Young and beautiful Omotola Jalade and her mother on her wedding day when she married Captain Matthew Ekeinde in the late 1990s. The second image shows Omotola Jalade Ekehinde and her husband Captain Mathew Ekehinde after they welcomed their first child.
Oluremi Akinlawon Obasanjo, who was Olusegun Obasanjo’s former spouse, was the daughter of Mrs. Alice Akinlawon (née Ogunlaja) and a station master.When she was 14 years old, she met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir. They courted for eight years. Without their families’ knowledge, they were married on June 22, 1963, at Camberwell Green Registry in SE London, when she was21 years old.In London, she completed training in institutional management. Following Murtala Muhammad’s passing in February 1976, she took on the title of First Lady. Murtala Muhammad ruled that it was improper for the spouses of military officials to be in the public eye. According to Murtala, the president’s wife shouldn’t be seen in public too much, therefore she wasn’t frequently seen at events like Victoria Gowon.
The years from the early 2000s until 2007 were among the worst in Nigerian political history. It was a time when, as in the 20th century, evil strolled the streets of Nigeria unchallenged and wined and dined with the political elite. Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), a late human rights attorney, called the period of political assassinations in Nigeria “the darkest and saddest event in Nigerian history.” Fawehinmi stated: “What we have been seeing lately is not democracy on the part of politicians, but rather a thoughtless outburst of insanity by some in the political class, and if checked promptly, the democratic structure will undoubtedly fall, and we will be responsible for the extraordinary bloodshed that ensues. About thirty incidences of assassinations and attempted assassinations were reported in various locations of Nigeria between 1999 and 2006. Ayo Daramola, a candidate for governor of Ekiti State, Alfred Dikibo, the National Vice-Chairman (South-South) of the PDP, Bola Ige, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in office, and Engineer Funsho Williams, who many thought would succeed former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu, were among the numerous politicians who were brutally killed. Williams received both his elementary and secondary school in Lagos, where he was born on May 9, 1948. He purportedly prevailed in the Alliance for Democracy’s (AD) 1998 governorship primary against Tinubu, but party officials urged him to resign so that Tinubu, who went on to win the governorship in 1999, could run. This is thought to be because Williams was a part of the repressive military regime, while Tinubu was involved in the June 12, 1993, struggle He changed to the PDP to challenge Tinubu, but he complied and let Tinubu run as the AD candidate. Prior to that, he belonged to the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP), the ruling political party, which had supported General Sani Abacha, the previous head of state of the armed forces, to run for president in the August 1998 election. However, this election was never held since Abacha passed away in June 1998. Williams, a 2003 PDP candidate for governor when Tinubu sought a second term, was defeated by the incumbent after receiving 725,000 votes to Tinubu’s 910,000. Williams graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in civil engineering and a second degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States. He had served as an engineer in the Lagos Civil Service for seventeen years until his political career called. In 1991, he retired from the Ministry of Works as a Permanent Secretary. In addition to managing his own business, he was a board member of other organizations, including Cappa and D’Alberto Plc, Ajaokuta Steel Company, and Julius Berger. Later, during Olagunsoye Oyinlola’s military rule (1993–1996), he would return to Lagos public service to serve as Commissioner for Works. …
Okoye Pericoma “. He was most well-known in Igboland for his musical taste and his fervent devotion to Obeah, the traditional religion of the Igbo people. Under the alias “Arusi Makaja,” he is said to have accomplished a number of exploits that disregarded the laws of physics. A sizable portion of his community, Arondizuogu, regarded him as a small god. According to certain reports, he hails from the Anambra State community of Ifite Mgbago Umuoji. North Idemili. After winning competitions back-to-back and showcasing his “supernatural powers,” or “sorcery,” as it was commonly called, he was given the moniker “Lion of Africa.” He costarred with Nollywood icon Pete Edochie in the film Lion of Africa. His early life was the subject of the two-part biographical film. Speed Darlington, a singer and internet celebrity, is descended from him. If everyone looks at the very bottom left of the image below, one of his children, young Darlington, is visible. On a devoted day, he was delayed by tax collectors at the then-famous Upper Iweka on his approach to Onitsha. He disregarded the tax collectors’ demands for his tax receipts when they asked to see them, not knowing who he was. He was picked up by one of the goons, who put him on his shoulders and took him to their office. He didn’t say anything or voice any complaints. He unexpectedly gained so much weight on the journey that the men carrying him tried to set him down, but he was unable to do so. They pleaded with him to come down for several hours, but he refused, saying that the gods had to be appeased before he would come down. He asked for a number of things, one of which was money. After a few hours,…
Ade was earning amounts between N5 and N10 million naira from minor runs in addition to these large jackpot wins. As was previously said, Ade Bendel expanded his fraudulent operations outside of Nigeria by diversifying his business and taking his evil trade global. He would offer extremely profitable investment opportunities in Nigeria to gullible but avaricious foreigners. He sent fictitious letters boasting of his “high connections” and his capacity to close any deal in Nigeria, a country rich in oil. Ade is a very cunning scammer. Ade Bendel was the total opposite of other con artists who would rather operate covertly and in the background. He conducted business under wide public scrutiny. He was addicted to fame and adored the paparazzi. He hosted what is currently regarded as one of the largest parties in Nigerian history on December 12, 1999. A celebration fit to turn even the late Ezego of Ihiala green with envy. The event was his maternal grandfather’s funeral, and the location was the town of Hiveevie. The moneybag was determined to spend to the very end in order to rock the little town to its core. That burial is still one of the most talked-about in Edo State as I write this. He was only 35 years old, incredibly young, vivacious, and enthusiastic at the moment. With the swagger of a drug lord, he assaulted the town, sure of his limitless cash vaults. We have many prominent artists on the list, including several Juju fuji and Galala reggae musicians. He employed some of the top musicians from that region because he was headquartered in Lagos State. To put it briefly, seven artists were brought into the town, and N5 million naira was allocated for their upkeep. They certainly tossed more than just “bangers,” as they were all ready to light the small town on fire. A large number of Ade Bendel’s followers and friends, many of whom lived in Lagos, invaded Edo State driving some of the “sickest” and “baddest” cars. Many Nigerians experienced both oppression and mesmerization simultaneously. In its entire existence, the hamlet had never experienced such an abrupt infusion of money. However, Ade Bendel’s mother had…
This photograph shows Obasanjo and his family. Mrs. Remi is sat second from the right, and Iyabo Obasanjo is situated third from the left.
