@75: UI appoints Makinde ambassador extraordinaire - ITREALMS

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The University of Ibadan has appointed and decorated the governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, as Ambassador Extraordinaire of the University ahead of its 75th anniversary.

Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Kayode Adebowale, who led the management of the university and members of the anniversary committee to the Courtesy Room of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, presented the governor with a plaque and a garland of honour on Monday.

For Bene Madunagu, Feminist and Revolutionary @75 - ITREALMS

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This is a revised and updated version of the tribute I paid the subject five years ago, on March 21, 2017, when she became 70 years old.

Although she has since then lived largely in retirement and ill-health, she has nonetheless done a number of things—directly and indirectly, alone and in combination with others—that now contribute significantly to defining the essence of her entire adult life. The most significant of these “things” is offered as an Update in the closing paragraphs of this edition.