Ede Icons and the Making of Modern Nigeria is the story of Ede. It is a collection of essays on Iconic Ede traditional and modern elites who have made significant contributions to the community, state and national development. The book establishes the fact that Ede indigenes have distinguished themselves in politics, military, policing, academia, the legal profession, culture, the entertainment industry, nursing, medicine, engineering, accounting and across the professions. The editor employs the concept of "Collective Biographies" as a tool for understanding and situating the Ede people in the larger context of Nigeria history. It is a useful contribution to Nigeria's microhistory and the plethora of literature on biographical studies.