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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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