Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright,novelist,poet,and essayist in the English language. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and... poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence",the first sub-Saharan African to win the Prize in literature.
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population,as of the 2006 census,is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s,Ikeja was a well planned,clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls,pharmacies and government reservation areas. It lies 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Lagos city. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland,both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station,broadcasting both in English and in Yoruba.
Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola,also known as M. K. O. Abiola was a Nigerian business magnate,publisher,and politician. He was the honorary supreme military commander of the Oyo Empire and an aristocrat of the Egba clan.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a public research university located in Lagos,Nigeria,which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in Africa in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland of Lagos. Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba,it's college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba,Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos lagoon and has 802 acres of land. As at 2024,the University of Lagos admits around 8,500 undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan,Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan,one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network,the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political,industrial,economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla is a retired Nigerian general,he became governor of Osun State,Nigeria in May 2003,and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On 26 November 2010 a court of appeals nullified his election. He later defected to the APC shortly before the 2014 Osun State governorship election. He was former military administrator of Lagos State.
Hafsat Olaronke Abiola-Costello, in Lagos,is a Nigerian human rights,civil rights and democracy activist,founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND),which seeks to strengthen civil society and promote democracy in Nigeria. She is President of Women in Africa Initiative (WIA),international platform for the economic development and support of African women entrepreneurs. She is also one of the founders of Connected Women Leaders (CWL).
Francis Abiola Irele was a Nigerian academic best known as the doyen of Africanist literary scholars worldwide. He was Provost at Kwara State University,founded in 2009 in Ilorin,Nigeria. Before moving back to Nigeria,Irele was visiting professor of African and African American Studies and of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Adeyinka Oyekan II was Oba of Lagos from 1965 to 2003. He was the grandson of Oba Oyekan I.
Kayode Oladele is a Nigerian human rights activist,lawyer and politician who was a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency,Ogun State,from 2015–2019. He was the Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Crimes and member of the House Committees on Justice,Human Rights,Rules and Business,Environment,Healthcare Services and Agricultural Institutions. He was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress on 11 April 2015. Prior to that,he was Chief of Staff,office of the Chairman,Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),a law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes.
Chief Dele Momodu is a Nigerian journalist/publisher,businessman,and motivational speaker. He is the CEO and publisher of Ovation International,a celebrity magazine. In 2015,he officially launched Ovation TV and subsequently launched an online newspaper called The Boss Newspapers. Momodu has received hundreds of awards and honors for his work in the world of business,politics,literature,the music industry and the fashion industry. He writes a weekly column called "Pendulum",published every Saturday on the back page of ThisDay newspaper. The articles have been praised for highlighting topical national issues in Nigeria,as well as discussing popular topics,current events and notable people,often in a polemic/critical style.
Hamza Al-Mustapha is a retired Nigerian Army major,intelligence officer and politician who served as Chief Security Officer to Head of State General Sani Abacha from 1993 until his death on 8 June 1998.
Kayode Soyinka is a Nigerian journalist,publisher,and author.
Alhaja Kudirat Abiola,popularly known simply as Kudirat Abiola,was a Nigerian pro-democracy campaigner. She was assassinated whilst her husband,Moshood Abiola,was being detained by the Nigerian Government. He was the winning candidate in elections that had taken place in Nigeria in 1993 and was arrested shortly after they were summarily annulled by the ruling junta.
The Territories of the Awori are a part of Nigeria inhabited by the Awori tribe sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba people,speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. Traditionally,Awori are found in two Nigerian States:Ogun and Lagos.
Festus Bunmi Olusona is a Nigerian human rights activist and politician.
Gbenga Adeyinka is a multi-award-winning Nigerian actor,comedian,radio and TV presenter,writer,and MC. He hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State and he usually refers to himself as CFR and now GCON.
Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo popularly known as Pepper was a Nigerian businessman and politician. Osinowo was a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Until his death,he was Senator representing Lagos East at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly.
Ayinla is a musical eponymous film based on the life of Ayinla Yusuf popularly known as Ayinla Omowura,an Apala musician who was stabbed to death by his manager named Bayewu in a bar fight on 6 May 1980 at Abeokuta. The film premiered on 13 June 2021 in Lagos and was released to theatres on 18 June 2021. Directed by Tunde Kelani,the film was set in the 1970s and early 1980s and shot in Abeokuta,Ogun State. Lateef Adedimeji assumed the role of Ayinla,starring alongside Omowumi Dada,Bimbo Manuel,Ade Laoye,Kunle Afolayan,Bimbo Ademoye and Mr Macaroni. Ayinla is Kelani's first major film since his 2015 release of Dazzling Mirage. The budget for this feature film is officially given as ₦50 Million.
