Fela Kuti (1938-1997)
Late musician and activist, Fela Kuti pioneered Afrobeat music and was repeatedly arrested and beaten for writing lyrics that questioned the Nigerian government.
Beginning in...
Edwin Clark (25 May 1927 – 17 Feb.2025)
Late Edwin Clark was a Nigerian Ijaw leader and politician from Delta State who worked with the administrations of the military governor Samuel Ogbemudia...
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (5 March 1943 –8 Dec.1997)
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua GCON 5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who was the de facto vice...
Jeremiah Timbut Useni (16 Feb. 1943–23 Jan. 2025)
Late Jeremiah Timbut Useni was a Nigerian army lieutenant general, who served as minister responsible for the administration of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja...
Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987)
Late Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence movement (1957–1960). Awolowo founded...
