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Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by naijasmost: 11:03pm On Sep 17, 2010 |
Abeg, help me settle this argument. I was chatting with some friends about who the greatest Nigerians of all time were. Granted, these were all guys. But I was still very surprised that hardly any women were mentioned as part of the list!!! Anh-anh? How far? Is it to say we don't have any great Nigerian women? Please, stop that breakdance. Oya, 'Landers, help me settle these knuckleheads. WHO ARE THE GREATEST NIGERIAN WOMEN OF ALL TIME? From any era! Some of the names that should make the list include: Oluwafunmilayo Ransome-Kuti - Ransome-Kuti's political activism led to her being described as the doyen of female rights in Nigeria and was regarded as “The Mother of Africa.” Early on she was a very powerful force advocating for women's right to vote. Obiageli Ezekwesili - Co-founder of TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Dora Akunyili Director General of NAFDAC (National agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Former Finance Minister and Foreign Minister of Nigeria, notable for being the first woman to hold either of those positions. WHICH OTHER WOMEN MAKE THE LIST OF 10 GREATEST NIGERIAN WOMEN OF ALL TIME! (How about Sade, and Asha ![]() ![]() |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by sbeezy8: 11:24pm On Sep 17, 2010 |
take off dora shes a joke |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by googles: 11:28pm On Sep 17, 2010 |
Chimamanda dat wrote half of a yellow sun,purple hibiscus. . . cant remember her last name now ![]() Agbani Darego ![]() the first african miss world |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by naijasmost: 11:53pm On Sep 17, 2010 |
googles, Nice one. Chimamanda Adichie. |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by googles: 12:03am On Sep 18, 2010 |
naijasmost: yea thanks. . . cant believe i forgot her name shame ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by AloyEmeka5: 12:24am On Sep 18, 2010 |
[size=14pt]Nigerian history will not be complete without mentioning these women:[/size] [size=14pt]Margareth Ekpo Queen Moremi Queen Amina Flora Nwapa [/size] |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by naijasmost: 2:14am On Sep 18, 2010 |
Wow - Aloy+Emeka, nice one! I can't lie - I didn't know some of these women! (shameface) ![]() Flora Nwapa -Mother of modern African literature; first internationally published female African author (1966) Margaret Ekpo - Nigerian women's rights activist and social mobilizer who was a pioneering female politician in the country's First Republic. Queen Amina of Zaria - A fierce warrior who loved fighting. She refused to marry like Queen Elizabeth the First of England, for the fear of losing power. She helped Zazzau (Zaria) become the center of trade and to gain more land. The introduction of kola nuts into cultivation in the area is attributed to Amina. Queen Moremi - I'm wondering about this one oh - her story sounds kind of fictional to me, with no dates, and a particular slant toward making her heroic at the expense of another group of people. Wondering if anyone can verify the true story of Queen Moremi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moremi Nice contributions, keep it coming, pls! |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Nobody: 1:15pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
CHINYERE ONYENUCHEYA ONYEKA ONWENU MAGRET EKPO DORA AKUYILLI |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Ife007(m): 1:35pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
My Favorites Stella ObasanJo Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by naijasmost: 1:38pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
I MUST BE MENTAL TO NOT HAVE REMEMBERED ONYEKA ONWENU!!!! macfarland - God bless you for that! ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by naijasmost: 1:39pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
sbeezy8 - LOLz! Haba, why now? Wetin Mrs Dora do you? No be Dora the explorer we dey yarn here oh! In case there was confusion, LOL! ![]() |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by topsy1971: 1:45pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
FUNMILAYO RANSOME KUTI MARY ONYALI ONYEKA ONWENU CHIOMA AJUNWA BIMBO ODUKOYA GRACE ALELE-WILLIAMS JUSTICE BASSEY IKPEME MARIA SOKENU FLORA NWAKPA PROF BOLANLE AWE |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by AndreUweh(m): 1:59pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
NWAYIRIUWA: The leader of the 1929 Aba women Revolution. 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by denony(m): 2:43pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
TURAI YA'RADUA must be there The only lady that held the whole Nigeria In control for some months That lady must be named IRON LADY ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Abuloma80(f): 2:49pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
@poster googles Agbani Darego Undecided the first african miss world Sure, She is a product of Abuloma Past, present & next gen we have them many at ABULOMA, (PRO UNITATE)!! |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by ebhotejoe: 2:53pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Grace Alele Williams Stella Jibril Chris Anyanwu Queen Idia |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Redman44(m): 3:01pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
