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FRSC Returns Kaduna Crash Victim’s N.4m To Family
The Sabon Tasha Unit of the Kaduna Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Corps, on Thursday returned N419,290 to the family of Mufutau Salami, who died in an auto crash in the state.
While calling on motorists to avoid dangerous driving, the Unit Commander, Muhammadu Ogoshi, presented the said money to the family of the deceased at the Mararaban Rido area of Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Ogoshi said it was the culture of the corps to return anything found with accident victims to his or her family, adding that the commission would not not tamper with accident victims’ property.
According to the commander, the victim loaded some cartons of beer from Airforce Mammy Market to a beer depot in Sabo Tasha along the new Kaduna Road when the accident occurred.
He said the victim died before FRSC operatives, who arrived at the scene, could rescue him, adding that FRSC patrol team removed the victim’s body and took it to the Saint Gerald Catholic Hospital, Kakuri in the state capital.
Ogoshi explained that the crash might be due to over speeding or loss of control, noting that the ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, in Kaduna State, had reduced accident cases significantly.
The commander said, “My men recovered N419,290 and other property from the vehicle and have handed it over to the relatives of the deceased.
“The deceased wife, Mrs Binta Omwumi Salami, received the money and properties on behalf of her family.
“It is the culture of FRSC,we don’t play with accident properties and money. We are very conscious of that. We don’t receive bribe too”
The deceased wife,Mrs Binta Salami in her response, commended the FRSC for their patriotism and honesty in handling accident victims belongings.
While calling on motorists to avoid dangerous driving, the Unit Commander, Muhammadu Ogoshi, presented the said money to the family of the deceased at the Mararaban Rido area of Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Ogoshi said it was the culture of the corps to return anything found with accident victims to his or her family, adding that the commission would not not tamper with accident victims’ property.
According to the commander, the victim loaded some cartons of beer from Airforce Mammy Market to a beer depot in Sabo Tasha along the new Kaduna Road when the accident occurred.
He said the victim died before FRSC operatives, who arrived at the scene, could rescue him, adding that FRSC patrol team removed the victim’s body and took it to the Saint Gerald Catholic Hospital, Kakuri in the state capital.
Ogoshi explained that the crash might be due to over speeding or loss of control, noting that the ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, in Kaduna State, had reduced accident cases significantly.
The commander said, “My men recovered N419,290 and other property from the vehicle and have handed it over to the relatives of the deceased.
“The deceased wife, Mrs Binta Omwumi Salami, received the money and properties on behalf of her family.
“It is the culture of FRSC,we don’t play with accident properties and money. We are very conscious of that. We don’t receive bribe too”
The deceased wife,Mrs Binta Salami in her response, commended the FRSC for their patriotism and honesty in handling accident victims belongings.
President Jonathan Orders Removal Of His Campaign Posters, Billboards Nationwide
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday directed the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation and other bodies that campaigned for his re-election to start removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials they erected nationwide.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said with the 2015 general elections over, it was appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.
Jonathan urged Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful, stable and progressive nation.
The statement read, “With the 2015 presidential elections now concluded and the country preparing for the inauguration of a new administration on May 29, President Goodluck Jonathan believes that it is appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.
“Accordingly, President Jonathan directs that the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation and the various associations that coalesced into the Jonathan/Sambo Support Group immediately begin the process of removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials in support of his re-election bid which still adorn the landscape in major cities across the country.
“The President thanks all individuals and organisations who made sincere contributions and worked with immense dedication for the Jonathan/ Sambo Campaign.
“He applauds his supporters and other Nigerians for the disciplined, patriotic and democratic manner in which they comported themselves before, during and after the elections.
“Now that the elections are over except for re-runs in a few states, President Jonathan urges Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful, stable and progressive nation.”
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said with the 2015 general elections over, it was appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.
Jonathan urged Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful, stable and progressive nation.
The statement read, “With the 2015 presidential elections now concluded and the country preparing for the inauguration of a new administration on May 29, President Goodluck Jonathan believes that it is appropriate that steps be taken to restore the environment in Nigerian cities, towns and villages to their pre-elections campaign state.
“Accordingly, President Jonathan directs that the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation and the various associations that coalesced into the Jonathan/Sambo Support Group immediately begin the process of removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials in support of his re-election bid which still adorn the landscape in major cities across the country.
“The President thanks all individuals and organisations who made sincere contributions and worked with immense dedication for the Jonathan/ Sambo Campaign.
“He applauds his supporters and other Nigerians for the disciplined, patriotic and democratic manner in which they comported themselves before, during and after the elections.
“Now that the elections are over except for re-runs in a few states, President Jonathan urges Nigerians to put the recent political campaigns behind them and join hands with the incoming administration in working for a more united, peaceful, stable and progressive nation.”
David Mark Pays Buhari A Visit At The APC Headquarters In Abuja. Photos
Nigerian politics in play. President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the Senate president, David Mark in Abuja. The Senate president and his entourage paid a courtesy call on the incoming president at the APC headquarters in the FCT as plans for transition of government continue.
