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Segun Okeowo was born on 5 August, 1948 in Shagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian educationist (1948-2014). Discover Segun Okeowo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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5 August 1948 |
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5 August |
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Shagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria |
Date of death |
2014 |
Died Place |
Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu |
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Niger
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Segun Okeowo Height, Weight & Measurements
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Segun Okeowo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Segun Okeowo worth at the age of 66 years old? Segun Okeowo’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Niger. We have estimated Segun Okeowo's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Segun Okeowo was a Nigerian educationist who is best known for being the president of the National Union of Nigerian Students at the forefront of the Ali Must Go protests.
Segun Mikeal Okeowo was born on August 5, 1948 in Shagamu, Ogun State.
He attended St Luke's College, Ibadan between 1961 and 1964 before proceeding to Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo in 1971.
He attended University of Lagos between 1975 and 1978 but was rusticated from the university following his role as the president of the now banned National Union of Nigerian Students in the 1978 Ali Must Go protests.
He however graduated from the University of Ife in 1980 with a first degree in education.
Okeowo began his journey in activism as a student of Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State, where he was the president of the students’ union before joining University of Lagos where he also rose to become the leader of University of Lagos Students’ Union (ULSU).
He then became the President of the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS).
Okeowo led students across Nigeria in protest against a hike in students’ meal ticket by the Olusegun Obasanjo led military administration.
Following meetings and consultations with the Federal Military Council as represented then by the Federal Commissioner for Education, Col. Ahmadu Ali.
Without achieving a reversal, NUNS called out all students to embark on a national protest which was to be tagged ‘Ali Must Go’ after the then Commissioner for Education.
He was promptly rusticated from the University of Lagos in the wake of the historic protests.
NUNS was also proscribed.
Despite gaining notoriety for his role in the Ali must go protests, after his graduation, he lived a quiet life as an educationist.
He served as a principal in Makun High School, Ogijo High School, Christ Apostolic Grammar School and Iperu Remo all in Ogun State.
Okeowo was a prominent figure in the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and was appointed as a commissioner in the Ogun State Electoral Commission in 1983.
In 1986, Okeowo was appointed as one of the panelists that examined the Ahmadu Bello University Students’ Crisis.
He married 3 wives Alice Abayomi, Florence oluyemisi and Mojibade.
He was honored with some traditional titles which include Akogun of Makun, Olootu Omoba of Simawa, Bobajiro of Idena and Obamuwagun of Iperu-Remo.
He was appointed as the Chairman of Ogun State Teaching Service Commission where he retired in 2011.
Okeowo died on January 28, 2014, in Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
He was buried in Simawa, Ogun State.