Category: Politics – General
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Gwadabe Lawan; Colonel in the Nigerian army, once Managing Director of National Shipping Line, NSL, and military governor of Niger state, after, Commander of V, National Guards. Gwadabe Lawan was born November 21, 1949, He was arrested in Yola, and was one of the army officers tried for a coup plot and jailed for life…
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ATTAH, Obong Victor Bassey; architect, politician, member of 1994 constitutional conference and Technical Panel of Investigation on collapsed buildings in various parts of the country was born on November 20, 1938 at Ikot Akpa Ndua, Asutan Ekpe, Ibesikpo Asutan LGA. Attah Obong attended Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar; Nigeria College of Arts, Science and Technology…
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Peter Obi; born July 19, 1961 in the market town of Onitsha, Obi had his secondary education at the prominent Christ The King College, CKC, Onitsha. He then proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he earned a degree in Philosophy in 1984. Peter Obi underwent executive programme at the London School of Economics,…
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Atiku Abubakar: born November 15, 1946, retired customs officer, politician, businessman, and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999-2007. Atiku Abubakar was elected governor of Adamawa State in 1999, but later resigned his position when he was picked as presidential running mate by Olusegun Obasanjo . Atiku was chairman of National Council of…
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu; politician and leader of the opposition to ruling party PDP from 2003 till transfer of power to the APC in which he is the acclaimed national leader. Tinubu is known by aliases Asiwaju, meaning “Leader”, and the title Jagaba bestowed by the Emir Borgu in Niger State, which means “Leader of the…
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Bola Ige; lawyer, politician and writer, acclaimed as Cicero for his oratorical prowess and erudition. Ige became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1997. He was assassinated on December 23, 2001 in his Bodija, Ibadan residence having left Abuja to wind down in his home stead for Christmas. Ige was member of the Alliance for…
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Ogbemudia Samuel Osaigbovo; Soldier, military regime apologist and two-time governor of the defunct Mid-western Region and Bendel State with an enduring legacy, hardly surpassed by any of his successors, either military or civilian. This reputation earned him the sole administratorship of the problematic Nigerian Railway Corporation. There, he failed to live up to his billing. His…
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Abdul Mumuni Aminu; Colonel in the Nigerian Army, one who personally arrested General Buhari on the coup day of August 27, 1985 that brought General Babangida to power[i]. Mumuni was the self-effacing, tall, dark and strikingly handsome soldier who formed the third leg of the pro-Babangida triumvirate. The original stock of the so-called “IBB Boys”…
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Al-Mustapha Hamza; Major in the Nigerian army, an otherwise unknown soldier who played a pivotal role in determining the country’s direction and future. Born July 27, 1960 in Ngiru, Yobe State, Al-Mustapha was appointed Chief Security Officer to the Head of State with a Special Strike Force Unit during General Abacha‘s military regime (November 17,…
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Ebitimi Banigo; banker and financial consultant argued by some to be the real father of modern banking in Nigeria. Banigo became the managing director of International Merchant Bank at age 33 and many of the top names in the banking industry including Jim Ovia and Bismarck Rewane passed through him. As the MD, he created…