Source; National Helm
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EFCC Goes After Ex-Gov. Modu Sheriff Over N300 Billion Borno Funds
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned a former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sherriff over allegations connected to misappropriation and embezzlement during his governorship tenure, Premium Times reports.
According to the report, the former governor is expected to report at the EFCC head office in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, 2015.
Sources at the EFCC told Premium Times that if Sherriff fails to appear as directed, he will be declared wanted and arrested.
It was reported that detectives are already on the former governor’s trail to ensure he does not leave the country.
Details are still sketchy about the exact allegations against Sherriff, but it is believed to be linked to the N300 billion his administration received from the Federal account between 2003 and 2011.
Report says the fund may have ended in personal coffers.
Sheriff was senator between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and later became the Governor of Borno state under the aegis of the same party.
According to the report, the former governor is expected to report at the EFCC head office in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, 2015.
Sources at the EFCC told Premium Times that if Sherriff fails to appear as directed, he will be declared wanted and arrested.
It was reported that detectives are already on the former governor’s trail to ensure he does not leave the country.
Details are still sketchy about the exact allegations against Sherriff, but it is believed to be linked to the N300 billion his administration received from the Federal account between 2003 and 2011.
Report says the fund may have ended in personal coffers.
Sheriff was senator between 1999 and 2003 on the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and later became the Governor of Borno state under the aegis of the same party.
Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope
A member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan will not run for the presidency in 2019.
He explained that the party would shop for a strong Hausa/Fulani candidate to run against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2019.
Babatope, who is also a member of the party’s elders’ caucus, spoke with our correspondent on Victoria Island, on Wednesday.
He described the outgoing President as a leader, who had done his best in uplifting the nation’s democracy, adding that Nigeria would forever remember Jonathan as a committed leader who kept the nation as one despite several challenges.
He said he was sure that the President would not seek to contest the 2019 presidential election although “the people of the South-South have the right to present a candidate for the election, I’m sure the President will not contest; He will lead us to against the All Progressives Congress.”
He said, “The President has set himself apart as a great Nigerian leader, who is committed to seeing Nigeria blossom into a great democracy. He has laid a solid foundation for the nation’s democracy and he would forever be remembered.”
“The President will not contest the 2019 presidential election. The PDP will look for a strong Hausa/Fulani presidential candidate to contest against Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
“We have a strong presence in the South-South, South-East and we have two governors in the South-West. We are going to slug it out together in the North in 2019. We are going to flush out the APC in 2019 because we are going to correct our mistakes and take back the central government.”
The former Minister of Transport said PDP’s National Executive Council, the BoT and Elders’ Caucus would meet soon in Abuja to assess the outcome of the general elections.
He said, “We are going to restructure our party. The National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, will convene a meeting in two weeks’ time when we will objectively discuss the last elections.
“Apart from the grand conspiracy against our party by the powers that be in the elections, we are going to tackle the problem of imposition, which was a great area of mistake on our side. Crises were recorded across the states over imposition. We are going to guard against this. The APC will, naturally, make its own mistakes and we will capitalise on these.
“It is given in politics that mistakes would occur among the ruling party. We will all see when this begins to happen. We are watching and waiting.”
He explained that the party would shop for a strong Hausa/Fulani candidate to run against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2019.
Babatope, who is also a member of the party’s elders’ caucus, spoke with our correspondent on Victoria Island, on Wednesday.
He described the outgoing President as a leader, who had done his best in uplifting the nation’s democracy, adding that Nigeria would forever remember Jonathan as a committed leader who kept the nation as one despite several challenges.
He said he was sure that the President would not seek to contest the 2019 presidential election although “the people of the South-South have the right to present a candidate for the election, I’m sure the President will not contest; He will lead us to against the All Progressives Congress.”
He said, “The President has set himself apart as a great Nigerian leader, who is committed to seeing Nigeria blossom into a great democracy. He has laid a solid foundation for the nation’s democracy and he would forever be remembered.”
“The President will not contest the 2019 presidential election. The PDP will look for a strong Hausa/Fulani presidential candidate to contest against Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
“We have a strong presence in the South-South, South-East and we have two governors in the South-West. We are going to slug it out together in the North in 2019. We are going to flush out the APC in 2019 because we are going to correct our mistakes and take back the central government.”
The former Minister of Transport said PDP’s National Executive Council, the BoT and Elders’ Caucus would meet soon in Abuja to assess the outcome of the general elections.
He said, “We are going to restructure our party. The National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, will convene a meeting in two weeks’ time when we will objectively discuss the last elections.
“Apart from the grand conspiracy against our party by the powers that be in the elections, we are going to tackle the problem of imposition, which was a great area of mistake on our side. Crises were recorded across the states over imposition. We are going to guard against this. The APC will, naturally, make its own mistakes and we will capitalise on these.
“It is given in politics that mistakes would occur among the ruling party. We will all see when this begins to happen. We are watching and waiting.”
Boluwatife Tijani, 12-year-old girl wins spelling bee competition in Lagos
Lagos – Boluwatife Tijani, a 12-year-old pupil of Araromi Primary School, Agege, on Wednesday emerged the winner in the 2015 Spelling Bee competition in Lagos State.
