In the days leading to the celebration, they had made so much capital about being the first secondary school in Nigeria. As old boy after old boy was called upon to perform a task after the other, the din rose. Whilst introducing us, he had gone on about our school, the Lagos Baptist Academy, struggling with them on which is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. ‘When did you become a secondary school?’ another offered. Idowu is President, Baptist Academy Old Students Association (BAOSA).

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 04:05 UTC