Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996), widely known as “Zik,” was a Nigerian nationalist, journalist, and political leader who helped shape the country’s independence movement. He founded the West African Pilot and helped establish the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons. After serving as governor-general from 1960 to 1963, he became Nigeria’s first president during the First Republic, serving until 1966.