"We, the elected representatives of the people of Nigeria, concentrated on proving that we were fully capable of managing our own affairs both internally and as a nation. However, we were not to be allowed the selfish luxury of...
"The Emeritus Professor Shehu Jimoh won several Scholarships and Prizes during his educational career, among are; Best Student in Literature (H.T.G.S. Ora) 1955, Best Student in English and Geography ABU,1963-64, University Scholar, ABU Zaria 1964-67, University Scholar, University of...
The death has occurred of a former Speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Lawyer Sumaila Sadiq at the age of 80
The late Lawyer Sadiq who was also a special Adviser on Security to former Governor Adamu Attah...
Early African independence advocate Herbert Macauley was born in Lagos, Nigeria on November 14, 1864. His father was the founder and first principal of the Church Missionary Society Grammar School in Lagos, and his mother was a daughter of...
Ikoku was born on August 1, 1900 in Arochukwu in present-day Abia State to a wealthy merchant family. He attended the Government School and Hope Waddell College in Calabar,Cross River State. In 1920, he received his first teaching appointment with the...
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (August 24, 1937 – July 7, 1998), often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola, was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Moshood was his...
Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule Danmasanin Kano was born in the year 1929, that’s about 88 years ago in Yola quarters, Kano city. Maitama is the third child in his family, younger to his sisters Rabi, who was nicknamed Yaya...
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Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904-1996) was one of the foremost Nigerian and West African nationalists and the first president of Nigeria.
Nnamdi Azikiwe was born on Nov. 16, 1904, of Ibo parents in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria, where his father...
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE(1) (December 1912 – January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria. Originally a trained teacher, he became a vocal leader for Northern interest as one...
By Is’haq Babatunde
Honourable Justice Mustapha Muhammed Adebayo Akanbi CFR, PCA (rtd) was born on 11th of September, 1932 in Accra, Ghana. Ghana happens to be his birthplace because his parents were residing in the Gold Coast as at the...
