OMOBOLA JOHNSON Nigerian Technocrat Nigerian technocrat Omobola Olubusola Johnson, born on June 28, 1963, serves as the Alliance for Affordable Internet’s Honorary Chairperson (A4AI). She previously served as President Goodluck Jonathan’s first Minister of Communication Technology. Johnson received her primary education at the International School, Ibadan in the state of Oyo after being born a …
Maye Olubadan of Ibadan The chairman of West-Midland Communications, the parent company of Splash FM and Lagelu FM, he is a businessman. Chief Bayo Akande is well-known for his success in business. He is the chairman of West-Midlands Communication Limited and the founder of Splash F.M., the first independent radio station in Oyo State. Few …
PRINCE JIDE KOSOKO A Veteran Nigerian Actor Prince Jide Kosoko was given the traditional title of prince or “Omoba” in the Yoruba language when he was born on January 12, 1954, into the Kosoko royal family of Lagos Island. Veteran Nigerian actor, director, and producer Prince Jide Kosoko is from Nigeria. The Association of Nigerian …
Prof. Kofoworola Olasubomi OGEDENGBE The first Indigenous Female Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in West Africa Professor Bomi Ogedengbe; is the first female Nigerian professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the second female president of West African College of Surgeons (WACS). She is the first black or indigenous female Professor …
PROFESSOR ROWLAND OLA ABIODUN Professor of African Art Studies Professor Rowland Ola Abiodun is a John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He is the author of Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art (2014), What Follows Six Is More …
DAWN Commission celebrates General Christopher Oluwole ROTIMI (Rtd.), former Governor of Western State of Nigeria on the occasion of his 86th Birthday Anniversary. Christopher Oluwole ROTIMI was born on February 20, 1935, in Abeokuta. He attended Kings College Lagos, after which he earned a BA at the University College Ibadan. He joined the Nigerian Army …
The First Civilian Governor of Lagos State DAWN Commission mourns the passage of Alhaji Lateef Kayode JAKANDE who died after a brief illness on Thursday, 11th February, 2021 at the age of 91. Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande was a renowned journalist and the first civilian Governor of Lagos State. He began his career in journalism …
The Quintessential Master Artist and Educator Widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s most celebrated contemporary artists, Yusuf Grillo has led a prolific career that has shaped the discourse of modern art in the country. Emerging to prominence and international recognition in the 1960s and 1970s, Grillo’s work is deeply influenced by the characteristics of traditional …
Chief Joseph Oladele SANUSI, CON Former GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA Born on September 24, 1938 in Ogbagi Akoko, Ondo State, Chief Joseph Sanusi studied at the South-west London College and Kingston College of Technology, England from 1962-1965, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1969 and became Fellow of the Nigerian Institute …
Orlando Julius Ekemode Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Orlando Julius is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creating his own influential Afrobeat sound during the mid-‘60s. Fondly called OJ by his friends and admirers, Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya …
