THE PIONEERS FROM OGUN STATE 1. Obafemi Awolowo - ONE OF THE FOUNDING FOUNDERS OF NIGERIA 2. Alexander Akintola Sapara - THE FIRST NIGERIAN LAWYER 3. Folake Solanke - THE FIRST FEMALE SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA(SAN) 4. Frederick Rotimi Williams - THE FIRST LAWYER TO BE A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA(SAN) 5. Hon. Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu - THE FIRST NIGERIAN JUDGE TO SIT ON THE SUPREME COURT BENCH 6. Sir Adetokunbo Ademola - THE FIRST INDIGENOUS CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA 7. Olusegun Obasanjo - THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO BE BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN HEAD OF STATE 8. Ernest Shonekan - THE SHORTEST PRESIDENT BY NUMBER OF DAYS 9. Oladipo Diya - THE FORMER VICE MILITARY PRESIDENT TO SANNI ABACHA 10. Moshood Abiola - BUSINESS MOGUL, POLITICIAN, ONCE THE MOST RICHEST IN AFRICA 11. Mike Adenuga - CEO OF GLOBACOM, BUSINESS MOGUL, THE SECOND RICHEST NIGERIAN 12. Asa..international female Singer from Itoko, Abeokuta. 13. Adebutu Kessington - THE INVENTOR OF LEGAL GAMBLING IN NIGERIA(BABA IJEBU) 14. Adeola Odutola - THE FIRST ENTREPRENEUR, FIRST TO OWN A PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL, FIRST PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURER ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA 15. Tai Solarin - ACTIVIST, FOUNDER OF MAYFLOWER SCHOOLS 16. Oba Otudeko - BUSINESS TYCOON 17. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti - THE FIRST WOMAN TO DRIVE A CAR, LED THE ABA WOMEN RIOT, ACTIVIST OF THE FIRST ORDER 18. Wole Soyinka - NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 19. Femi Osofisan - A NIGERIAN WRITER OF THE FIRST ORDER 20. SJB OSOFFA - CELESTIAL WORLDWIDE 21. Olu Jacob - NIGERIAN ACTOR 22. Subomi Balogun - THE OWNER OF FCMB 23. Peter Akinola - FORMER PRIMATE OF CHURCH OF NIGERIA, ANGLICAN CHURCH 24. Dr. Olu Abolurin, Pioneer Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil defence. 25. Ebenezer Obey - JUJU PIONEER AND MUSICIAN 26. Shina Peters - JUJU MUSICIAN 27. Fela Anikulapo Kuti - AFROBEAT PIONEER 28. Adewale Ayuba - FUJI MUSICIAN 29. Dapo Daniel Oyebanji(D'banj) - HIP HOP ARTIST 30. Hubbert Ogunde - STAGE THEATRE PIONEER(THE FATHER OF NIGERIAN NOLLYWOOD) 31. Wasiu Ayinde Marshall(K1) - FUJI MUSICIAN 32. Kuforiji Olubi - FIRST FEMALE ICAN PRESIDENT 33. Chief J.F. Odunjo - FOREMOST AUTHOR 34. Thomas Adeoye Lambo - Psychiatrist 35. Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona(THE AWUJALE OF IJEBULAND) - THE LONGEST REIGNING OBA IN NIGERIA(APRIL 2,1960 TILL DATE) 36. Madam Efuroye Tinubu - THE FIRST WOMAN TO BUY A CAR IN NIGERIA 37. Dr. Elizabeth Awoniyi Aimbola - THE FIRST FEMALE DOCTOR IN NIGERIA 38. Dimeji Bankole - THE YOUNGEST SPEAKER IN THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA 39. THE FIRST CHURCH IN NIGERIA - St. Peters Church Abeokuta 40. OGUN STATE HAS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA 41. OGUN STATE ALSO HOUSE ALMOST ALL THE RELIGIOUS CAMP SITE IN NIGERIA 42. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER WAS SITUATED AT ABEOKUTA, CALLED 'IWE IROYIN' 43. Olubi Sodipo - THE FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY 44. Tunde Kelani - THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER IN AFRICA 45. Ambassador Segun Olusola - THE VILLAGE HEADMASTER PIONEER 46. Hajj Wasiu Sideeq Islamic singer 47. Professor Ogunlesi - FIRST PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE IN NIGERIA 48. Chief Olu Oyesanya - CO-FOUNDER OF NIGERIAN UNION OF JOURNALIST 49. Professor Oluyemi Banjoko - Special Adviser to The American president and the British prime minister on African matters (Manchester, U.K) 50. Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, CFR, - Former Executive Secretary of Economic Community for Africa and Founding Executive Director ofAfrican Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS) 51. Falilat Ogunkoya, Chief Laloko and Segun Odegbami.........international sport coaches 52. Tunde Lemo. (FORMER Deputy C.B.N Governor), 53. Professor Babatunde Oshotimehin (WHO expert ), 54. Dr Akinwunmi Adesina (President, African Development Bank), 55. Professor Anthony Asiwaju( foremost Historian) 56. Akinrogun OlusegunOsoba ( Formost Journalist & Frm Governor), 57. Alhaji Sulaimon Adebola Adegunwa ( sterling Bank), 58. Otunba Ayoola Otudeko (Honeywell&fomer Pro-chancellor OOU), 59. Professor Oloyede (fomer v.c unilorin&secetary supreme council of Islamic Affairs), 60. Pastor Tunde Bakare(latter rain assembly) 61. Chief Mrs Ebun Oyagbola, First Female minister of cabinet rank in Nigeria, 62. General Tunji Olurin, First ECOMOG commander, 63. Alhaja Salmot Badru first female DG in Ogun and old Western region, 64. Dr. Tunji Otegeye of Nigerian Youth Congress fame, 65. Afolabi Olabimtan, popular Yoruba author of Kekere Ekun, Olowa lo mejo da fame, 66. Rahman Bello, VC UNILAG, 67. Remilekun Khalid Safaru aka Reminisce Popular musician 68. Major General T B ogundeko (RTD) first nigerian army that retired volontarily at the age of 49. He was the first Director General of Nigerian institute of policy and strategic studies kuru jos. He's frm Ijebu Imusin in ogun state. 69. Prof. Olukayode Oyekanmi Oyesiku, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of a University of Education in Nigeria. OGUN STATE IS REPUTED TO HAVE PRODUCED THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA AND MEDICAL DOCTORS. THIS LIST IS ONLY LIMITED TO MY MEMORY. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE A TRUE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF OGUN STATE, SHOWCASE THOSE PEOPLE HAVE CUT THEIR TEETH IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF LIFE. NONETHELESS, OGUN STATE HAS PRODUCE AND STILL PRODUCING THE BEST HUMAN RESOURCES IN NIGERIA

