Andy Uba; Politician from Anambra State who served as the longest most trusted and closest aide of President Obasanjo. Uba was also senator of the federal republic from 2011-2019. Slim, averagely tall and not given to much talking, his friendly self-effacing mien contrasted sharply with the strong apparatus of power he was surrounded with. Born…
Emmanuel Alayande; Clergyman and educationist, president of the Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, who due to his integrity became one of the most respected elders in the country. Alayande was born in 1910, in Ibadan, Oyo State and graduated from the University of London’s Institute of Education, England. He was vice-principal, Ibadan Grammar School, 1947-1948;…
Jim Ijenwa UNAH (PhD) is the First University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lagos. He was recently the Visiting Faculty Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, and formerly the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) at the Premier University of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea, Central…
Kalu, Orji Uzor; Businessman, politician and the executive governor of Abia State from May 29, 1999 on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. PDP, He was born April 21, 1957 in Eziama Aba, Abia State. He is an alumnus of Barewa College, Zaira, Kaduna State; University of Maiduguri, Borno State and Institute of International Education,…
Ike Chinyere Nwosu; Colonel of the Nigerian army; born November 21, 1946. Nwosu was a burly army officer reputed for his lack of finesse in the handling of state matters. Criticized for leaving no achievements in his stewardship as military administrator, he had on a number of occasions demonstrated compassion, the most outstanding of which…
Sim Shagaya; Born 1976, businessman widely regarded as one of the hottest innovators. The way he successfully waded through the many challenges in the business environment has become a study in determination and, industry, and innovation. Shagaya holds the record for establishing one of most successful and thriving start-ups in the country. A Masters Business…
Deji Adewunmi; businessman on the top rung of the ladder of successful home-grown entrepreneur. To him the idea of starting Jobberman, a job site, came while studying medicine in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. They were three founders: Opeyemi Awoyemi, who was 24 years old; Olalekan Olude, 28; and Adewunmi, 28. They met as…
Abba Gana was the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja 2001-203 before Nasir El Rufai. He was redeployed as Special Adviser to President Obasanjo. Born 11 November 1953 in Damboa, Borno State, Abba-Gana was educated at Barewa College, Zaria, 1959-63; Provincial Secondary School, Okene 1964-65; and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, 1966-69[i]. Gana married…