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Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi

On Monday June 29th 2020, Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi transitioned to glory. Fadekemi, also fondly called “Kemi”, was an inspiration and role model to her students, colleagues and all that had the opportunity to cross her path during her sojourn on this part of the divide. Fadekemi Oyewusi was a dedicated... see more

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BIOGRAPHY OF DR. FADEKEMI OYEWUSI Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi was born in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria to the family of Mr. and Mrs. J.A Sangowusi. Fadekemi was raised in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria. She attended Abadina College, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State for her secondary education after which she gained admission into the University of Ibadan to study Special Education at the University’s Faculty of Education.... see moreBIOGRAPHY OF DR. FADEKEMI OYEWUSI Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi was born in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria to the family of Mr. and Mrs. J.A Sangowusi. Fadekemi was raised in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria. She attended Abadina College, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State for her secondary education after which she gained admission into the University of Ibadan to study Special Education at the University’s Faculty of Education. She graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Education degree {B.Ed. (Hons)}. Upon graduation from the University, Fadekemi served her Country under the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Funtua, Katsina State. In 2008, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Ibadan. Ibadan, Oyo State. She started her professional duties as Librarian II in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso. Fadekemi relocated from Ogbomosho to take up an appointment as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies, University of Ibadan. She was an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies University of Ibadan where she taught different postgraduate courses to masters and doctoral students. Fadekemi has supervised over thirty postgraduate students at masters and doctoral levels.. Fadekemi has many publications as chapters in books, conference proceedings and learned journals in Nigeria and international outlets. Her research focus was on Information Management, School librarianship with emphasis on: knowledge and skills of librarians. Focussing on school library environment and learning resources, reading cultures of children and Bibliotherapy. Fadekemi attended many local and international conferences on school librarianship where she presented papers. She presented a Faculty lecture titled ‘New Wine in an Old Wine skin: The Trajectory of School Libraries in Nigeria’ on 11 July, 2018 at the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Until her passing on into glory, Fadekemi was carrying on research on the following “Library Use and Reading Habits as Predictors of Information Literacy Competencies”, “Media preference as a factor influencing use of health information among young adults”, “Instructional media adoption as prediction of teaching effectiveness among lecturers”. Fadekemi was a member of the following professional associations: Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Nigerian School Library Association (NSLA), International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN), International Literacy Association (ILA) and International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). She served as a member of the Executive of the Nigerian Library Association (Oyo State Chapter) in different positions and was the University Representative from 1996 to 1998. Fadekemi was the Assistant Treasurer from 1998 to 2000 and second Vice Chairman from 2003 to 2006. Fadekemi was the Treasurer of the Nigerian School Library Association in 2012. She was a representative of International. Association of School Librarianship (IASL) and was given the award of the Librarian of the year in October 2018 by IASL. She held different administrative positions in the University of Ibadan which included: Acting Director, Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies from February 2012 to July 2016; Senate Representative, Kenneth Dike Library Appointment and Promotion Panel from October 2013 to July 2015. She was a Member of Senate from February 2012 to July 31 2016 and also a member of the UI community Television Establishment committee from January to April 2017. Fadekemi was part of the Committee on the production of University of Ibadan research strength profile in June 2017 and Ceremonials Committee in 2016. As the Acting Director of the Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies, Fadekemi coordinated readership and library use promotion campaigns such as International School Library month, World Book day, Story hour, Reading culture seminar among others. Fadekemi was involved in outreach programmes such as visiting schools and sensitising them on the importance of books and reading and celebrating World Book Day. She was passionate about children, their literacies and reading. Her normal slogan was “Wealth is in Reading” and she was involved in making this a reality in different programmes that she was opportuned to be involved in. Fadekemi was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Interdisciplinary Research (Library Science Program), College of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America from August 2018 until she passed on. She was engaged in teaching Research Methods on the Master in Library Science (MLS) program and carrying out research. She was involved in different outreach programs visiting schools to share her love of reading in North Pitt High School. She had a presentation to 3rd grade students at The Oakwood School on ‘Why they love the library?’ Fadekemi was married to the Late Pastor Adewumi Oyewusi. Their union is blessed with a beautiful daughter; Jemimah. Her husband transitioned into glory in September, 2017. Her Hobbies were Reading, Singing and Travelling. Fadekemi transitioned into glory on the Monday, the 29th of June, 2020 due to natural causes. She is survived by an aged mother, a daughter (Jemimah), sisters, brothers, in-laws, uncles, aunties and cousins. Autobiography of Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi Below is an excerpt culled from her story shared in 2018 on BE INSPIRED SERIES. Culled from the facebook page of Toyin Olukoju Omozuwa. I am Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi, an associate professor at Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. I had my Master's and Doctoral Degrees from Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. My research interest includes Information Management, School Librarianship and Bibliotherapy. I love working with children and young adults especially encouraging them to read and use the library. Got born again at 16 years by the grace of God. Married to a good loving husband who was a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God. He transitioned to be with the Lord on 26th September, 2017. I am also aan ordained minister of God at RCCG. I grew up in a loving environment with principled parents who would not waste time to spank us when we erred. The University of Ibadan abode we lived in provided the right environment to be motivated academically as well as easy access to books and comics. We bought books at the Staff Club and from vendors in front of the university gate in the 80s. These books came as gifts from my father as rewards for success after every examination. My mother used to buy books for me on motor cycling, racing, and comics to improve my use of the English Language. The memories while growing up are one of my cherished assets and everyone around me hears these stories. My love for reading inspired me to study Library Science at the master’s level in the University. I felt I would be able to read all the books in the Library without restraints from anyone. The reading culture in Nigeria is gradually improving because people now read online. You see people trying to read information from social media, which is a good step towards reading. But the question is: What are people reading? Reading books especially for pleasure is poor and there are several factors responsible for this. For example, the cost of good novels is still expensive for the common man who has not been paid salary for several months. They can barely buy textbooks for their children and we are talking about reading for pleasure. In addition, the public libraries that are to provide access to information are not in existence or poorly funded, so you find old books. Parents have a role to play in encouraging and promoting a reading culture in children. To encourage this reading culture in children, parents need to read themselves. We need leaders who will also read so as not to make the mistake their predecessors made. Parents need to decrease the "owanbe" clothes bought yearly and buy more books for their children, Books can be donated to schools and given as birthday presents or Christmas gifts to other people or adults. I give book gifts to “whoever” is celebrating “whatever”. Bibliotherapy, which is one of my research interests is employed in libraries with the intention to control the behaviour of young people positively. It is also known as reading therapy, book therapy or use of books for healing. When I was the Acting Director of Centre for Educational Media Resource Studies (CEMRS), University of Ibadan, between 2012 and 2016, I introduced many innovative ideas to the Centre e.g. Makerspace. I was able, by the Grace of God, to get a new building for the centre. I do not joke with anything that has to do with books and reading, hence my drive towards hosting many programmes related to reading. We hosted Prof Wole Soyinka once in 2014. By God’s grace, I also coordinated the celebration of annual World Book Day and International School Library Month celebrations with school librarians throughout Nigeria. We all go through divers challenges, pains, trauma, etc. My husband’s transition to glory on September 26, 2017 is the most traumatic event I ever experienced. We talked few minutes before he suddenly passed on. So, it was hard for me to believe. Then, accusations of different types (the African society syndrome in this kind of situation) were also traumatic. Trusting in the Lord alone has been my watchword. The song “In Christ Alone” made more meaning. I had good support system among my family members and friends. I also met some young widows (about 10), during this period and was able to draw some strength from their support. I decided to take them out to Lunch after 7 months of heart to heart discussions. It was at that point I knew young widows have no support in Nigeria. There are many things they pass through and can’t share because people can’t understand, except one who has been there. So, I decided to form a group for the sisters where we discuss. Thank God, they are doing well and moving forward. This gives me Joy. It takes the grace of God to move forward after the loss of a loved one, especially one's spouse. The African society does not expect you to be happy as a widow. But looking unto Jesus, the Author and the Finisher of our faith makes the difference. I hope to have an NGO for widows, especially the young ones in future. On a final note, I will leave you with these words, trust in God alone. and be diligent in everything you do. Written by Dr Fadekemi Oyewusi

