10 Notable alumni of
University of Maiduguri
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The University of Maiduguri is 2228th in the world, 53rd in Africa, and 13th in Nigeria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from the University of Maiduguri sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kashim Shettima
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- academiceconomistbankerpolitician
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Kashim Shettima Mustapha GCON 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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Ahmed Lawan
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- politician
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Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan ListenGCON is a Nigerian politician and former lecturer who served as the 14th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressives Congress.
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Chelsea Eze
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- film actor
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Chelsea Ezelisten is a Nigerian actress. She came into prominence in her first Nollywood film Silent Scandals where she acted alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel. She also won the Most Promising Actress award for her role in the film at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
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Babagana Umara Zulum
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- academicpolitician
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Babagana Umara Zulum CON mni is a Nigerian professor and politician who has served as governor of Borno State since 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Danladi Umar
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- lawyeracademicjudge
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Danladi Umarpronunciation is a Nigerian jurist from Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria, he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Appointed at age 36 to the CCT as acting chairman, Danladi Umar went on to become the youngest chairman of the CCT four years later.
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Tukur Yusuf Buratai
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- military personnel
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Tukur Yusufu Buratai CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (BD) (born 24 November 1960) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general, former Chief of Army Staff (appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2015), and former Nigeria's Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. He was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1983 and has had multiple command, administrative, and instructional appointments.
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Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
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- spaceship's surgeonhealth professionalpoliticianvice-governor
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Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor who has served as the deputy governor of Kaduna State since 2019. She is the first female deputy governor of the state and was elected during the 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections held in March, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress and re-elected in 2023.
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Umaru Fintiri
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- politician
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Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Adamawa State since 2019. He was a member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly. He became the acting governor of Adamawa State following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako in July 2014, serving until 8 October 2014.
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Yemisi Akinbobola
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Nigeria - Occupations
- sports journalistentrepreneurjournalist
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Yemisi Akinbobola listenis a Nigerian media entrepreneur, academic, and co-winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 in sports reporting. She is the co-founder of African Women in the Media group, which was established to foster the needs of female African media content producers. She studied Creative Arts at the University of Maiduguri and had her Masters in Media Production from Birmingham City University, where she subsequently gained her PhD in Media and Cultural Studies. She later became a visiting lecturer and researcher at the same university. She completed an internship with CNN, and during this period she set up IQ4News. The news platform was recognized for an investigation into the trafficking of young, West African soccer players by fake agents. She formed Stringers Africa—an organization that started from her difficulties recruiting African journalist for her freelance job. Akinbobola has freelanced for publications like United Nations Africa Renewal magazine.
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Danladi Mohammed
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- politician
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Honourable. Danladi Mohammed was the Commissioner for Economic and Planning for the Nigerian state of Gombe.