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The Engineer-Officer Who Ran Nigeria’s War-Time Administration

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Calabar Roots and the Making of a Multicultural Statesman JOSEPH Edet Akinwale Wey was born on 6 March 1918 in Calabar, a coastal town that shaped his identity long before it shaped his career. His heritage was emblematic of the Nigeria that would emerge decades later—interwoven, multilingual, and plural. With a Yoruba father from Ogbomosho […]

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Legacy Beyond Law: The Woman Who Built Schools When Nigeria Built A Nation

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Birth of Privilege, Burden of Legacy BORN in Lagos in 1927, Abimbola da Rocha Afodu Omololu-Mulele entered a world of affluence but also expectation. Her lineage was not merely prestigious—it was historically catalytic. As the granddaughter of Candido João da Rocha, a colossus of Lagos commerce and philanthropy, Abimbola inherited more than a famous surname. […]

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