Humuani was born in Ibadan. She was one of the interesting
and phenomenal Ibadan women in the 20th century. Without acquiring a formal,
western education, she relied solely on her strength of enterprise and she
steadily grew to become one of the wealthiest business women of her time.
Businesswoman, Activist and Philanthropist, pioneered fist
all female girls' school in Ibadan.
Humuani lived life on her terms; the society couldn’t cage
her down or define her by the rules of culture. In 1938, she had commenced to
lead women protesters to demand for better economic conditions and equal pay
for women.