Edo State#Local Government Areas

The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria that came into being in 1963. It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City.{{Cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=About Edo |url=https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185139/https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/ |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=8 July 2021 |website=Edo State |language=en-US}} In 1967 when a new 12-state structure was introduced, the region transmuted into Midwest State, remaining territorially intact. This nomenclature lasted until the territory was renamed Bendel state in 1976.{{Cite book |last=L.Franklin |first=Blitz |title=The politics and administration of Nigerian government |publisher=African university press |year=1965 |location=Zaria |pages=281 |language=English}}{{Cite web|title=Edo state: The heartbeat of the Nation|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2012/03/26/edo-state-the-heartbeat-of-the-nation/|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Channels Television|date=26 March 2012 }}

During the Nigerian Civil War, the Biafran forces invaded the new Mid-Western state, en route to Lagos, in an attempt to force a quick end to the war. While under Biafran occupation, the state was declared as the "Republic of Benin" as Nigerian forces were to retake the region.{{Cite web|date=21 December 2016|title=The Republic of Benin was one of the shortest-lived countries in history|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/12/21/the-republic-of-benin-was-one-of-the-shortest-lived-countries-in-history/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=The Vintage News|language=en}} The republic collapsed a day after the declaration as Nigerian troops overtook Benin City. Edo State was established on 27 August 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta States.{{Cite web|title=Unveiling Nigeria - state|url=https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/index.php/geopolitical-zone/edo-state|access-date=9 July 2021|website=www.unveilingnigeria.ng|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191006/https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/index.php/geopolitical-zone/edo-state|url-status=dead}}{{Cite journal|last1=Bondarenko|first1=Dmitri M.|last2=Roese|first2=Peter M.|date=1999|title=Benin Prehistory: The Origin and Settling down of the Edo|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40465021|journal=Anthropos|volume=94|issue=4/6|pages=542–552|jstor=40465021 |issn=0257-9774}} The Edo people political organization is expressed in a three-tier age group system that cuts across kin groups and make age, rather than line-age affiliation, with criterion of authority. Benin city itself is organized on the basis of age-grades similar to those of the villages as well as on the basis of wards and chiefs, both hereditary and non-hereditary, serving the Oba in specialised functions. The Oba is the focal point of the Benin political system and institution is based squarely on that of divine kingship.{{Cite journal |last=Obayan |first=E.O. |date=November 1964 |title=The machinery of planning in Eastern Nigeria |journal=The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=250}}

Edo state has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate with yearly temperature of 28.78 °C (83.8 °F) and it is -0.68% lower than Nigeria's averages. Edo typically receives about 183.49 millimeters (7.22 inches) of precipitation and has 265.91 rainy days (72.85% of the time) annually and at an elevation of 239.16 meters (784.65 feet) above sea level.{{Cite web |title=Edo, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/edo |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=tcktcktck.org}}

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With Benin City as capital, the population of the entire state is approximately 5 million.{{Cite web|date=11 July 2019|title=About Edo|url=https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Edo State|language=en-US|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185139/https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/|url-status=dead}} It is made up of four major ethnic groups; namely Edo (Binis), Owan, Esan and Afemai (Etsako & Akoko Edo). However, the State has a high presence of residents from across the country and the world because of its cosmopolitan tendencies. Benin City has a history of being one of the foremost destinations of Europeans during their exploration of Africa continent many centuries ago. Some of these flash points have remained enviable tourists' attraction sites for the state.{{Cite web|date=11 July 2019|title=About Edo|url=https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Edo State|language=en-US|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185139/https://www.edostate.gov.ng/about-edo-2/|url-status=dead}} The people are known for having several Edo traditional food.

The main ethnic groups in Edo State are Édo, Etsako, Esan, Owan, and Akoko Edo. Some of the groups can trace their origin to Benin City, hence their dialects vary with their distance from Benin City. The Edo speaking people occupy seven out of the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state and constitute 57.54% of the total population. Others are as follows: Esan (14.14%), Igala in Esan South East LGA 3%, Etsako (12.19%), Owan (7.43%), Ijaw (6%){{Cite web |title=MINA Ijaw Population Report 2024 Estimate {{!}} PDF {{!}} Nigeria |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/834960992/MINA-Ijaw-Population-Report-2024-Estimate |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Scribd |language=en}} and Akoko Edo (5.70%). There are also Igarra speaking communities in Akoko Edo, Itsekiri communities in Ikpoba-Okha, and Ijaw Izons and Urhobos in Ovia North East and South West Local Government Areas, especially in the borderlands. Also, Ika speaking communities exist in Igbanke (Ika) in Orhionmwon LGA.{{Cite web |date=17 July 2020 |title=Edo: Igbo community in Edo declare support for Obaseki |url=https://peoplesdailyng.com/edo-igbo-community-in-edo-declare-support-for-obaseki/ |access-date=10 July 2021 |website=Peoples Daily Newspaper |language=en-US}}

{{See also|List of villages in Edo State}}

Edo State consists of eighteen (18) local government areas. They are:

