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Today's Hero:
Mosun Belo-Olusoga is a Nigerian financial services industry practitioner, a credit and risk management specialist, and school owner. She served as the chairperson of Access Bank PLC and sits as a non-executive director on the board of Premium Pensions Limited, Action Aid, and MTN Foundation.

Born:
September 13, 1957
Education:
University of Ibadan
Occupation:
Business Executive
Known for:
Chairman of Access Bank

Education:
Mosun studied Economics at the University of Ibadan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1979.
In 1983, she qualified as a chartered accountant, finishing as the best-performing candidate in her cohort. She received the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) award for her achievement.

Career:
She has worked at KRC Limited as the principal consultant. She is a director of Action Aid, FCSL Asset Management Limited, and Premium Pension Limited.
She is the founder of City of Knowledge Academy, Ijebu-Ode.

Today's Hero:
Tunde Adeniran is a Nigerian scholar, politician, diplomat, and former minister of education.
Before entering politics in 1998, he was a staff of the United Nations and a political science lecturer at the University of Ibadan, after years of lecturing in Nigeria and America. He is the author of several books and journal articles.
Minister of Education.
In office:
June 1999 – January 2001
Ambassador of Nigeria to Germany.
In office:
2004–2007

Born:
29 September 1945
Orin-Ekiti, Ido-Osi LGA, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Party:
Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Education:
Adeniran is a graduate of University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Columbia University, USA.

Political career:
From 2004 to 2007, Adeniran served as Nigeria's ambassador to Germany. From October to December 1985, Adeniran was a member of Nigerian delegation to the 40th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was director of the Directorate for Social Mobilization (MAMSER) from 1987 to 1992 and chairman from January to August 1993. He was a member of the Committee on Nigerian National Defence Policy for the year 2000. He was a member of the Advisory Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1985. Adeniran was also a member of the Political Bureau from January 1986 to March 1987. Prior to that, he was a member of the Ondo State Economic Advisory Council from 1980 to 1983. In 1982, Adeniran was a member of Ondo State Local Government Review and Reorganization Committee (Justice Akintan Panel).
At party level, Adeniran was a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until his defection to the Social Democratic Party in 2018.

Achievements:
During his time as the head of the Nigerian mission to Germany, Adeniran worked to improve the image of Nigeria and restore German investors' confidence in the Nigerian economy. Adeniran established exchange programmes meant to deepen collaboration between Nigerian and German institutions in the areas of health, environment and

Today's Hero:
Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II is a Nigerian monarch. He is the 25th Olofa Of Offa.
Coronation:
9 May 2010
Predecessor:
Oba Mustapha Olawoore Olanipekun
Born:
10 August 1963.
House:
Anilelerin
Dynasty:
Esuwoye
Religion:
Islam
Occupation:
Businessman

Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II was born on 10 August 1963 to the family of Alhaji Muhammed Gbadamosi Esuwoye and Alhaja Awawu Gbadamosi Esuwoye, both of Obatiwajoye and Asalofa Compounds in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.

Education:
Oba Mufutau attended Maru Teachers College, Gusau, between 1976 and 1981, obtaining the grade II Teachers Certificate. He then attended Birni-Kebbi Polytechnic between 1982 and 1985 for his National Diploma (ND) in Building Technology. In 1989 he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Technology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Today's Hero:
Chief Isaac Olufusibi Coker (Popularly Known as “Aderupoko”) – The Pioneer Oluwo of Egbaland (Itesi, Abeokuta) was a highly successful agriculturalist and merchant. Known for transporting his goods in heavily loaded canoes from Lagos to Abeokuta along the Ogun River, he often exceeded the typical cargo limit. Upon seeing his overburdened canoe, onlookers would shout, “Ha! A-da-eru-pa-oko!”—which translates loosely to “He who crushes farm loads!” This expression earned him the nickname “Aderupoko.”
He was installed as the inaugural Oluwo (spiritual custodian) of Itesi, Abeokuta in 1897, and became the first bearer of the Ogboni’s symbolic staff of power (Edan or Opa Ase Ogboni), transferring it from the old Itesi settlement in Abeokuta. Chief Olufusibi Coker was renowned for his humanitarian spirit and remarkable generosity.
Between 1887 and 1892, the Egba Council of Chiefs offered him the prestigious position of Alake of Abeokuta. However, his elder sibling, Chief Samuel Sowemimo Coker, declined the offer on his behalf due to concerns that previous Alakes had experienced untimely deaths.
During the period of conflict, Aderupoko raised his own militia, asserting territorial control at key frontier zones. This strategic effort ensured that:
The border between Abeokuta and Ibadan (at Bakatari) fell under his dominion.
The boundary between Remo and Egba territories (at Fidiwo) was also secured under his leadership.

