100 Notable alumni of
University of Ibadan
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The University of Ibadan is 576th in the world, 9th in Africa, and 2nd in Nigeria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Ibadan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Chinua Achebe
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- novelistchildren's writerliterary criticuniversity teacherphilosopher
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Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). In the West, Achebe is often referred to as the "father of African literature", although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
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Wole Soyinka
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- essayisttranslatorwriterphilosopherplaywright
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Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka Hon. FRSL, known as Wole Soyinka ( pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]), is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for "in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence", the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category.
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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- activistpoliticiansuffragetteteacher
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Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, MON, also known as Funmilayo Aníkúlápó-Kuti, was a Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
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Kashim Shettima
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- politicianacademiceconomist
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Kashim Shettima Mustapha is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
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- politician
- Biography
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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He is a member and national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
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William Folorunso Kumuyi
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- writeracademicpastor
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William Folorunso Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry situated at Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria. He is the author of several Christian books and devotionals.
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Godwin Obaseki
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- politician
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Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki is a Nigerian politician and businessman who is currently the Governor of Edo State. He was first elected governor under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the year 2016 where He defeated Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP and was sworned in as governor on 12 November 2016. Before becoming governor, he served as chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team inaugurated by former Governor Adams Oshiomole in March 2009.
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Femi Adebayo
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- lawyerfilm directoractorspecial adviserfilm producer
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Femi Adebayo Salami (born December 31, 1978) is a Nigerian film director, actor, lawyer, producer and special adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture, and Tourism. He is the son of actor Adebayo Salami.
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Gabriel Afolayan
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- 1985-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- songwriteractor
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Gabriel Afolayan, Listen also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh, is a Nigerian actor and singer.
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Bimbo Akintola
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- film actoractor
- Biography
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Bimbo Akintola listen is a Nigerian actress.
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Dr SID
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- singerdentistsongwriter
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Sidney Onoriode Esiri, commonly known as Dr SID, is a Nigerian singer.
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Olikoye Ransome-Kuti
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- physicianpoliticianacademic
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Olikoye Ransome-Kuti was a paediatrician, activist and health minister of Nigeria.
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Eniola Badmus
- Occupations
- brand ambassadoractorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Eniola BadmusListen is a Nigerian professional film actress, script writer, entertainer and a social media influencer.
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Kunle Remi
- Occupations
- television actormodelstunt performeractorfilm producer
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Oyekunle Opeyemi Oluwaremi Listen, professionally known as Kunle Remi, is a Nigerian actor, producer, filmmaker, content creator, host, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and model. He was known for his appearance in Falling, Family Forever, Tinsel, and Aníkúlápó. He won the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010. While studying at the New York Film Academy, he was simultaneously hosting an Internet Television Channel, Celebville 360. He made his first significant hosting appearance at the Academy Awards nomination event in Beverly Hills. By 2012, he was cast in his first movie, Heavy Beauty, produced by Grace Edwin Okon and directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare. Though he graduated in 2014, he returned to study filmmaking and directing, and graduated in 2015.
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Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh
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- political scientistpolitician
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Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current vice president of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. Jalloh is a political scientist, businessman and a former United Nations official. Jalloh is a senior member of the Sierra Leone People's Party.
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Christopher Okigbo
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- military personnelpoetwriterteacher
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Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo was a Nigerian poet, teacher, and librarian, who died fighting for the independence of Biafra. He is today widely acknowledged as an outstanding postcolonial English-language African poet and one of the major modernist writers of the 20th century.
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Allen Onyema
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- businesspersonlawyer
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Allen Ifechukwu Onyema // CON is a Nigerian lawyer and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Air Peace, which he established in 2013.
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Olagunsoye Oyinlola
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- politician
- Biography
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Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla is a retired Nigerian general, he became governor of Osun State, Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On 26 November 2010 a court of appeals nullified his election. He later defected to the APC shortly before the 2014 Osun State governorship election. He was former military administrator of Lagos State.
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Owoye Andrew Azazi
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- military personnel
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Owoye Andrew Azazi GSS DSS MSS CMH was a Nigerian army general who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Before his first service chief appointment (COAS), he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna State.
