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Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo
Nigerian former army general and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.
Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
Businessman, Politician, and President-Elect, but didn’t serve his tenure before his untimely death at the hands of the Nigerian military
Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan
Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the Interim President of Nigeria
Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole
Nigerian politician who served as the 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected at the age of 37, he is the youngest Speaker in the history of Nigeria.
Chief Olusegun Osoba
Nigerian journalist and politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State, first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003.
Senator Ibikunle Amosun
Nigerian politician, former governor of Ogun State, and a two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Professor Chief Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka
Nigerian author, best known as a playwright and poet. He is widely regarded as one of Africa's greatest writers and one of the world's most important dramatists. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones that fashion the drama of existence."
Chief (Mrs.) Khadijah Adebisi Edionseri
Popularly known as Cash Madam, was a renowned philanthropist, businesswoman, and beloved figure in Egbaland and Ogun State, Nigeria.
Chief Joseph Folahan Odunjo (Alawiye)
Nigerian writer, educator, and politician best known for his works in Yoruba children's literature, popularly known as the Alawiye Series. He was elected to the Western House of Assembly and later became the region's first Minister of Land and Labor.
Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi
A Nigerian traditional aristocrat, accountant, banker, and politician. She was the Minister of Commerce and Industry
Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo Ajibola
was a Nigerian jurist who was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991 and a judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 1994.
Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams
A prominent Nigerian lawyer who was the first Nigerian to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He served as the Minister for Local Government and Justice.
Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun
A Nigerian economist, investment banker, and politician who serves as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. He was appointed the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank in 2023. He is the first Nigerian to occupy this position in 60 years
Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
A Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Chief Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi (Ebenezer Obey)
He began his professional music career in the mid-1950s after moving to Lagos. He formed a band called The International Brothers in 1964, playing highlife–jùjú fusion.
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti)
A Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian genre combining West African music with American funk and jazz.
Olatunbosun Tijani
A Nigerian IT entrepreneur and the current Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy of Nigeria.
Sir Prince Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola
A Nigerian jurist who was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1958 to 1972. He was appointed as Chief Justice on 1 April 1958, succeeding Sir Stafford Foster-Sutton, who was retiring. Ademola was the son of Oba Sir Ladapo Ademola II, the late Alake of Egbaland.
Dr. Thomas Adeoye Lambo
A Nigerian scholar, administrator, global health leader, and psychiatrist. He is widely recognized as the first Western-trained psychiatrist in Africa.
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs (Olu Jacobs)
A veteran Nigerian actor and film executive. He began his career starring in several British television series and international films. He’s described as one of the "godfathers of Nollywood".
Oluwashina Akanbi Peters (Shina Peters)
His music career began at a young age when he played with friends under the handle Olushina and His Twelve Fantastic Brothers. While playing with his friends, he taught himself how to play the piano and the guitar. He later joined Ebenezer Obey's band.
Chief Akintola Williams
A Nigerian accountant who was the first Nigerian to qualify as a chartered accountant. His younger brother was Chief Rotimi Williams.
Chief Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (Segun Odegbami)
A Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal (Muda Lawal)
A Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder for both club and country.
Chief Esther Bisoye Tejuosho
A Nigerian businesswoman from Abeokuta. She was the Iyalode of Egbaland.
Chief Alaba Oluwaseun Lawson
A Nigerian business magnate and academic. She served as the first female president of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).
Tunde Kelani
A Nigerian filmmaker, he has been in the film and movie industry for over four decades. TK specializes in producing movies that promote Nigeria's cultural heritage, particularly that of the Yoruba.
Waidi Ayinla Yusuf Gbogbolowo (Ayinla Omowura)
A Nigerian Apala musician, despite not being literate, Omowura was enlightened about current events and had a command of puns, proverbs, innuendos, and metaphors. He was a social commentator and critic as well as a moral instructor.
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (Femi Kuti)
A Nigerian musician and the eldest son of Afrobeat founder Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist, and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.