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April 19, 2022

  Mamman Jiya Vatsa, OFR was a Nigerian General and poet who served as Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja and was a member of the Supreme Military Council. He was born on the 3rd of December, 1940. Early Life and Military Career Vatsa was childhood friends with Ibrahim Babangida and both men were peers … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Mamman Jiya Vatsa

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Did You Know? Men

April 19, 2022

  Ayodele Oluwatuminu Awojobi was born on the 12th of March 1937. He was also known by the nicknames “Dead Easy”, “The Akoka Giant”, and “Macbeth”, was a Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist. He was considered a scholarly genius by his teachers and peers alike. Early Life and Education Born in Oshodi, … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Ayodele Awojobi

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Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Alhassan Dantata was born in 1877. He was a Northern Nigerian trader in kolanuts and groundnuts, and he was a distributor of European goods. He supplied large British trading companies with raw materials and also had business interests in the Gold Coast. At the time of his death, he was the wealthiest man in … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Alhassan Dantata

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Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was born on the 30th of June 1961. He was a Nigerian pharmacist and politician. He was elected as Executive Governor of Taraba State, Nigeria running for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007. He ran successfully for reelection on 26 April 2011. … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Danbaba Suntai

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History Men Personality SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Teslim Balogun is the popular name of Tesilimi Olawale Balogun, a Nigerian footballer that played between the 1940s and 1960s. His date of birth is put around 1927 and place of birth, Nigeria. Teslim Balogun was not only regarded as Nigerian football player but also a pioneer coach. Balogun played at both professional and … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Teslim Balogun

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Discover Nigeria Nigeria Personality

April 19, 2022

Born on the 1st of February, 1906, Omoba Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola, KBE, GCON, PC, SAN was a Nigerian jurist who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1958 to 1972. Ademola was a son of Oba Sir Ladapo Ademola II, the Alake of the Egba clan of Nigeria. He was the … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Adetokunbo Ademola

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History Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Dr. Chuba Williams Okadigbo was born on the 17th of December, 1941. He was a one-time President of the Senate of Nigeria. He was sometimes referred to as Oyi of Oyi in reference to his local government council area (Oyi) in Anambra state. He also held numerous political positions in the Nigeria government. He was … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Chuba Okadigbo

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Nigeria Personality

April 19, 2022

Oloori Kofoworola “Kofo” Aina Ademola, Lady Ademola MBE, MFR, OFR (née Moore) was a Nigerian educationist. She was born May 21st, 1913. She was of Yoruba extraction. She was the first president of the National Council of Women Societies in Nigeria, she was head of the women’s organization from 1958 to 1964. She was the … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Kofoworola Ademola

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Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Background and Early Years Born, Emanuel Olatunde Alaba Olanrewaju Odeku, in 1927 in Lagos, Nigeria, Odeku was the first Nigerian neurosurgeon trained in the United States who also pioneered neurosurgery in Africa. His father was a native of Awe while his mother was a Lagosian. He attended Methodist Boys High School, Lagos. After his basic … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Emmanuel Latunde Odeku

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Women

April 19, 2022

Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi…a woman that is known for women empowerment and the first woman to practice medicine in Nigeria. Background Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi, MBE, OFR (née Akerele), was born in Lagos to the family of David and Rufina Akerele in 1910. She commenced her education at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Lagos from where she proceeded … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi

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April 19, 2022

Born Yusuf Maitama Sule on the 1st of October 1929, the man, popularly referred to as Maitama Sule was a Nigerian politician, diplomat, and elder statesman who held the title, Danmasanin Kano. From 1955 to 1956, he was the chief whip of the Federal House of Representatives. In 1960, he led the Nigerian delegation to … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Maitama Sule

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Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Birth and Background Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Akilu M.F.R, also known as Mallam Akilu Aliyu or Aqilu Aliyu was a Nigerian poet, writer, scholar, politician and one of the greatest Hausa poets of the twentieth century. Aliyu was born in 1918 in Jega (in a town called Kyarmi), in present-day Kebbi State. For his early education, … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Ali Akilu

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April 19, 2022

Aminu Kano was a politician from Nigeria. In the 1940s he led a socialist movement in the northern part of the country in opposition to British rule. He symbolized democratization, women’s empowerment and freedom of speech. Read more about Nigerians in History Background Aminu Kano was born in 1929 to the family of an Islamic … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Aminu Kano

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Personality

April 19, 2022

Orlando Owoh, later referred to by his fans and the music industry as Chief Dr. Orlando Owoh was a highlife musician and band leader. Biography Owoh was born Stephen Oladipupo Olaore Owomoyela in Osogbo, Nigeria on February 14, 1932 to Owomoyela and Mrs. Christiana Morenike Owomoyela. His Father hailed from Ifon town while his mother … Continue reading Nigerians in History- Orlando Owoh

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Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Ibrahim Muhammadu Maccido dan Abubakar (often shortened to Muhammadu Maccido), was the 19th Sultan of Sokoto in Nigeria. He was the son and primary aide to Siddiq Abubakar III (1903–1988) who had been the Sultan of Sokoto for 50 years. He was born on the 20th April 1928. Early life Muhammadu Maccido was one of … Continue reading Nigerians in History- Sultan Muhammadu Maccido

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