Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin
In 1987, Odumakin received a bachelor's degree in English Education.  Then she received a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling and a doctorate in History and Policy of Education from the University of Ilorin. She was arrested often for her activism, especially during the military rule of Ibrahim Babangida.  She met her future husband, Yinka Odumakin, in prison.