# NaijaProfiles

> Well-sourced biographies of notable Nigerians, past and present


## Posts

- [Nnamdi Azikiwe Biography: Early Life, Education, Career and Legacy](https://naijaprofiles.com/nnamdi-azikiwe-biography-early-life-education-career-and-legacy/): Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996), popularly known as Zik, was a Nigerian journalist, nationalist and statesman who served as the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966.
- [Obafemi Awolowo Biography: Early Life, Education, Politics and Legacy](https://naijaprofiles.com/obafemi-awolowo-biography-early-life-education-politics-and-legacy/): Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), widely known as Awo, was a Nigerian nationalist, lawyer and statesman.
- [Ahmadu Bello Biography: Early Life, Sardauna of Sokoto, Politics and Legacy](https://naijaprofiles.com/ahmadu-bello-biography-early-life-sardauna-of-sokoto-politics-and-legacy/): Sir Ahmadu Bello (1910–1966), the Sardauna of Sokoto, was a Nigerian statesman and the first and only Premier of the Northern Region, serving from 1954 until 1966.
- [Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Biography: Early Life, Activism, Family and Legacy](https://naijaprofiles.com/funmilayo-ransome-kuti-biography-early-life-activism-family-and-legacy/): Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900–1978) was a Nigerian educator, women's rights activist and anti-colonial campaigner.
- [Herbert Macaulay Biography: Early Life, Education, Politics and Legacy](https://naijaprofiles.com/herbert-macaulay-biography-early-life-education-politics-and-legacy/): Herbert Macaulay (1864–1946) was a Lagos-born civil engineer, surveyor, journalist and politician who is widely regarded as the father of Nigerian nationalism.

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