Dominican Institute, Nigeria

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The Dominican Institute, Ibadan, is a tertiary institution owned by the Nigerian Province of the Order of Friars Preachers, a Catholic Religious Order founded by St. Dominic de Guzman in 1216 to promote intellectual and religious formation in view of reform at every level of society.

Situated on a quiet and pleasant hill in the educational layout adjacent to Africa's premier University of Ibadan, the Institute is blessed with a serene environment and a well-stocked library which permits students and lecturers to address African and Nigerian religious and social questions.

Speech at Fundraising Luncheon for the Proposed Dominican University Carolyn Walker Hall Dominican Institute Ibadan Part 2

On behalf of the Chancellor of the Dominican Institute, the Prior Provincial of the Province of St Joseph the Worker, Fr. Ignatius Madumere; on behalf of the Project Implementation Committee of the proposed Dominican University, I rise to sincerely thank you for accepting our invitation to be here this afternoon.
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Speech at Fundraising Luncheon for the Proposed Dominican University Carolyn Walker Hall Dominican Institute Ibadan

2008 10 15 Address to Directors of Communication

I was asked to present a position paper at your meeting. A position paper is not something to be written ad hoc. So this is not a position paper. This is just to share a few thoughts with you.
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Transformed Transformators Presidential Address at the Beginning of the 2008-09 Academic Year October 2, 2008

My Lord Bishop, Most Rev Felix Ajakaye, Coadjutor Bishop of Ekiti. The Staff and Students of the Dominican Institute Dear friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Dominican Institute, to this Eucharistic celebration, the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit with which we begin the 2008-09 academic year. Greater is my delight in welcoming the newest Bishop in the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Bishop Felix Ajakaye, who has been a friend to many of us since the years we studied philosophy together at the Seminary of Ss Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan. Those of us who were his classmates guard fond memories of him as a great soccer player, an ardent soccer fan and a most intriguing soccer commentator.
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