Tijani, a Primary Six pupil, competed with 56 other contestants representing the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the state in the competition held in Ikeja.
Ten-year-old Iretiola Ifaniyi, a Primary Five pupil of Methodist Primary School, Ibese, came second while 10-year-old Jonathan Arowodu of Akesan Primary School came third.
The winners received N150, 000, N100, 000 and N75, 000 respectively from the state government.
Mrs Ronke Soyombo, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, said that the competition was aimed at developing the innate skills of pupils and students.
Soyombo said the competition had been able to fulfill the ultimate goal of creating healthy rivalry amongst students as well as drawing out their intellectual capabilities.
She said that the agency had already set in motion machineries aimed at improving the quality of education in Lagos.
The Director-General said that the competition was the brainchild of the former first lady of the state, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the founder of New Era Foundation.
“The idea of spelling competition, conceived in 2006 to encourage academic excellence, was adopted by the Lagos State Ministry of Education.
“The competition has helped students/pupils improve their spelling skills, increase vocabulary and develop correct English usage,’’ she said.
According to her, it is also creating good reading habits that will lead to better academic performance and boost the confidence of participants.
She said this was with a view to preparing the pupils/students for future endeavours and igniting the spirit of competition among them.
Some of the winners who spoke to NAN commended the state government for introducing the competition.
Tijani said that she studied the dictionary very well in order to emerge the winner.
“I am very happy and excited, I always read my dictionary and I thank God that I won the first position.
“My parents are traders; they support me in all that I do.
“I will spend my money on my studies because I want to become a medical doctor,’’ she said.
Ifaniyi said that she read her English textbooks and dictionary everyday to improve her spelling ability.
“I am very happy for winning the second position; I won with the help of my parents and teachers.
“I thank my mother, she sells recharge cards and support me in everything I do,’’ she said.
The class teacher of Tijani, Mrs Olubumi Adewunmi, said she was happy with the success recorded by her pupil.
Adewunmi, an English teacher, said the competition had improved the performance of students.
“She has made our school proud today; this is the first time we are winning the competition.
“We expected her to win because we coached her very well for the competition.
“She is a very outstanding girl in the school, she participated in all activities in class,’’ she said.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/12-year-old-girl-wins-spelling-bee-competition-in-lagos/
Tijani, a Primary Six pupil, competed with 56 other contestants representing the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the state in the competition held in Ikeja.
Ten-year-old Iretiola Ifaniyi, a Primary Five pupil of Methodist Primary School, Ibese, came second while 10-year-old Jonathan Arowodu of Akesan Primary School came third.
The winners received N150, 000, N100, 000 and N75, 000 respectively from the state government.
Mrs Ronke Soyombo, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, said that the competition was aimed at developing the innate skills of pupils and students.
Soyombo said the competition had been able to fulfill the ultimate goal of creating healthy rivalry amongst students as well as drawing out their intellectual capabilities.
She said that the agency had already set in motion machineries aimed at improving the quality of education in Lagos.
The Director-General said that the competition was the brainchild of the former first lady of the state, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the founder of New Era Foundation.
“The idea of spelling competition, conceived in 2006 to encourage academic excellence, was adopted by the Lagos State Ministry of Education.
“The competition has helped students/pupils improve their spelling skills, increase vocabulary and develop correct English usage,’’ she said.
According to her, it is also creating good reading habits that will lead to better academic performance and boost the confidence of participants.
She said this was with a view to preparing the pupils/students for future endeavours and igniting the spirit of competition among them.
Some of the winners who spoke to NAN commended the state government for introducing the competition.
Tijani said that she studied the dictionary very well in order to emerge the winner.
“I am very happy and excited, I always read my dictionary and I thank God that I won the first position.
“My parents are traders; they support me in all that I do.
“I will spend my money on my studies because I want to become a medical doctor,’’ she said.
Ifaniyi said that she read her English textbooks and dictionary everyday to improve her spelling ability.
“I am very happy for winning the second position; I won with the help of my parents and teachers.
“I thank my mother, she sells recharge cards and support me in everything I do,’’ she said.
The class teacher of Tijani, Mrs Olubumi Adewunmi, said she was happy with the success recorded by her pupil.
Adewunmi, an English teacher, said the competition had improved the performance of students.
“She has made our school proud today; this is the first time we are winning the competition.
“We expected her to win because we coached her very well for the competition.
“She is a very outstanding girl in the school, she participated in all activities in class,’’ she said.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/12-year-old-girl-wins-spelling-bee-competition-in-lagos/
African First Ladies Summit: Dame Patience Rigs Out Aisha Buhari
Notwithstanding the official preparation of the federal government to commence the handover ceremonies from the Goodluck Jonathan administration to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, plans to host wives of African leaders to a jamboree on May 15 before she leaves office.
It was her grand design to deny the wife of the President-elect Hajiya Aisha Buhari the hosting rights of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in July aimed at electing a new President of the non-governmental organisation.
To Dame Jonathan, the summit of the AFLPM to elect its new president is a mission she must superintend before she leaves office.
