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Prince Tajudeen Olusi, MON,OON @ 90: A Peaceful Guardian of Lagos’s History, Politics, and Development
Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi marked his ninetieth birthday on the 13th of October, 2026. Born on Lagos Island on 13 October 1936 to Oba Sanusi
Erelu Olusola Obada CON: How Osun’s First Female Deputy Governor Became Nigeria’s First Female Minister of Defence
Erelu Dame Olusola Idowu Obada, CON, KJW, the esteemed Erelu of Ijesaland, stands as a towering figure in modern Nigerian history—a lawyer, corporate executive and
Princess Tejumade Alakija, MFR (1925–2013): The Legacy of Nigeria’s First Female State Head of Service
Princess Tejumade Alakija remains, more than a decade after her passing, one of the most distinguished names in Nigerian public service: a teacher who founded
Otunba King Sunny Ade, MFR at 80: The Global King of Juju Music
King Sunny Ade turns eighty this day, the 22nd of September, 2026, active, agile, and still rocking the music world, with fans everywhere dancing to
OLUDOTUN BAIYEWU JACOBS, MFR (1942–2026): A Tribute to the Godfather of Nollywood
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, MFR, the actor and film executive the world came to know as Olu Jacobs, died on September 16, 2026, at the age
Otunba Bimbo Ashiru: From 57th Child To A Two-Term Commissioner and Boardroom Icon
Otunba Bimbola Ashiru was born in Ijebu-Ode to the illustrious Ashiru family, the son of the late Pa Simeon Adeyemi Ashiru, a distinguished Ijebu statesman,
Rev. Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi (SAN): One Man, Three Caps of Institutional Leadership in Nigeria
Very Rev. Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi, SAN, was born on May 25, 1959, and raised in the intellectual and professional tradition of a family deeply rooted
Benjamin Akande: The First African-Born President of a US Liberal Arts College
Benjamin Ola Akande was born in 1962 in Nigeria, the only son among five children of Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Ola Akande, a widely respected
Funmi Olonisakin: The First Black Woman Professor at King’s College London and Why It Matters for Africa
Oluwafunmilayo Olonisakin was born on 8 February 1965 in South London to Nigerian parents, the child of two worlds long before she chose to spend
Oyeyimika Adeboye: Cadbury Nigeria’s First Female CEO, A Blueprint for Intentional Leadership
Oyeyimika Adeboye stands as a towering figure in Nigerian corporate history, defined by a four-decade career of shattering barriers and leading with unwavering integrity. Born
A Tribute to OLOYE ‘LEKAN ALABI (1950–2026): Custodian of History, Culture, and the Press
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, in Lagos, the voice that narrated Ibadan and Yorubaland to two generations fell silent. Oloye AbdulRasheed Olalekan Alabi, the Abese
Tribute to Emeritus Professor Ayo Bamgbose NNOM,FNAL (1932 – 2026): Nigeria’s First Professor of Linguistics
Emeritus Professor Ayo Bamgbose is gone, and Nigeria’s academic world is left to sit with a silence it has not known in a long while.