Politicians

Bukola Saraki, a current member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who was the governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011, became the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after the March 2015 elections. Before he emerged as the Senate President, he represented the Kwara Central Senatorial District. Bukola Saraki's Biography, Education Bukola Saraki was born on December...

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark, popularly known as David Mark, is a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier General and politician, who belongs to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Through the party, he was elected as Senate President and a Senator for the Benue State constituency. Mark was a former Military Governor of Niger State and former Minister of Communication. Biography  Born in April...

Tompolo is a former Nigerian militant turned billionaire businessman. He was the commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The former guerrilla fighter led the agitation against the Nigerian government and different international oil companies over the exploitation and oppression of his people as well as the devastation and degradation of their environment caused by...

Olusegun Obasanjo is a former Nigerian Army general who has twice served as Nigeria's head of state as a military ruler from February 1976 to October 1979 and as a democratically elected President from May 1999 to May 2007. Obasanjo's Biography  Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo was born circa 5th of March 1938, in Ogun State and grew up in Owu, Abeokuta....

Dr. Peter Ayo Fayose is a Nigerian politician who is the second Executive and first Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor in Ekiti State. He is widely known for his blunt statements and criticisms against the All Progressive Congress administration led by Mr. Muhammadu Buhari. Biography Peter Ayodele Fayose was born in Ibadan, Oyo State (of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria) on November 15, 1960,...

Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician and member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party. He is currently serving as the Governor of Kaduna State, having been elected in the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. El-Rufai has previously held the positions of Director General of The Bureau of Public Enterprises, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Biography Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai...

Formed in August 1998, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a Nigerian political party founded by members of diverse groups and organizations. It is known as the longest ruling party in the history of Nigeria.  History PDP was formed in the wake of the democratic era in Nigeria by members of organizations, especially the G-18 and G-34, who came together to...

Rotimi Amaechi is a top Nigerian political figure. He was the former governor of Rivers State and is currently the Federal Minister of Transportation in Nigeria. Before his defection to the All Progressives Congress on 27 November 2013, Amaechi was an active member of the People's Democratic Party. Biography  Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was born on May 27, 1965, to the prominent Elder Fidelis and...