It will be the first time in AFLPM history that an emergency meeting was called to meet transition exigencies.
Nigeria is the major financier of the AFLPM and is currently building an N8billion permanent secretariat for the continental non-government organisation. Mrs Jonathan finished Nigeria’s first term mandate given to her predecessor, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, whose husband, President Umaru Yar’Adua, died in office.
The continent’s first ladies had scheduled their 8th Summit for July, 2015, before Mrs Jonathan requested them to bring it forward to May 15, because she would no longer be Nigeria’s first lady by that time.
If the status quo had been maintained, it would have been Hajiya Aishat Buhari’s privilege to host the continent’s first ladies in July, just two months into her husband’s tenure.
The AFLPM had on July 26, 2012, re-elected Nigeria as its president at its 7th Summit in Abuja, where guests were extravagantly treated and driven in 200 exotic cars, comprising 80 units of BMW X3 and X5 with a market value of N13.5million each, while the remaining 120 were exotic Jaguar, Honda and other brands.
LEADERSHIP obtained a copy of the letter entitled ‘Notice of Emergency Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission’ addressed to all the 52 member countries.
Dated April 6, with reference number SH/HEC/AFLPM/VOL.1/15, Mrs Jonathan passionately pleaded for a change of date to enable her host the extravaganza as she prepares to leave office.
She signed it herself as: “Dame (Dr) Patience Faka Jonathan, First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria and President, Africa First Ladies Peace Mission.”
Mrs Jonathan’s letter recalled that when the executive bureau of the body met in October 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa, it was agreed that “the next meeting (8th Summit) of our organisation will hold in July 2015”
The purpose of the Summit, she added, was “to elect the next president of the Mission and ratify the appointment of its executive secretary.
“You will recall that Nigeria was re-elected president of the AFLPM at the 7th Summit in Abuja. With the recent election in my country and a new government coming on board from May 29, 2015, it has become necessary to convene an emergency summit of the AFLPM to facilitate a smooth and formal hand over to the new executive committee that will pilot the affairs of the Peace Mission for the next two years.”
The first lady said she was making the proposition to avoid a leadership vacuum in the AFLPM, “as was the case in 2010 when my predecessor left office suddenly without handing over to a successor.”
She stressed that she wanted to guarantee a seamless take-off for the incoming leadership of the organisation “in view of the limited time available.”
Senior special assistance to the president on media and publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, however, denied that the lavish sponsorship of the summit was at the expense of government.
Abati said: “In accordance with its modus operandi, the AFLPM set up several committees, including a finance committee, to raise funds and sponsorship for the organisation of its Abuja summit.
“As part of its own contributions to the successful hosting of the summit by the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, Coscharis Motors Ltd offered to provide some cars for the event at no cost to the organisers or the federal government of Nigeria”.
The land on which the secretariat is being built was originally allocated to the Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF), a non-governmental organisation run by Mrs Jonathan predecessor, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua. However, in November 2011, however, the FCT minister, Bala Mohammed, revoked the allocation and transferred ownership of the land to AFLPM.
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We’ll Regain Power In 2019 – PDP
Barely a month after its defeat by the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday vowed to regain power in 2019.
To achieve this, members of the National Working Committee and state chairmen of the party have resolved to work together.
The APC won the March 28 and April 11 elections by producing Nigeria’s next President in the person of Muhammadu Buhari and a majority of the state governors.
The APC also won most of the seats in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.
Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the NWC members led by the National Chairman of the party, Adamu Mua’zu, and the state chairmen agreed to adopt strategies towards winning the elections in 2019.
The PDP’s resolve was contained in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting by the Vice-Chairman of the party in the North-West, Ibrahim Kazaure, and the Benue State Chairman, Emmanuel Agbo.
The statement read in part, “The meeting resolves to give all necessary support to the national leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Adamu Mu’azu to enable them to re-engineer and rebrand the party for the task of regaining power by 2019.
“The meeting notes the outcome of the 2015 general elections and accordingly resolves not to allow the temporary setback affect the party’s contributions to the democratic development of the country.
“The meeting notes and appreciates the patriotic stand taken by President Goodluck Jonathan after the elections as another milestone in the party’s contributions to peace, stability and progress of the nation.”
The statement said that the meeting also decried what it called the “widespread anomalies and irregularities” that it said characterised the general elections in many states to the disadvantage of the PDP.
It added that the party had resolved “to give full backing to the various pursuits of redress in this regard within the ambit of the law and tenets of democracy.”
The meeting therefore directed all its candidates who believed that they were short-changed to channel their grievances through their state chairmen.
It also agreed to resist “undue harassment, witch-hunt and any form of intimidation or undemocratic tendencies from the opposition aimed at bringing down members of the PDP psychologically.”
It claimed that it had noted the subterranean moves by the APC to undermine the structures of the PDP across the country with the sinister motive of imposing a one-party state on the polity.
The meeting cautioned Buhari against any action or inaction that could threaten or erode the gains of democracy and personal freedom that had been established in the last 16 years by the PDP.
