Category: Nigerians Biography

Chief Isaac Olufusibi Coker (popularly known as “Aderupoko”) – The Pioneer Oluwo of Egbaland (Itesi, Abeokuta) Chief Isaac Olufusibi Coker was a highly successful agriculturist and merchant. He often overloaded … Read More

Femi Ogunrombi: The Face Behind the Laughter – Remembering Papa Ajasco To a generation of Nigerians and millions across Africa, the name Papa Ajasco brings to mind belly-shaking laughter, slapstick … Read More

In 1973, Sabina Chebechi made history by becoming the first Kenyan woman to win a marathon, triumphing at the Košice Marathon in Slovakia. At a time when women’s participation in … Read More

Chief Eniola Abiodun Bank-Olemoh of Ekô: The Akogun of Elegance and Enterprise Born on December 30th, 1911, Chief Eniola Abiodun Bank-Olemoh emerged from the rich cultural soil of Lagos, where … Read More

Sani Zangon Daura was Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and later Minister of Environment, in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was dropped from Obasanjo’s cabinet in … Read More

Mallam Aliyu Mai-Bornu (1919 – 23 February 1970) was a Nigerian economist, and the first indigenous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mai-Bornu was born in the town of … Read More

Haliru Akilu (born 2 November 1947) is a Nigerian general who was Director of National Intelligence and Director of Military Intelligence at various times in the 1990s. Akilu was born … Read More

Abba Kyari CFR OON (23 September 1952 – 17 April 2020) was a Nigerian lawyer who served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria from August 2015 to … Read More

Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan (born 7 May 1969) is a Nigerian business leader with over three decades of experience in the financial industry. He served as the Group Chief Executive Officer … Read More

Adesola Nunayon Amosu CFR DSSM DSS fwc psc (born 1 August 1958) is a retired air marshal of the Nigerian Air Force who held the position of the 19th Chief … Read More