Category: Culture

Maryam Abacha

People, Social – Welfare

Maryam Abacha; Wife of General Sani Abacha, Head of State, hence First Lady of Nigeria, 1993-98. Maryam cancelled the scheme of her predecessor. In its place, she launched the Family Support Programme,… read more
Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu

Tradition – Customs

Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu; Amororo II, is the 13th Olowu of Owu; a direct descendant of a past Oba. The political terrain in Abeokuta witnessed Oba Olusanya Dosunmu’s luminous footprints when, in 1976,… read more
Ibrahim Dasuki

Culture – Others, History – Social, Religion

Ibrahim Dasuki; Sultan of Sokoto from 1988 to 1994. Dasuki mounted the throne despite stiff opposition from supporters of his cousin, Muhamadu Maccido. Like it happened in 1933, an outside power eventually… read more
Bola Kuforiji-Olubi

Economics – Planning, Lifestyle – Others, People, Politics – Public Service

Bola Kuforiji-Olubi; Economist, the first female president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She is the first woman president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and… read more
Eweka

History – General, Tradition – Customs

Eweka; Second Oba of Benin kingdom in present day Nigeria who reigned for 35 years. At his demise, his two children ruled in succession. They were Oba: Uwa-khuanhen c. 1235AD-1243AD and Oba… read more
Iduma

Culture – Language, Geography – Boundary, Towns/Cities

Iduma; are a people in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, a subset of the Abureni, which belongs in the Ogbia-Abureni language cluster and often identified with two other communities… read more
John Oamen Igene

Food, People, Research, Science

John Oamen Igene; Food scientist and trailblazer in the industrializing efforts of the Nigerian local meat product. Through his effort, kilishi became a meat product that can be manufactured in an industrial… read more
Odeleye Adisa

People, Tradition – Customs

Odeleye Adisa; Olowu of Owu. Odeleye assumed traditional authority of Owu in 1993, bringing glamour and his urbane attribute to the throne. His ten years as monarch featured also a conflict with… read more
Dele Momodu

Journalism, Lifestyle – Fashion, Lifestyle – Others, Media – Print, People, Social – Relaxation

Dele MOMODU, Journalist and founder of Ovation, in 1996, a celebrity style magazine covering mostly West Africa, which features high life parties, and properties essentially with pictures. Dele Momodu is for several… read more
Tai Solarin

Education – Secondary, Philosophy – General, Religion

Tai Solarin; Activist and educationist. Solarin is known for his social experiments, which he deployed as a school proprietor, his minimalism, his atheistic disposition and his participation in the clamour for democracy.… read more