Late (DR) Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe the Founder of the Lagos City College Sabo, Yaba was born on November 16, 1904 to Mr Obededom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe and Mrs Rachael Chinwe Azikiwe. He was born in Zungeru, Nigeria and died on May 11, 1996 in Enugu, Nigeria.

After his Primary Education, he attended various schools in Onitsha, Calabar and Lagos. He spent almost ten years (1925- 1934) studying in the United States including Howard University, Washington D.C. He left for Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1934 where he became directly involved in politics first with the Nigeria Youth Movements (NYM), and later in 1944, as a founding member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon.

In 1948, he got the N.C.N.C. backing and was electede into the Nigeria Legislative Council, and he later served as the Premier Eastern Region (1954-1959). He established newspapers both in Ghana and Nigeria. He contested for the position of the Nigeria’s Presidency on the ticket of the Nigerian Peoples Party in 1979 and 1983 losing both times. Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe was removed from the position of the President of Nigeria during a military Coup of January 15, 1966.

Among his children are: Late Chukwuma Azikiwe and Chukwuemela Azikiwe. His wife was Flora Ogbe Nyeanu Ogoegbunam. His remains were buried at his home (Onuiyi haven) in Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria.
Late (Dr.) Benjamon Nnamdi Azikiwe on January 1953 founded the famous Lagos City, College, Sabo Yaba, the school has produced prominent and erudite Nigerians in the various field of human endeavours.