Akinkanju
The Lijadu Sisters
The Lijadu Sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu, are identical twin sisters from Nigeria who were an important music duet from the mid-1960s to the 1980s.
Mrs. Mabel Segun
…a Distinguished Achiever Mabel Segun is an embodiment of many talents and a good example of an achiever worthy of emulation. She is a writer,
Mrs Folorunso Alakija
Nigeria’s Richest Woman It is decidedly trite to aver that the gender of a person – male or female has absolutely nothing to do with
Professor Bolanle Awe
Guru of Women’s History and Development In the history of Nigeria, there has been quite a number of truly outstanding women who have distinguished themselves
Professor Felicia Adetowun Ogunsheye
…the First Female Professor in Nigeria Professor Felicia Adetowun Ogunsheye is a woman activist as well as a pacesetter in the field of education generally,
Professor Olufemi Obafemi
Winner of the 2018 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNoM) Award Professor Olufemi Obafemi was born in 1948 in Akutukpa Bunu, Kabba, in Kogi State,
Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin
the Orangun of Oke-Ila-Orangun The Òràngún of Òkè-Ìlá in Osun State, Oba Adedokun Abolarin officially joins the league of Sexagenarians today as he celebrated his
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. Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo
…the First Nigerian Engineer to be Awarded the National Merit Award Prof. Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo, scion of the illustrious Akinkugbe family of Ondo Kingdom, was
Justice Akinola Aguda
…the First Indigenous African to Head the Position of Chief Justice in Botswana Akinola Aguda (1923–2001) was a Nigerian jurist and a former Chief Justice
Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa
…the First Nigerian Professor of Education Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa was born on the 23rd of September 1923 and died on the 11th of October 2010
Bashorun Joseph Kosoniola Randle
Chief Joseph Kosoniola Randle MVO MBE was born on July 28, 1909. His father was John K. Randle, a Medical Doctor and his Mother came