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Beautiful Nubia
- Occupations
- singer
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Beautiful Nubia is the performing name for Segun Akinlolu, a Nigerian-born songwriter, music composer and band leader.
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Femi Hamzat
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is a Nigerian politician who has served as deputy governor of Lagos State since 2019.
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Segun Adebutu
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Segun Adebutu is a Nigerian businessman, economist and philanthropist. He has business interests in oil and gas, shipping, mining, construction, real estate, agriculture and entertainment. He is the chairman and CEO of Petrolex Oil and Gas, a company presently building the second largest refinery in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Femi Osofisan
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- columnistnovelistplaywrightwriteracademic
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Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan, known as Femi Osofisan or F.O., is a Nigerian writer noted for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his plays. A frequent theme that his drama explore is the conflict between good and evil. He is a didactic writer whose works seek to correct his decadent society. He has written poetry under the pseudonym Okinba Launko.
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Teslim Folarin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Teslim Kolawole Folarin is a Nigerian politician, he was the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State for the 2023 gubernatorial election which he lost to the incumbent governor Seyi Makinde. He previously served as the senator representing Oyo Central senatorial district from 2003 to 2011; and from 2019 to 2023.
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Theodore Ahamefule Orji
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- 1950-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Theodore Ahamefule Orji is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Abia Central senatorial district from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as the governor of Abia State from 2007 to 2015. He was formerly a career civil servant, and served as the chief of staff to Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu.
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Dele Odule
- Enrolled in the University of Ibadan
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theater arts
- Occupations
- film directorfilm screenwriteractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Dele Odule is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He was nominated in the "Best Supporting Actor (Yoruba)" category at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film Kori Koto. He currently serves as the President of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria.
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Iya Abubakar
- Occupations
- politicianprofessormathematician
- Biography
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Iya Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and mathematician who held multiple cabinet level appointments (Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs) during the Nigerian Second Republic, and Senator for Adamawa North from May 1999 to May 2007.
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Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III
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Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III is the current Alake of Egba, a clan in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He has ruled since 2 August 2005.
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Ayo Adesanya
- Occupations
- actorfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Ayo Adesanya listen is a Nigerian film actress, director and producer. Ayo Adesanya appears in both Yoruba and English-language films.
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Funmi Iyanda
- Occupations
- talk show hostjournalist
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Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, better known as Funmi Iyanda, is a talk show host, broadcaster, Film and TV producer, media executive, philanthropist, journalist, and blogger. She produced and hosted a talk show, New Dawn with Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight years. Iyanda rose to become one of Nigeria’s most watched TV personalities. Funmi is the CEO of Ignite Media now OYA Media. In 2011, Iyanda was honored for her web series by the World Economic Forum and was named one of Forbes "20 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa".
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Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga
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- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Listen is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment of Nigeria from 2011 to 2015. He was first nominated by President Olusegun Obasanjo and appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan as the Minister of Finance from 6 April 2010 to June 2011.
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Babatunde Osotimehin
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- pathologistphysicianpoliticianinternational forum participant
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Babatunde Osotimehin was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, reappointed in August 2014 until his death. Osotimehin's interests were youth and gender, and he advocated for reproductive health and reproductive rights, particularly within the context of the HIV epidemic. One of his strengths was his reliance on data and evidence.
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Nikki Laoye
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- media personalitysongwritersingeractor
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Oyenike Laoye, known professionally as Nikki Laoye, is a Nigerian recording artist, singer, humanitarian, songwriter, dancer and occasional actress, renowned for her musical expressions and stage performances. As a recording artist, Laoye's music has earned her several awards including The Headies Award in 2013 for Best Female Vocal Performance and the All African Music Awards in 2014 for Best Female Artiste in African Inspirational Music. She is also well known for the 2006 hit song Never felt this Way before, the 2013 dance single "1-2-3", the soulful ballad "Only You", which she remixed in 2016 featuring Seyi Shay and the love song Onyeuwaoma featuring Banky W.
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Ibinabo Fiberesima
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- beauty pageant contestantactor
- Biography
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Ibinabo Fiberesima is a Nigerian film actress, ex-beauty pageant and event manager. She is a former president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.