Sing praises to the high Heavens ogun state is the new york of Nigeria

how does these provide employment to youth?

If you have to announce something,then it means people are not aware,and there is a reason people are not aware...it's not what you paint it to be.

Proudly Ogun
Proudly Ijebu

Of all these, Ijebu people house almost 70% of them

Among all, Ogun (Ijebu) is where the first original blood money ritual was performed in 1894 by Chief Paramole Egbeji Olopade (The NOPA of Ogun State) who died at the age of 213yrs in 1937 at his residence Otunba Street, Oke Ife, Ijebu Igbo

omo OGUN Ise ya

proudly Ota guy

Hypocrisy is when Anambra starts their own they term them chest beaters...



Chest wasters

EasternActivist:
Hypocrisy is when Anambra starts their own they term them chest beaters...



Chest wasters

Bring out the list... I bet it's not up to that LOL

princdebola201:


Bring out the list... I bet it's not up to that LOL

How much you bet?

Tip from Anambra the light of the nation.

Academias from Anambra state:
1. Dr Pius Okigbo first Nigerian PHD in Economics
2. prof Philip emeagwali inventor of super computer
3. Prof Okoye first Nigerian professor of physics
4. Chike Obi first Nigerian professor of mathematicsa, Mathematician famous for his work on non-differential equations won the 1985 ICTP Price
5. prof Kodilnye first Nigerian professor of medicine
6. Professor Kenneth Dike a pre-eminent scholar of African History and was. the first indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and founder of the National Archives.
7. Prof James Ezelio first Nigerian professor differential calculus
8. prof Chinua Achebe great novelist
* Cyprian Ekwensi MFR, a writer of international repute
9. Emeka Anyaoku first African commom wealth chairman
10. Prof Ben Enwonwu first Nigerian sculptor of international repute with artwork gracing the United Nations headquarters
11. Professor Samuel Okoye was black Africa's first PhD in RadioAstronomy.
who along with Antony Hewish of the University of Cambridge discovered the radio source of Crab Nebula neutron star.
12.Chief Jerome Udoji a social reformer was the first African to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by the Colonial Administration
13. Chimamanda Adichie Novelist
14. Gilbert Kodilinye BA(Oxon) MA(Oxon) LL.M(Lond) Barrist -at-Law
15. Prof Dora Akunyili Pharmacologist
16. Oby Ezekwezili former world bank Charlady in Africa
17. Olisa Agbakoba first NBA president
* Lieutenant-General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, appointed in 2008 by UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as Military Advisor on UN Peacekeeping. Operations.
18 Charles Soludo Economist and fromer CBN Governor
19. Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE, a London-based visual artist. The first black artist to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II when commissioned to paint the official Golden Jubilee portrai
20. Francis Akpuaka - a renowned professor of plastic surgery
* Ernest Ndukwe former NCC boss
* Laz Ekwueme

Politicians from Anambra
22. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe first Nigeria president
23. Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme frontline Politician, Architect and the first executive Vice-President of Nigeria
* Nwafor Orizu the first Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
24. Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the secessionist Biafra Republic
25. Edwin Umezuoke former Chairman ANPP
26. Dr Chuba Okadigbo Oyi of Oyi former Senate president
27.Chukwuemeka Ezife former Governor of Anambra state
28 Chief Victor Umeh Apga nationa chairman
29. Chuka Umunna, a British Labor Party Member of Parliament for Streatham constituency
30. Chinyelu Onwurah, a British Labor Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, becoming the first female British MP of African origin
* Barrister Olisa Metuh PDP national publiclty secretary.



