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11. The Nigerian Armed Forces
The Nigerian Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Its origins lie in the elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force that became Nigerian when independence was granted in 1960.
08. Ken Saro Wiwa & The Ogoni 9
The Ogoni Nine were a group of nine activists from the Ogoni region of Nigeria who opposed the operating practices of the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Corporation.
07. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900–1978) was one of the first women to attend Abeokuta Grammar School in 1914, where she would go on to teach. She was associated with some of the most important anti-colonial educational movements in Nigeria and West Africa
04. Dora Akunyili
As director-general of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Nkem Akunyili amassed a record as one of the most committed and successful government administrators on the African continent.
01. Hubert Ogunde:
Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, D.Lit. was a Nigerian actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician who founded the first contemporary professional theatrical company in Nigeria, the African Music Research Party, in 1945.