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Zik and the Influence of Zikism in Pan Africanism

Zik is known as Nigeria’s most influential Nationalist but less is known as a larger than life figure when it ccomes to pan africanism. ZIK’s wake up call to pan-africanism began when he dropped the official use of ‘Benjamin’, his Christian baptismal name. The incident that led to this was his disqualification on technical grounds…

Dr. Nwafor Orizu: Statesmanship, Education, and the Foundations of Nigeria’s First Republic

Dr. Nwafor Orizu was one of the most influential political figures of Nigeria’s First Republic and a key architect of the country’s early parliamentary democracy. A nationalist, educator, and statesman, Orizu played a crucial role in shaping Nigeria’s post-independence political institutions. As the first President of the Nigerian Senate and later Acting President of…