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January 20, 2021
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August 27, 2020
Olabisi Adebule:

July 20, 2020 · via mobile

Rest on my sweet sissy with the swag! You sure fulfilled your purpose. Always in our hearts ✌🏼❤😘

Rest on my sweet sissy with the swag! You sure fulfilled your purpose. Always in our hearts ✌????❤????
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Enitan Odeyemi:

July 20, 2020 · via mobile

Sister Fadekemi we met at Redeemed Christian Church of God Jesus chancery, Ibadan, my son and your daughter were both in the same sunday school class, I met you and your husband at the time and we chat once in a while in church but you are always... more
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Ronke Adebajo:

July 20, 2020 · via iPhone

A shock to hear about your passing on Fadeke. I bless God for your short but impactful life. You reached out to me after thirty something years we left secondary school. You were an encourager. I pray for comfort for your daughter, mummy and siblings.... more
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Ruth Opeyemi Oyewande:

July 20, 2020 · via mobile

Knowing you since 1990 in the fellowship of Student Christian Movement , University of Ibadan (SCM UI) has brought lasting memories.
Thank God, I recently had the opportunity to share with you an old picture we took together in University of Ibadan... more
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Chinelo Robinson:

July 19, 2020 · via mobile

My beloved friend & sister from another mother,words cannot express the pain & sorrow i feel by your passing,iv asked God time & time again why, but He knows better.We me 37years ago as undergraduate in the university o
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Olanike Adeyemo:

July 19, 2020

Fadekemi was special. I knew her from Undergraduate days, but got closer just before and after her husband passed. She had a sweet spirit and a great big smile for everyone. A hard working, passionate and excellent lecturer, academician and... more
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Adebanke Adeoye Idowu:

July 19, 2020 · via mobile

.I loved you somuch and missed you more each passing day but your word kept ringing in my hears"BANKE,ME I DONT WANT TO GO TO HELL OH,LETS DO WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS"I I believe God to have taken you up to Heaven because you fought hard to make it... more
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Sophia Adeyeye:

July 19, 2020 · via mobile

The most painful goodbyes are that ones that are never said and never explained. Your death came to me as a rude shock. You gave me your shoulders to fly on. How can I ever forget a mentor, a woman of great vision for school librarianship with academic... more
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- Folasade Oluwabamiwo Adieu dear sister. Rest in peace till we meet to part no more
  
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Omolara Oduola:

July 18, 2020 · via mobile

Mummie Fadeke,(as we would call you as kids), you were family to us.Present at almost all our school graduations, always present for all our birthdays and always showing support.You were a motivation through your advice, lifestyle &your achievements.... more
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Afolabi Tinuade:

July 15, 2020 · via mobile

Fadekemi, a Sister and a Friend
I am grateful to God for bringing her to my life. She was very kind and accommodating. Her friendship infused strength, assurance and much joy and I was able to pull through. My friends, sisters and acquittance became her... more
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Babatope David:

July 13, 2020 · via mobile

Sister Fadeke, I met you about two and a half decades ago through your look alike sister who is my bestie and from the first meeting, you accepted me like a younger brother .
Whenever I come visiting, you were always accommodating and warm. I never saw... more
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Shalom Olufunsho:

July 13, 2020 · via mobile
Christianah O. Ogunlehin:

July 13, 2020 · via mobile

She loved God.
She loved people of God.
She loved service of God.
A drama minister.
Peaceful and always calm even in the face of adversity and pain she still sing her song.
In Christ Alone,my hope is .........
Rest on Deaconess Fadeke .
God helped you... more
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Gim Oni:

July 13, 2020 · via mobile

Aunty Fade, I never saw you angry or sad. You were always cheerful and encouraging. Thank you very much for the support you gave we SCM LAUTECH members. You made library access easier. You stood for us. May God preserve and protect your legacies.. Sleep well ma
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Samson Ojoawo:

July 13, 2020 · via mobile

*TRIBUTE FROM STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT (SCM) LAUTECH ALUMNI*

🙌🏽 *FAREWELL*🙌🏽
DR FADEKEMI OYEWUSI
(Nee Sangowusi)
_Transited to glory on 29th June after a brief illness😞_
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*Dr Fadekemi*, was an active SCMer in... more

*TRIBUTE FROM STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT (SCM) LAUTECH ALUMNI*

???????? *FAREWELL*????????
DR FADEKEMI... more
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- Gim Oni We'll never forget her impact.
  
  July 13, 2020
Katy Manck, MLS:

July 12, 2020

From the 2015 IASL Conference until recent days, dear Fadekemi was a strong supporter of reading, school librarianship, and global connections through the International Association of School Librarianship, among her many worthy academic connections. We... more
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Folasade Bolaji:

July 11, 2020 · via mobile
Dolly S:

July 11, 2020 · via iPhone

You have just given birthdays a different definition Sis. Fdk! Sleep tight ma!
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Folasade Bolaji:

July 11, 2020 · via mobile

Heaven holds my sister on this her special day.
Happy Birthday to my lovely big sister in Heaven, Motivator, mother and Friend! Death can only takes you away from me but it can never take the previous bond, and memories we made together while on earth.... more
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Olabisi Adebule:

July 11, 2020 · via mobile
Olabisi Adebule:

July 11, 2020 · via mobile

Dearest sister Fadekemi,
I had looked forward to celebrate you on your birthday today but instead I had to summon the courage to bid you farewell at last.

