We have a lot of gifted people in our country. It is cool to know that some Nigerians were first people in the sphere they worked at.



1. Ahmet Ali Çelikten


He was the first black pilot in the aviation history. He was one of only two black pilots in the World War I. His grandmother came from Bornu (now Borno State in Nigeria) to the Ottoman Empire as a slave. Ahmet was born in 1883 in İzmir, in the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. He aimed to become a naval sailor and entered the Naval Technical School named Haddehâne Mektebi (literally “School of the Blooming Mill”) in 1904. In 1908, he graduated from the school as a First Lieutenant. Then he joined the aviation courses in the Naval Flight School (Deniz Tayyare Mektebi) that was formed at Yeşilköy on June 25, 1914.

2. Jonathan Adagogo Green


He was the first professional photographer of Nigerian origin. Green was the chief photographer for the British as they lay the groundwork for colonization of Nigeria. He also took pictures of his own Ijo peoples’ struggle to maintain control of their land and to preserve their cultural identity. While most of the British collections of his photographs are now in archives, Green’s photographs live on among the Ijo who continually reprint and reuse them to reconstruct and celebrate their cultural traditions.


3. Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna


He was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He became the first person from Africa to win a gold medal at an international sports event. He won the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 inches (2.03 m) was a games record and a British Empire record at the time. Emmanuel was an Igbo from Onitsha. Apart from sport achievements, he was also was a science graduate University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics, later joining the military.

4. Tesilimi Olawale “Teslim” Balogun


Balogun was the first African to qualify as a professional coach. He was a coach for Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He played at both professional and international levels as a striker. The Teslim Balogun Stadium in the Nigerian city of Lagos is named in his honour. The Teslim Balogun Foundation was founded after his death to assist the families of Nigerian ex-international footballers who may have fallen on hard times.

5. Rosalind Balogun




She was a first Miss Nigeria to participate in the Miss World contest in 1967. There were four contestants from Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.

6. Wole Soyinka
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He is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be so honored. Soyinka has strongly criticised many Nigerian military dictators, especially late General Sanni Abacha, as well as other political tyrannies. Wole Soyinka is among contemporary Africa’s greatest writers. He is also one of the continent’s most imaginative advocates of native culture and of the humane social order it embodies.

7. Nnamdi Azikiwe


Chief Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966, holding the presidency throughout the Nigerian First Republic. This man was one of the fundamentalists of modern Nigerian nationalism.

Do you know some other Nigerians who were pioneers inn their area? And I think Rosalinda is extremely attractive!

Source: http://www.naij.com/368191-7-nigerian-pioneers-made-nation-proud.html

Front page biko!! I salute all our heroes past and these individuals that have made our country Nigeria and its countless citizen proud....


But I beg to reiterate that some of their mates who are till jostling for electoral positions in our country Nigeria especially those who did not go to school, who have no certificates and who are as old as Methuselah should go back home and take care of their grandchildren

Bad deeds spread faster than good ones and we don't want an old man that would tomorrow say "Nigeria is a continent in Antarctica" that is if he can pronounce that word or "My vice, Prof Osibandi..." Such comments would be detrimental to the growth of this dear nation.

However, be it as it may, let it be understood by all and sundry that I did not call no names!!

#GEJ TILL 2015! BOARD THE TRAIN NOW!!!

Good to know.
I like that Bornu(Borno) aviation guy.

2. Jonathan Adagogo Green


He was the first professional photographer of Nigerian origin. Green was the chief photographer for the British as they lay the groundwork for colonization of Nigeria. He also took pictures of his own Ijo peoples’ struggle to maintain control of their land and to preserve their cultural identity. While most of the British collections of his photographs are now in archives, Green’s photographs live on among the Ijo who continually reprint and reuse them to reconstruct and celebrate their cultural traditions.

The 1st day our History teacher told us about this Adagogo, We nicknamed him Adagogo cos of d way d name sounded to us!

Nice compilation @Op!!!

great

#GEJshowusYourthesis.

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Good2Know

GReat..

Daz gud.... But wat of pej? She also excel in teaching english language.

we don hear but gej suppose dey here o..first chief of cluelessness with PhD

nice...

Good! @ least let's have some solace in heroes and heroines who in their dispensation made Nigeria proud and take some break from GEJ and GMB bla bla bla for a while.

History sweet oo.


Who is the first Nigerian to be convicted of drug peddling?

Good to know

Chief Akintola Williams

Nigeria's first Chartered Accountant and the pioneer President of the Institute of chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)

And his younger brother...

Chief Rotimi Williams

The first Nigerian to qualify as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)

Yorubas...setting the pace since the annexation of Lagos in 1861.

Great people.

where is doyin okupe



Nigeria's most foolish attack Dog

Including buhari. Sai Buhari

Wole pix funny o

nice one.......FP for the first time on NAIRALAND,,,,since 9ja @50

Mine is coming

Where is Taslim Olawale Elias?

Professor Taslim Olawale Elias was the first African judge to be appointed president of the International Court of Justice

GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan; Transforming Nigeria slowly but surely!



[size=28pt] GEJ till 2019 [/size]

abeg any of dem follow produce 3G network??

what of herbert macaulay

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I'll be d first to develop community football in africa ..

great