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Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige SAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè (Listen ⓘ); 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), popularly known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He served as Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 until his assassination in December 2001. [ 1 ]
Chief Bola Ige: Executive Governor 1 October 1979 1 October 1983 Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo: Executive Governor 1 October 1983 31 December 1983 National Party of Nigeria (NPN) Lt. Col. Oladayo Popoola: Governor 4 January 1984 September 1985 Military Col. Adetunji Idowu Olurin: Governor September 1985 July 1988 Military
Chief Adebisi Akande was born in Ila Orangun on 16 January 1939 in what is now the Osun Central Senatorial district. [2]. [3] He was elected on the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) platform. [4] Akande was described as the nephew of Chief Bola Ige. [5]
Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo "Bola" Ajibola, SAN, KBE, CFR (22 March 1934 – 8 April 2023) was a Nigerian jurist, who was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991 and a judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 1994. [1] He was president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 1984 to 1985.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937) 29 May 1999 29 May 2007 8 years People's Democratic Party: 1999 2003: In addition to a variety of other chieftaincy titles, Chief Obasanjo holds that of the Olori Omo Ilu of Ibogun-Olaogun. [11] 13 Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–2010) 29 May 2007 5 May 2010 [12] (died in office.) 2 years, 341 days
On 1 January 2017, the News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Iyaloja of Ibadan, Chief Labake Lawal, had been impeached for financial misconduct by the "Ibadan Joint Traders Association". The supposedly removed Iyaloja later played down her removal, explaining that only the traditional monarch, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, had the authority to ...
The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The offices, powers, and titles of the head of state and the head of government were officially merged into the office of the presidency under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria .
Obafemi Awolowo, SAN, GCFR was born Jeremiah Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo on 6 March 1909 in the Remo town of Ikenne (present-day Ogun State of Nigeria). [13] [14] He was the only son of David Shopolu Awolowo, a farmer and sawyer, and Mary Efunyela Awolowo. [15]