Brenda Fassie (November 3rd 1964-May 9th 2004)
Fassie was born in Langa, Cape Town, as the youngest of nine children. She was named after the American singer Brenda Lee. She was a South African anti-apartheid Afropop singer.…
Winnie Madikizela Mandela (26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018)
“I am me; I am black; I must be proud of my blackness” South African apartheid Activist and politician who was born Nomzamo (which in xhosa means ‘she who tries’)…
Bilkisu Yusuf (December 2, 1952 – September 24, 2015)
A versatile journalist, columnist, journalism ombudsman and later civil society activist, Hajiya Bilkisu mentored a lot of journalists for about three decades. Bilkisu was born in Kano, December 2, 1952…
Saadatu Barmani Coge(1943/1945-2013)
'The Woman who was a strong voice for women through traditional music' Born Saadatu Aliyu in of present day Funtua Katsina State, Hajia Barmani Coge is one of the most…
Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
‘I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me’ Maya Angelou Born…
Chief Mrs. Margaret Affiong Ekpo (27th June 1914-21st September 2006)
Born in the creek town of Cross Rivers State to Okoroafor Obiasulor and Inyang Eyo Aniemewue, she obtained her primary six certificate in 1934, and her to take up a…
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Wangari Muta Maathai, an African woman of Kenyan descent was born in Nyeri, a rural area of Kenya in 1940. She obtained a degree in Biological Sciences from Mount St.…
Hajara Gambo Sawaba
“If I don’t know book, I know rights… I have not been a member of any House of Assembly (legislature). I have not held any office except that I was…
