Today is Nigeria’s Independence day and also throw back thursday.
We will be celebrating some of our past heroes who are known for their significant contribution to our dear country Nigeria.
Some of the popular national heroes of Nigeria have also achieved great heights of success in the international arena. Let’s look at some of them below;
1. PROF. WOLE SOYINKA
2. GEN. IBRAHIM BADAMOSI BABANGIDA (IBB)
3. PROF. CHINUA ACHEBE
4. CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
5. CHIEF NNAMDI AZIKWE (ZIK OF AFRICA)
6. GEN. MUHAMMADU BUHARI
7. CHIEF ANTHONY ENAHORO
8. FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI (ABAMI EDA)
9. GEN. YAKUBU GOWON
10. ALHAJI LATEEF JAKANDE (THE ENIGMA)
11. PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELECHUKWU JONATHAN
12. MRS. MARGARET EKPO
13. GEN. MURTALA RAMAT MOHAMMED
14. MAJOR CHUKWUMA KADUNA NZEOGWU
15. GEN. OLUSEGUN AREMU OBASANJO
16. CHIEF ODUMEGWU OJUKWU (EZE NDI IGBO GBURUGBURU)
17. GEN. ABDUSALAMI ABUBAKAR
18. GEN. YAKUBU GOWON
19. MRS OLUFUNMILAYO RANSOME-KUTI
20. OLUBUMNI ETTEH
21. NGOZI ETIABA
22. ABIMBOLA AWOLIYI