Meet 200 Top Celebrities U.I Has Produced At 70

The prestigious University of Ibadan, U.I has clocked 70 years in style; the first sod of the permanent site of the University College as it was called was cut by the then Secretary of State for the Colonies, Arthur Creech Jones, on 17 November 1948. In fact, it has been indeed a celebration galore for the Premier University as U.I is popularly called. Not only that a lot of activities have mapped out to celebrate the landmark achievements of the school at 70, interestingly a whole year has been declared as celebration period, starting from October 2018 to November 2019. It is indeed a well-deserved celebration of a university known to be the first in Nigeria. U.I, being the first, has an edge above other universities in the country; it has a very rich history. The very first set of professors in Nigeria are mainly products of U.I. Then, all the lecturers were whites. So they had the very best in terms of training and educational curricular. 

As the school celebrates its 70 years anniversary however, it has become imperative to talk about the great brains U.I has produced. Below is the list of 200 prominent alumni of the University of Ibadan. Who have done or still doing wonderful well across different sectors of the economy of the country. The list cuts across Art and Sciences, Humanitarian etc.It is a known fact that U.I has produced many great men and women but not many know that the likes of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; Late poet and writer Pa Adebayo Faleti; former I.G, Sir Mike Okiro; a professor of Gynecology, Obstetrics and former Provost of the College of Medicine, Prof. Yinka Omigbodun; a popular art critic and painter, Mike Omoighe;   Prof. Wande Abimbola; the great Chinua Achebe;  Prof. Akinwumi Ishola; a foremost technocrat and administrator, Chief Gamaliel Onosode; a great writer, Prof. Femi Osifisan; Prof. Bolanle Awe; a prominent lawyer and Head of Department of History at U.I, Prof. CBN Ogbogbo; Journalist cum Fiction writer, Tolu Ogunlesi; educational administrator and former V.C O.A.U, Prof. Idowu Bantale Omole; Prof. Jubril Aminu; a leader of Afenifere Prof. Ayo Adebanjo; former I.G Sunday Ehindero; Col. Ahmadu Ali; Chief Tam David West; Prof. John Omoniyi Abiri all passed through U.I. Late former Minister of Justice and Anthony-General of the federation, Chief Ajibola Ige also passed through U.I before proceeding to University College, London, where he graduated with a law degree. Also on the list are the current V.C of the university, Professor Idowu Olayinka ; Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive, Amaka Igwe; former Minister of Health, Dr. TundeTunde Osotimeyin; former Minister of Health, Eyitayo Lambo; the Deputy Speaker, House of Reps, Lasun Yussuf; a top politician and businessman, Chief Jim Nwobodo; daughter of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello; Balogun Yakubu Abiodun; Abimbola Abolarinwa; Benson Abounu; Ladipo Adamolekun; Clement Adebamowo; Bayou Adebowale; Segun Adebutu; Tunde Adegbola; Senator Teslim Folarin; Segun Adewale (Aeroland); late former Governor of Ondo State,, Dr. Olusegun Agagu; Eddy Agbo; Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu; Deborah Ajakaye; Abayomi Ajayi; Igbekele Amos Ajibefun; Olubanke King Akerele; Ola Akinboboye; Bimbo Akintola; Stephen Adebamowo Akintoye; George Anime; Abimbola Also; Nurudeen Oladapo Alao; Grace Alele-Williams; Etannibi Alemika; Elenchi Amadi;  Charity Angya; Emeka Anyaoku; Kayide Are; Olatunji Ariyo; Joseph Adebowale Atanda; Ishaya Audu; Bebedict Ayade; Ayandiji Daniel Aina; Adekunle Ayeni; Owoye Andrew Azazi; Azubuko Udah; Remi Babalola; Abiola Babatope; Eniola Badmus; Samuel Tunde Bajah; Mustafa Adebayo Balogun; Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia); Olufemi Olaiya Balogun; A. Igoni Barrett;  Justice Muhammed Bello; Arese Carrington; Uche Chukwumerije; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo; Vivian E. Brown; Samuel Dagogo-Jack; Joseph Bidunrin Daudu; Dapo Lam Adesina; Jude Dibia; Aniru Conteh; popular OAP Ifedayo Olarinde (Daddy Freeze); Mrs. Ufot Ekaette; Joseph E. Ehaneku; Michael Echeruo; Janet Edeme; Chief Olu Falae; Sunday Essang; Ololade Ade Enikuomehin; Catherin Falade; Ibinabo Fiberesima; Kunle Filani; Sola Fosudo; Joseph Gomwalk; Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; Adeniyi Sulaimon Gbadegesin; Abel Guobadia; Lloyd Gwam; Femi Hamzat; Anna ‘Matlelima Hlalele; Amaka Igwe; Kunle Idowu; Ifeanyi Okowa; Jude Idada; Funmi Iyanda.Not forgetting the very first Archeology/Botany female professor in Nigeria, Prof. Adebisi Showunmi; the matriarch of Nigerian literature, Mabel Segun; Mrs. Grace Alele-Williams, the first female V.C; a professor of Yoruba language and Literature, Prof. Wande Abimbola; a foremost Gynaecologist, former V.C of U.I, Prof. Isaac Adewole; Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye; Nigerian poet and playwriter J.P Clark; Hon. Dapo Lam Adesina; Col. Dr. Ahmadu Ali; Adekunle Ayeni (BHM); Gabriel Afolayan; Prof. Jubril Aminu; the current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Mathew Kukah; Chris Ihidero; Williams Kumuyi; Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi; Peju Layiwola; former Minister of State for Finance, Remi Babalola; Ex-Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.We also have the executive governor of Edo State, Chief Goodwill Obaseki; former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji; former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe; former I.G Musliu Smith; former Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimal; Abubakar Sadiq Muhammed; former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima also did his master’s degree at U.I, where he studied Agricultural Economics; Felix Obuah; Dr. Tunji Olaopa, a political scientist; late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya; Pastor Kayode Odukoya; Pastor Tunji Otegbeye; Fabia Osuji; P.M Parrot publisher, Yinka Agboola; Prof. Adeolu Akande; Mr. Kola Oyewo; Afeez Oyetoro (Saka); Eniola Badmus; Akogun Lere Oyewunmi; Ayo Adesanya;  Farida Waziri; Morihanfen Oluwaseun Oluwabamidele (Sean Tizzle); Sidney Onoriode Esiri (Dr. SID). The list goes on and on of the high class products of the University of Ibadan.
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