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Tolu Ogunlesi
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- journalistpoetwriterphotographer
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Tolu Ogunlesi is a Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, fiction writer, and blogger. Ogunlesi was appointed to the role of special assistant on digital/new media by President Muhammadu Buhari on 18 February 2016.
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Uche Chukwumerije
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- politician
- Biography
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Uche Chukwumerije //,, popularly referred to as "Comrade Chukwumerije" because of his lifelong socialist beliefs, was elected a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in April 2003, representing Abia North Senatorial District.
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Temba Maqubela
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Temba Maqubela is a South African educator and administrator. In July 2013 he began as the eighth Headmaster at The Groton School. He previously served as the Dean of Faculty and Assistant Head for Academics at Phillips Academy, Andover. He served as director of (MS)2, a program that addresses math and science needs for African American, Latino, and Native American high school students. Over the course of his 26-year tenure at Phillips Academy, Maqubela served as a member of the advisory committee, as Chair of the Chemistry department, and as a chemistry teacher. Maqubela launched the ACE Scholars Program, which tackles the preparation gap among gifted students, and took the lead on Andover's Global Perspectives Group, which focuses on global education for students and faculty.
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Akin Mabogunje
- Occupations
- university teachergeographer
- Biography
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Akinlawon Ladipo "Akin" Mabogunje was a Nigerian geographer. He was the first African president of the International Geographical Union. In 1999, he was the first African to be elected as a Foreign Associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences. In 2017, he was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Vautrin Lud Prize.
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Ivan Koreta
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- military personneldiplomatpolitician
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Ivan Koreta is a Ugandan military officer, diplomat and legislator. He is a General in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and a representative for the armed forces in the Parliament of Uganda; where he serves as a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Presidential Affairs.
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Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello
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- politicianepidemiologist
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Iyabo Obasanjo is a former Nigerian senator and the daughter of former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo.
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A. Igoni Barrett
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- writer
- Biography
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Adrian Igonibo Barrett is a Nigerian writer of short stories and novels. In 2014, he was named on the Africa39 list of writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define future trends in African literature. Following his two collections of short stories – From Caves of Rotten Teeth (2005) and Love Is Power, or Something Like That (2013) – his first novel, Blackass, was published in 2015, described by the Chicago Review of Books as "Kafka with a wink".
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Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun
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- politicianengineer
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Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun is a Nigerian politician who served as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. He represented Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House.
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Abel Idowu Olayinka
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- geophysicistacademic
- Biography
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Abel Idowu Olayinka FAS is a Nigerian professor of applied geophysics. He is a former deputy vice chancellor and former vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He is also the president of the West African Research and Innovation Management Association.
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Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- sociologistteacher
- Biography
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Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí is a Nigerian gender scholar and full professor of sociology at Stony Brook University. She acquired her bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria and went on to pursue her graduate degree in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Oyěwùmí is the winner of the African Studies Association's 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award, which recognizes and honours individuals who have contributed a lifetime of outstanding scholarship in African studies combined with service to the Africanist community.
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Alexander Animalu
- Occupations
- physicistacademic
- Biography
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Alexander Obiefoka Enukora Animalu is a Nigerian academic, who is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
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Olufunmilayo Olopade
- Occupations
- physicianoncologistscientist
- Biography
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Olufunmilayo I. Olopade born in the year 1957, is a Nigerian hematology oncologist, Associate Dean for Global Health and Walter L. Palmer, Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. She also serves as director of the University of Chicago Hospital's Cancer Risk Clinic.
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Bamidele Abiodun
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- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Bamidele Abiodun is a Nigerian businesswoman, philanthropist and wife of Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Adiele Afigbo
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- 1937-2009 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- historian
- Biography
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Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo was a Nigerian historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria. Themes emphasised include pre-colonial and colonial history, inter-group relations, the Aro and the slave trade, the art and science of history in Africa, and nation-building.
