Uzomedia bring you a compilation of top 8 greatest Heroes and Heroines writers names of those we think have in one way or the other done the Nation proud or had been involved in nation building.

In no particular order, these persons are worthy of mention, they are:


1. Prof Wole Soyinka = Being the first Nigerian and indeed first black man to win the Nobel Prize.


2. Prof Chinua Achebe = Nigerian novelist and poet, widely recognized as the father of the African novel. His first and most influential novel, Things Fall Apart (1958).


3. Ben Okri = Poet and novelist; winner 1995 Booker Prize.


4. Augustus Taiwo "Tai' Solarin = Fought running battles with various governments in order to improve the lot of Nigerians.


5. Flora Nwapa = For being the first African woman to publish a book in English.


6. Lady Kofo Ademola = For being the first Nigerian woman to receive a University degree (Oxford).


7. Grace Alele Williams = First Nigerian woman to obtain a PhD; first female Vice Chancellor.


8. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie = For winning the 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction.




SOURCE: https://uzomediangr./2017/03/08/top-8-greatest-famous-nigerian-heroes-and-heroines-writers/




Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

I agree with numbers 1 and 2 an probably 3 too.

Your citation of Achebe should not include father of African literature nonsense. Stop emabbarassing the medico turned writer who wrote one of the world's most translated books after the Holy Bible.

Since the man died, things have not only fallen apart but no longer at ease.

Grace Alele-Williams was not a writer but a mathematician who became the first female VC in Nigeria.

Tai Solarin is better remembered as activist, social crusader and educationist than a writer.

Tribute to Ola Rotimi of the famous gods are not to blame.

Where are the Hausas?

The south dominates. Na for government appointment you go see northerners. Mtcheeew

Make una define hero/heroin for me

I think Cyprian Ekwensi and Ola Rotimi should make the list

y is my name not dia op.....

9. mmalove olive

Ok

yes oooooooooooooooo

1 and 2 are okay for me;but what is Grace's doing in your list.

lilfreezy:
The south dominates. Na for government appointment you go see northerners. Mtcheeew

Writer cannot rule or run country

Omudia11:
Where are the Hausas?

In the bushes with malu.

OP is confused,writers or heros and heroines of the country..one 1 2 and possible three I agree

Snowangel4:
y is my name not dia op.....


9. mmalove olive

Check the list in the other room. Tonto made no:1. Possibly your name is there

Omudia11:
Where are the Hausas?

Have you heard of names like Helon Habila, Amina Mama and Zainab Alkali

loomer:
Make una define hero/heroin for me

The first to publish books and first to get university degree...Oxford university

Great people from all over the country.

God bless Nigeria and Nigerians (except our poliTHIEFcians - God go purnish dem )

Where is Saro Wiwa?

Good one.

Nice one

The list is flawed!

They're obviously not relevant.

slurryeye:


Have you heard of names like Helon Habila, Amina Mama and Zainab Alkali

Where is Cyprain Ekwensi

emi14:


The first to publish books and first to get university degree...Oxford university

So because na me first go school for my village make me hero?

Cos I'm not understanding

What about cyprian ekwensi

V

loomer:


So because na me first go school for my village make me hero?

Cos I'm not understanding

Brother that list is wrong.

slurryeye:

Have you heard of names like Helon Habila, Amina Mama and Zainab Alkali

Yea the greatest women in the other room

loomer:


So because na me first go school for my village make me hero?

Cos I'm not understanding

Brother that list is wrong. He first said 8 top writers later derailed. I'm actually protesting.

Omudia11:
They're obviously not relevant.

Says a man that doesn't know anything about Nigerian writers. What you should have done is to at least google their names