Category
page 1Nigerian generals
Muhammadu Buhari
former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (born 1942–2025)
Olusegun Obasanjo
nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Nigerian general and brief head of state
Murtala Muhammed
Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976)
Sa'adu Abubakar
Sultan of Sokoto
David Mark
Nigerian politician and general
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
Vice President of Nigeria (1943–1997)
Joseph Nanven Garba
Nigerian general, diplomat and politician (1943–2002)
Henry Adefope
Foreign minister of Nigeria (1926-2012)
Aderonke Kale
Nigerian army psychiatrist
Ishaya Bakut
Nigerian politician and military general (1947-2015)
Benjamin Adekunle
Nigerian general (1936-2014)
Godwin Abbe
Nigerian politician
Mansur Dan Ali
Nigerian military personnel
Christopher Gwabin Musa
18th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria
Abdulkareem Adisa
Nigerian politician and army officer (1949–2005)
Suraj Abdurrahman
Nigerian general (1954-2015)
Idris Garba
Nigerian politician and army officer
Cecelia Akagu
Nigerian army officer
Tunde Idiagbon
Nigerian military general, political office-holder
Yahaya Abubakar
Nigerian traditional ruler
Abdullahi Shelleng
Nigerian military governor
Tunde Ogbeha
Nigerian general, Senator and governor
Abimbola Olatilewa Amusu
Nigerian army officer
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
Nigerian politician and general
Tunji Olurin
Nigerian politician and general (1944-2021)
Abubakar Waziri
Nigerian general (1938–2002)
Mohammed Mana
Nigerian politician and army officer
Joseph Oni
Nigerian politician and army officer
Oladayo Popoola
Nigerian politician and general
Patrick Aziza
Nigerian politician and general
Dominic Oneya
Nigerian politician and general (1948–2021)
Halilu Akilu
Nigerian spymaster
Saidu Ayodele Balogun
Nigerian politician, Governor of Ogun State
Abdullahi Mohammed
Nigerian general
Musa Usman
Nigerian politician
Garba Duba
Nigerian politician
Augustine Aniebo
Nigerian politician and Army officer
Bashir Salihi Magashi
Nigerian politician and general
Ibrahim Aliyu
military administrator of Jigawa State, Nigeria 1993-1996
Babafemi Ogundipe
Nigerian politician and general (1924–1971)
Abayomi Olonisakin
Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria
John Kpera
Nigerian politician and general
Mobolaji Johnson
Nigerian politician (1936-2019)
Bassey Asuquo
Nigerian politician and general
Ibrahim Bako
Nigerian brigadier (1943–1983)
Raji Rasaki
Nigerian politician and general
Mohammed Magoro
Nigerian politician
Dan Archibong
Nigerian politician
Samaila Bature Chamah
Nigerian politician, General and administrator of Katsina State
Danladi Mohammed Zakari
General and first Military Administrator of Kogi State, Nigeria
Ekundayo Opaleye
Nigerian general and politician (1946–2023)
David Bamigboye
Nigerian politician and general
Chris Olukolade
Nigerian military personnel
Garba Mohammed
Nigerian politician
Lawrence Onoja
Nigerian politician and general
Samuel Ogbemudia
Nigerian politician (1932-2017)
Johnson Bamidele Olawumi
Nigerian military personnel
Aliyu Kama
Nigerian politician and officer
Chinyere Ike Nwosu
Nigerian politician