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Jubril Martins-Kuye
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jubril Martins-KuyeListen was a Nigerian politician. After studying in Nigeria and the United States he qualified as an accountant before entering politics. Martins-Kuye was originally a member of the Social Democratic Party and served as a senator. He joined the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) towards the end of the Sani Abacha regime. After unsuccessfully standing as the People's Democratic Party candidate for governor of Ogun State in 1999 he was appointed minister of state for finance by President Olusegun Obasanjo, a position he held until 2003. In 2010 he became minister of commerce and industry in the cabinet of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, holding office until 2011.
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Aniru Conteh
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Aniru Sahib Sahib Conteh was a Sierra Leonean physician and expert on the clinical treatment of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to West Africa caused by the Lassa virus. Conteh studied medicine at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and taught at Ibadan Teaching Hospital. He later returned to Sierra Leone where he joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lassa fever program at Nixon Methodist Hospital in Segbwema, first as superintendent and then as clinical director.
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Sola David-Borha
- Occupations
- bankerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Olusola "Sola" Adejoke David-Borha, is the chief executive of Africa Regions at the Standard Bank Group since January 2017. She was the CEO of Stanbic IBTC Holdings until January 2017 and was deputy CEO and executive director of corporate & investment banking. She was the CEO of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc from May 2011 to November 2012, and was head of investment banking for Africa (excluding South Africa). She is the vice chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group since 2015. She joined the board of IBTC in July 1994. She has been a non-executive director of Coca-Cola HBC AG since June 2015. She was a director at Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC from 1994 to March 2017. She is a member of the governing council of the Redeemer's University.
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Michael Omolewa
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- 1941-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Michael Abiola Omolewa is a Nigerian diplomat, scholar, education historian, and civil servant. From September 2003 to October 2005, he served as the 32nd president of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. While president, Omolewa led UNESCO to adopt the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data and the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. From January 2000 to August 2009, Omolewa served as permanent delegate and ambassador of Nigeria to UNESCO. At University of Lagos, on Wednesday 6 February 2019, Omolewa delivered the 5th Enoch Adeboye Annual Birthday Public Lecture; titled: Peace: The Global Quest.
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Kunle Idowu
- Occupations
- television producerphotographercomedianactor
- Biography
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Kunle Idowu,, popularly known as Frank Donga, is a Nigerian actor and comedian. He rose to fame through the webseries, The Interview, on Ndani TV about an unassuming job-seeker for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy in the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award in 2015. He has gone on to feature in several movies like The Wedding Party and its sequel The Wedding Party 2. Previously working as a journalist, he also works as a photographer and a filmmaker.
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Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi is a Nigerian diplomat. He is best known as the former President of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Uhomoibhi's term as President was from 19 June 2008 to 18 June 2009. Martin Uhomoibhi served as Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In October 2015 he was appointed as Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur.
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Jude Idada
- Enrolled in the University of Ibadan
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theater arts
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterpoet
- Biography
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Jude Idada is a Nigerian actor, poet, playwright and producer best known for writing the feature film, The Tenant. He has also produced and written several other short films and books.
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Olubanke King Akerele
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Olubanke King Akerele is a Liberian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from October 2007 until her resignation on 3 November 2010. She is the granddaughter of Liberia's 17th president, Charles D. B. King.
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Mabel Segun
- Occupations
- writerpoetchildren's writerbroadcasterjournalist
- Biography
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Mabel Segun, NNOM is a Nigerian poet, playwright and writer of short stories and children's books. She has also been a teacher, broadcaster, and a sportswoman.
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Dele Joseph Ezeoba
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Dele Joseph Ezeoba GSS fwc MSc MRIN FCIS is a retired vice admiral in the Nigerian Navy who was the 20th Chief of the Naval Staff. Prior to that appointment, he served as Deputy Commandant at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Nigeria.
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Dapo Lam Adesina
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dapo Lam Adesina is a Nigerian politician, who was a member of Nigeria's 8th House of Representatives. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He represented Ibadan North East/South East Federal constituency of Oyo State between 2015 and 2019. He is currently the Special Assistant Political (South West) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Peju Layiwola
- Occupations
- sculptoracademic
- Biography
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Peju Layiwola, is an art Historian and visual artist from Nigeria who works in a variety of media and genre. She is listed as a "21st Century Avant-Garde" in the book Art Cities of the Future published by Phaidon Press. She is currently a Professor of Art and Art history at the University of Lagos and has been described as a "multi-talented artist." Her works can be found in the collection of Microsoft Lagos, Yemisi Shyllon Museum, Pan Atlantic, Lagos and homes of private collectors such as JP and Ebun Clark and the Obi of Onitsha.
