In no particular order, here is my own composed list of 53 great people (dead and alive) who have made Nigeria proud. People in different sectors such as sport, politics, movies, music and so on.
THEY ARE GREAT LEGENDS...
1) M.K.O ABIOLA (late) - (August 24, 1937 – July 7, 1998), was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Yoruba Egba clan.
2) ATIKU ABUBAKAR - (born 25 November, 1946) is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist. He was 11th Vice President of Nigeria.
3) WOLE SHOYINKA - (born 13 July, 1934) is a Nigerianwriter, he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first person in Africa and the diaspora to be so honoured.
4) ALIKO DANGOTE - (born 10 April, 1957) he is a Nigerian self-made business magnate. Dangote is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 43rd richest person in the world
and the richest man in Africa.
5) Obafemi Awolowo (late)
6) YAKUBU GOWON - (born 19 October, 1934) was 3rd the head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria for 9yrs.
7) NNAMDI AZIKIWE (late) - (November 16, 1904 – May 11, 1996) 1st President of Nigeria,he was the 3rd Governor-General of Nigeria,1st President of the Senate of Nigeria.
8) GANI FAWEHINMI (late) - (22 April, 1938 - 5 September, 2009) was a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, politician and
a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
9) FELA KUTI (late) - (15 October, 1938 – 2 August, 1997) pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist.
10) KING SUNNY ADE - (September 22, 1946) is a popular performer of Yoruba Nigerian juju music.
11) KANU NWAKWO - (born 1 August, 1976), one of Nigeria's greatest players.
12) AUSTIN JJ OKOCHA - (born 14 August, 1973) is a Nigerian former footballer.
13) Samuel Ajayi Crowther
14) Agbani Derego
15) Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
16) Olusegun Obasanjo
17) Chinua Achebe
18) Pete Edochie
19) Patience Ozokwor
20) Ken Saro-Wiwa
21) Muritala Mohammed
22) Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
23) Moshood Abiola
24) Hebert Macauly
25) Bola Tinubu
26) Femi Falana
27) 2Face Idibia
28) D'banj
29) Genevieve Nnaji
30) Ben Okri
31) Rashidi Yekinni
32) Segun Odegbami
33) Samuel Peter
34) Onyeka Onwenu
35) Pat Utomi
35) Hogan Bassey
36) Dora Akunyili
37) Stella Obasanjo
38) Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda
39) David Oyedepo
40) Enoch Adeboye
41) John Obi Mikel
42) P-Square
43) M.I
44) Victor Ikpeba
45) Sunday Oliseh
46) Stephen Keshi
47) Chris Oyakhilome
48) T.B Joshua
49) Pat Utomi
50) Funmilayo Kuti
51) Margaret Ekpo
52) CHIOMA AJUNWA - (born December 25, 1970) shes the first and only Nigerian to have won a gold medal at the olympics.
53) OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE - (born February 7, 1978) is a leading actress and singer.. She is the first African celebrity to receive over 1 million likes on her Facebook page.
The FULL Version of this post, where you can read the details of the other 38 great Nigerians, is HERE. Yes, HERE.
Seyi (Twitter → @SheyiPhunmii)
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Pat Utomi.. Repeated. And what happened to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
ReplyDeleteNoted … Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteThere re some other great Nigerians u neglected. Where is Oba Otudeko, Mama Ransome kuti, Alh Maitama sule, T Y Danjuma. Mike Adenuga, Ahmad Bello.
ReplyDeleteU put artist and athletes full the list. Mtcheew
ReplyDeleteWhere is d Snr Aguyi Ironsi(wat qualified his son as great) where is d man ADEKUNLE FAJUYI revered byyoubas and igbox alike even by majority of those on ur supposed list?
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