Category: Culture
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Erediauwa Uku Akpolokpolo; Oba of the famed ancient kingdom of Benin in Nigeria. As a Cambridge-trained lawyer, Ereduwa worked in the Federal Civil Service for 21 years before his appointment Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministries of Mines/Power and the Federal Ministry of Health. In 1999 Ereduwa was suspended for four-month as chairman of the…
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Elebuibon Yemi; Traditionalist from Nigeria. A number of publications by Elebuibon was translated into Spanish and he was a constant invitee to foreign forums notably from North and Latin America consisting often of audiences who like his teaching or initiation into Ifa pantheon. He is a Cultural Adviser to the National Black Theatre in Harlem,…
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John Pepper Clark; Nigerian folklorist, poet, essayist and playwright who draws on his graphic experience to empower the poetry, the songs and, indeed, the grandest engagements of his Ijaw people. He is described in biography by Femi Osofisan as the main animating force of African poetry. Clark’s vocation as a poet commenced with Juuenillla, part…
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Stanley Macebuh; Nigerian journalist, one of the most celebrated. Macebuh was pioneer Managing Director of The Guardian newspapers and special assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo. He died March 2010. Places of Growth Born on December 28, 1942, Macebuh attended Government Primary School, Port Harcourt, and Ngwa High School, Aba, before he proceeded to the prestigious…
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Layiwola Peju; Nee Olowu, leading figure among the new generation of metal sculptures in Nigeria. A grand-daughter to Oba Akenzua II of Benin, her career was shaped by the Royal Art of the kingdom. Peju’s mother who did metal casting in Benin at a higher degree was her earliest influence. When young, she helped her…
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Tejuosho Adedapo Adewale; Egba monarch titled Karunwi III, the eight Osile of Oke-Ona, also medical practitioner and industrialist. In 1989, following the death of Oba Ademola II, Dr. Adedapo Tejuosho became the Oba of this kingdom- one of the four entities which make up Abeokuta. Origin Adedapo’s both parents originate from Ago-Oko section of Oke-Ona[1].…
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LIPEDE Mofolorunsho Oyebade, ninth Alake of Egbaland who reigned from August 1972 till his demise in 2005, one week after his 90th birthday. As the Alake, Lipede was part of the lobbying for the creation of Ogun State, and the designation of Abeokuta as the state capital. He is remarked to have demystified the palace…