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Adebowale Adefuye
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- diplomathistorianacademic
- Biography
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Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye was a Nigerian historian and diplomat.
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Taofik Adegbite
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Taofik Adegbite is a Nigerian businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Marine Platforms Limited and the Norwegian Consul General in Nigeria. Adegbite is the first Nigerian to deliver an offshore subsea construction vessel for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria which is named African Inspiration by the Norwegian government through the first ever shipbuilding contract between a Nigerian company and a Norwegian shipyard.
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Segun Toyin Dawodu
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Segun Toyin Dawodu is a Nigerian Physiatrist and lawyer with the WellSpan Health, he served as an Associate Professor of Pain Medicine at Albany Medical College.
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Ohimai Amaize
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 40)
- Biography
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Ohimai Amaize is a Nigerian journalist with a multi-sectoral background that spans anti-corruption, youth advocacy, civil society, political campaigns, brand development, communications strategy and governance.
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Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- engineerlawyerart collector
- Biography
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Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon is a prince of Ake in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He hails from the Sogbulu and Ogunfayo lineage of the Laarun ruling house of Ake in Egbaland.
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Isaac Folorunso Adewole
- Occupations
- obstetriciangynaecologistpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Isaac Folorunso Adewole FAS is a Nigerian professor of gynaecology and obstetrics. He was minister of health of Nigeria from November 2015 to May 2019 under the Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, and president of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer.
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Kingsley Otuaro
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Kingsley Burutu Otuaro is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as deputy governor of Delta State from May 2015 to May 2023.
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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
- Occupations
- epidemiologist
- Biography
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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is an American epidemiologist and physician. She is the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association and the JAMA Network. She is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco. She is a general internist and attending physician at San Francisco General Hospital.
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Nasir Mamman
- Enrolled in the University of Ibadan
- Studied in 1952-1953
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Nasir Mamman GCON, titled Galadiman Katsina from 1992 to 2019, was a Nigerian jurist and nobleman who served as President of the Courts of Appeal from 1978 to 1992.
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Saheed Aderinto
- Occupations
- historianuniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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Saheed Aderinto is a Nigerian American Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University and an award-winning author. He is the Founding President of the Lagos Studies Association. In February 2023, Aderinto received the $300,000 Dan David Prize–the largest financial reward for excellence in the historical discipline in the world. He has published eight books, thirty-six journal articles and book chapters, forty encyclopedia articles, and twenty book reviews.
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Abayomi Ajayi
- Occupations
- obstetriciangynaecologist
- Biography
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Dr. Abayomi Ajayi is a Nigerian obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Benedict Ayade
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Benedict Bengiuoshuye Ayade is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Cross River State from 2015 to 2023. He served as Senator for Cross River North from 2011 to 2015.
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Segun Adewale
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Otunba Segun Adewale,Listen popularly known as Segun Aeroland, born May 15, 1966, is a Nigerian entrepreneur, philanthropist and grassroot politician. a native of Ipoti EKiti in Ijero Local Government Area of EKiti state, South Western Nigeria and the Lagos West Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 senatorial election.
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Baba Dee
- Enrolled in the University of Ibadan
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theater arts
- Occupations
- film directoractor
- Biography
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Dare Fasasi, known professionally as Baba Dee, is a Swedish-Nigerian movie director, and dancehall artiste. He was the older brother of Nigerian singer-songwriter, Sound Sultan, with whom he founded a record label named Naija Ninja Entertainment Production Company. Baba Dee's music career began with the release of his debut album in 1997.