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• Akoko-Edo
• Egor
• Esan Central
• Esan North-East
• Esan South-East
• Esan West
• Etsako Central
• Etsako East
• Etsako West
• Igueben
• Ikpoba-Okha
• Oredo
• Orhionmwon
• Ovia North-East
• Ovia South-West
• Owan East
• Owan West
• Uhunmwonde

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Edo State House Of Assembly Division List 2023, consists of twenty-four (24) divisions:{{Cite web|url=http://www.opendata.edostate.gov.ng/|title=Edo State OpenData – ...open government|language=en-US|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429112413/http://www.opendata.edostate.gov.ng/|url-status=dead}}

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• Akoko-Edo 1
• Ovia South-West
• Orhionmwon I
• Etsako East
• Uhunmwonde
• Esan South-East
• Esan Central
• Esan West
• Igueben
• Oredo West
• Esan North-East I
• Ikpoba-Okha
• Etsako West I
• Owan East
• Orhionmwon II
• Etsako Central
• Owan West
• Egor
• Esan North-East II
• Akoko-Edo II
• Ovia North-East II
• Oredo East
• Ovia North-East I
• Etsako West II

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The Judiciary is the third arm of Government in the State, vested with the power to interpret the laws and resolve disputes in both civil and criminal matters in the State. The State Judiciary is headed by a Chief Judge. On 19 May 2023, Former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki swore in Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa as Acting Chief Judge of Edo State, following the retirement of Justice Joe Acha.{{Cite web |date=17 May 2021 |title=EDO: Obaseki swears in Acting Chief Judge, promises accelerated judicial reforms |url=https://guardian.ng/features/law/obaseki-swears-in-acting-chief-judge-promises-accelerated-judicial-reforms/|access-date=24 May 2023 |website=GUARDIAN Newspapers |language=en-US}}

Monday Okpebholo is the current governor of Edo State and was sworn into office on 12 November 2024. His deputy is Dennis Idahosa. The Edo State House of Assembly is the legislative body. After the 2023 elections, the 24-member assembly consisted of fifteen representatives of the centre-right People's Democratic Party, eight members of the centre All Progressives Congress and one member of the centre-left Labour Party.{{cite web | last=Oluigbo | first=Chuks | title=PDP clinches 15 seats in Edo House of Assembly, APC 8, LP 1 – Nigerian Observer | website=Nigerian Observer – Online Edition – Latest News and Headlines | date=2023-04-16 | url=https://nigerianobservernews.com/pdp-clinches-15-seats-in-edo-house-of-assembly-apc-8-lp-1/#google_vignette | access-date=2025-01-07}}

The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.

English is the official language of the state. The major tribal languages spoken in the state are Edo, Etuno, Etsako, Esan, Ake-Ievbu and Okpamheri.{{cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/intlinet/unijos/nigonnet/nlp/edo.htm |title=Languages of Edo State |access-date=10 November 2007 |last=Seibert |first=Uwe |publisher=University of Iowa |date=24 April 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213104230/http://www.uiowa.edu/intlinet/unijos/nigonnet/nlp/edo.htm |archive-date=13 December 2007 }} Edo State is home to several ethnicities, they are the Edo, Okpe, Esan, Afenmai, Akoko, Igbanke, Emai.{{Cite web|title=Full List of Tribes in Edo State Nigeria |website=AllNigeriaInfo|date=31 March 2018 |url=https://allnigeriainfo.ng/tribes-in-edo/|access-date=31 January 2022|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=27 October 2011|title=Benin: City of tradition and culture|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/benin-city-of-tradition-and-culture/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Edo » Facts.ng|url=https://www.facts.ng/nigerian-states/edo/|access-date=11 July 2021|website=Facts.ng|language=en-US}}

The Etsako/Afemai people of Edo state have the highest population of Muslims. They live in Six local government areas within the state and their major occupation is farming.

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Languages of Edo State listed by LGA:{{Cite news|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/NG|title=Nigeria|work=Ethnologue|edition=22|access-date=10 January 2020}}

Christianity constitute 90% of the population and it constitute the major religions practiced in Edo State, although a minority of the population adhere to indigenous religions.{{Cite web |date=23 March 2020 |title=Edo 2020: Group vows to boycott poll if Muslim candidate is not fielded |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/edo-2020-group-vows-to-boycott-poll-if-muslim-candidate-is-not-fielded/ |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=27 October 2011 |title=Benin: City of tradition and culture |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/benin-city-of-tradition-and-culture/ |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}

The Catholic Church comprises the Archdiocese of Benin City [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbeni.html] (1884 as Upper Niger) with 84 parishes under Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bakub.html] (2011) and three suffragan dioceses of Auchi [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/daucn.html](2002) with 56 parishes under Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdunia.html](2002), Issele-Uku [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/disse.html](1973) with 94 parishes under Bishop Michael Odogwu Elue [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bodog.html](2003), and Uromi [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/durom.html] (2005) with 18 parishes under Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bogun.html] (2014).

