Executive Committee with its headquarters in Abeokuta, the association operates through branches all over Nigeria and the world.[3][4]

A team of three students from Abeokuta Grammar School in Ogun State has emerged the national winner in the Social and Innovation Category at the 2019 National Pitch Event for the Diamond Challenge. It was held at the Youth Development Center of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.[5]

## Notable alumni

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* Hezekiah Oluwasanmi
* Wole Soyinka[6]
* Beko Ransome-Kuti[7]
* Fela Anikulapo Kuti[6]
* Okunade Sijuade[8]
* Tunde Kelani[9]
* Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti[10]
* Dotman[11]
* Fireboy DML[12]
* Kizz Daniel[12]
* Iziaq Adekunle Salako
* Jumoke Odetola

## Photo gallery

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## References

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1. ^ Geiger, Susan; Johnson-Odim, Cheryl; Mba, Nina Emma (February 1999). "For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria". The American Historical Review. 104 (1): 294. doi:10.2307/2650358. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 2650358.
2. ^ "Abeokuta Grammar School – Litcaf". Retrieved 2021-06-26.
3. ^ "First Grammar School in Nigeria clocks 112, see some historical facts here". Tribune Online. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
4. ^ "Abeokuta Grammar School emerges national winner of Global Diamond Challenge's for Social Innovation Category – Businessday NG". businessday.ng. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
5. ^ "Abeokuta Grammar School emerges national winner of Global Diamond Challenge's for Social Innovation Category". Tedprime Hub. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
6. ^ a b "Fela Anikulapo Kuti gets AGSOBA's highest award". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
7. ^ Shola Adenekan, "Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti - Nigerian doctor, bold human rights campaigner and prisoner of conscience" (obituary), The Guardian, 15 February 2006.
8. ^ "The Ooni's Biography". TheOoni.Org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
9. ^ "TRIBUTE: Tunde Kelani @70: Icon of Nigerian cinematography | Premium Times Nigeria". 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
10. ^ Sheldon, Kathleen (2016). "Ransome-Kuti, Funmilayo (1900-1978)". Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 247–248\. ISBN 978-1-4422-6293-5.
11. ^ Encomiun. "Yes Melo crooner, Dotman on how he intends to take over 'I'M INTRODUCING MY NEW SOUND'". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
12. ^ a b "Abeokuta Grammar School Great citadel of learning".

## External links

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Official Website

"History of Abekouta Grammar School, Old Students Association".

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