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Ikechi Uko
- Occupations
- tourism expertmedia proprietor
- Biography
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Ikechi Uko is a Nigerian travel business consultant, travel promoter, tourism development expert, media consultant, journalist and author. He is the organizer of Akwaaba African Travel Market, the first international travel fair in West Africa; Abuja Bantaba; and organizer, Accra Weizo and Port Harcourt Bantaba. He is the CEO of Jedidah Promotions (an international media and tourism marketing firm for airlines, hotels and destinations across Africa); project director of Seven Wonders of Nigeria (Naija7Wonders), and publisher of Africa Travel Quarterly Magazine and atqnews.com.
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Cyril Agodi Onwumechili
- Occupations
- physicistacademic
- Biography
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Cyril Agodi Onwumechili was a Nigerian physicist, academic administrator, and professor of geophysics at the University of Ibadan and later University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was the fourth Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) from January 1979 to December 1982 and the former President/Vice Chancellor of the Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria, from January 1983 to December 1986 (when it incubated to the now Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu; the now Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; and the now Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki). He delivered the Ahiajoku lecture on 20 November 2000. He was the first Nigerian geophysicist and the second president of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He was elected as president of the Academy in 1979 to succeed Professor Victor Adenuga Oyenuga, the first emeritus professor of the University of Ibadan and the first African professor of Agricultural science.
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Tunde Adegbola
- Occupations
- linguistengineer
- Biography
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Tunde Adegbola, born 1 August 1955, also known as T. A. or Uncle T, is a scientist, musician, engineer, linguist and culture activist. He is best known for his work in setting up most of the pioneering private Television and Radio stations in Nigeria. He is the founder of TIWA systems, and the executive director of Alt-i (African Languages Technology Initiative).
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Adedayo Clement Adeyeye
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Adedayo Clement Adeyeye // is a Nigerian politician and member of the All Progressive Congress party. He is a former Minister of State for Works, former Senator for Ekiti South Senatorial District. Prince Adedayo Adeyeye is the current National Chairman of the Southwest Agenda for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (SWAGA). The association has a large presence in Nigeria with offices in several states, including Kwara, Kogi, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Plateau, amongst several others. He is a journalist, an author, a former NADECO chieftain, and the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions towards the national development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Gabriel Aduda
- Occupations
- civil servantdiplomat
- Biography
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Gabriel Tanimu Aduda is a Nigerian civil servant currently serving as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, where he plays a crucial role in overseeing the operations and policies of the ministry. Additionally, Aduda holds the esteemed position of OPEC Governor for Nigeria, representing the country's interests in the 186th Ordinary Meeting of the OPEC Conference of Ministers.
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Samuel Dagogo-Jack
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Samuel E. Dagogo-Jack is a Nigerian-American physician. He is the A.C. Mullins Endowed Professor in Translational Research, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is also an Editor of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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John Michael Ogidi
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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John Michael Ogidi is a retired Nigerian Army major general. He was Defence Adviser of the Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom from March 2012 to March 2015 and until his retirement in July 2015, he was the Commander Corps of Signal Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals.
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Christian Happi
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Christian Happi is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, both at Redeemer’s University. He is known for leading the team of scientists that used genomic sequencing to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. His research focus is on infectious diseases, including malaria, Lassa fever, Ebola virus disease, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2.
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Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello is a Nigerian academic. She is a professor of physiology and the 9th Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University.
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Akin Fayomi
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Ambassador Akin Fayomi is a Nigerian career diplomat who was the Minister/Head of Political Affairs at the High Commission of Nigeria, London from July 2004 to March 2007. Later he was Ambassador and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) to Liberia from January 2010 to July 2011. He was then appointed as Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from July 2011 to July 2012, before his appointment as The Ambassador of Nigeria to France from July 2012 to December 2013. He was also appointed as the first Nigerian Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco during the same period.
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Olanike Adeyemo
- Occupations
- veterinarianacademic
- Biography
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Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo is a Nigerian professor of veterinary public health and preventive medicine at the University of Ibadan. Olanike was appointed by the Oyo State Government Under Engr. Seyi Makinde as the Secretary to the State Government on 25 July 2023.
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Jeremy Joyner White
- Years
- 1938-1990 (aged 52)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Jeremy Joyner White was a British scholar. His secondary education took place at Wellington College. He went on to study at Cambridge University where in 1959 he obtained a bachelor's degree in History and Modern Languages.
