Pioneers on parade: Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (March 6, 1909 – May 9, 1987)
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Gani’s life and times: 8 years after colossus’ death (10)
Chief Abdul-Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, the Lomole and Seriki Musulumi of Ondo Kingdom, was born on April 22, 1938, into …
Gani’s words on marble: 8 years after colossus’ death (9)
“At the NADECO rally in Yaba, I was there. I tore my dress and faced the gun, that the …
Gani’s long battle with lung cancer: 8 years after colossus’ death (8)
Undetected until 2006, the late legal giant never knew he was suffering from cancer. He had actually done a …
Gani’s very private life, property and more: 8 years after colossus’ death (7)
WIVES AND CHILDREN: The late legal icon and human rights crusader was married to two women in his lifetime. He …
Gani’s failed presidential bid: 8 years after colossus’ death (6)
Following the registration of the National Conscience Party by INEC, Chief Gani Fawehinmi won the ticket to fly the …
Gani’s happiest moment: 8 years after colossus’ death (5)
Apart from pursuing Dele Giwa’s murder case at the risk of his life, Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s glorious moment in …
Gani’s saddest moment: 8 years after colossus’ death (4)
Gani’s saddest moment was the demise of his mother, who meant the world to him. He was also greatly …
Gani’s remarkable philanthropy: 8 years after colossus’ death (3)
Gani signed a pact with the poor and needy early in life. He said his perception of life changed …
Gani’s greatest battles: 8 years after colossus’ death (2)
Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s greatest battles revolved around his dogged fight against injustice and dictatorship. Starting in 1969, when he …
Gani’s final hours: 8 years after colossus’ death (1)
Nigeria’s leading light on justice, equity and fair play, Chief Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi (SAN), has finally succumbed to cancer …
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CELEBRATING FELA 20 YEARS AFTER: Fela’s foreign musical adventures, plus his most successful band boys
UNKNOWN to many, the late world king of Afro music genre, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti had his first foreign musical tour …
CELEBRATING FELA 20 YEARS AFTER: ‘ ‘Eve of death, Fela is alive’ – Femi insists
BARELY 24 hours before the death of Fela, on Friday, August 1, 1997, at Motherlan’, where Femi Auikulapo Kuti …
