Category: People
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Remi Olowude; Nigerian Insurance expert, fought consistently at the fore-front of the crusade to eliminate all forms of monopoly in the insurance industry. In 1992, he formed an insurance company which was… read more
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Aikhomu Augustus; Nigerian Naval Officer who served as the de facto Vice-President of Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida military junta from 1986 to 1993. Also once a Chief of General Staff, Aikhomu… read more
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Aigboje Higo; Nigerian publisher whose industry and resourcefulness brought Heinemann Educational Publishers UK into reckoning in Nigeria. When in 1964, Heinemann wanted to establish shop in Nigeria, it settled for Aigboje Higo… read more
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Wale Adenuga; Nigerian cartoonist and comedy show producer. Adenuga created Papa Ajasco and other characters of his skits in the first four years he was running his entertainment company as a one-man… read more
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Samuel Okon Peter; Nigerian World Boxing Council, WBC Heavy weight Champion. After a poor outing at the Sidney 2000 Olympics, Peter prepared for his debut international professional match under the auspices of… read more
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Bekololari Ransome-Kuti; Nigerian human rights activist and medical doctor. In his lifetime, Beko earned the admiration of many for his tenacity in the struggle for the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria. Beko… read more
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Sikiru Ayinde; Icon and one of the originators of Fuji music, which was originally a local subgenre called Were, used in waking up the Muslim faithfuls for the dawn-food in the month… read more
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Dora Nkemdilim Akunyili; Nigerian pharmacist and public officer holder, who attained heroe’s status in her role as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC), the nation’s… read more
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Nuhu Ribadu; Nigerian anti-graft czar, founding chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, who brought freshness, patriotism and candour to his job. As an undergraduate Law student in Ahmadu Bello… read more
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Abba Ibrahim; Nigerian politician. Bukar won accolades with his uncommon gesture of appointing Yoruba and Igbo advisers and assistants- Nigerian tribes not indigenous to his state as governor. He was the first… read more
