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Men You Should Know: Chikwe Ihekweazu
April 19, 2022
Chikwe Ihekweazu is a Nigerian epidemiologist and public health physician. He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on 15 August 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more about NCDC Background and Career Dr Ihekweazu was born to a Nigerian-German parents. His father is a Nigerian doctor and the … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Chikwe Ihekweazu
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Men You Should Know: Baba Gana Kingibe
April 19, 2022
Born on the 25th of June 1945, Baba Gana Kingibe is a Nigerian politician and political appointee who held many high-level Nigerian governmental posts. He hails from Borno State in the northeastern part of Nigeria and is of Kanuri extraction. Read more about Men You Should Know Early life, Education and Background Kingibe was born … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Baba Gana Kingibe
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Men You Should Know- Ebenezer Obey
April 19, 2022
Since the 1960s, Ebenezer Obey has been one of the most popular, prolific, and influential musicians in Nigeria, releasing over fifty albums, developing juju style, and conducting an informal and highly creative campaign against his competitors in the musical world. Obey’s first band, the International Brothers, was formed in 1964 and played a slow and … Continue reading Men You Should Know- Ebenezer Obey
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Nigerian Music Legend Dr. Victor Olaiya, Dies Aged 89
April 19, 2022
Veteran Nigerian musician and trumpeter, Victor Olaiya, has passed on at the age of 89 on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. News of his death was made public by the Managing Director of his music record label, Evergreen Music, Bimbo Esho, on Wednesday. The entire music world wish to announce the death of a legend of … Continue reading Nigerian Music Legend Dr. Victor Olaiya, Dies Aged 89
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Nigerians in History – Ras Kimono
April 19, 2022
Ras Kimono was born on the 9th of May in the year 1958. The African music legend was a Nigerian reggae artist whose debut album Under Pressure, led by the single “Rum-Bar Stylée”, was a big hit in the Nigerian music scene in 1989. Before he released his solo album, he was in a group … Continue reading Nigerians in History – Ras Kimono
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Women You Know- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
April 19, 2022
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde MFR was born, Omotola Jalade on the 7th of February, 1978. She is popularly known as a Nigerian Actress, Singer, Philanthropist and former Model. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995; the leading actress has appeared in 300 films, selling millions of video copies. After receiving numerous high-profile awards, launching a music … Continue reading Women You Know- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
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Everyday Hero- Kafayat Sanni
April 19, 2022
Twenty-two years old Kafayat Sanni, a Flight Lieutenant and one of the youngest of the Nigerian Air Force pilots and the first female fighter pilot recently decorated is today’s Everyday Hero. Not only because of her age, but also her gender; breaking the male stereotype for certain occupations and feats. Her own feat has wowed … Continue reading Everyday Hero- Kafayat Sanni
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Men You Should Know: Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion
April 19, 2022
The life’s journey of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion started in the small farming village of Okada, in the present Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, on 11th September 1934. He was born to the late Josiah Agharagbon Oviawe Igbinedion and Madam Okunozee (nee Ihaza) a descendant of the Royal House of Usen. … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion
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ThrowBack Thursday: Alimotu Pelewura -The Fish Seller and Market Leader Who Stood for the Women
April 19, 2022
Alimotu Pelewura born of the Awori extraction in Eko, Lagos State, in 1865. While helping and learning in the trade of fish from her mother, Alimotu decided to take after the profession and she became very successful too. She rose to more prominence in 1910 when she became a titled chief by the order and … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Alimotu Pelewura -The Fish Seller and Market Leader Who Stood for the Women
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Throwback Thursday: Chinua Achebe Writes And Almost Loses His First Draft Of Things Fall Apart
April 19, 2022
Before he published his first book, Chinua Achebe had already gathered some experience as a writer. He had written many short stories and some of his short stories were published while he was a student of the University of Ibadan. They were featured in University Herald, the campus magazine; and in his third year at … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Chinua Achebe Writes And Almost Loses His First Draft Of Things Fall Apart
12-year Old Nigerian Boy Gains Global Recognition for Mathematical Discovery
April 19, 2022
On Saturday, November 9, 2019, a 12-year old Nigerian boy based in the United Kingdom, Chika Ofili, made history after scooping an award at the Trulittle Hero Awards 2019. The Trulittle Hero Award, which annually rewards kids and young people all over the UK for achieving remarkable feats under the age of 17, recognised the … Continue reading 12-year Old Nigerian Boy Gains Global Recognition for Mathematical Discovery
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Nigerian Man, Joseph Udumeze Chukwueke Elected Mayor of Woodlynne in America
April 19, 2022
Over the course of 2019, we have seen Nigerians abroad emerge as political leaders in countries such as the United Kingdom (Kemi Badenoch), United States (Adewale Adeyemo) and in high profile medical teams (Oluyinka Olutoye). The Nigerian diaspora population ranges from 5 to 15 million people. Another distinguished Nigerian, Joseph Udumeze Chukwueke, has yet again … Continue reading Nigerian Man, Joseph Udumeze Chukwueke Elected Mayor of Woodlynne in America
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Men You Should Know: Tony Elumelu
April 19, 2022
Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu was born on the 22nd of March 1963 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. He hails from Onicha-Ukwu in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. Career Earlier in his career, he ventured into the banking sector and was a banker par excellence. Elumelu acquired and turned Standard Trust Bank into a … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Tony Elumelu
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Nigeria’s First Female Graduate of Science, Deborah Jibowu, Dies Aged 95
April 19, 2022
Lady Deborah Jibowu, reputable as Nigeria’s first female science graduate has died at the age of 95. News of her death was made public by the Governor of Ekiti State, of which she is a native, Dr. Kayode Fayemi through a press statement. Lady Jibowu who graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in … Continue reading Nigeria’s First Female Graduate of Science, Deborah Jibowu, Dies Aged 95
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Nigerians in History: Fatai ‘Rolling Dollar’ Olagunjo
April 19, 2022
Brief Sketch of a ‘Rolling Dollar’ The name, ‘Rolling Dollar’ is Epic; the Man, Fatai was a genius. Any list of Nigeria’s musical legends must have the name. Let us scratch that and put an emphasis on ‘must’ contain the name, Fatai ‘Rolling Dollar’ Olagunjo. It is like saying that one cannot completely list out … Continue reading Nigerians in History: Fatai ‘Rolling Dollar’ Olagunjo
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