To this day, his descendants retain ownership of these strategic lands in Fidiwo and Bakatari.
In 1913, Chief Aderupoko was among the key financiers who guaranteed a £30,000 loan for the development of Abeokuta’s electricity and water supply infrastructure, a visionary move that laid the groundwork for modernization in Egbaland.

Today's Hero:
Michael Adekunle Ajasin was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 1979 to 1983 on the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic.
Governor of Ondo State
In office:
1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983
Deputy
Akin Omoboriowo
Preceded by:
Sunday Tuoyo
Succeeded by:
Michael Bamidele Otiko

Born:
28 November 1908
Owo, Southern Nigeria Protectorate (now in Ondo State, Nigeria)
Died:
3 October 1997.
Citizenship
Nigeria
Party
Unity Party of Nigeria
Occupation:
Politician

Background:
Michael Adekunle Ajasin was born in Owo, Ondo State, south western Nigeria. on 28 November 1908. He attended St. Andrews College, Oyo between (1924–1927). He worked as a teacher for some time, then was admitted to Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone in 1943, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Modern History and Economics in June, 1946. Following that, he went to the Institute of Education of the University of London where he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education in June, 1947.
On 12 September 1947, Ajasin was appointed Principal of Imade College, Owo, where he initiated an aggressive staff development program, including sending teachers to University College, Ibadan for further training. In 1951 he wrote a paper that was to become the educational policy of the Action Group party, advocating free education at all levels. He was one of the founders of the party, whose other policies included immediate independence from Britain, universal health care, and abolition of want through effective economic policies. In December 1962, he left Imade College to become founder, proprietor and first principal of Owo High School from January 1963 to August, 1975, when he retired.

Married life:
He married Babafunke Tenabe, a teacher, on 12 January 1939. They had four children, two boys and two girls. One daughter, Mrs Olajumoke Anifowoshe, became attorney–general and commissioner for Justice in Ondo State.

Political career:

Today's Hero:
Chief Sunday Afolabi was a Nigerian politician who served in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo as Minister of Internal Affairs from 1999 to 2003. He also served as Minister of Education in the cabinet of President Shehu Shagari from 1982 to 1983. He previously served as deputy governor of Oyo State from 1979 to 1982 under Governor Bola Ige.

Sunday Afolabi
Minister for Internal Affairs
In office:
June 1999 – 29 May 2003
President:
Olusegun Obasanjo
Succeeded by:
Mohammed Shata
Minister of Education
In office:
October 1983 – December 1983
President:
Shehu Shagari
Deputy Governor of Oyo State
In office:
1 October 1979 – 1982
Governor:
Bola Ige
Succeeded by:
Adebisi Akande
Born:
1931
Died:
10 May 2004 (aged 72–73)
London, United Kingdom.
Party
Unity Party of Nigeria (1979–1982)
National Party of Nigeria (1982–1983)
Social Democratic Party (1991–1993)
Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2004)
Occupation:
Politician
Background:
Sunday Afolabi was born in Iree, Osun State, of Yoruba origin.
His traditional titles are Oloye Bada of Ile-Ife and Oloye Asiwaju Apesin of Oshogbo.
Afolabi attended Offa Grammar School in Kwara State (1948–1950) and Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta (1951–1953). He became an Accounts Clerk at United African Company (1953–1954), then worked at Bank of British West Africa, later called Standard Bank and now First Bank of Nigeria (1954–1961). He was Chief Accountant at the University of Ibadan (1961–1978).

Early political career:
Afolabi became a member and leader of the Action Group, Osun Division.
In the Nigerian Second Republic (1979–1983) Afolabi was a member of Chief Obafemi Awolowo's Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). He served as deputy governor of Oyo State when Bola Ige was governor. Later he moved over to the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), and became Minister of Education in the Shehu Shagari government.
Afolabi was a member of the defunct Social Democratic Party in the lead-up to the abortive Third Nigerian Republic (198

Today's Hero:
Chief Suarau Olayiwola Alani Bankole
Born: September 17, 1941
He is a Nigerian Egba businessman and chieftain from Ogun State. He was the Chairman of West African Aluminum Products Plc. He holds the Yoruba chieftaincy titles of the Oluwo of Iporo Ake and the Apena of Egbaland.

