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The Great Life of A Pioneer

Igbinedion as a Benin family name is now a household word. It has become synonymous with Aviation, Industry, Education, Finance, Medical Care and Rural Development at local, national and international levels. The man who has made this possible in Africa is Sir (Dr.) Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom.

Chief Igbinedion has attained great heights in life reminiscent of great achievers. He is a philanthropist and and a humanist of national dimensions and an industrialist of international fame...read on

 

 

LIFETIME AFRICA ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE RECIPIENTS (2010)



 
NIGERIA
SIR DR. CHIEF GABRIEL IGBINEDION
Leadership in African Chieftaincy
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SOMALIA
ASHA HAGI
African Peace
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SOUTH AFRICA
DESMUND TUTU
Eradication of Disease in Africa
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LIBYA
MUAMMAR AL-GADAFFI
African Unity
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EGYPT
ISMAIL SERAGELDIN
Scientific Research in Africa
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NIGERIA
AMAECHI NDILI
Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa
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SOUTH AFRICA
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
African Economic Development
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UNITED KINGDOM
LORD PAUL BOATENG
Action for African
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USA
JAMES WOLFENSOHN
Sustainable Development in Africa
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COUNTRY
NIGERIA
NAME
WOLE SOYINKA
AWARD
African Cultural And Traditional Preservation
PROFILE

The Prize for Africa Cultural and Traditional Preservation goes to a group or individual who through written works, documentaries and global mediums have promoted the need for Africa's cultural and traditional heritage to be preserved for humanity within their own country and for the Continent to share.

As our former colonial powers tried to suppress our cultural heritage, some dedicated individuals risked their lives even through political harassment and strife to preserve our history.

In the midst of several violent and repressive African regimes, Soyinka was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, as one "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence" becoming the first African laureate.

At The Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, he delivered a series of guest lectures.

Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, the first African to be so honoured. In 1994, he was designated United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of African culture, human rights, freedom of expression, media and communication.

He endured imprisonment for 22 rnonths as his country slid into civil war between the federal government and the Biafrans.

Though he was refused basic materials, such as books, pens, and paper, for continuing his creative work during much of his imprisonment, he did manage to write a significant body of poems and notes criticizing the Nigerian government.

 


 

 


 
   
THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF GABRIEL OSAWARU IGBINEDION

 
IGBINEDION AS TRADITIONAL CHIEF AND FAMILY

   
IGBINEDION AND PHILANTHROPISM

   
HONOURING THE HONOURABLE- CHIEF IGBINEDION WINS AWARDS

   
IGBINEDION AND SOCIETY AT LARGE

   
IGBINEDION- THE PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

 
CHIEF IGBINEDION'S PICTURE GALLERY

 
CHIEF IGBINEDION'S APPOINTMENT AS PATRON AND GRAND PATRON

 

A great son of Africa who has become a towering international success. This is the powerful moving biography of one man's determination to win- H. R. H. Oba Lamidi Adeyemi lll, The Alaafin of Oyo
 
 
 
 
This remarkable biography weaves the story of an endlessly fascinating man, his family and business empire- Dr. Brian Aghedo PhD
 
 
 
 
Do you have what it takes to be an industrialist, businessman and philanthropist? Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion's life story tell how, withouth mortaginng your soul- Chief Pearnel Charles, Jamaica
 
 
 
 
Sir Igbinedion is a great man of trmemendous and unqualified resources. His humility and great service to humanity coupled with his willingness to help the less-privileged has earned him respect and admiration the world over- Prince Abubakar Audu, former executive governor of Kogi State, Nigeria.
 
 
 
 
Igbinedion does not believe in failure, he says, "don't be afraid, everyone has them and sometimes they can be resurrected with resounding success- Alfred Eghobamien Esq.SAN

A few Acknowledgements of Chief Igbinedion's Sense of Philanthropy


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