It added that the NWC members and the state chairmen resolved to galvanise the structures of the PDP and give full support to the party’s candidates for the supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Taraba and Imo states.
According to the statement, the meeting also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders involved in the supplementary elections to be forthright, transparent and ensure that the will of the people in the three states were not in any way subverted.
The meeting resolved to set up special committees on the repositioning of the party.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, refused to react to the PDP claims on Wednesday.
Mohammed said the APC would not dignify the PDP’s boast with an answer. “No comment,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has inaugurated a 12-member committee to produce a comprehensive report on the general elections.
At a brief ceremony at the commissions headquarters in Abuja, the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, urged the members of the committee to produce “an excellent report” before June 30, 2015, which marks the end of tenure of the present commission.”
Jega, who asked the members of the committee to give their full commitment to the job ahead, assured them of his full support in order to facilitate effective execution of the assignment.
The committee, which draws its membership from across INEC’s departments, is chaired by the National Commissioner in charge of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Chris Iyimoga.
Responding, Iyimoga appreciated the commission for the opportunity to serve and expressed confidence that the members of the committee, given their pedigree, would produce an excellent report within the time frame given.
Members of the committee are M.J Kuna, Okey Ndeche, the Chief Press Secretary to the chairman of the commission, Kayode Idowu; Nick Dazang, Chima Duruaku and Okechukwu Ibeanu.
Other are Fatu Ogwuche, Nnamdi Nweze, Aminu Idris, Shehu Wahab and John Irem , who will serve as the secretary.
To achieve this, members of the National Working Committee and state chairmen of the party have resolved to work together.
The APC won the March 28 and April 11 elections by producing Nigeria’s next President in the person of Muhammadu Buhari and a majority of the state governors.
The APC also won most of the seats in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.
Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the NWC members led by the National Chairman of the party, Adamu Mua’zu, and the state chairmen agreed to adopt strategies towards winning the elections in 2019.
The PDP’s resolve was contained in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting by the Vice-Chairman of the party in the North-West, Ibrahim Kazaure, and the Benue State Chairman, Emmanuel Agbo.
The statement read in part, “The meeting resolves to give all necessary support to the national leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Adamu Mu’azu to enable them to re-engineer and rebrand the party for the task of regaining power by 2019.
“The meeting notes the outcome of the 2015 general elections and accordingly resolves not to allow the temporary setback affect the party’s contributions to the democratic development of the country.
“The meeting notes and appreciates the patriotic stand taken by President Goodluck Jonathan after the elections as another milestone in the party’s contributions to peace, stability and progress of the nation.”
The statement said that the meeting also decried what it called the “widespread anomalies and irregularities” that it said characterised the general elections in many states to the disadvantage of the PDP.
It added that the party had resolved “to give full backing to the various pursuits of redress in this regard within the ambit of the law and tenets of democracy.”
The meeting therefore directed all its candidates who believed that they were short-changed to channel their grievances through their state chairmen.
It also agreed to resist “undue harassment, witch-hunt and any form of intimidation or undemocratic tendencies from the opposition aimed at bringing down members of the PDP psychologically.”
It claimed that it had noted the subterranean moves by the APC to undermine the structures of the PDP across the country with the sinister motive of imposing a one-party state on the polity.
The meeting cautioned Buhari against any action or inaction that could threaten or erode the gains of democracy and personal freedom that had been established in the last 16 years by the PDP.
It added that the NWC members and the state chairmen resolved to galvanise the structures of the PDP and give full support to the party’s candidates for the supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Taraba and Imo states.
According to the statement, the meeting also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders involved in the supplementary elections to be forthright, transparent and ensure that the will of the people in the three states were not in any way subverted.
The meeting resolved to set up special committees on the repositioning of the party.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, refused to react to the PDP claims on Wednesday.
Mohammed said the APC would not dignify the PDP’s boast with an answer. “No comment,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has inaugurated a 12-member committee to produce a comprehensive report on the general elections.
At a brief ceremony at the commissions headquarters in Abuja, the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, urged the members of the committee to produce “an excellent report” before June 30, 2015, which marks the end of tenure of the present commission.”
Jega, who asked the members of the committee to give their full commitment to the job ahead, assured them of his full support in order to facilitate effective execution of the assignment.
The committee, which draws its membership from across INEC’s departments, is chaired by the National Commissioner in charge of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Chris Iyimoga.
Responding, Iyimoga appreciated the commission for the opportunity to serve and expressed confidence that the members of the committee, given their pedigree, would produce an excellent report within the time frame given.
Members of the committee are M.J Kuna, Okey Ndeche, the Chief Press Secretary to the chairman of the commission, Kayode Idowu; Nick Dazang, Chima Duruaku and Okechukwu Ibeanu.
Other are Fatu Ogwuche, Nnamdi Nweze, Aminu Idris, Shehu Wahab and John Irem , who will serve as the secretary.