The Anglican Province of Bendel (2002) in the Church of Nigeria under Archbishop Cyril Odutemu (2020) includes the Diocese of Akoko-Edo (2007) led by Bishop Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen until he died 2022, the Diocese of Benin (1962) led by Bishop Peter Imasuen (2004), the Diocese of Esan (2000) led by Bishop Gabriel Elabor (2020), the Diocese of Etsako (2007) led by Bishop Felix Unuokhe Olorunfemi, the Diocese of Oleh (1999) led by Bishop John Usiwoma Aruakpor (2012), and the Diocese of Sabongidda-Ora (1993) led by Bishop Augustine Ohilebo (2004).

Tourist attractions in Edo State include the Emotan Statue in Benin City, Ise Lake and River Niger Beach in Agenebode, Etsako-East; Mike Akhigbe Square at fugar, Ambrose Alli Square, Ekpoma, River Niger Beaches at Ilushi, BFFM Building at Ewu, Obiemen lake in Agua Irrua, Igun Bronze Caster at Igun Street in Benin City, College of Agriculture and Aqua Culture Technology, Agenebode, Okpekpe with its hills and scenes and the Usomege Hills at Apana-Uzairue, Somorika hills in Akoko Edo, where a government-run tourist center at Ososo is set among spectacular scenery.{{cite web

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The state produces crude oil,{{cite web |last=Ogbeifun |first=Greg U |title=Importance of a Sea Outlet for Edo State |date=April 2006 |url=http://www.edo-nation.net/2006okpa6.htm |access-date=10 November 2007}} and other mineral resources like limestone and quarry. The state has a cement factory at Okpella{{Cite web |title=Cement Manufacturing / Production in Nigeria. A Case Study of Edo Cement Factory, Ukpilla, Edo State |url=https://oer.unizik.edu.ng/download/cement-manufacturing-production-nigeria-case-study-edo-cement-factory-ukpilla-edo-state/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=NAU :: Open Educational Resources |language=en-US}} and a Flour Mill at Ewu which is moribund.

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The following are the mineral resources found in Edo State{{Cite web |title=Natural Resources – Welcome To The Embassy of Nigeria |url=https://nigerianembassythehague.nl/about-nigeria/natural-resources/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |language=en-US}}

• Bitumen
• Clay
• Dolomite
• Phosphate
• Glass-sand
• Gold
• Gypsium
• Iron-ore
• Lignite
• Limestone
• Marble
• Oil/Gas

Notable tertiary learning institutions in Edo state include:

• Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma{{Cite web|title=2015-06-16 Ambrose Alli University|url=https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2015-06-16-ambrose-alli-university/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=Scholars at Risk|date=16 June 2015 |language=en-US}}
• Auchi Polytechnic{{Cite web|title=Welcome to the Auchi Polytechnic|url=https://www.auchipoly-online.com/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=www.auchipoly-online.com}}
• Benson Idahosa University, Benin City{{Cite web|date=1 August 2019|title=NUC approves new courses for BIU|url=https://guardian.ng/news/nuc-approves-new-courses-for-biu/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
• College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi{{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Edo College of Agriculture to takeoff first quarter 2021, Obaseki reassures|url=https://businessday.ng/news/article/edo-college-of-agriculture-to-takeoff-first-quarter-2021-obaseki-reassures/|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Businessday NG|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=23 October 2019|title=Obaseki performs groundbreaking ceremony of College of Agriculture in Edo|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/obaseki-performs-groundbreaking-ceremony-of-college-of-agriculture-in-edo/|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
• Edo State Polytechnic Usen{{Cite web|date=25 January 2021|title=Edo poly to resume February 1|url=https://guardian.ng/news/edo-poly-to-resume-february-1/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
• College of Education, Ekiadolor{{Cite web|title=College of Education, Ekiadolor courses, details and contact information - CoursesEye.com|url=https://www.courseseye.com/colleges-and-universities/3038-college-of-education-ekiadolor.aspx|access-date=15 July 2021|website=www.courseseye.com|language=en}}
• Edo Technical College
• Edo University, Iyahmo(formerly Edo University, Uzairue){{Cite web |date=10 January 2025 |title=Edo University, Iyamho |url=https://tell.ng/again-edo-state-university-uzairue-is-renamed/ |access-date=1 March 2025 |website=tell.ng |language=en}}
• Igbinedion University, Okada{{Cite web|title=Igbinedion University Okada Nigeria|url=https://www.campus.africa/university/igbinedion-university-okada/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=campus.africa|language=en-US}}
• Kings Polytechnic{{Cite web|title=Kings Polytechnic kingspoly{{!}} School Fees, Courses & Admission info|url=https://universitycompass.com/africa/Nigeria/polytechnic/Kings-Polytechnic.php|access-date=23 June 2021|website=universitycompass.com}}
• Mudiame University, Irrua
• Glorious Vision University, Ogwa{{Cite web|title=Samuel Adegboyega University Nigeria|url=https://www.campus.africa/university/samuel-adegboyega-university/|access-date=23 June 2021|website=campus.africa|language=en-US}}
• Shaka Polytechnic{{Cite web|title=Shaka Polytechnic{{!}} School Fees, Courses & Admission info|url=https://universitycompass.com/africa/Nigeria/polytechnic/Shaka-Polytechnic.php|access-date=23 June 2021|website=universitycompass.com}}
• University of Benin{{Cite web|title=University of Benin on The Conversation|url=https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-benin-3614|access-date=23 June 2021|website=theconversation.com}}
• Wellspring University{{Cite web|last=keetu|date=1 February 2018|title=Wellspring University School Fees For New Students 2021/2022 Academic Session|url=https://schoolings.org/wellspring-university-school-fees-for-new-students-2018-19/|access-date=23 June 2021|language=en-US}}

List of Edo State Medical zones and associated local government areas.

