Janet Akinrinade

Janet Akinrinade was a Nigerian politician who was Minister of State, Internal Affairs during the administration of President Shehu Shagari. In the elections to the 1977 Nigerian Constituent Assembly, she was the only woman elected.

Frank Oputa-Otutu

Frank Oputa-Otutu was a Nigerian politician who was a parliamentarian during the First Republic. He was a member of the NCNC political party and led the Aboh division of the party. Oputa-Otutu was a senator of the Federal republic of Nigeria in 1964

R.B.K. Okafor

Raphael Ben Kechi Okafor was a Nigerian politician and businessman who was a member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Owerri-West during Nigeria's First Republic. He was a member of the Zikist movement and was a former Federal

Nigerian Youth Congress

The Nigerian Youth Congress was a radical left leaning organization founded in 1960. It was anterior organization to two left leaning and socialist parties formed in the First Republic

Apa, Lagos

Apa is a historic community in Badagry division of Lagos State. It is one of the oldest settlements in Badagry. The community has an Oba, the Alapa of Apa. The majority of people from Apa are of Awori and Ogu heritage

Humphrey Omo-Osagie

Chief Humphrey Omo-Osagie was a Nigeria politician and Benin chief who held the title of Iyase of Benin. As Iyase, he was the prime minister in the court of the Oba of Benin, in addition, his strong support of Oba Akenzua II in the early 1950s created his

Odu'a Investment Company

Odu’a Investment Company Limited also known as OICL is a strategic investment and asset management firm founded in 1976 to hold and manage the industrial and commercial assets of companies owned by the government of the Western State of Nigeria. Its

Polo in Nigeria

Polo in Nigeria is as old as the country, first played by European naval officers in the early years of the twentieth century. The game was introduced to Lagos in 1914 before spreading to Northern Nigeria

Ali Chiroma

Ali Chiroma is a Nigerian trade unionist who was president of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) from 1984 to 1988. He was forced out of the position by the military government when it dissolved the union in 1988. During Abacha's regime, he was brought back

Yohanna Kure

Yohanna Yarima Kure is a retired Nigerian army officer. He was a member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council (1985-1987) at the onset of Ibrahim Babangida's administration and was member of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria (1983–1985) in Buhari's

Beth Killoran

Beth Anne Killoran is an American information technology executive and civil servant. She is the deputy chief information officer (CIO) of the General Services Administration. Killoran was previously the CIO of the United States Department of Health and