The early 1990s saw the contentious relationship become a national topic of conversation. Back then, a specific newspaper published a fake story claiming she was expecting. The pair did not acknowledge or deny the affair but Silverbird Productions, the company that organized the pageant, was incensed since MBGN title holders aren’t allowed to have romantic relationships in public while they’re in power. All this caused her to abdicate her throne, even if at the time she refuted or denied having an affair with Ojukwu. Regina Askia, the first runner-up, took over and ended Bianca’s reign as Nigeria’s Most Beautiful Girl. The romantic relationship was complicated by the fact that Bianca’s father, Christian Chukuwuma Onoh, popularly referred to as “CC Onoh,” was Dim Ojukwu’s political supporter. Former Anambra State Governor CC Onoh was adamantly against his daughter’s relationship with the Ikemba Nnewi. But the teenage beauty queen’s first goal at the moment was finishing her legal studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. On November 12, 1994, at a grand wedding hosted in Abuja, she finally earned her law degree and wed the warlord. It’s also critical to remember that Ojukwu was single at the time hence they most likely were able to pass through a stringent Roman Catholic system wedding. They decided to have a Christian wedding ceremony instead of the customary one because her parents disapproved of the coupling. Years later, after he accepted the truth of their love for one another, the pair finally won her father’s support.CC Onoh demanded an extremely unachievable bridal price of 100 pre-independence copper coins when he agreed to the payment of his daughter’s bride price. When the conventional marriage ceremony took place in 2001, the couple had already welcomed three children into their union. After a brief illness, Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu passed away in the United Kingdom, ending their seventeen-year marriage. As of November 26, 2011, he was 78 years old.
During the tax protest against the British, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti is reported to have retorted, “You may have been born, but you were not bred! “, in response to a British district officer’s yell “Would you use such language with your mother?” She was referred to as the “Lioness of Lisabi” by the West African Pilot. Fumilayo Ransome Kuti was the first female student to attend the Abeokuta Grammar School. She was born in Abeokuta, which is now part of OGUN state. In her early adult years, she was a teacher in the United States, setting up some of the first preschool programs as well as literacy programs for low-income women. Ransome-Kuti founded the Abeokuta Women’s Union in the 1940s and fought for women’s rights, calling for more representation of women in local government and an end to unjust taxation on market women. Known by the media as the “Lioness of Lisabi,” she organized rallies and marches with up to 10,000 women, compelling the Alake family, who had been in power, to temporarily abdicate in 1949. Ransome-Kuti participated in the Nigerian independence movement as her political stature increased. She went to conventions and accompanied delegations from abroad to talk about draft national constitutions. She led the charge in founding the Federation of Nigerian Women’s Societies and the Nigerian Women’s Union, promoted women’s voting rights in Nigeria, and rose to prominence in the global peace and women’s rights movements. For her efforts, Ransome-Kuti was granted membership in the Order of the Niger and the Lenin Peace Prize. She later backed her sons’ criticism of the military regimes in Nigeria. After suffering injuries in a military raid on her family’s land, she passed away at the age of 77. The musician Fela Kuti (born Olufela Ransome-Kuti), the activist and physician Beko Ransome-Kuti, and the health minister Olikoye Ransome-Kuti were among Ransome-Kuti’s offspring. Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo is her full name. On October 25, 1900, Olufela Folorunso Thomas was born in what was then a part of the British Empire’s Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. She was born to Lucretia Phyllis Omoyeni Adeosolu (1874–1956) and Chief Daniel Olumeyuwa Thomas (1869–1954), who belonged to the elite Jibolu-Taiwo dynasty. Her mother was a dressmaker, and her father cultivated and sold palm products. Ebenezer Sobowale Thomas, the father of Frances, was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Abigail Fakemi was born in the Yoruba town of Ilesa. Sarah Taiwo, the paternal great-grandmother of Ebenezer Sobowale Thomas, was a Yoruba lady who was abducted by slave merchants in the early 1800s and later returned to her family in Abeokuta. She is the earliest known paternal ancestor of Frances.…
Babangida was quoted, “Where do I go from here? They don’t think I’m trustworthy. I wouldn’t be here today without Sani (Abacha), and I wouldn’t have been an officer in the Nigerian Army or the President of Nigeria today without the North. I don’t want to come across as ungrateful to Sani; despite his seeming lack of intelligence, he is skilled at toppling administrations and foiling coup attempts. He oversaw my entry into office in 1985 and safeguarded me during the numerous coups I encountered in the past, most notably the Orkar coup in 1990, which allowed him to save my family, including my young daughter. “I won’t force Chief Abiola on him if he says he doesn’t want him; Sani risked his life to get me into office in 1983 and 1985.” Source: The June 12 Tale.
A photo taken in the late 1990s while Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ọjájá II) was still a youth corps member. The 51st and current Ooni of Ife is Oba Ogunwusi. He is a graduate of Igbinedion University in Edo State, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, which is situated in Enugu State, and the Polytechnic of Ibadan.