Federal Highways are

• A2 north from Warri to Delta State via Benin City to Okene in Kogi State,
• A121 (part of TAH8: Trans-African Highway 8 Lagos-Mombasa) west from A2 in Benin City via Okokpon and Ugbogui to Ondo State at Ofosu,
• A122 north from Benin City via Odighi to Ondo State at Sobe,
• A232 (part of TAH8) east from Benin City via Iguomo, Ugoneki, Ugomoson, Abudu and Ossiomo and Ogan to Agbor (Delta State).

Other major roads include

• the Siuko Rd northwest from Benin City via Ogheghe and Okoro to Okokpon,
• the Ekiadoro-Olumoye-Uhen Rd north from A121 at Ekiadoro to Ondo State at Ogbesse,
• the Auchi-Ekpessa Rd to Federal Rd Uwhosi to Kogi State at Lankpeshi,
• the Auchi-Agenebode Rd east from A2 at Auchi via Ivioghe as the Ayoguri-Agenebode Rd,
• north from Fugar to Kogi State,
• the Uromi Igbanke Rd south to A232 at Agbor to Delta State,
• the Sakpoba Rd northeast from Ugbeka to Agbor in Delta State,
• the Warri-Sakpoba Rd southwest from Otefe to A2 at Ogharefe Junction in Delta State.

Airports:

Benin City is served by Benin Airport with flights to Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

