Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nnamdi Azikiwe

male, deceased (1996)
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or, informally and popularly, as "Zik", was the founder of modern Nigerian...
Nwafor Orizu

Nwafor Orizu

deceased (1999)
Nwafor Orizu. was a Nigerian of Igbo origin and Nigeria`s second Senate President from (November 16, 1960—January 15, 1966) during the First Re...
P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu

P. N. Okeke-Ojiudu

male, deceased (1995)
Patrick Nwokoye Okeke-Ojiudu (1914-1995), also referred to as P.N. or P.N. Okeke, was a Nigerian politician, businessman, teacher, philanthropist...
Michael Okpara

Michael Okpara

male, deceased (1984)
Michael Iheonukara Okpara (December 1920-December 17, 1984; GCON—Grand Commander of the Federal Republic) was a political leader and Premier of Ea...
Dennis Osadebay

Dennis Osadebay

male
Dennis Osadebay (June, 1911-Dec 1994) was a Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and former premier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of...
Margaret Ekpo

Margaret Ekpo

female, deceased (2006)
Margaret Ekpo (1914-2006) was a Nigerian women's rights activist and social mobilizer who was a pioneering female politician in the country's First...

Joseph Fadahunsi

male
Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi was a Nigerian businessman and politician who was a vice president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons....

Waziri Ibrahim

male
Waziri Ibrahim was a wealthy businessman and politician from Borno State. He was one of the original founders and financiers of the Nigerian...

Jacob Obande

male
Jacob Obande was a Nigerian businessman from the old Northern region. He was a minister of state in charge of the Nigerian Army during the Nigerian...

Abba Habib

male
Abba Habib was a Nigerian politician who was general secretary of the Northern People's Congress and later became a regional minister for Trade in...