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Sir Samuel Layinka Ayodeji Manuwa (1903–1976)
…the Man Who Invented an Excision Knife to Treat Tropical Ulcers Samuel Olayinka Ayodeji Manuwa CMG, OBE was a pioneering Nigerian surgeon, an Inspector General
Prof Stephen Adebanji Akintoye
…a Scholar of Yoruba History Prof Stephen Adebanji Akintoye is an eminent scholar of Yoruba History. He is is a Nigerian-born academic, historian and writer.
Prof. Arinola Olasumbo Sanya
…the 1st Female Professor of Physiotherapy In Africa Prof. Arinola Olasumbo Sanya is a Professor of Physiotherapy at the University of Ibadan and a former
High Chief Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon
High Chief Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, widely known as Araba Awo of Oshogbo, is a titan of the African culture, and media fixture of the early
Duro Ladipo
Duro Ladipo was an exceptional Yoruba movie producer, who emerged from the postcolonial Africa. Duro, through his plays, contributed immensely to the revival of traditional
Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo, FCVSN, FAAS, FAS
Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo was born at Ibadan on 17th July, 1970, to the family of the late Alhaji Moshood Akanni Salami, Baale Ladogan of Iseyin, Oyo State and Madam Modupeola Aduke Salami of Ile-Loosare, Igbajo, State of Osun.
Yanju Adegbite
The story of Broadcasting in Nigeria, especially in the Southwest and to be specific, Oyo State, can never be completed without mentioning Yanju Adegbite Yanju
Professor Abiodun Alao
Professor Abiodun Alao, a brilliant and accomplished academic, who hails from the Southwest Region of Nigeria, is a Senior Member of the African Leadership Centre
Prof. Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje
Nigeria’s 1st Professor of Geography Prof. Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje is a renowned scholar who has served meritoriously in various capacities in both the public and
Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo
Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo, a successful Architect, is the Founder and Principal Partner at AD Consulting. Architect Adenowo, popularly referred to as the “Face of Architecture”,
Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo
Late Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo OBE was a Nigerian scholar, a psychiatrist and a philanthropist. He was the First African Psychiatrist and the First Deputy
Abraham Olatunbosun Oladapo
Abraham Olatunbosun Oladapo is a Yoruba philosopher & poet popularly known as Odidere-Ayekooto Akewi (The loquacious parrot). The prominent Yoruba poet is a promoter of