• Oba of Benin{{Cite web|date=24 August 2017|title=Oba of Benin emerges TROMPCOM chairman|url=https://punchng.com/oba-of-benin-emerges-trompcom-chairman/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}
• Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder of Access Bank Plc and founder of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG){{Cite web |date=28 September 2019 |title=Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Soldiers on at 53 |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/09/28/aigboje-aig-imoukhuede-soldiers-on-at-53/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=6 May 2021 |title=Aig-Imoukhuede: How Access Bank designed a winning business model for MTN |url=https://www.thecable.ng/aig-imoukhuede-how-access-bank-designed-a-winning-business-model-for-mtn-in-nigeria |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}
• Admiral Mike Akhigbe, former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2013 |title=Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147398-mike-akhigbe-ex-vice-president-nigeria-dead-elder-brother-says.html |access-date=20 June 2021 |language=en-GB}}
• Professor Ambrose Alli, former governor of the defunct Bendel State. He created the Bendel State university now named after him.{{Cite web |title=Prof. Ambrose Folorunsho Alli |url=https://www.edoworld.net/Alli_Biography.html |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=www.edoworld.net}}{{Cite web |date=18 June 2016 |title=Buhari jailed my father unjustly — Ambrose Alli's daughter |url=https://punchng.com/buhari-jailed-father-unjustly-ambrose-allis-daughter/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
• Jacob U. Egharevba, Bini historian and traditional chief{{Cite journal |last1=Usuanlele |first1=Uyilawa |last2=Falola |first2=Toyin |date=1994 |title=The Scholarship of Jacob Egharevba of Benin |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3171890 |journal=History in Africa |volume=21 |pages=303–318 |doi=10.2307/3171890 |issn=0361-5413 |jstor=3171890 |s2cid=161203337|url-access=subscription }}
• Erhabor Emokpae, pioneer of modern arts in Nigeria{{Cite web |date=5 January 2020 |title=Erhabor Ogieva Emokpae; Unforgettable master of African art |url=https://guardian.ng/art/erhabor-ogieva-emokpae-unforgettable-master-of-african-art/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}
• Chief Anthony Enahoro, anti-colonial and pro-democracy activist and politician{{Cite news |title=Chief Anthony Enahoro |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/chief-anthony-enahoro-h6ndvv5rwbw |access-date=21 June 2021 |newspaper=The Times |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web |date=24 July 2019 |title=REMEMBERING THE "FATHER OF NIGERIA STATE" CHIEF ANTHONY ENAHORO |url=https://fatherlandgazette.wordpress.com/2019/07/24/remembering-the-father-of-nigeria-state-chief-anthony-enahoro/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Fatherland Gazette |language=en}}
• Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine.{{Cite web |date=20 October 2020 |title=34 years after murder, Dele Giwa's family seeks justice, colleague insists on govt investigation |url=https://guardian.ng/features/media/34-years-after-murder-dele-giwas-family-seeks-justice-colleague-insists-on-govt-investigation/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=20 October 1986 |title=Parcel Bomb Kills Nigerian Journalist Accused of Plotting |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/20/world/parcel-bomb-kills-nigerian-journalist-accused-of-plotting.html |access-date=20 June 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• Abel Guobadia, educator and former Nigerian ambassador to the Republic of Korea, former Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC){{Cite web |date=4 February 2011 |title=Ex-INEC Boss, Guobadia Dies |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/02/04/ex-inec-boss-guobadia-dies/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=P.M. News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=4 February 2011 |title=Breaking News: Abel Guobadia ex-INEC boss dies |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/breaking-news-abel-guobadia-die/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}
• Pa Michael Imoudu, labour leader and founder of the Nigeria state,{{Cite web |date=20 October 2019 |title=Pa Michael Imoudu, a selfless labour leader |url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/pa-michael-imoudu-a-selfless-labour-leader/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}
• Benjamin Justice Soghie a Nigerian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and spiritual leader
• Gen. George Agbazika Innih, one-time military governor of Bendel and Kwara State{{Cite web |title=Major General Agbazika Innih |url=https://www.edoworld.net/General_Innih.html |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=www.edoworld.net}}
• Professor Festus Iyayi, novelist and first African to win the Commonwealth Writers Prize{{Cite web |date=21 February 2011 |title=South Africa, Nigeria dominate African Region for Commonwealth Writers' Prize |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/south-africa-nigeria-dominate-african-region-for-commonwealth-writers-prize/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nwakobi |first=Emeka |date=2 October 2019 |title=Five Times Nigerian Writers Won The Commonwealth Best Book Prize |url=https://www.eelive.ng/five-times-nigerian-writers-won-the-commonwealth-best-book-prize/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=eelive |language=en-US}}
• Maymunah Kadiri, mental health advocate{{Cite web |date=25 January 2021 |title=Maymunah Kadiri |url=https://newvoicesfellows.aspeninstitute.org/fellow/maymunah-kadiri/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=New Voices Fellowship |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=WOMAN OF THE MONTH: Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri – Pinnacle Medical Services |url=https://www.pinnaclemedicalservices.com.ng/woman-of-the-month-dr-maymunah-yusuf-kadiri/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204003/https://www.pinnaclemedicalservices.com.ng/woman-of-the-month-dr-maymunah-yusuf-kadiri/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |language=en-US}}
• Ruth Kadiri, movie producer and actress
• Senator Albert Legogie, former deputy senate president in the defunct Third Republic and a pioneer member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).{{Cite web |date=18 June 2013 |title=Update: Ex-Deputy Senate President, Legogie, dies at 66 |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/139017-ex-deputy-senate-president-legogie-dead.html |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}
• Major-General Abdul Rahman Mamudu former Commander Nigerian Army Signals Corps and military administrator Gongola State{{Cite web |date=24 November 2017 |title=Afemai People |url=https://hometown.ng/listing-item/afemai-people/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Hometown.ng |language=en-US}}
• John Momoh, Nigerian broadcast journalist and CEO of Channels TV{{Cite web |title=John Momoh |url=https://www.peacetechlab.org/john-momoh |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=PeaceTech Lab |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=22 August 2017 |title=Mr. John Momoh |url=http://www.cfa-network.org/business-services-john-momoh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202348/http://www.cfa-network.org/business-services-john-momoh |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Constituency for Africa |language=en-US}}
• Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and Culture{{Cite web |date=3 February 2021 |title=Tinubu, Mohammed, Gani Adams, others mourn Momoh |url=https://guardian.ng/news/tinubu-mohammed-gani-adams-others-mourn-momoh/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=1 February 2021 |title=Ex-information minister Tony Momoh is dead |url=https://punchng.com/breaking-ex-information-minister-tony-momoh-is-dead/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
• Godwin Obaseki, former chairman of the State's economic team and Former Governor of the State{{Cite news|title='Make we stop to dey play di ostrich' - See Obaseki response to FG claims on Nigerian economy|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56763979|access-date=20 June 2021}}{{Cite web|title=BBL - Using technology to improve teacher performance and education quality in Edo State, Nigeria|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/brief/bbl-using-technology-to-improve-teacher-performance-and-education-quality-in-edo-state-nigeria|access-date=20 June 2021|website=World Bank|language=en}}
• Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, former governor of the midwest region of Nigeria and later Bendel state{{Cite web |title=Midwest/Bendel/Edo state Governors 1963-Date |url=https://www.edoworld.net/Governors_1963_to_date.html |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=www.edoworld.net}}{{Cite web |date=12 March 2017 |title=My father dug his grave years ago — Son |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/ogbemudia-ex-governor-midwest-bendel-dies-84/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=18 March 2017 |title=Eulogies as Samuel Ogbemudia is buried |url=https://guardian.ng/news/eulogies-as-samuel-ogbemudia-is-buried/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News |language=en-US}}
• Monday Okpebholo, former Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District and Present Governor of the State
• Oluwole Omofemi, artist, curator, painter of the last commissioned painting of Queen Elizabeth II before her demise.
• Adams Oshiomhole, past president of the Nigeria Labour Congress and former governor of Edo State{{Cite web |date=15 January 2021 |title=The rise and fall of a Nigerian labor hero |url=https://africasacountry.com/2021/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-nigerian-labor-hero |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=africasacountry.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title='I dey kampe' - See Oshiomhole reaction to Obaseki election victory |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-54276989 |access-date=21 June 2021 |work=BBC News Pidgin}}
• Professor Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, former vice chancellor of University of Benin{{Cite web |date=3 December 2014 |title=Oshodin formally hands over to new Uniben VC |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/oshodin-formally-hands-new-uniben-vc/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Perishable |title=Uniben: Oshodin's Footprints News - TELL Magazine |url=https://tell.ng/special-focus/uniben-oshodins-footprints-news/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=tell.ng |date=29 September 2014 |language=en-US}}
• Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder of the Believers Loveworld Nation{{Cite web |date=31 March 2021 |title=Pastor Oyakhilome has come again |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/pastor-oyakhilome-has-come-again/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=The Nation Nigeria |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Oyakhilome condemns regulation of church services |url=https://punchng.com/oyakhilome-condemns-regulation-of-church-services/ |access-date=21 June 2021 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}
• John Odigie Oyegun, First Governor of Edo state and former national chairman of the ruling APC{{Cite web |date=14 June 2021 |title=Odigie-Oyegun bemoans agitations for Nigeria's breakup |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/odigie-oyegun-bemoans-agitations-for-nigerias-breakup/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200924/https://editor.guardian.ng/news/odigie-oyegun-bemoans-agitations-for-nigerias-breakup/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=13 June 2021 |title=Oyegun to APC: Give Nigerians the change they desire |url=https://www.thecable.ng/oyegun-to-apc-give-nigerians-the-change-they-desire |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}
• Chief Julius Momo Udochi, first Nigerian ambassador to the United States{{Cite web |title=History of Nigeria Ambassadors to US – US-Nigeria Trade Council USA |url=https://www.usnigeria.org/trade-and-diplomatic-statistics/history-of-nigeria-ambassadors-to-us/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |language=en-US}}
• Odia Ofeimun, poet and former president of the Association of Nigerian Authors{{Cite web|date=15 March 2020|title=Odia: I have never been celibate, ask my girlfriends|url=https://guardian.ng/art/odia-i-have-never-been-celibate-ask-my-girlfriends/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=15 March 2020|title=Buhari celebrates Poet Odia Ofeimun at 70|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/382006-buhari-celebrates-poet-odia-ofeimun-at-70.html|access-date=21 June 2021|language=en-GB}}
• General Godwin Abbe, former Nigerian Minister for Interior and Defence{{Citation|title=Price, Rt Hon. George (Cadle), (15 Jan. 1919–19 Sept. 2011), Senior Minister, 1998–2003, and former Minister of Defence and National Emergency Management, Belize|date=1 December 2007|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u31415|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u31415|access-date=21 June 2021|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|date=12 January 2019|title=Godwin Abbe: At 70, I Have Learnt to Be Patient, Satisfied and to Shun Materialism|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/12/godwin-abbe-at-70-i-have-learnt-to-be-patient-satisfied-and-to-shun-materialism/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}
• Archbishop John Edokpolo, founder of Edokpolo Grammar Schools and Political Activist{{Cite web|title=Politics and Legacies- Arch-Bishop John Enoyogiere Edokpolo and the verdict of history- a text presented at Edokpolo Grammar School Old Boys 50th Anniversary Ceremony- 4thDecember 2010 by Comrade Aiyamenkhue Edokpolo- SSA to the Gov of Edo State.|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/40149/politics-and-legacies-arch-bishop-john-enoyogiere-edokpolo.html|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Nigerian Voice}}{{Cite web|title=Overview of Edo – Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group|url=https://www.nigerdeltabudget.org/overview-of-edo/|access-date=21 June 2021|language=en-US}}
• Sir Victor Uwaifo, musician{{Cite web|title=Sir Victor Uwaifo music, videos, stats, and photos|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Sir+Victor+Uwaifo|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Last.fm|language=en}}
• Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Pentecostal Church Leader{{Cite web|title=Our Founder|url=https://www.biu.edu.ng/about-biu/our-founder/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Benson Idahosa University|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://dacb.org/stories/nigeria/idahosa-bensona/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=dacb.org|title=Idahosa, Benson Andrew}}
• Sonny Okosun, musician{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|date=25 June 2008|title=Sonny Okosuns, 61, Musician With Message, Is Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/arts/music/25okosuns.html|access-date=21 June 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|title=Okosuns, Sonny |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/okosuns-sonny|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}
• Augustine Eguavoen, former professional Nigerian footballer and coach{{Cite web|title=Augustine Eguavoen biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture|url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/15660/augustine-eguavoen|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
• Felix Idubor, artist{{Cite web|title=Felix Idubor {{!}} Art Auction Results|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Felix-Idubor/3F455E9A5FE4F72F|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en}}
• Festus Ezeli, basketball player formerly with the Golden State Warriors{{Cite web|title=Professional Basketball Player Festus Ezeli Works to Brighten the Future for Youth|url=https://kindhumans.com/kindhumans-blog/professional-basketball-player-festus-ezeli-works-to-brighten-the-future-for-youth/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Kindhumans|language=en-US}}
• Modupe Ozolua, body enhancement and reconstructive surgery{{Cite web|date=27 October 2019|title=As Modupe Ozolua Dumps 'First Love'|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/10/27/as-modupe-ozolua-dumps-first-love/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Thsidaylive|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=30 October 2018|title=The Rise of Cosmetic Surgery in Nigeria|url=https://m.guardian.ng/life/the-rise-of-cosmetic-surgery-in-nigeria/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
• Chief Tony Anenih, chairman of board of trustees (PDP) Once Minister of Work.{{Cite web|last=None|date=29 October 2018|title=Tony Anenih, former Nigerian Minister of Works, is dead|url=https://www.stearsng.com/article/fw-tony-anenih-former-nigerian-minister-of-works-is-dead|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.stearsng.com|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203607/https://www.stearsng.com/article/fw-tony-anenih-former-nigerian-minister-of-works-is-dead|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Tony Anenih – Channels Television|url=https://www.channelstv.com/tag/tony-anenih/|access-date=21 June 2021}}
• Gabriel Igbinedion, international business mogul, Bini high chief, and owner of ITV{{Cite web|date=18 January 2021|title=CHIEF (SIR) GABRIEL OSAWARU IGBINEDION CELEBRATES 86TH BIRTHDAY IN GRAND STYLE|url=http://www.ovationinternational.com/chief-sir-gabriel-osawaru-igbinedion-celebrates-86th-birthday-in-grand-style/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Ovation Magazine|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Itv benin contact|url=https://enseignements.william-marrion-branham.com/3yyomuw/itv-benin-contact.php|access-date=21 June 2021|website=enseignements.william-marrion-branham.com|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203251/https://enseignements.william-marrion-branham.com/3yyomuw/itv-benin-contact.php|url-status=usurped}}
• Raymond Dokpesi, owner of Africa's largest private television network and politician{{Cite news|title=DAAR Communications say na politics make goment destroy dia Abuja building|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-47955400|access-date=21 June 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Nigeria shuts down private TV, radio stations tied to opposition|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/7/nigeria-shuts-down-private-tv-radio-stations-tied-to-opposition|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=27 December 2019|title=Raymond Dokpesi Honoured with 'Zuoje' Title in Liberia|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/12/27/raymond-dokpesi-honoured-with-zuoje-title-in-liberia/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}
• Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, film director, screenwriter and producer{{Cite web|title=Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen|url=https://cultureintelligence.yafri.ca/people/lancelot-oduwa-imasuen/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Culture Intelligence from RED|language=en-GB}}
• Suyi Davies Okungbowa, fantasy and speculative fiction author{{Cite web|last=africaindialogue|date=5 February 2020|title=Pushing Frontiers In African Speculative And Fantasy Fiction: A Dialogue With Suyi Davies Okungbowa|url=https://africaindialogue.com/2020/02/05/pushing-frontiers-in-african-speculative-and-fantasy-fiction-a-dialogue-with-suyi-davies-okungbowa/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Africa in Dialogue|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=8 September 2020|title=Suyi Davies Okungbowa|url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/suyi-davies-okungbowa/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Hachette Book Group|language=en-US}}
• Osaze Peter Odemwingie, professional footballer{{Cite news|title=MR P and ex-Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie gbas-gbos ontop social media|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-55157341|access-date=21 June 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Adeoye|first=Aanu|date=28 January 2021|title=A tribute to Peter Odemwingie, a wonderful player unfairly remembered|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/moment-madness-shouldnt-define-peter-odemwingies-career/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Planet Football|language=en-US}}
• Chris Aire-Iluobe, jeweler and timepiece designer{{Cite web|date=10 March 2013|title=CHRIS AIRE: A Nigerian can succeed any where in the World|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/chris-aire-a-nigerian-can-succeed-any-where-in-the-world/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=30 October 2015|title=How I started top jewellery business in US with just $5, 000 — Nigerian-born international bizman Chris Aire|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/how-i-started-top-jewellery-business-in-us-with-just-5-000-nigerian-born-international-bizman-chris-aire/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}
• Francis Edo-Osagie, businessman{{Cite web |title=Francis Edo-Osagie biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/16471/francis-edo-osagie |access-date=25 January 2023 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
• Kamaru Usman, professional mixed martial artist, former UFC Welterweight Champion.{{Cite web|title=Kamaru Usman Net Worth 2021, Salary & Endorsements|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/kamaru-usman-net-worth|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}
