Emmanuel Adedoyin

I] A BRIEF ON MY PREVIOUS EDUCATION , ADDING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO
GIVE AN EXTRA-TRANSCRIPTAL EVALUATION OF MY OWN ACADEMIC
RECORD:

MY NAME IS BIODUN, FULLY EMMANUEL ABIODUN OLUMUYIWA
ALABI OKONLAWAN ADEDOYIN, 

REPUTEDLY A PRINCE OF SOME STATURE, A PRODIGIOUS MIND. 
I BEGAN MY EDUCATIONAL OCCUPATION AT AROUND THE AGE OF
FOUR AT SAINT
SAVIOUR’S NURSEY SCHOOL IN IKOYI, LAGOS. THE WOODEN
CONGLOMERAT BUNGALOW THAT IT WAS AT THAT TIME WAS
CLOSE TO HOME, WE’D GO FROM RUMEN’S ROAD TO UPPER KINGSWAY
ROAD, THEN
TURN FURTHER INTO WHAT WAS THEN QUIET SUBURBIA.  

SCHOOL PROPER COMMENCED AT 
CORONA SCHOOLVICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA. MY MATH WAS
IMPRESSIVE. ART,  AS FINE
ART/GRAPHIC ART WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME WAS MORE MY FORTE. I
LIKED
SCIENCES,  IN AS MUCH AS THEY LACKED CALCULATIVE MALARKEY AT
THE
STAGE. LITERATURE, DICTION,
ENCYCLOPAEDAEUM, COMPOSITION, LEXYS, STRUCTURE, THAT STUFF I
COULD JUST
ABOUT FIND STRESS-FREE.
GEOGRAPHICAL INTUITION IS ONE THING THAT CORONA WASN’T
AWARE IT WAS
INCULCATING; WHERE WERE WE, ANYWAY? THE STUDENTS WERE
OUTWARD
LOOKING, THE STAFF HAD NO IDEA HOW GOOD THEY THEMSELVES WERE, THE
FACILITIES TAUGHT
THAT COMPETITION REALLY WASN’T A WISE OBJECTIVE AND THAT
PERFORMANCE
WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT AND SELF-DIRECTED: YOU COULD
SUCCEED. YOU REALLY HAD THE WORLD AT YOUR FEET.BEST
OF ALL, THE
WORLD WOULD PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE HECK YOU
WERE COMING AT
IT FROM. SURELY THAT ISN’T ALWAY A BAD THING.

WE ALL WANTED
TO LEARN
MUSIC. ALL. NOBODY WOULD GIVE US ANY INDICATION IF WE HAD LEARNT ANYTHING. WE HAD TO FIND OUR OWN FEET. STILL,I LEARNT HOW TO SING, I COULD PLAY GUITARS AND KEYBOARDS
[THOUGH, BELIEVE ME, I WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FIRST TO DENY
IT. PEOPLE
LIKE TO SET YOU UP JUST TO KNOCK YOU DOWN AS WELL, SO YOU HAD
TO BE
CAREFUL.], I LEARNED DRAMA,  A LOT OF THE TIME FROM THE
SIDELINES. WHO
WERE WE, TO EVEN THINK OF HELPING OUT BACKSTAGE! 
ANYHOW, MY DISCIPLINARY RECORD SEEMED TO LEAVE A LOT TO BE
DESIRED. IT
WAS HARD TO FIND HOMEWORK TIME AND SPACE. IF YOU SKIPPED
HOMEWORK, YOU
HAD A MANDATORY ONE-DAY SUSPENSION FROM CLASS -EFFECTIVE THE NEXT DAY ONWARD.
OH, AND AFTER
A WHILE, YOU COULDN’T GO BACK TO CLASSES WITHOUT YOUR
PARENT OR
GUARDIAN SHOWING UP TO COLLECTIVELY SEE YOU GET WHAT FOR. 
BASICALLY YOU
WORKED YOUR ARSE OFF AND IF ANYONE CARED, YOU GOT
COMMENDATIONS. I WON
THE PRIZE IN ENGISH SOMETIME IN PRIMARY FIVE, THAT WAS THE
EQUIVALENT
OF FIFTH GRADE. THEY ALSO GAVE ME A REASONABLE LAUNCH IN
SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS.

