Archives Tag: Politician

Entertainment

April 19, 2022

  The world of music and activism mourns the loss of Onyeka Onwenu, a legendary Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress, and politician. Onwenu passed away suddenly on July 30, 2024, after a captivating performance at a private party. She was 72. Read more about Entertainment Onwenu’s career spanned over four decades, during which she made an … Continue reading Onyeka Onwenu: A Celebrated Icon’s Final Curtain Call

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Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  Ipalibo Gogo Banigo (née Harry) was born on the 20th of December 1952.A medical doctor by training, a politician by nature and the first female Deputy Governor of Rivers State by history, Banigo has held various important offices at the Rivers State Ministry of Health. During her service, she assumed the positions of Director … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ipalibo Gogo Banigo

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Discover Nigeria History

April 19, 2022

  Olusola Saraki was born on 17 May 1933 at Kwara State. His mother was from Iseyin in Oyo State and his father was from Mali but studied Islamic Studies (Ile-Kewu) in Ilorin. His paternal ancestors were Fulanis who came from Mali about 150 to 200 years earlier. Read more about Nigerians in history Olusola … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Abubakar Olusola Saraki

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician and businesswoman. She is currently the director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP since 1 December 2020. Read more about Women you should know Early Life And Education Sulaiman-Ibrahim was raised in Abuja, Nigeria. She attended Aruwa Nursery School, Abuja and Jabi … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim

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History Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki, MFR, OBE, DLL and holder of King George VI Coronation Medal was born in January 1907. He was a prominent Nigerian politician, former Minister of Health, the Madawaki of Ilorin and the Atunluse of Erin-Ile, Kwara State. Read more about Nigerians in history Early life Alhaji Yahaya was born in 1907 … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Yahaya Madawaki

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History Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  Prince Abyssinia Akweke Nwafor Orizu was born on 17 July 1914. He was Igbo extraction and Nigeria’s second Senate President from 16 November 1960 to 15 January 1966, during the Nigerian First Republic. Orizu was also Acting President of Nigeria from late 1965 until the military coup of January 1966. He was a member … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Nwafor Orizu

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Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  Early life Evan Enwerem was born in Ikeduru, Imo state, Nigeria, on 29 October 1935. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. He was a Nigerian politician who served as President of the Nigerian Senate in 1999. Read more about Nigerians In History Political Career Enwerem served … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Evan Enwerem

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Men Personality Politics

April 19, 2022

Background Lateef Kayode Jakande was born in the Epetedo area of Lagos Island, Lagos State on 29 July 1929. Both parents are from Omu-Aran, Kwara State. He studied at the Lagos public school at Enu-Owa, Lagos Island, then at Bunham Memorial Methodist School, Port Harcourt (1934–43). He studied briefly at King’s College, Lagos in 1943, … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Lateef Jakande

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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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Personality

April 19, 2022

Background and Education The full appellation is Oloye Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan. He was born on the 9th of May, 1936 in Lagos, Nigeria (then Western Region of British Nigeria). He is popularly known as a Nigerian statesman, nobleman, lawyer and businessman. Oloye Ernest Shonekan is regarded as the 9th President of Nigeria. He was in … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ernest Shonekan

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Discover Nigeria

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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Discover Nigeria Nigeria

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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Discover Nigeria Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Ishaya Sha’aibu Audu was born on March 1, 1927, in Anchau, a village near Zaria, Kaduna State, to a father who had converted from Islam to Christianity. That categorized Audu in the group often referred to as ‘Hausa Christian’. The summarization of the man could be in the words; doctor, professor, pastor, philanthropist and politician. … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Ishaya Shuaibu Audu

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People

April 19, 2022

How do we adequately introduce Laila Dogonyaro? Maybe a Gladiator amongst men, or a Titan amongst women. Big, Bold, Beautiful, and a Bulldozer. Yes, she was a bulldozer in every sense; blazing trails in otherwise dreaded terrains, and clearing paths for others to walk with a greater sense of ease. Dogonyaro was simply Audacious, Bodacious … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Laila Dogonyaro

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