Category: Environment
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Ode Irele; an Ikale clan and kingdom encompassing Irele town which serves as the headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State and smaller settlements like Gbeleju Loda, Lofo, Onipanu, Atoanse-Ayadi,… read more
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Odogbolu; Town formed in c.1850 by an Ijebu clan made up of eight homesteads, the founders of which historians say were possibly members of the original retinue of Obanta, the founding hero… read more
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Ichida; Ichida is a town located in Anaocha local Government Area of Anambra State. It is situated towards the east of Igbo-ukwu, Ora-eri Awka-Etiti and Nnobi. The people of Ichida are one… read more
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Makun; described simply as waterside Ijebu by historian, E.A. Alayande, the Makun community of Sagamu is the combination of urban or rural settlements which as a unit constituted one of the thirty-three Remo… read more
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Konya Roseline; Environmentalist and public servant, Konya, once a Chairman of Civil Service Commission was appointed as the Rivers State Commissioner of Environment in November 2003 by the Rivers State Governor, Peter… read more
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Samu’ila Danko Makama; Demographer who conducted the first population census in Nigeria as chairman of National Population Commission NPC. Makama’s 2006 Census was a head count that was tailored to suit the… read more
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Ken Saro-Wiwa; Nigerian Environmentalist and author. Ken Saro-Wiwa was the President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP an organisation founded to defend the environmental and human rights of… read more
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Gideon Tseja; Educationist who was consultant to the National Open University Nigeria, NOUN on course materials development. Tseja is a biographer and professor of English. To promote his advocacy for healthy living,… read more
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Araya; Community in Aviara kingdom of Delta State, Nigeria situated along the rain forest as it shares its boundary with the River Niger. From the town Oleh to Araya, little water bodies… read more
