Biography
- Biography Of Pascal Dozie
Pascal Gabriel Dozie is a Nigerian Business Leader and Investment Guru. He is a native of Egbu in the northern part of Owerri, Imo State of Nigeria, born to court interpreter, on April 9, 1939. Dr Dozie studied at London School of Economics, where...
- Biography Of Chinua Achebe, Author, Anambra State Celebrity
Chinua AchebeChinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 at Ogidi and died March 21, 2013 in Boston. He is an English-speaking Nigerian writer. Novelist and poet, he is the author of Things Fall Apart (Things Fall Apart) and No Longer at Ease. Albert...
- Biography Of Frank Nneji.
Frank NnejiMr. Frank Nneji, OON the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Associated Bus Company Plc.(ABC) is a native of Ezuhhu Nguru, in Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, born to a retired soldier (father) and a retired...
- Biography Of Femi Otedola; Billionaire; Lagos State Celebrity.
Femi Otedola About Femi OtedolaFemi Otedola, the son of Sir Michael Otedola, the former governor of Lagos State, was born in the year 1967 at Epe, Lagos State of Nigeria. He is married to Femi Otedola and they have four children, including the British...
- Biography Of Theophilus Danjuma; Billionaire; Taraba State Celebrity.
Theophilus DanjumaABOUT THEOPHILUS DANJUMATheophilus Danjuma the son of Kuru Danjuma and Rufkatu Asibi was born in Takum, Taraba State (formally Gongola State), Nigeria. Theophilus Danjuma?s earliest education was at St Bartholomew's Primary School...
Biography
Biography of Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu
Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, KBE, was born in 1909 and died 1966. He was a native of Obiuno Umudim village, in Nnewi South
Local Government Area of Anambra State of Nigeria. He was Nigerian business mogul and the proud father Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Deceased), the Nigerian Hero.Sir Louis Ojukwu was the first and founding President of The Nigerian Stock Exchange as well as the President of The African Continental Bank. He is also said to be either Chairman and/or on the board of directors of some of Nigeria's most profitable companies including Guinness Nig. Ltd, Nigerian Cement Factory, Nigerian Coal Corporation, Nigerian National Shipping Lines, Costain West Africa Ltd, John Holt, Nigerian Marketing Board Shell Oil Nigeria Limited, and so on. He won a parliamentary seat during the nation's first republic.
Sir Louis Ojukwu attended a primary school in Asaba. Thereafter, he attended Hope Waddell Institute.
Sir Louis Ojukwu met Bishop John Cross Anyogu in the year 1936, who then was the parish priest at Nnewi. Louis was a Roman Catholic member.
Louis Ojukwu started his professional career as an agriculturist, and worked at the Agricultural department. He later joined John Holt as a tyre sales clerk. Much later, he founded a textile company in Onitsha to supplement his income during the period he was working. While at John Holt, he noticed that adequate transportation is lacking which affects Eastern textile traders. He then left John Holt and founded a transport company. He worked tirelessly as a transport worker.
After the world war II, there was economic boom and this really affected Ojukwu?s businesses positively. He worked with the West African Railway Company and the produce boards which was then newly inaugurated. His fleet of vehicles provided transportation for commodities and for other traders use. His transport company, Ojukwu Transport Limited which was the first major transport company to move the Easterners to Lagos from the Asaba end of the Niger river after they might have crossed over from Onitsha on a boat was well patronized.
In the 1950s, Ojukwu diversified his interest by buying some industrial companies, investing heavily in the real estate and became a director in numerous major corporations including the state-owned Nigerian National Shipping Line.
Sir Louis Ojukwu was a member of the board of Nigerian Coal Corporation, Shell Oil, D'Archy, and African Continental Bank.
Ojukwu died in 1966, just a year before the Nigerian civil war.
His son Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was the leader of Biafra.
- Biography Of Pascal Dozie
Pascal Gabriel Dozie is a Nigerian Business Leader and Investment Guru. He is a native of Egbu in the northern part of Owerri, Imo State of Nigeria, born to court interpreter, on April 9, 1939. Dr Dozie studied at London School of Economics, where...
- Biography Of Chinua Achebe, Author, Anambra State Celebrity
Chinua AchebeChinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 at Ogidi and died March 21, 2013 in Boston. He is an English-speaking Nigerian writer. Novelist and poet, he is the author of Things Fall Apart (Things Fall Apart) and No Longer at Ease. Albert...
- Biography Of Frank Nneji.
Frank NnejiMr. Frank Nneji, OON the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Associated Bus Company Plc.(ABC) is a native of Ezuhhu Nguru, in Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, born to a retired soldier (father) and a retired...
- Biography Of Femi Otedola; Billionaire; Lagos State Celebrity.
Femi Otedola About Femi OtedolaFemi Otedola, the son of Sir Michael Otedola, the former governor of Lagos State, was born in the year 1967 at Epe, Lagos State of Nigeria. He is married to Femi Otedola and they have four children, including the British...
- Biography Of Theophilus Danjuma; Billionaire; Taraba State Celebrity.
Theophilus DanjumaABOUT THEOPHILUS DANJUMATheophilus Danjuma the son of Kuru Danjuma and Rufkatu Asibi was born in Takum, Taraba State (formally Gongola State), Nigeria. Theophilus Danjuma?s earliest education was at St Bartholomew's Primary School...