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When The Bugger Was Bugged

There was a soft-sell College Magazine in those days called the ‘College Gossip'. This was a magazine specially published to checkmate students who generally misbehaved or exhibited acts of misdemeanour or, in GCI colloquial parlance, "Ibara". Now "ibara" was the shortened form of "ibara eni je and was aptly applied to any act of misbehaviour that was deemed uncivilised or against the norms of the society and ethos of the school. The interesting thing was that this magazine was supposed to be circulated strictly locally, i.e.

Anger!!!

Inter-house sports competitions were a big deal in GCI. The frenzy was usually far more than when GCI played against other schools. Houses competed for laurels in athletics, soccer, hockey, and cricket; and oh the pride of winning the trophy.

DAHOMEY FRENCH TRIP

I remember with nostalgia our French class trip to Benin School, Ibadan. The boys who were on this trip will remember the journey in our famous Black Maria driven by Alaska from Ibadan, through Lagos and Idi-Iroko to Cotonou. We studied for one week with the students of L'École Secondaire Protestante. The presence of girls among us made the trip a very exciting one. One of the highlights was our visit to the floating village of Abomey. We travelled in two groups and in two boats.

WOOD STOCK (SCALA CINEMA, SABO)

WOOD STOCK (SCALA CINEMA, SABO)

Woodstock is a 1970 documentary of the Western pop culture; Woodstock festival took place in August, 1969 somewhere near Bethel in New York. The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh and won an Academy award. It featured a number of artists which included Joan Baez, Crosby, Still Nash, Joe Cocker, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly and the family Stone and of course the Iconic Jimi Hendrix who played Spanish Castle Magic and Voodoo Child.

That Man From Istanbul

1972 – A Year of Clamors

1972 – A Year of Clamors

GCI’s regulation outfits for social outings are specified by Class levels. So, by his clothes, it was easy to decide which Class a GCI student was in. Forms 1-4 students wore khaki shorts with their white shirts. Form 5 students wore pairs of white trousers; and Lower and Upper Six students wore pairs of grey trousers - with their white shirts.

School Days At GCI Weren’t All About Academics!

School Days At GCI Weren’t All About Academics!

GCI students were primed to excel in academics, sports and other extra-curricular activities. We were involved in March Past pageants during Independence Day and Children’s Day; and GCI always came tops – obviously because we were better for them through our exposure to a very strong military Cadet Unit. One remembers Major Akinyemi ’66 (a.k.a. Carter).

Settling Scores Behind The Armory

Settling Scores Behind The Armory

GCI was a school with quite a large expanse of grounds with quite massive acreage. To us boys, it was huge. The school had this bifurcation whereby the boarding houses were distinct in terms of area of coverage from the school compound, the school compound had the lecture rooms, laboratories, assembly hall, principal, vice principals’ offices and staff room.

TAYO BANJO’S WIT

TAYO BANJO’S WIT

GCI, OH MY GCI!

GCI, OH MY GCI!

"Let me look that bucket."
"Oyelade, what did you say?"
"I said 'let me look that bucket.'"

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