Great Yusuf
Great Yusuf is the editor of NaijaProfiles and a student of History and International Studies at the Federal University Lokoja. He writes source-based biographies of notable Nigerians, from independence-era nationalists to today’s entertainers and public figures.
Nationalists & Independence Leaders
Obafemi Awolowo
1909–1987 · First Premier of the Western Region and free primary education (1955)
Nationalists & Independence Leaders
Ahmadu Bello
1910–1966 · First and only Premier of the Northern Region (1954–1966)
Nationalists & Independence Leaders
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
1900–1978 · Leading the Abeokuta Women's Union tax revolt (1940s)
Nationalists & Independence Leaders
Herbert Macaulay
1864–1946 · Founding the Nigerian National Democratic Party (1923)