Below is a write up I am trying to popularise in Saint Augustine Florida,Austin Texas,Santa Monica,California and Hippo,Algeria. I trust you can help.I would appreciate your comments..
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Saint Augustine of Hippo and Muyiwa Awe of GCI(Ibadan) by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth, ,London,England
There are some interesting developments between Algeria and Nigeria in respect of Muyiwa Awe and Saint Augustine. Augustine of Hippo and Muyiwa Awe were born in November 13, 354 A.D. and November 13, 1932 respectively.
Augustine in the present day Algeria and Awe in Nigeria. Both of them are Pastors and Professors. Augustine, a philosopher and Awe, a physicist, Hundreds of years back Physics was known as Natural Philosophy. Augustine was a womaniser and Awe as an undergraduate was a member of the Society for the Study of Sex.
Saint Augustines Father and Muyiwa Awes Father were both pagans before they converted to Christianity.
Saint Augustine and Muyiwa Awe both kept mistresses.
Augustine was a member of a gang boasting about crimes that he did not commit and relatedly Awe was a member of the much-talked about Pyrates Confranternity. Augustine wrote the book, The City Of God. Awe wrote the book, The Fatherhood Of God
Augustine has been described as a great genius and Awe, one of the four geniuses from Government College, Ibadan. The others being Wole Soyinka, Oludolapo Akinkugbe and Christopher Kolade.
Augustine's mother,Saint monica, has been described as the Mother of Mothers and relatedly Awe's wife, Bolanle,a pfofessor and eminent Historian, served as chairperson of Nigeria's National Women Commission under General Ibrahim Babangida who came to power on August 27, 1985 known as Saint Monica's Day in the Christian tradition
Professor Bolanle Awe is the Author of the book,Nigerian women:A Historical perspective(Bookcraft)
Professor Muyiwa Awe is currently an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Ibadan. I am trying to forge strong links and understanding between Saint Augustine city,florida and Ibadan city Nigeria.As well as Hippo and Ibadan city.And Autin,Texas and Ibadan,Santa Monica and Ibadan
I am the Author of the book UNCANNY GEO POLITICO HISTORICAL COINCIDENCES available at uncannycoincidences.ning.com
5% of the proceeds of the book would go to the Library, Physics Department University of Ibadan and another 5% to the Library,History Department ,University of Ibadan,Nigeria