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Olakunbi Olasope
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- historianacademicclassical scholar
- Biography
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Olakunbi Ojuolape Olasope is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. She is an expert on Roman social history, Greek and Roman theatre, and Yoruba classical performance culture. Olasope is known in particular for her work on the reception of classical drama in West Africa, especially the work of the Nigerian dramatist Femi Osofisan.
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Ifeoma Malo
- Occupations
- jurist
- Biography
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Ifeoma Malo is a Nigerian lawyer working in international development. Her work focuses on clean energy technologies, and energy access and climate change mitigation and adaptation across Africa.
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Roberts Orya
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Roberts U. Orya is a former managing director and CEO of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank and honorary president of the Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions. He entered office in August 2009 to lead the bank's executive management team.
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Akin Adesokan
- Occupations
- novelistuniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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Akin Adesokan is a Nigerian writer, scholar and novelist with research interests into twentieth and twenty-first century African and African American/African Diaspora literature and cultures. He is currently the associate professor of comparative literature at Indiana University Bloomington. He exerts influence on Nigerian cultural environment through commentary, advocacy, and writing.
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Joseph Abiodun Balogun
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Joseph Abiodun Balogun, FAS, is a Nigerian-American academic, he is a distinguished professor in the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, Illinois and emeritus professor of physiotherapy at University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria. He served from 1999 to 2013 as Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University (CSU). While at CSU as Dean, Balogun established the HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute to address the disproportionate incidence and complex burdens of HIV/AIDS in minority populations.
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Tumani Corrah
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Professor Sir Tumani Corrah is a Gambian clinician whose fields of research include tuberculosis, HIV and malaria. Corrah is Director of the Africa Research Excellence Fund and Director, Africa Research Development, Medical Research Council.
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Arinola Olasumbo Sanya
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- university teacheracademic
- Biography
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Arinola Olasumbo Sanya is a Nigerian professor of physiotherapy at the University of Ibadan and a former commissioner of health in Oyo State, Nigeria. Arinola was appointed professor in 2000, making her the first female professor of physiotherapy in Africa, and the second ever professor of physiotherapy in Nigeria. She is among the Notable Oyo State indigenes.
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Soji Cole
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Soji Cole is a Nigerian academic, playwright and author. He is the 2018 recipient of the Nigeria Prize for Literature. His research areas are on drama therapy, trauma studies and cross-cultural performance research.
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George Noah
- Biography
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George Kayode Noah is a Nigerian journalist and former state official. Noah was the managing director of the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency between 2011 and 2015, an agency of the Lagos State Government responsible for regulating and controlling outdoor advertising and signage displays in the state.
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Logan February
- Occupations
- writerpoetsingermusic criticpsychologist
- Biography
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Logan February is a Nigerian poet, essayist, music reviewer, singer, songwriter, and LGBTQ activist.
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Folake Onayemi
- Years
- 1964-2024 (aged 60)
- Occupations
- university teacherclassical scholar
- Biography
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Folake Oritsegbubemi Onayemi was a Nigerian literary scholar. She was Professor of Classics and served as Head of the Department of Classics at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. She was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in Classics in Nigeria and the first black woman to be a Professor of Classics in sub-Saharan Africa. She was an expert on comparative Greco-Roman and Nigerian literature, cultures, and mythology, particularly relating to the roles and representations of women.
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OluTimehin Kukoyi
- Years
- 1991-.. (age 33)
- Occupations
- writereditoractivist
- Biography
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OluTimehin Kukoyi is a Nigerian writer, essayist and public intellectual. Her work concentrates on questions of gender, sexuality, urbanism and feminism. She also writes fiction.
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Biyi Afonja
- Years
- 1935-.. (age 89)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Biyi Afonja is a Nigerian academician and retired professor of Statistics at the Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan. He is the first Nigerian to be President of African Statistical Association.
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Balogun Yakub Abiodun
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yakub Abiodun Balogun Listen is a Nigerian economist, public administrator, legislator in the House of Representatives of Nigeria, representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II, Lagos State, South-West Nigeria and former Lagos State Head of Service.