• Yakubu Ayegbeni, former professional footballer{{Cite web|date=30 October 2020|title=Portsmouth Great Yakubu Aiyegbeni Reveals New Career After Retirement|url=https://soccernet.ng/2020/10/portsmouth-great-yakubu-aiyegbeni-reveals-new-career-after-retirement.html|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Soccernet.ng|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Yakubu Aiyegbeni: How NFF, Everton and fans celebrated Super Eagles legend at 38 |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ph/news/yakubu-aiyegbeni-how-nff-everton-and-fans-celebrated-super/7k20k0rqhqyl1jl7fr51st1tp|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|last=Adeoye|first=Aanu|date=22 November 2020|title=A tribute to Yakubu, the one-man Premier League wrecking ball|url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/tribute-yakubu-one-man-premier-league-wrecking-ball/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Planet Football|language=en-US}}
• Rema, musician{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Nigeria's Mavin Records launches executive talent program, Mavin Future Five|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/nigerias-mavin-records-launches-new-exec-talent-program-mavin-future-five/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US}}
• Philip Shaibu (b. 1969), lawmaker, politician businessman, and former deputy governor of Edo State{{Cite web|title=Page 15|url=https://metrowatchonline.com/page/15/?p=infolist%3Fpr%3D125776&lang=en|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Metrowatch|language=en-US}}
• Eghosa Asemota Agbonifo, politician, coordinator of Michael Agbonifo shoe a child foundation{{Cite web|date=21 January 2019|title=Eghosa Asemota Agbonifo speak on what inspired him to join Edo State politics, as campaign kicks off|url=https://businessday.ng/uncategorized/article/eghosa-asemota-agbonifo-speaks-on-what-inspired-him-to-join-edo-state-politics-as-campaign-kicks-off/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Businessday NG|language=en-US}}
• Prof T. M. Yesufu, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, economist.{{Cite web|date=9 October 2014|title=Prof. T. M. Yesufu, pioneer UNIBEN vice chancellor passes on|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/prof-t-m-yesufu-pioneer-uniben-vice-chancellor-passes/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=THE pioneer vice chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof |website=Encomium Magazine|date=9 October 2014 |url=https://encomium.ng/pioneer-uniben-vice-chancellor-prof-t-m-yesufu-dies-2/|access-date=21 June 2021|language=en-US}}
• Odion Jude Ighalo, professional footballer.{{Cite web |date=11 February 2020 |title=Odion Ighalo Biography Facts, Childhood, Net Worth, Life |url=https://sportytell.com/biography/odion-ighalo-biography-facts-childhood-net-worth-life/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=SportyTell |language=en-US}}
• Victor Osimhen, professional footballer.{{Cite web|title=Victor Osimhen: How football celebrated Africa's most expensive player at 22 |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/victor-osimhen-how-football-celebrated-africas-most/3a7vzrikgh1m1rkd6d9edrah4|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|title=Most expensive Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen biography, net worth, cars, & latest news!|url=https://naijauto.com/market-news/victor-osimhen-6991|access-date=21 June 2021|website=naijauto.com|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202728/https://naijauto.com/market-news/victor-osimhen-6991|url-status=dead}}
• Aisha Yesufu, socio-political activist.{{Cite web|last=Adenuga|first=Pete|date=24 February 2021|title=The Problematic Mentality Of Aisha Yesufu's LGBTQ Activism|url=https://aninjusticemag.com/the-problematic-mentality-of-aisha-yesufus-lgbtq-activism-785f31a0c74a|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Medium|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Female Activists Press to Overcome Biases |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_nigerian-female-activists-press-overcome-biases/6207111.html|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Voice of America|date=16 June 2021 |language=en}}
• Yvonne Jegede actress, film producer, model, and television personality{{Citation |title=Housegirl Lover |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/906611470 |oclc=906611470 |access-date=18 March 2022}}
• Zakariyau Oseni, professor of Arabic and a scholar of Islamic studies, guardian of Arabic language and literature, an imam and poet.{{Cite web|title=As Nigeria's Guardian of Arabic retires from Unilorin to Auchi|url=https://dailytrust.com/as-nigerias-guardian-of-arabic-retires-from-unilorin-to-auchi|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Daily Trust|date=19 December 2020 |language=en}}
• Mike Ozekhome, legal practitioner and a human rights activist.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/chief-mike-ozekhome-san/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}
• Mike Oghiadomhe, chief of staff to President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014.{{Cite web|date=10 February 2014|title=Why Jonathan's CoS, Oghiadomhe resigned|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/02/jonathans-cos-oghiadomhe-resigned/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=18 February 2014|title=Breaking: Jonathan appoints retired General Arogbofa as new Chief of Staff |website=Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/155371-breaking-jonathan-appoints-retired-general-arogbofa-new-chief-staff.html|access-date=10 July 2021|language=en-GB}}
• Solomon Arase, former inspector general of police{{Cite web|date=21 April 2015|title=DIG Solomon Arase appointed acting IGP|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/dig-solomon-arase-appointed-acting-igp/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=23 October 2020|title=Police reform: Buhari wished Arase worked with him longer, says Femi Adesina|url=https://www.thecable.ng/police-reform-buhari-wished-arase-worked-with-him-longer-says-femi-adesina|access-date=10 July 2021|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}
• Julius Aghahowa, former professional footballer{{Cite web|date=1 April 2020|title=Julius Aghahowa explains why he shunned coaching|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/aghahowa-explains-why-he-shunned-coaching/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Julius Aghahowa biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture|url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/15643/julius-aghahowa|access-date=10 July 2021|website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
• Sam Loco Efe (1945–2011), former Nollywood veteran actor and producer{{Cite web|date=10 August 2017|title=Six years after death, veteran actor, Sam Loco, comes alive in 'The Diary of Mimicko' |website=Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/239787-six-years-death-veteran-actor-sam-loco-comes-alive-diary-mimicko.html|access-date=10 July 2021|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=8 August 2018|title=Remembering legendary Nollywood actor 7 years after death|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/sam-loco-efe-remembering-legendary-nollywood-actor-7-years-after-death/v7hpgbx|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}
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