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Nigeria historical figures
Explore important people from Nigeria. Read concise biographies, learn key facts, and play a quiz focused on this collection.
People connected to Nigeria
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Chinua Achebe
Novelist & critic
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Wole Soyinka
Playwright, poet & novelist
Fela Kuti
Musician and activist
Nnamdi Azikiwe
President of Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo
President of Nigeria
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Amina of Zazzau
Ruler of Zazzau
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