You lectured me during my first year at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and we both... more
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Christo O:

July 9, 2020 · via mobile

May the good Lord grant the family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, and may her soul rest in perfect peace.
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Oluwatoyin Okeleye-Fadeyi:

July 9, 2020 · via mobile

I wasn't very close to Sis Deke but I remember how I used to check on her anytime I had something to do at the school Library in my final year at LAUTECH.
She used to come with baby Jemima to work then and then she would ask how I was doing and I would... more
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Adebowale Owoseni:

July 8, 2020

I have been fiddling with this keyboard for more than two hours, still, it is difficult to put my thoughts together in writing. I'll rather not say a word but because the Internet "never" forgets, it is beneficial to say a few things... more
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Folasade Bolaji:

July 7, 2020 · via mobile

Met Sister Fadex 1997 at Ladoke Akintola University ogbomoso when I was doing my pre- degree and she was Liberian 11 then went to the same church Rccg Firebrand, very dedicated, lover of God, Motivator,y gist partner always asks your well being even to... more
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Adenike Afolabi:

July 7, 2020 · via iPhone

Dr Fadekemi, where did all the time go? It seems like only yesterday I met you at a hall in High Wycombe during your UK holiday while attending a friend daughter’s birthday with Jemima. Me and you were chatting, laughing and taking pictures as if... more
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Blair Vick:

July 6, 2020 · via iPhone

I met Kemi and Jemimah at Oakmont Baptist Church shortly after they arrived in Greenville, NC and we became immediate friends! We spent lots of time together....it didn’t take me long to realize what a remarkable person Kemi was! Having her as a... more
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Olamide FAGBOLA:

July 6, 2020 · via mobile

Sis Fadekemi, as I write this, I weep because you left too soon without saying goodbye. I also laugh when I remember the many hours we spent on the phone talking, laughing at ourselves and laughing at others. So many pleasant memories!

We met in GT in... more
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Dupe Oladejo:

July 5, 2020 · via mobile

I knew Dr Fadekemi Oyewusi in 2008, I was an undergraduate at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso then.
Dr. and her late husband were our parish pastors.
Mummy Oyewusi, as we fondly call her has an enviable and amiable personality. She... more
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Michael Adetoba:

July 5, 2020 · via mobile

Death, a five letter word, is but a passing phase of life. It is painful to write about the sudden departure of a caring lecturer Dr. Fadekemi Oyewusi. The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. What we have done for ourselves alone dies... more
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July 5, 2020 · via iPhone
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Olajumoke Solanke:

July 5, 2020 · via mobile

Fadeke was my secondary school friend. We were in the same class at Abadina College U. I. We lost contact after our WAEC and got reconnected in 2015 when my daughter got admitted into her department in U. I LARIS. I never knew our coming together would... more
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Ibukunoluwa John:

July 5, 2020 · via iPhone

I remember Sis Fadeke so much during my undergraduate days at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,Ogbomosho. I had just joined the RCCG, Firebrand Parish with my friend back then. She was the drama group leader and she encouraged me so much then.... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

Introduction
Do you know how it feels to lose one of your favourite aunts? You may not want to know. You'll be very sad and it's an unpleasant experience (feeling). At some point you remember all the great memories that you shared with her. Let me tell... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

Big Mommy Is The best.

Do you know what it is like to lose one of your dearest Aunties? Well, you would most likely not want to know what it feels like because it feels terrible and very very sad. In this tribute I will tell you about my Auntie and how... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

My mum was the most wonderful person in the whole wide world. She was a very strong person and she wasn’t a quitter.

If there is something about her that I’ll never forget, it is how patient she was and how she didn’t lose her faith in God even... more
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- Dupe Oladejo May the Lord strenghten and uphold you at this time Jemimah. Lots of love
  
  July 5, 2020
- Olumuyiwa Moses Desmennu The Mighty God will stand by you and lead you in the way you should go in Jesus name.
  
  July 6, 2020
Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

My number 1 supporter in everything I do especially my YouTube Channel. Always writing comments and excited to watch my videos. The last word u told me was, “you can’t wait to leave hospital to watch my latest videos”. Anyway, Jemimah loves you & I... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

Over the years, senior mama always reached out to me via WhatsApp always asking how I was doing and taking interest in my life.

It brought me so much joy to know that I had her caring for me. With her passing, it has brought me great sadness knowing... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

There will never be another aunt like senior mama, my favourite memory of her being when we sat down in the sitting room and we talked about chocolate for hours on end as we joked about living and eating a chocolate house. For years she loved, cared,... more
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Dolly S:

July 4, 2020 · via iPhone

My aunt would always take care of me and my brothers and treat us like we were one of her own. She was one of the kindest women I ever had the pleasure of knowing. We would joke and have fun together, she had high hopes for our futures and she knew we... more
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