DUE TO A PARTICULARLY HECTIC COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SEASON, I
DIDN’T
GRADUATE INTO ONE OF THE REPUTED NATIONAL COLLEGES
INITIALLY. I WAS
ACCEPTED INTO THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THEN
LOCATED ON
BOURDILLON ROAD IN IKOYI, LAGOS. I WOULD HAVE TO START IN
SIXTH GRADE
WITH A VIEW TO LEAVING GRADE SCHOOL IN NINTH GRADE FOR SOME
PROGRAMME
IN BOSTON. I GUESS THERE IS NO COUNTRY WHERE AMERICANS CAN’T
MAKE YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL AT HOME. ANYWAY, THAT WAS A HELL OF A
MIND-BLOWING
TRIP TILL ONE OF THE SO-CALLED REPUTED NATIONAL
COLLEGES, FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, LAGOS, NIGERIA [F.G.C.L.], GAVE ME A LATE CALL-UP ABOUT
HALFWAY THROUGH
THE SECOND TERM IN SIXTH GRADE. 
MY PET NAME FOR F.G.C.L. WAS “THE SCHOOL OF HARD
KNOCKS”. BOARDING
SCHOOL LIFE WAS KIND OF TOUGH. ANYWAY I HAVE TO SAY I LEARNT A FEW CLASSIC BON MOTS. WHAT I
LEARNT IS
THIS : MATHEMATICS AS A PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOL OF THOUGHT IS
DECIDEDLY
INEFFECTIVE. IT DOES NOT WORK. PEOPLE CAN BE DECIDEDLY
AGRESSIVE. KEEP A
TIGHT HOLD ON WHAT YOU’VE GOT. MARRY EARLY, AND
OFTEN. MARIJUANA IS AN
UNRIVALLED PANACEA.

I SOON FOUND
MYSELF
HAVING TO ATTEND ANOTHER
SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT
COLLEGE VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA.

ABOUT A YEAR THEREON I
FORCED MY
WAY INTO AN EDUCATIONAL PLACING IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM. GABBITAS-THRING [AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY]
PLACED ME IN BROOKLAND HALL SCHOOL, WELSHPOOL, POWYS, UK. LIFE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
WAS A CULTURE SHOCK.
THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND MY FELLOW STUDENTS LACKED COUTH.  I GOT AN A GRADE LISTING IN ENGLISH AT THE
WELSH JOINT EXAMINATIONS BOARD IN MY FIRST YEAR.I ENDED UP WITH
THREE 'O'LEVELS 
AND A LOT OF FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.AT THE TIME, THE ONLY COMPUTERS GENERALLY AVAILABLE WERE THE
BBC ACORN AND SINCLAIR SOFT TOUCH SERIES. I STAYED AN EXTRA
YEAR TRYING
TO MAKE UP SOME GRADES. AS IT TURNED OUT, I WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO GO
ONWARD IN MY EDUCATION.

I CHOSE
KELLY COLLEGE TAVISTOCK DEVON, UK. CORNISH PASTIES, THE MYTHICAL
ENGLISH
LOCAL PUB,RUGGER [RUGBY FOOTBALL] EXPERIENCE AND A LOT OF GOOD TIMES IN THE
KELLY
COLLEGE MUSIC SCHOOL. 
OKAY,SO I LEARN A LOT MORE THAN MY
GRADES CAN DISCLOSE.
I GOT TWO 'D' GRADES IN ECONOMICS AND ENGLISH AT ADVANCED CERTIFICATE LEVEL.I GOT A 'U' IN
FINE
ART. ANYBODY COULD GO TO THE KELLY COLLEGE MUSIC SCHOOL CHAMBERS AND TRY THEIR SKILLS OUT ON
INSTRUMENTS. WHAT
HAPPENED AFTERWARD IS 
WHAT YOU COULD CALL A GREAT TIME.

AFTER THIS, I HAD TO TAKE A
CRAMMER
COURSE AT D’OVERBROECK’S TUTORIAL COLLEGE IN OXFORD, UK. 
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BREAK YOUR NECK TRYING TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.I DIDN’T BREAK MY
NECK.THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT I EXPRESSED
MYSELF.I
DID ATTAIN A 'B' GRADE IN COMMERCE AND A 'C' GRADE IN BUSINESS
STUDIES AT
THE O LEVEL STAGE.  

I DID TRY MY HAND AT COLLEGE PROPER. THE
TIME.UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN NIGERIA GAVE ME A POLITICAL SCIENCE PLACING
BUT I
DIDN'T FIND THE METHODS
SUITABLE FOR MY ADAPTATIVE TEMPERAMENT.

AFTER A WHILE I MOVED BACK TO THE
UK, LIVING IN A SQUAT IN
THE SOUTH-EAST OF LONDON AND DID SOME COLLEGE AT
KENSINGTON COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS, 
THEN AT WALHAM GROVE, FULHAM. I KNOW BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES IN MARKETING, ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT,
MARKETING, BUSINESS LAW AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

SPIRITUAL AND MYSTICAL CERTAINTY AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF
THIS DAY AND AGE, MADE ME INTERESTED IN THEOLOGICAL MATTERS, SO I CAME TO 
THE REALISATION OF A LONG-TERM AMBITION
TO BECOME A CREATIVE PARSER OF THE SCRIPTURE AND HOLY
WRIT, A PARSON. GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS. 
I DARESAY GOD MIGHT NOT BE A RESPECTER OF PARSONS:A PARSON
NEED KNOW
REASON WHY GOD ENDURES.
I WORKED OUT REASONABLY IN
THEOLOGY [MY MAJOR WAS PATORAL MUSIC] AT THE
WEST AFRICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN IPAJA ,
LAGOS.  

ON THE WAY HERE I PICKED UP SOME KNOWLEDGE IN COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING. AROUND THIS TIME I FOUND I HAD DISCALCULIA [A PROBLEM WITH
MATHEMATICAL AND ARITMETICAL APTITUDE].
I ALSO LEARNED SOME
RUDIMENTARY FRENCH
GRAMMAR. I ALSO ATTAINED A DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY.

II] A DESCRIPTION OF MY BACKGROUND AS A WRITER, INCLUDING MY
ACADEMIC
TRAINING, EXPERIENTAL LEARNING, WORKSHOPS, CONTINUING
EDUCATION COURSES.

I WRITE CREATIVELY AS A
MUSICIAN, COMPOSER,  ARRANGER, PRODUCER AND LYRIC WRITER. 
I WRITE POETRY
IF I HAVE THE TIME OR INCLINATION. BASICALLY I’M MORE OF A LYRIC
WRITER.I LIKE THE CLASSICS IN AS MUCH AS I HAD A BENEFICIAL
BRUSH WITH
THEM IN SCHOOL. I DID SOME OTHELLO,  SOME HAMLET. 

I TOOK SOME
COMPREHENSIVE COURSES IN MUSIC AND HISTORY OF MUSIC WITHIN
MY
BACCALAUREAT. MUSIC WAS MY MAJOR. I AM A
SOLO ARTIST OF SOME
REPUTE AND AGREEABLE TEMPERAMENT, KNOWN IN
PERFORMANCE AS
ADONIY, A PLAY ON THE NAME ADEDOYIN.

III] A DESCRIPTION OF MY GOALS AS A WRITER AND HOW 
CREATIVE WRITING HELPING ME TO FULFILL THESE GOALS:

ONE NEEDS A CLARIFICATION OF PARAMETER.H ENCE IT MIGHT BE A
GOOD IDEA
TO ENCOMPASS THE FINER POINTS OF ONE’S CHOSEN PHILOSOPHICAL
DISCIPLINE. I INTEND TO IMPROVE MY STANDARD OF EFFORT, I WISH
TO MAKE
THE KIND OF WORK I & MY FOREBEARS WILL BE PROUD OF.I HAVE A
DREAM I
INTEND TO DEVELOP POST-HASTE AND I DO BELIEVE I INTEND TO
STRETCH THE
LIMITS OF ARTISTIC LICENSE TO A DESIRED PURPOSE.

IV] A SELF-ATTESTATION OF MY ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY: 
I LOVE TO WRITE. I LOVE LITERATURE. I LOVE COMPOSURE IN WORK
AND IN
ITS’ FORMATION. GIVEN A FOOTBALL TEAM, I WOULD BUILD THEM
AND TRAIN
THEM BY AND IN ACTUAL PLAY. GIVEN A BAND , I WOULD TEACH THEM
HOW TO
JAM. I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT I WILL BE ALLOWED TIME TO
COMPOSE
AND PERFORM MY OWN WORK.

I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO A CATALYST OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING :
THEORETICALLY,
AT LEAST, IF NOT IN PRACTICE 
AND PERSONAL THEOLOGY AND CATHECHISM, 
I AM A QUALIFIED PASTOR AND THEOLOGIAN. I’M PRETTY
MUCH A
SELF-MOTIVATED SELF SUSTAINING UNIT.

I REMAIN THE REVEREND PRINCE EMMANUEL ABIODUN ADEDOYIN

Work Experience: 

Jekoyemi Kale Oluwa & Son, Docemo Street, Lagos, NG. 1970-1976: Trade and Bartering at sales; sales point administration and on-site hawking at family shop stalls; after school hours. Design of hand-bag and suitcase aesthetics at Doyin Bags (a division of Jekoyemi Kale Oluwa and Son) for manufacture by foreign partners of the family firm. 

Doyin Shoes, Ilupeju, Lagos, NG.1979: Design of footwear aesthetics for manufacture by foreign partners of the family firm. Doyin Electronics, Alaba-Mile 2, Lagos NG. 1978-1987: Manufacturing line assistant, Television set, Video Cassette Recorder and Cassette Tape Recorder assembly. Synthesizer and tone generator development, testing and quality control for Samsonic Electronics, Japan and ACMA Electronics, Japan (while based in Lagos, Nigeria). 

Doyin Investments Nigeria Limited, Obun-Eko Street, Lagos, NG. 1979-1982: Office understudy and accounting clerk. (School vacation activity) . 

Adoniy Business Center, New Yidi Road, Ilorin, NG. 1993-1994: CEO/Administrative Co-Ordinator of a team running outboard office functions for firms and individuals in a functionally sparse environment at said time. Services included computer typesetting, telex addressing and transmission, bookbinding and lamination, photocopy and typing. 

Doyin Group of Companies, Commercial Road, Apapa, Lagos, NG. 2002-2004. Understudy to the office of the Chairman, Doyin Group. Liaison with Lagos State Architectural Planning Commission over ownership and propriety of landed properties, assisting in Co-Ordinating new product lines, clearing and forwarding of bulk raw-materials toward manufacture of soaps and detergents, soft drinks and food seasoning products. 

Adoniy Bastion and Commerce/ Episcope Entertainment, Victoria Island, Lagos, NG. CEO of record label dedicated to furthering personal ambitions in the world wide music industry. Against the tide of business investment and prevalent opinion, worked on demo recordings and dub plates. Personal participation in choral duties in church (guitarist). Performance and representation for numerous songs, uploaded with commensurate success relative to available investment unto sites like SoundCloud.com, Twitmusic.com, Bandcamp.com and presently available on audiomack.com, etc. Video compositions also met with adequate attention on YouTube.com, Vimeo.com and presently doing well on vk.com Please see my repertoire from the hyperlinks at my linktree sites, from where you can read samples of my social commentary and critique on my social media pages on Facebook.com and Twitter.com

Personal interests include motion pictures, music, fashion, glamour, classic and modern literature and journalism, comic books, graphic novels, hentai and anime.

Eager and participative. 

Emmanuel-Abiodun Adedoyin

Performance name Adoniy (The Reverend Prince Emmanuel Abiodun Adedoyin). 

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Emmanuel Abiodun Adedoyin 11/04/1966 

Nursery School: Saint Saviour's Nursery School, Ikoyi, Lagos, NG. 1969/1970. 

Primary School: Corona School, Victoria Island, Lagos, NG. 1970/1976. 

Grade School: American International School, Lagos, NG. 1976/1977.  

Secondary School: Federal Government College, Lagos, Lagos NG. 1977/1981. 

Secondary School: Government College Victoria Island, Lagos, NG. 1981/1982. 

 Secondary School: Powys College, Brookland Hall, Welshpool, Mid-Wales, UK. 1982/1984. 

Advanced Level Secondary School; Kelly College, Mount Kelly, Tavistock, Devon, UK. 1984/1986. 

Advanced Level Secondary School: D'Overbroeck's Tutorial College, Oxford, UK. 1986/1987.

College Education: University of Lagos, Lagos, NG.  Philosophy Major and Enterprise Management.  2000/2003

College Education: West Africa Theological Seminary, Ipaja, Lagos, NG. Theology, Pastoral Track (Choral Music). 2008/2019.