William Kumuyi
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William Folorunso Kumuyi (born 9 June 1941) is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Lagos
, Nigeria
. He is the author of several books. In the early 1970s Kumuyi worked as an education lecturer at the University of Lagos
.
, Nigeria
. He completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962 started teaching mathematics at Mayflower School in Ikenne, near Ibadan
. He then proceeded to the University of Ibadan
and in 1967 graduated with a first class honours degree in mathematics
. He became a born again Christian in April 1964.
Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London after the death of his wife about 18 months back.
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. He is the author of several books. In the early 1970s Kumuyi worked as an education lecturer at the University of Lagos
University of Lagos
The University of Lagos - popularly known as Unilag - is a federal government university with a main campus located at Akoka, Yaba and a college of medicine located at Idi-Araba, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria...
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Early life
Kumuyi was born into a Christian family in Erin-Ijesha, Osun StateOsun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. He completed his secondary school education in 1961, and in 1962 started teaching mathematics at Mayflower School in Ikenne, near Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
. He then proceeded to the University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
and in 1967 graduated with a first class honours degree in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. He became a born again Christian in April 1964.
Kumuyi remarried in October 2010 in London after the death of his wife about 18 months back.