Ogun @40

Check Out the Unbeatable List

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 CINEMATOGRAPHERIN 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.........internationalsport 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 Olusegun Osoba ( 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-Chancellorof a University of Education in Nigeria.
70. Olamide Baddo sneh . Ybnl..
Why is Ogun State blessed different from other States?

To mention few


Omo Ogun......

Let's give them happy cheers and have them happy cheers by liking this post
Lalasticlala are you aware of all these

Ibrahim Ayo Balogun(Wizkid) Popular hip hop artiste

Me ahzyz oluomo 1-the third person to comment on dis page.

Ogun is home to leaders, achievers and stars... God bless Ogun state

Professor ogunlesi - first professor of Medicine in Nigeria
Fela anikulapo kuti
Professor wole soyinka
Gbenga adeyinka
Yemi shodimu
Professor yemi osibanjo
Kenny ogungbe and dayo adeneye
Chief Olawale ayuba
Sefiu alao
Weird mc
Reminisce
Kiss Daniels
D banj
Olamide
Sheyman
Fola adeola founder gtbank
Majek fashek
Tunde lemo cbn
Salawa abeni
Olu Jacobs
Dele odule
Bukky Wright
Tunde kelani
Vector
Late dagrin
Prince bola ajibola
Mko Abiola
Obafemi awolowo
Earnest shonekan
Olusegun obasanjo
Kemi adeosun
Dimeji bankole
Clarence peters

Even the owner of this platform seun osewa is from Ogun state


N:B odunlade adekola is from ekiti state but was born, grew up, rose to stardom and currently living in abeokuta

The list is endless

Prince Bola Ajibola nko?

KINGwax Oluwadamilare: Author, entrepreneur, philanthropist.

Reading...........

Why evuls na?

Why is my name not there?

I was the first man to drink Ijebu Garri in Ogun State. My name suppose dey there joor!

Ok

Okay

Wow!

Hard work truly pays!!

I pray our Hustle will produce good Dignitaries.

AMEN!

BTW It seems NIGER DELTA is for PDP.

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Ogun, one of the few states that produced many great personalities for Nigeria

even the owner of nairaland, SEUN Osewa is from Ogun state. founder of Best and biggest internet forum in Nigeria

[size=20pt] Obasanjo
Tinunbu
Bankole etc
I see a long history of corruption
Buhari take note[/size]

Too many to mention really....

Would be best to take it by sectors....

Ageshin bamba, afola fede ja, omo oru la seka, jo gberu ma jo gbeko.....

Congrats Omo ogu, congrats Oduans.

And me too from ijebu!! Why is my name not there

Only

Anambra list
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 Prof 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
*Prof Ernest Ndukwe former NCC boss
* Prof 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 Tycoons
* 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.
*Dr. Godwin Maduka is the Managing Director and founder Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Centre, which is the largest and most comprehensive pain treatment practice group in Nevada, United States of America.
* Arthur Eze CEO Altlas Oranto petrolum
*. Ex Gov Peter Obi Fidelity bank, Next etc.
* Andy Uba politician, Oil merchat
* Barrister Allen Onyema CEO Air peace
*Chief Umeofia The CEO of Erisco Foods Ltd., the fourth largest tomato past in world
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
* Obi Okoye Fusion motors Los Angeles US
* 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

Transporter and haulage biz
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
* Ifeanyichukwu transporttransport

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"

Congrats.

Egba. Ba wa!

and ME too😜

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okay

Having wasted tax payers money on celebrating OGun at 40, I hope Mr Governor won't be crying tomorrow about inability to pay salaries

Nice

Happy birthday Ogun state

Bankole wasn't the youngest Speaker ever in Nigeria. A certain Salisu Buhari was speaker at the age of 29, in 1999.

Dis list cant b complete witout my boyfrnd name on it.

Ogun state amaka...

Click like if youre from gateway state.

Professor Yemi OṣiBanjo (SAN) - Vice President of Federal Republic Of Nigeria

Okay

Olamide made the list.....Odunlade Adekola should be b there too