Archives Tag: personality
Nigerian Set To Vie For US Governorship Election
April 19, 2022
Nigerians have continued making remarkable wave in every sector in the globe. A few days back, we were all jubilating Okonjo-Iweala’s success into the final round of selection process for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and it did not take long for another Nigerian to surface on the long list … Continue reading Nigerian Set To Vie For US Governorship Election
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Do You Know? Dan Marayan Jos Is The Most Celebrated Hausa Musician Of All Time
April 19, 2022
Dan Maraya Jos was born Adamu Wayya in 1946. He is a Nigerian Hausa griot best known for playing the kontigi. Dan Marayan Jos is the Most Celebrated Hausa Music of All Time. Read more about Do you know? Life Dan Maraya Jos, whose name means “The Orphan of Jos”, was born in 1946 … Continue reading Do You Know? Dan Marayan Jos Is The Most Celebrated Hausa Musician Of All Time
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Women You Should Know: Sarah Adebisi Sosan
April 19, 2022
Background Sarah Adebisi Sosan was born in Lagos state on 11th February 1956 to the aristocratic family of Chief and Princess Durosinmi of Irewe town in Ojo Local Government Area, Badagry division. Her mother hails from the Fafunwa Onikoyi Royal Family of Ita-Onikoyi in Idumota, Lagos Island and her father was a member of … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Sarah Adebisi Sosan
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Men You Should Know: Lateef Jakande
April 19, 2022
Background Lateef Kayode Jakande was born in the Epetedo area of Lagos Island, Lagos State on 29 July 1929. Both parents are from Omu-Aran, Kwara State. He studied at the Lagos public school at Enu-Owa, Lagos Island, then at Bunham Memorial Methodist School, Port Harcourt (1934–43). He studied briefly at King’s College, Lagos in 1943, … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Lateef Jakande
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Nigerans in History: Mary Nzemiro
April 19, 2022
Mary Nzimiro was born Mary Nwametu Onumonu in 1898. She was a pioneering Nigerian businesswoman, politician and women’s activist. In 1948, she was appointed principal representative of the United Africa Company (UAC) for Eastern Nigeria, while maintaining textile and cosmetics retail outlets of her own in Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri. By the early 1950s, … Continue reading Nigerans in History: Mary Nzemiro
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Women You Should Know: Theresa Obumneme Okoli
April 19, 2022
Early life and Education Tessy was born to the family of Aniagboso in Okpuifite village, Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. She started her education at St. Augustine’s Primary School, Ogun State and continued at Girls Secondary School, Awgbu, Anambra State, from 1971–1984, where she obtained the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE). Read … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Theresa Obumneme Okoli
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Everyday Heroes: Samkon Kaltho Gado And The Jonah Inheritance
April 19, 2022
Samkon Kaltho Gado was born on the 13th of November 1982. He is a Nigerian-American otolaryngologist. He is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Liberty. He was signed by the Kansas City … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Samkon Kaltho Gado And The Jonah Inheritance
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Women You Should Know: Nicole Asinugo
April 19, 2022
Nicole Asinugo is a Nigerian managing editor, storyteller, producer and screenwriter. She was the Joint Winner (with C.J. Obasi) of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards for Best writer in a Movie or TV series in 2020 for her first screenplay, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free. She was also the screenwriter for the forthcoming Nollywood … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Nicole Asinugo
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Hilda Kragha Appointed As New Managing Director Of ROAM Africa Jobs
April 19, 2022
ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) has announced the appointment of Jobberman Nigeria CEO, Hilda Kabushenga Kragha as the new Managing Director of ROAM Africa Jobs. ROAM Africa’s Jobs brands are the dominant recruitment solutions platforms in Africa, including BrighterMonday in East Africa (focusing on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) and Jobberman in West Africa (focusing on … Continue reading Hilda Kragha Appointed As New Managing Director Of ROAM Africa Jobs
Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
April 19, 2022
Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA (born 1962) is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. Because he has a physical disability that paralyses one side of his … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
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Everyday Heroes: Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
April 19, 2022
Cardinal Okogie volunteered to die in place of a Muslim woman who had been condemned to death by stoning by an Islamic court for adultery. That statement above in itself summarises why He takes the place of our Everyday Hero today. If this doesn’t put him on the pedestal of heroes? Nothing else will. … Continue reading Everyday Heroes: Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
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Men You Should Know: Christopher Ofili
April 19, 2022
Early life and education Ofili was born in Manchester to May and Michael Ofili on 10th October 1968. When he was eleven, his father left the family and moved back to Nigeria. Ofili was for some years educated at St. Pius X High School for Boys, and then at Xaverian College in Victoria Park, … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Christopher Ofili
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Men You Should Know: Olisa Agbakoba
April 19, 2022
Olisa Agbakoba, is a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 2006 to 2008 and a founding partner of Olisa Agbakoba and Associates, a leading maritime specialist law firm in Lagos. He is also the founder of Nigeria’s foremost human rights organization, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO). He became known through his work in … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Olisa Agbakoba
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ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)
April 19, 2022
Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa was born on October 10, 1941, in Bori, Ogoni land in Rivers state. He was a gifted Nigerian writer, environmental activist, television producer, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award for “exemplary courage in striving non-violently for civil, economic and environmental rights” and the Goldman Environmental Prize for his environmental … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)
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Women You Should Know: Funke Abimbola
April 19, 2022
Funke Abimbola, MBE is a Nigerian businesswoman, lawyer, public speaker and TV contributor. She is advocating for diversity across UK society with a specific focus on the legal profession. Abimbola attended Newcastle University to study law. Early life and education Abimbola comes from a family of medical doctors. She was educated at Burgess Hill … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Funke Abimbola
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