May Ellen Ezekiel [ MEE ] is one of the greatest women in Nigerian history. She was Richard Mofe Damijo's ex-wife and she died in 1996. Ezekiel was the publisher of the highly respected Classique Magazine [ No celebrity Magazine has matched the quality of Classique Magazine ] and she was also a solid novelist. She also had her TV show and was very popular and pretty. She remains the most accomplished Female Journalist and Publisher in Nigeria. Read up on her. Cheers. www.vibes-extra..com 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by maimalari: 3:09pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Catherine acholonu, maryam babangida |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by denony(m): 3:14pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
I FORGOT, MY MOTHER, SHE IS THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Tcrack(m): 3:22pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
why has nobody mentioned OMO SEXY? |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Tcrack(m): 3:23pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Redman44:My mum really used to like her |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Nobody: 4:01pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
topsy1971:all of the above but bimbo odukoya,being the wife of a pastor and you also being a pastor does not make you great,it makes you a person of God everyone apart from her on the list actually brought international recognition to Nigeria chai,mary onyali(used to be in love with her then) and to add my quota Falilat Ogunkoya that former sportscaster oon nta back in the day |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by supereagle(m): 5:13pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Cossy Ojiakor Modupe Osuala These two are notable for show breast. Do not forget the late wife of Abiola - Kudi Abiola who challenged Abacha Regime. Ganiat Fawehinmi, a great woman who challenged IBB when IBB puts the husband in Gashua, that experience accelerated the death of her husband. 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Nobody: 5:20pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Shirley bassey?? |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by LeStylo: 5:31pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
History would always remember these women ever: 1. MRS OLUFUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI - Uncontestable and uncontested! 2. QUEEN AMINA OF ZARIA - The most powerful woman warior in the history of Nigeria 3. MARGRET EKPO - Foremost activist 4. MARY ONYALI - Queen of the tracks 5. HAJIA GAMBO SAWABA - Dont know any woman politician who suffered torture and abuse for democracy and human rights like she did in the past century, get her story 6. EFUNSATAN ANUWURA - Iyalode Ibadan 7. FLORA NWAPA - writer and publisher 8. KUDIRAT ABIOLA - Fight for democracy in Nigeria 9. DR. MRS BOLANLE AWE - foremost and internationally professor of sociology and head Institute of African Studies. Under her nose, the institute used to be one of the best globally. 10. SUSAN WENGER - Nationalised high priest of the Osun shrine. She brought osun shrine into the UNESCO World Heritage sites RUNNERS UP: 1. OBY EZEKWESILI - Personnally met her in 2005. She's a women of undiluted originality, simplicity and focus. 2. AGBANI DAREGO - Beauty queen 3. BIMBO DUKOYA - Pastor 4. ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA - writer 5. CHIOMA AJUNWA - athletic 6. MODUPE OSIKOYA - first woman medalist in international athletics event 7. DORA AKUNYILI - we know nah! Madam rebranding. She's been quiet of late sha 8. ONYEKA ONWENU - musician 9. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA - the only minister paid in dollars during obj's regime for "special" reasons. it rubbished her high economic reform claims but she's still popular sha. 10. CHRIS ANYAWU - this one na all-rounder. writer, publisher, human rights fighter, politician, senator infact everything except soldier! 11. BUCHI EMECHETA - writer 12. MAJOR GEN. DERONKE KALE - dis one be correct soldier. first of its kind. 13. QUEEN IDIA - go read history 14. MOREMI AJOSORO - another history 15. GRACE ALELE WILLIAMS - VC Uniben, of the first Phd Holders in 9ja. 16. MADAM TINUBU - slave trade abolitionist 17. ABIKE DABIRI - senator of the federal republic, brought to limelight by her weekend news prog - newsweek. 18. MARYAM BABANGIDA - sentiments apart, she makes the runners-up list. First first lady officially of the federal republic. 19. FUNMI ADAMS/NKEM OSELOKA ORAKWE - child development with songs and story telling (remember TALES BY MOONLIGHT) respectively 20. Who e for be??!! Na MY MAMA - Best Mama in the world! Think this is a comprehensice list. Any doubters? and why|? ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Bolarge1(m): 6:33pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
oooh! Una no no book ooo. what of MY MOTHER? O SHE IS FORVER THE BEST! BLESS U MOM. 1 Like |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Nobody: 7:16pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
My Mom ![]() ![]() |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Nobody: 7:36pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
kudirat abiola bimbo odukoya onyeka onwenu AND OF COS MY ONE AND ONLY MOTHER ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by Goldenmeda(m): 8:05pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Sarah Sosan Remi Tinubu kudirat Abiola Simbiat Abiola Lady Kofo Ademola Toyin Adewale Prof. Gabriel Mercy Akide |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by oneluvb55(f): 8:09pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
and many odas |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by kadman(m): 8:10pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
Cheif Mrs Nike Oshinowo. |
Re: Who Are The 10 Greatest Nigerian Women Of All Time? by sam4(m): 8:31pm On Sep 18, 2010 |
What of Bunmi etteh? |
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