List Of Nigerian Multi-millionaires You Never Know About
Nigerian multimillionaire businessman Kola
Aluko
Source: Oil, Aviation services
Kola Aluko, a Nigerian energy and aviation
tycoon, founded oil trading firm Fossil
Resources in 2001, then went on to become
CEO of Exoro Energy- an indigenous oil
exploration and production firm. In 2007,
the company merged with Seven Energy, a
leading independent oil exploration
company. Aluko is now Deputy CEO and a
leading shareholder of Seven Energy,
which has operations and key interests in
four onshore fields in the Niger Delta. Aluko
is also a member of the advisory board of
Vista Jet, a Swiss-based private jet charter
company founded by Thomas Flohr. A
passionate car racing enthusiast, Aluko has
competed in major European races with the
Swiss team Kessel racing. In June 2012,
Kola Aluko was reported to have purchased
two luxury ultra-modern estates in Beverly
Hills for $40 million . EDITOR’S NOTE: An
earlier reference to alleged business ties
between Kola Aluko and Nigeria‘s Minister
of Petroleum Resources have been deleted
after both parties denied having any business
ties with one another.
Eddy Martins Egwuenu
Source: Banking
A former bank chief, Egwuenu is the second
largest individual shareholder of the Zenith
Bank Group. His 1.5% stake in Zenith Bank
alone is worth about $60 million.
Jide Omokore
Source: Steel, Oil, Dredging
Omokore is the chairman and founder of
Energy Resources Group, one of Nigeria’s
largest privately-held conglomerates. ERG
has interests in oil trading and exploration,
haulage services, steel, dredging
engineering and property development.
The group’s annual revenue exceeds $400
million.
ABC Orjiakor
Source: Oil
The trained orthopedic and trauma
surgeon might have thrived due to his
formidable connections with Nigerian
military bigwigs such as former President
Ibrahim Babangida, but ABC Orjiakor is a
successful businessman on all parameters.
One of Nigeria’s wealthiest men, Orjiakor is
the Chairman and CEO of Shebah E&P
Company Limited, an oil exploration firm
which has a 40% stake in the offshore block
OML 108 which produces over 8,000 barrels
per day. Orjiakor is also chairman of Zebbra
Energy Limited which owns the deepwater
concession OPL 248 offshore Nigeria.
Sam Iwuajoku
Source: Commodities, Aviation services
Iwuajoku made his fortune importing rice
and steel rods, while leveraging his
extensive political connections to obtain a
series of generous import duty waivers
from the Nigerian government. Among
other ventures, he reinvested in private
aviation services. His company, Quits
Aviation services is one of the few fixed-
base operators in the country. Quits
Aviation Services owns a large maintenance
hangar at the Murtala Muhammed
International airport in Lagos and a jet
charter service.
Gbenga Oyebode
Source: Law, Investments
One of Nigeria’s most renowned
commercial lawyers, Gbenga Aluko is a
founder and Managing Partner of Aluko &
Oyebode- a successful corporate and
commercial law firm in Nigeria. He owns a
minority shareholding in MTN Nigeria, and
sits on the company’s board. Oyebode also
serves as chairman of Access Bank PLC,
Okomu Oil and Crusade Insurance. The
value of his shareholdings in these
companies is worth tens of millions of
dollars.
Arthur Eze
Source: Oil
The Nigerian oilman sits atop Atlas Oranto
Petroleum, a West African exploration
company which owns several producing
and non-producing oil and gas assets across
Nigeria, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea and the
Gambia. In 2010, Oranto Atlas sold off a set
of oil blocks in Liberia for $250 million. Eze
pocketed $200 million from the sale.
Aderemi Makanjuola
Source: Offshore support services
The reclusive tycoon is the founder and
Executive chairman of the Caverton
Offshore Support Group, Africa’s first
integrated offshore support service
provider. The company provides marine,
aviation and logistics support services to oil
exploration and production firms based in
West Africa. Some of its clients include
Cameroon Oil Transportation Company
(COTCO) and Shell Petroleum Development
Company (SPDC). Caverton Helicopters- a
subsidiary of the group owns a 10,000
square meter flight facility at the Murtala
Muhammad International airport in Lagos,
a 9,000 square-meter facility in Port
Harcourt and a heliport in the elitist
Victoria Island in Lagos.
Dele Fajemirokun
Source: Diversified
His father, Henry Fajemirokun, was a
renowned shipping magnate and one of
Africa’s most successful businessmen after
Nigeria’s independence. Nigerian Maritime
Services Limited, the shipping company he
founded in 1962, is still one of the largest
shipping companies in Nigeria today. Dele
Fajemirokun, his 62 year-old son is now in
charge. A prominent boardroom guru,
Fajemirokun also owns key stakes and sits
on the board of several Nigerian blue-chips
including American International Insurance
company and oil explorer First
Hydrocarbon Nigeria Limited.
Michael Ade-Ojo
Source: Car distribution
Michael Ade-Ojo is the biggest seller of
Toyota vehicles in West Africa. His Elizade
Group accounts for over 10% of all Toyota
sales in Nigeria. He is also chairman of
Toyota Nigeria and is a key shareholder of
RT Briscoe PLC, an NSE-listed distributor of
Toyota cars in Nigeria.
