BREAKING: Tears, Lamentation As First Professor of Geology In Nigeria, Africa Dies
- Mosobalaje Olaloye Oyawoye (CON), the Kwara-born academic and first professor of geology in Nigeria and Africa, has died at the age of 95
- Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a statement, described academia as the last man standing and that his death was a national loss for Nigeria
- Aside from being an academic, Bosobalaje Oyawoye was a crown prince in the Olofa of Offa kingship lineage and the Baba Adini of Kwara state
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Offa, Kwara - Professor Mosobalaje Olaloye Oyawoye (CON), the first professor of geology in Nigeria and Africa, is dead.
His death was announced in a statement by the Kwara state government on Monday evening, May 22, stating that the Offa crown prince died at the age of 95, The Tribune reported.
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Rafiu Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to the governor of Kwara state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a condolence message to the people of Offa local government area and the entire people of the state, mourned the death of the crown prince.
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The governor, in the statement, said the demise of the elder statesman is a national loss for the country, adding that the professor was one of the greatest Nigerians of all time and the pride of Kwara state.
Abdulrazaq added that the death of the first professor of geology in Africa marked the end of an era of academic accomplishment, community service dedication as well as statesmanship.
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He sympathised with the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, the Olofa-In-Council, the Muslim community in Kwara State because the professor was the Baba Adini of Kwara and the family of Oyawoye for the demise of the academic.
The governor said the deceased was a great philanthropist, and his death was a national loss for the country.
Abdulrazaq's statement reads in part:
"He was one of the last men standing, and his death represents a huge void in everything he represented for Offa people, Kwara State, and Nigeria.”
Adeyinka Sikiru Oyinloye: Kwara High Court judge dies
Legit.ng earlier reported that the influential Kwara State High Court judge, Justice Adeyinka Sikiru Oyinloye, has died at the age of 58.
Oyinloye died on Sunday after fighting a protracted neck-related illness, but sources said he was earlier flown to India for treatment before his death.
Recall that the late jurist was the one that slammed N4bn judgment on Sahara Reporters and Sowore over publications against Bukola Saraki, the ex-senate president.
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