Ijebu Ode Grammar School

6°49′33.67448″N 3°54′42.72401″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

• Gansallo (Green) House
• Johnson (Red) House
• Kuti (Blue) House
• Odumosu (Yellow) House
• Phillips (Pink) House
• School (Purple) House

Notable alumni

• 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

• Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti

Old Students Association

Ijebu-Ode Grammar School has an Old Students Association called JOGSOBA (Jebu-Ode Grammar School Old Boys Association)

References

1. Emmanuel Ayankanmi Ayandele (1992). The Ijebu of Yorubaland, 1850-1950: politics, economy, and society. Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-978-129-433-4.
2. Ukwu, Jerrywright (2015-05-22). "Nigeria's Ancient Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2016-02-25.
3. 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.