Category: Nigerians Biography

Alapini: The Highest Egúngún Chief The Alapini holds the esteemed title of the highest Egúngún chief in Òyó town. As the head of all Egúngún, the Alapini oversees all Egúngún … Read More

Adesola Osakalumi (born in The Bronx, New York) is a talented American actor, choreographer, singer, and dancer who has achieved notable success in film, television, and stage performances. Early Life … Read More

Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, popularly known as A.A. Rano, is a living testament to the power of resilience, vision, and hard work. Born into a modest family in Kano, Nigeria, … Read More

Ishaya Sha’aibu Audu was the first professor of medicine in Northern Nigeria and a politician. He served as minister of external affairs (foreign minister) from 1979 to 1983 under Shehu … Read More

Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko (1912–1977) was a Nigerian medical doctor who was a former federal commissioner for Mines and Power and was the first medical doctor from Northern Region, Nigeria. … Read More

Suraj Alao Abdurrahman CON (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015), was a Nigerian Army general who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia, … Read More

Biography of Aminu Kano Aminu Kano (9 August 1920 — 17 April 1983) was a Muslim politician from Nigeria born at Sudawa, Gwale Local Government and resided at Gwammaja, Dala … Read More

Samuel Bitrus Atukum (born 1940) was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari. As governor, Navy … Read More

Adeniran Ogunsanya, QC, SAN ((Listenⓘ); 31 January 1918 – 22 November 1996) was a prominent Nigerian barrister and statesman. He was one of the key founders of the Ibadan Peoples … Read More

Sade Adeniran (born 1960s) is a Nigerian author whose debut novel, Imagine This, earned the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in Africa. The novel was initially self-published. … Read More