Business Tycoon
* Sir louis Odiumegwu Ojukwu first Nigerian millionaire and also first Nigerian stock exchange persident
31.Sir Emeka Offor CEO Chrom Energy, Enugu disco etc.
32. Dr ABC Orjiakor CEO Seplat Plc, Neimith pharmaceuticals etc.
33. Engr Ernest Azudialu CEO Nestoil, Century power generation, Smile Network etc.
* Arthur Eze CEO Altlas Oranto petrolum
*. Ex Gov Peter Obi Fidelity bank, Next etc.
* Andy Uba politician, Oil merchant
34 Cos Maduka CEO Coscharies motors, Abro motor products, Coched farm etc.
35. Emma Bishop Okonknwo CEO Ekulo group
36. Clement Ibeto CEO Ibeto group, Cement, Oil Merchant, Motor products, Real Estate, Farm and Hotels.
37.Ifeanyi Uba Capital Oil etc
38. Chief (Dr.) Alexander Chika Okafor CEO Chicason group, AZ oil.
39 Innocent Chukwuma Innoson Motors etc.
40. Nicolas Ukachukwu CEO SNECOU Group of Companies Limited
41. SIR. Daniel Chukwudoze Dozzy Oil
42 Sir. Nath Okechukwu Chairman Inter-bau Construction Ltd
43 HRH. Igwe Alfred Achebe Obi of Onitsha Chairman Daimon bank and unilever Plc.
44. Sir Emeka Okwuosa Chairaman Oil serve group, Ekcel Farms Ltd
45. Nnetochukwu Azubuike Oil merchant, Genesis hotel and Genesis deluxe cinemas
46 Odumodu CEO May&Baker
47 Chief Poly Emenike Nero Pharmaceutical
48. Mrs. Stella Okoli Emzor
* Nkechi Obi. Tchno oil
* Ben Anakwe NIPCO oil,
* Stella Odua Former aviation minister, CEO SPG
* Dame Felicia Okoli CEO Armak group of companies
* Uju Ifejika CEO Britannia-U
* William Uzoma Anumudu Chairman Global motors Holding
* Enukeme Linus Azubuike Chairman Tonimas Group
* Obiajulu Uzodike Cutix wire plc
* Chigioke Anumoka Chairman Cotech and Tummy tummy. noodles
49. Mike Ajegbo Minaj Tv, Cement and real estate

*. DA Nwandu Construction, real estate

Transporters
50. Young shall grow
51. Chisco group
52, Ekenedilichukwu trans
53. GUO Okeke
54. CN Okoli
55 Izuchukwu trans
56. PN. Omerua
57. FG. Onyewe

Religious leaders
54.Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in Aguleri, Anambra State, in September 1903 – died in Leicester, England, January 24, 1964) was an Igbo from Aguleri in Anambra East. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria on December 19, 1937. He worked in the parishes of Nnewi, Dunukofia, Akpu/Ajalli and Aguleri and was later a Cistercian monk at Mount Saint Bernard Monastery in England. Pope John Paul II beatified him on March 22, 1998, saying "Blessed Cyprian Michael Tansi is a prime example of the fruits of holiness which have grown and matured in the Church in Nigeria since the Gospel was first preached in this land.
55.Cardinal Francis Arinze, once considered a potential Pope.
* Bishop Okonkwo

Music Industry
56. Osita Osedebe
56. Oliver dicoco
57. Moroco Nwamaduka
58. Ozoemena Nwazugbe
59. Chinyere Udoma
60. Gozie Okeke

61. Peter and Paul Okoye (Psquare)
62. Chinedu Okoli (Flavour N'abania)
63. Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson (Phyno)
64. Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo (Kcee) Limbobo master
65. Celeboo
66. Oziomachukwu Favour Mojekwu (Osy bosco)

Footballers
67. Amobi Okoye - Youngest American football player to play for the NFL (2004), currently plays for the Houston Texans
68 John Mikel Obi

Nollywood
67.Pet Edochie
68. Chika Okpala, aka Chief Zebrudaya
69.Bub-manuel Udokwu
70. Chidi Nmokeme
71.Chika Ike
72. Oge Okoye
73. Amachi Nmanago
74.Tony Oneweek
* Rita Edochie
* Yul Edochie
* Ngozi Ezeonu
* Steve Onu "Yaw WAZOBIA FM"
Credit to fkO81

wow OGUN is so blessed ooo
but wait o.................................
why every ogun person come dey form lagosian nah?
deluded South West oh sorry west scratched face liars and inbreeds
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na mistype o but i admit typing it