Alhaji Abdulrahman Bashir, Rahamanniya Group.
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Rahamaniyya Group was established in October 2003, as an oil trading business with specific focus on the Nigerian market with a strong drive to be the leader in the downstream sector. The company has experienced phenomenal growth since it was established.
Their chain of retail outlets cut across parts of the federation, their ultramodern 90,000 litres combine capacity depot, equipped with the state of the art facilities and strategically located with easy access for trucks, coupled with our wholly owned 22,62500 mt and 20,000mt capacity vessels as well as their over 250 wholly owned fleet of trucks. All these are managed by highly skilled and experienced management team that made the company to become one of the leading fully integrated, independent company which has differentiated them from the crowd of competitors in the Nigerian oil and gas downstream sector.other interests include:
Rahamaniyya Estate Limited (REL)
Rahamaniyya Global Resources Limited (RGRL)
Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited (ROGL)
Rahamaniyya Shipping and Maritime (RSM)
Rahamaniyya Transport Limited (RTL)
http://rahamaniyyagroup-ng.com/
Rahamaniyya Group was established in October 2003, as an oil trading business with specific focus on the Nigerian market with a strong drive to be the leader in the downstream sector. The company has experienced phenomenal growth since it was established.
Their chain of retail outlets cut across parts of the federation, their ultramodern 90,000 litres combine capacity depot, equipped with the state of the art facilities and strategically located with easy access for trucks, coupled with our wholly owned 22,62500 mt and 20,000mt capacity vessels as well as their over 250 wholly owned fleet of trucks. All these are managed by highly skilled and experienced management team that made the company to become one of the leading fully integrated, independent company which has differentiated them from the crowd of competitors in the Nigerian oil and gas downstream sector.other interests include:
Rahamaniyya Estate Limited (REL)
Rahamaniyya Global Resources Limited (RGRL)
Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited (ROGL)
Rahamaniyya Shipping and Maritime (RSM)
Rahamaniyya Transport Limited (RTL)
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Kidnapper Shot Dead While Picking N3m Ransom (graphic Photo)
A suspected kidnapper, Niyi Omosola, has been shot dead by the police in the Epe area of Lagos.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Omosola was shot dead during a rescue operation by the police to free a victim, identified simply as Kudirat.
It was gathered that Omosola, while collecting the ransom, sighted the police and decided to escape on a motorcycle when the operatives fired him.
It was gathered that Omosola, who hailed from Ondo State, allegedly led a gang which kidnapped the woman in the Elemoro, Ajah area.
Sixty-two-year-old Kudirat was reportedly abducted by the gang on Thursday, April 16, at about 7pm.
Our correspondent learnt that Kudirat, a businesswoman, was inspecting the construction work at a petrol station she owned in the area when the kidnappers swooped on her and took her away.
It was gathered that the gang later contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N50m. However, after negotiation, our correspondent learnt that the the gang and the family agreed to a ransom of N3m.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that Kudirat’s brother, who had been communicating with the gang, took the ransom to an agreed hideout in the Epe area.
However, a team of operatives led by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Commander, Abba Kyari, was said to have trailed Kudirat’s brother to the hideout.
A police source said Omosola, while collecting the ransom, initially opened fire when he sighted the police.
He added that when the kingpin saw that he was outnumbered, he tried to escape on a motorcycle, leaving the policemen with no choice than to fire him.
He said, “The kidnappers are a notorious gang. They had conducted several operations in the area. In the latest incident, they demanded N50m initially, but when the family could not produce the amount, they finally agreed to N3m. They also arranged where the place of meeting would be in the Epe area.
“The police trailed the brother, who was taking the money to Epe, where Omosola was waiting. Immediately he collected the ransom, he suspected that policemen were around and he began to shoot sporadically.
“He got on a motorcycle and was riding off when he was gunned down. He did not die immediately.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that Omosola, who was injured, led the SARS operatives to a bush between Epe and Ijebu Ode, where the woman was held.
When the police arrived at the hideout, his gang members had reportedly fled the place.
It was gathered that Kudirat was rescued alive by the police, while Omosola eventually died from the gunshot injuries.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said efforts were on to apprehend the remaining gang members.
He said, “When the information was received, the operatives trailed the gang to the location.
“The kidnap kingpin actually fired at SARS operatives, who were carrying out the rescue operation, and they fired back. In the process, he was fatally wounded.
“The woman has been rescued, while the corpse has been deposited at a public morgue.
“Efforts are being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.”
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PUNCH Metro learnt that Omosola was shot dead during a rescue operation by the police to free a victim, identified simply as Kudirat.
It was gathered that Omosola, while collecting the ransom, sighted the police and decided to escape on a motorcycle when the operatives fired him.
It was gathered that Omosola, who hailed from Ondo State, allegedly led a gang which kidnapped the woman in the Elemoro, Ajah area.
Sixty-two-year-old Kudirat was reportedly abducted by the gang on Thursday, April 16, at about 7pm.
Our correspondent learnt that Kudirat, a businesswoman, was inspecting the construction work at a petrol station she owned in the area when the kidnappers swooped on her and took her away.
