Theophilus Owolabi Shobowale Benson was Nigerian lawyer who became one of the most prominent Yoruba politicians in the period leading up to Nigerian independence in 1960. He served as the Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Culture in the first post-independence government. Benson was imprisoned for several months after the first military coup of 1966. He […]
Biography Intro: Suleiman Asonya Adokwe was elected Senator for the Nasarawa South constituency of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He is ethnically a member of the Alago nation, an Idomoid ethnic group. NAME: Suleiman Asonya Adokwe DATE OF BIRTH: 15 February 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH: Nasarawa State, Nigeria OCCUPATION: Politician EDUCATION: Adokwe earned […]
Biography Intro: Sunday Oji is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ebonyi South, in Ebonyi State, Nigeria in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. Ogbuoji was the local government chairman of Afikpo local government area NAME: Sunday Oji Ogbuoji DATE OF BIRTH: September 29, 1954. OCCUPATION: Politician EDUCATION: Sunday Oji Ogbuoji […]
Biography Intro: Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi of Borno (born 1957) is the Shehu, or traditional ruler, of the Borno Emirate in northeast Nigeria. NAME: Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi DATE OF BIRTH: 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH: FATHER: Umar Ibn Muhammad of Borno MOTHER: MARRIED TO: 3 wives CHILDREN: 15 OCCUPATION: EDUCATION: Government College Maiduguri, Kaduna Polytechnic CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL […]
Biography Intro: Theodore Ahamefule Orji CON was elected governor of Abia State, in southeast Nigeria, on May 29, 2007 and re-elected on April 26, 2011.He was formerly a career civil servant, and served as the Chief of Staff to Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. NAME: Theodore Ahamefule Orji DATE OF BIRTH: 1950 PLACE OF BIRTH: Amaokwe Ugba, Umuahia – Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government […]
Chief Idowu Sofola, SAN, MON was a Nigerian jurist, Bencher and President of the Nigerian Bar Association. He was Previously the Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers NAME: Idowu Sofola DATE OF BIRTH: September 29, 1934 – March 23, 2018 OCCUPATION: Lawyer EDUCATION: Saviour’s School, Ikenne in 1945 for his primary education. In 1952, he was admitted […]
Biography Intro: Tijjani Yahaya Kaura – a former Minister, SSG and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is an indigene of Zamfara State. NAME: Tijjani Yahaya Kaura DATE OF BIRTH: January 1, 1960 PLACE OF BIRTH: Zamfara State OCCUPATION: Politician