Category: Culture
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Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu; Amororo II, is the 13th Olowu of Owu; a direct descendant of a past Oba. The political terrain in Abeokuta witnessed Oba Olusanya Dosunmu’s luminous footprints when, in 1976, he emerged the Council chairman and oversaw significant developments in the area, including construction of roads and provision of basic amenities and social…
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Bola Kuforiji-Olubi; Economist, the first female president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She is the first woman president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an industrialist. Widely recognised as a financial expert and industrialist, she chaired several boards in private and government organisations. Virtually out of circulation…
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Eweka; Second Oba of Benin kingdom in present day Nigeria who reigned for 35 years. At his demise, his two children ruled in succession. They were Oba: Uwa-khuanhen c. 1235AD-1243AD and Oba Ehenmihen c. 1243AD-1255AD. Eweka I was the son of Oromiyan who became the was the first oba to rule the kingdom with the…
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Iduma; are a people in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, a subset of the Abureni, which belongs in the Ogbia-Abureni language cluster and often identified with two other communities as the “Mini communities,” a corrupted form of “Nimi” (in the neighboring people, Nembe language) earned because of their shrewdness in trade. In…
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John Oamen Igene; Food scientist and trailblazer in the industrializing efforts of the Nigerian local meat product. Through his effort, kilishi became a meat product that can be manufactured in an industrial setting. Now with a shelf life of nine months and in stock in major supermarkets in Nigeria, making it an exportable meat product.…
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Odeleye Adisa; Olowu of Owu. Odeleye assumed traditional authority of Owu in 1993, bringing glamour and his urbane attribute to the throne. His ten years as monarch featured also a conflict with the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Oyebade Lipede on the historical significance of their respective offices, which was joined by other Egba monarchs; Agura…
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Tai Solarin; Activist and educationist. Solarin is known for his social experiments, which he deployed as a school proprietor, his minimalism, his atheistic disposition and his participation in the clamour for democracy. For announcing the military must relinquish power within six months in the mid-80s, Solarin was detained for 17 months in Jos[i]. He once…