Titcombe College Egbe

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Titcombe College is a secondary school in Egbe, Kogi State, Nigeria. [1] Founded by missionaries of the Sudan Interior Mission in 1951, the school has produced notable Nigerians including the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan [2] and the late Professor Pius Adesamni. [3] Alumni [4] association of the college has commissioned several projects on the campus. [5]

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History

Titcombe College was founded in March 1951 [6] by missionaries of the Sudan Interior Mission. [7]

Alumni

The college has produced students who are among notable Nigerians today. Few of them include the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Samuel Afolayan (retd.), [2] Professor of Management Science at the University of Ibadan Solomon Adebola, [8] the Chairman of the Central Planning Committee (CPC) Tunji Arosanyin [7] and the late social commentator and university lecturer Pius Adesamni, a Professor of Literature and African studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and the director of the University's Institute of African Studies. [9] Adesamni died along with 156 others, on the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed March 2019. [10] With a robust alumni, several sets of Titcombe College have been giving back to the college. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Egbe: A Jerusalem in Nigeria". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  2. 1 2 "Titcombe old students give back to alma mater - The Nation Nigeria News". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  3. ↑ "OBITUARY: In our hearts lies Pius Adesanmi, the prophet who foretold his death". TheCable. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. 1 2 "Titcombe College ex-students meet". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. ↑ https://nationalwire.com.ng/tag/titcombe-college/
  6. ↑ "Alumni lay foundation of exam hall at Titcombe College, Egbe -". The NEWS. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  7. 1 2 Agbana, Ralph (2021-03-21). "Titcombe College Egbe to Hold 70th Anniversary in May 2021". |Crusader Express|. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  8. ↑ "PROF. OLU OBAFEMI: STORY OF A HAWKER'S SON WHO BECAME ENGLISH PROFESSOR". THISDAYLIVE. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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  10. ↑ Bearak, Max. "'They can't believe he is gone': Beloved Nigerian cultural critic among dead in Ethiopian Airlines crash". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2021-03-25.

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