Timothy Faboade Biography

Timothy Faboade is a graduate at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He has a bachelor degree in English language and education. He attended St. Luke's Anglican Primary School and St. Patrick's Anglican Grammar School, both in Gbongan for his primary and secondary education respectively. Faboade was born into the Sooko Ruling House, Gbongan where he spent his childhood days. He began his writing career while in the secondary school where he served as one of the senior prefects. He represented and won numerous prizes for his secondary school in different competitions. He gained admissions to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2012. He was a journalist on OAU campus working under the auspices of the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ) . He also reported for the INFOCUS News Agency af Faculty of Education, OAU. Faboade heads the Editorial Board of the Gbongan Olufi Parrot (GOP) , a media organization that awarded him as the best writer of the year in 2018. In late 2017, Faboade was appointed as Acting General Secretary of the Gbongan Youth Emancipation Group (GYEG) . Considering his successes in the office, the indigenous association made him substantive General Secretary in 2018, a post he still holds. He has written several articles for the Nigerian Tribune, a daily newspaper and a number of blogs. Also, he is an experienced English and Literature teacher having taught in many secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria.