1. Dennis Chukude Osadebay was a Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and former premier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of Nigeria, which now comprises Edo State and Delta State.
12 Facts About Dennis Osadebay
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Dennis Osadebay was one of the pioneering Nigerian poets who wrote in English.
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Dennis Osadebay was a leader of the movement to create a Mid-Western region during the Nigerian First Republic.
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Dennis Osadebay was born in Asaba, Delta State, to parents of mixed cultural backgrounds.
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Dennis Osadebay attended Asaba Government School at Asaba, the Sacred Heart School in Calabar and Hope Waddell Training Institute.
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Dennis Osadebay joined the labour force in 1930 as a customs officer working in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Calabar.
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Dennis Osadebay subsequently went to England to study Law during the 1940s.
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Dennis Osadebay was then known as a newspaper poet, as most of his writings were published in the West African Pilot and a few other newspapers.
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Dennis Osadebay's poems were notable for faithfully representing modern poetic rhythm.
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Dennis Osadebay was one of the founding members of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons in 1944.
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Dennis Osadebay left the country to read law a few years later.
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Dennis Osadebay soon became the leader of opposition in the region from 1954 to 1956 but gave the mantle to Adegoke Adelabu in 1956.