Education and personal life:
He is an alumnus of the prestigious Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta, where he completed his secondary education. He was married to Atinuke Bankole, the Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland, amongst his other wives who include Adunni Bankole; his son with Atinuke is Dimeji Bankole, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He is also the founder of Freight Agencies Nigeria Ltd, the first freight company in West Africa. Some of his protégés include, Chief Sanya Abiola Chairman CEO Altimax Metal Industries and several captains of industries, governors, senators and house of representatives members.

Political career:
He was an Ogun State gubernatorial candidate on three occasions; he ran on the platform of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in 1979 and in 1983, but was replaced by Soji Odunjo the latter year. He joined the National Republican Party (NRC) in 1989, and later became a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He became National Vice Chairman and later the acting National Chairman Of the party before leaving the party for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the year 2000.
In 2004, he predicted a reorganization of Nigerian politics in which the ANPP, PDP, and Alliance for Democracy (AD) would break apart and the remnants would regroup as two parties.

Today's Hero:
Obafemi Anibaba is a Nigerian civil servant and businessman who was appointed Federal Minister of Works in March 2006 and was redeployed as Minister of Communications in September 2006 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo.

Federal Minister of Works
In office:
March 2006 – September 2006
Preceded by:
Adeseye Ogunlewe
Succeeded by:
Cornelius Adebayo
Federal Minister of Communications
In office:
September 2006 – January 2007
Preceded by:
Cornelius Adebayo
Succeeded by:
Frank Nweke

Background:
Obafemi Anibaba obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos and went on to obtain a PhD in Engineering from the University of Surrey. He worked for many years for the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Transport. He has served on the board of several companies, and was Chairman, Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority and Chairman, Femo Engineering (Nigeria). He was on the board of First Bank of Nigeria, Jos Steel Rolling Company and Allied Bank of Nigeria, and was Chairman of the Governing Council of Lagos Polytechnic, Isolo.

Cabinet positions:
The Federal Government of Nigeria appointed him Minister of Works in March 2006. He was transferred to become Minister of Communications in September 2006. He chaired the Nigeria Telecommunications Forum in Abuja on the 19–20 September 2006. He opened the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) Consultative Forum on Strategies for Achieving Access in Nigeria in Lagos on 31 October 2006. In his opening remarks he noted that USPF is only a fund to facilitate roll out of services in identified rural areas. The services would be implemented through qualified operating companies.
On 22 November 2006, he attended a ceremony where President Olusegun Obasanjo cut the ribbon to formally open the new Corporate Headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission in Abuja.
In January 2007, Olusegun Obasanjo announced the final cabinet reshuffle of his administration. Among other move

Today's Hero:
Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo "Bola" Ajibola, SAN, KBE, CFR was a Nigerian jurist, who was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991 and a judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 1994. He was president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 1984 to 1985. He was also one of five commissioners on the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized through the Permanent Court of Arbitration. In 1979, he founded The Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) as the premier arbitration institute in Nigeria and it was duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act as a legal entity Limited by Guarantee
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nigeria
In office:
13 September 1985 – 4 December 1991
President:
Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by:
Chike Ofodile
Succeeded by:
Clement Akpamgbo
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office:
1991–1994
Preceded by:
Taslim Elias
Succeeded by:
Abdul Koroma
President of the Nigerian Bar Association
In office:
1984–1985
Preceded by:
A.N. Anyamene
Succeeded by:
Ebele Nwokoye
High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom
In office:
1999–2002
President
Olusegun Obasanjo
Personal details
Born:
22 March 1934
Died:
8 April 2023
Lagos State, Nigeria
Resting place
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Alma mater:
University of London
Occupation:
Jurist
A prince from Owu, he was born on 22 March 1934, in Lagos Island, Lagos Colony, Colonial Nigeria, to the Owu royal family of Oba Abdul-Salam Ajibola Gbadela II, who was the traditional ruler of Owu between 1949 and 1972. Ajibola attended both Owu Baptist Day School and Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta between 1942 and 1955. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.) at the Holborn College of Law, University of London between 1959 and 1962 and was called to the English Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1962. He returned to Nigeria to practise law, specialising in commercial law and international arbitration.
Prince Bola Ajib