1. His full name is BABAFEMI ADEYEMI OSOFISAN
2. His birthday is on June 16th
3. His father is Ebenezer Olatokunbo Osofisan
4. His mother is Phebean Olufunke Osofisan
5. His father was a lay reader, church organist and a school teacher
6. His father died three months after his birth
7. His mother is a retired teacher
8. He was born in Ogun state
9. He turned 70 in 2016
10. He is the first African to win the Thalia prize
11. He retired as a professor from University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2011
12. His pen name is Okinba Launko
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