CRUCIAL ROLES OF NUCLEASES IN VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Nucleases are enzymes that cleave the phosphodiester bonds within nucleic acids. They play crucial roles in various biological processes, including DNA replication, repair, recombination, and RNA processing. Nucleases can be broadly categorized into endonucleases and exonucleases based on their mode…
CELL JUNCTIONS AND THEIR FUNDAMENTAL ROLES
Cell junctions are specialized structures in multicellular organisms that facilitate communication and adhesion between neighboring cells. These junctions play crucial roles in maintaining tissue integrity, allowing cells to work together, and coordinating various physiological processes. Cell Junctions: Lateral &…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST ANTHONY ENAHORO
Anthony Enahoro was born in Uromi (Edo- State) on the 22nd of July, 1923. He had his early education in Uromi, Owo and Lagos. Even as a young secondary school student, Enahoro was worried about colonial rule and agitated for…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST AMINU KANO
Mallam Aminu Kano was born in Kano city in 1920. After his elementary school education in Kano, he proceeded to Katsina College. He also attended a course at the Institute of Education of the University of London. Like many children…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST AHMADU BELLO
Ahmadu Bello was born in Rabah (in Sokoto State) on the 12th of June 1909. His father was the Chief of Rabah and a descendant of the great Muslim scholar and jihadist, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio, the founder of the…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST TAFAWA BALEWA
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in the town of Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi (Bauchi State). He attended Tafawa Balewa Primary School from 1922-1925. He proceeded to Bauchi Middle School 1925-1928. From Bauchi Middle School, he moved to Katsina…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST NNAMDI AZIKIWE
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe was born in Zungeru town (now in Niger State) on the 16th of November 1904 to an immigrant Ibo family from the then Eastern Nigeria. He was popularly and simply called Zik. His father was a clerk…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo popularly called Awo, was born in Ikenne (now in Ogun State) on the 6th of March, 1909. He had his early education at the Baptist High School and later Wesley College, Ibadan. Awo had to struggle to…