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  Ogenyi Eddy Onazi is said to have been born on the 25th of December 1992. Onazi began playing football in the streets of Jos in 1998. His football skills and abilities drew a lot of attention to him and

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  One who has been considered as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans listing and issue by the New African Magazine (November 2013 issue) and ranked by Forbes Africa as one of the Forty Richest Africans, as well as

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Nigeria’s Chris Anyaduba Appointed Director At Climate Clock New York

  High profile Nigerian Sustainable Development Goals advocate Chuks Anyaduba has been appointed by leading global climate change organization Climate Clock New York as its Country Director for Projects and Partnerships. Read more about Men you should know Chuks Anyanduba’s

Men You Should Know: Jude Rabo

  Rabo was born in Tadmum, Bogoro, Bauchi State on 21 June 1961. He started his education at Tadmum Primary School from 1967 to 1975. He attended Gindiri Boys Secondary School, Plateau State from 1975 to 1980. Rabo preceded to

Men You Should Know: Isaiah Bozimo

  Isaiah Bozimo is the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Delta state. He is also a Partner at Broderick Bozimo & Company – a niche Arbitration and Litigation Firm in Abuja, Nigeria. The practice has its speciality in arbitration

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Men You Should Know: Abubakar Kundiri

  Abubakar Kundiri is a professor of soil science who earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in soil and water management at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. He is the former vice-chancellor of Federal University Dutse and Federal

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  Aminu Kano was born in Kano on August 9, 1920, to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusufu, a lineage known for producing judicial scholars, and Rakiya, a Fulata Borno family of Mamman Zara. Despite his near upper-class

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  Though loved by many because of work ethics, hated by many because of political affiliations and respected by many because of unflinching loyalty, Barnabas Y. Bala Bantex is a man that the southern Kaduna demography will remember for a

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