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  • Gab Osuagwu-Iheukwumere; Nigerian journalist. Gab was also an author, broadcaster, publisher, educationist, theologian, administrator and public relations expert. He was a recipient of the Queen’s Medal Award in Best African Reporter category. Gab authored two captivating books, including The Second Coming Of The Military In Nigeria. This and his other intellectual endeavors earned him academic…

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  • Biobaku Saburi Oladeni; Historian and one-time Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Unilag. Professor Saburi Biobaku’s special Yoruba history projects, like that of Professor Akinjobi, and of the great dramatist, Hubert Ogunde, were the products of the seminal impact of the Egbe Omo Oduduwa which Obafemi Awolowo foresightedly crafted[i]. Saburi belonged to the generation…

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  • Prosper Okpue; Nigerian Insurance Administrator, recipient of awards in insurance management, the industry which he joined in 1978. Okpue is the Chief Executive Officer of Insurance Brokers of Nigeria (IBN), the foremost insurance broking outfit in the country. IBN is a part of the MARSH Group, the largest insurance and risk management advisor worldwide, with…

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  • Jadesola Akande; Law professor and first female Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, in 1989. Born November 15, 1938, Jadesola who is daughter of a lawyer father and a teacher mother is the third of her parents’ four children. She wanted to read dentistry after her secondary school at St. Anne’s, Ibadan, but…

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  • Atanda Fatai-Williams; Legal luminary, one of the delegate to London which historically decided the design for the robe of the Nigerian Chief Judge. Fatai-Williams was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1967. He served as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983. After staying abroad for 6 years since his first…

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  • Arisekola Alao; Trader and major player in Ibadan politics in Nigeria. Arisekola, who is also identified as a Muslim leader started his business with 300 pounds given to him by a friend and he secured a credit facility of 3,000 pounds from the Imperial Chemical Industry, London, which launched him into the business world. As…

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  • Olutunmbi Maduka; the first Nigerian registered female engineer. As a recipient of several awards, she attended various seminars and presented papers, including the report on the commercialisation of National Electric Power Authority, now Power Holding Company of Nigeria. Maduka was born to the Daniel Dada and Grace Olufunmilayo Layinka of the Loro and Odole chieftaincy…

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  • Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun; Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives 8th Assembly. Lasun was known for embarking on tutorial exercise for fresh students in science-oriented subjects in his native town of Ilobu. Consistent with his interest for human development, he deployed his constituency projects as member of the federal house to build schools, and…

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  • Konya Roseline; Environmentalist and public servant, Konya, once a Chairman of Civil Service Commission was appointed as the Rivers State Commissioner of Environment in November 2003 by the Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili. Born to the family of Gordon Duudee Nwizug and wife in Buan, Khana Local Government Area of the Ogoni region in Rivers…

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  • Kase Lawal; Nigerian business owner and employer in the United States. With expertise in the field of international energy Kase Lawal owns his oil exploration, refining and trading company. He served as a seaport commissioner on the Port of Houston Authority Board, becoming the commission’s Vice Chairman in 2001. Kase Lawal is the chair of…

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