It was gathered that the gang later contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N50m. However, after negotiation, our correspondent learnt that the the gang and the family agreed to a ransom of N3m.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that Kudirat’s brother, who had been communicating with the gang, took the ransom to an agreed hideout in the Epe area.
However, a team of operatives led by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Commander, Abba Kyari, was said to have trailed Kudirat’s brother to the hideout.
A police source said Omosola, while collecting the ransom, initially opened fire when he sighted the police.
He added that when the kingpin saw that he was outnumbered, he tried to escape on a motorcycle, leaving the policemen with no choice than to fire him.
He said, “The kidnappers are a notorious gang. They had conducted several operations in the area. In the latest incident, they demanded N50m initially, but when the family could not produce the amount, they finally agreed to N3m. They also arranged where the place of meeting would be in the Epe area.
“The police trailed the brother, who was taking the money to Epe, where Omosola was waiting. Immediately he collected the ransom, he suspected that policemen were around and he began to shoot sporadically.
“He got on a motorcycle and was riding off when he was gunned down. He did not die immediately.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that Omosola, who was injured, led the SARS operatives to a bush between Epe and Ijebu Ode, where the woman was held.
When the police arrived at the hideout, his gang members had reportedly fled the place.
It was gathered that Kudirat was rescued alive by the police, while Omosola eventually died from the gunshot injuries.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said efforts were on to apprehend the remaining gang members.
He said, “When the information was received, the operatives trailed the gang to the location.
“The kidnap kingpin actually fired at SARS operatives, who were carrying out the rescue operation, and they fired back. In the process, he was fatally wounded.
“The woman has been rescued, while the corpse has been deposited at a public morgue.
“Efforts are being intensified to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.”
http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/kidnapper-shot-dead-while-picking-n3m-ransom/
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See What Mikel Obi's Russian Girl Friend Bought For Him As Birthday Gift [photo]
Super Eagles footballer, Mikel Obi turned 28 today. He shared a pic of what his girlfriend got for him.
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PDP CHIEF- Bode George Worked For Tinubu
A Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has accused the leader of the party, Chief Bode George, of colluding with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to ensure PDP’s defeat in Lagos.
He, therefore, called on George to resign immediately.
However, in a swift reaction, George described Gbadamosi as an irresponsible man who may be suffering from a mental problem.
Gbadamosi, who came fourth at the PDP governorship primary last year, said the party would have performed better at the poll if the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Musiliu Obanikoro, was given the ticket.
In a series of Facebook posts, Gbadamosi accused George and other PDP leaders of using the money meant for the party to buy new homes in FESTAC, Ikoyi, Magodo and Maryland.
He said, “Losers can only lead to failure. Go and enjoy your new houses in Magodo, Ikoyi, FESTAC and Maryland, all bought in election season. You have all worked diligently these last 12 years for Tinubu. You can now retire to your natural political home – APC.
“You know you betrayed the party and diverted resources meant for elections. Leave quietly or be exposed and thoroughly disgraced. It is amazing how a man that cannot win his polling unit is our leader. Bode George must go and swiftly too.
“In 2015, he claimed to be fighting Obanikoro, conducted shambolic primaries, got his parachute candidate and lost again. Every step of the way, he has demonstrated a befuddling poverty of judgement, insisting on bad candidates time after time.
“Who has been the biggest single beneficiary of Bode George’s incompetence and inability to win? BolaTinubu. That’s why Bode George must go. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it, where his real loyalty has been this whole time.”
However, George said it was funny that someone could claim he was working for Tinubu who he had been battling for the last 16 years.
He said he never had direct access to funds as the money for campaigns were not given to him.
He said, “This little boy who just developed into politics wants to run before he can crawl. Imagine Gbadamosi going on Twitter to say I am a mole. He said I have been working with Tinubu. He must have woken on the wrong side of the bed or probably came from another planet or something is mentally wrong with him.”
He, therefore, called on George to resign immediately.
However, in a swift reaction, George described Gbadamosi as an irresponsible man who may be suffering from a mental problem.
Gbadamosi, who came fourth at the PDP governorship primary last year, said the party would have performed better at the poll if the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Musiliu Obanikoro, was given the ticket.
In a series of Facebook posts, Gbadamosi accused George and other PDP leaders of using the money meant for the party to buy new homes in FESTAC, Ikoyi, Magodo and Maryland.
He said, “Losers can only lead to failure. Go and enjoy your new houses in Magodo, Ikoyi, FESTAC and Maryland, all bought in election season. You have all worked diligently these last 12 years for Tinubu. You can now retire to your natural political home – APC.
“You know you betrayed the party and diverted resources meant for elections. Leave quietly or be exposed and thoroughly disgraced. It is amazing how a man that cannot win his polling unit is our leader. Bode George must go and swiftly too.
“In 2015, he claimed to be fighting Obanikoro, conducted shambolic primaries, got his parachute candidate and lost again. Every step of the way, he has demonstrated a befuddling poverty of judgement, insisting on bad candidates time after time.
“Who has been the biggest single beneficiary of Bode George’s incompetence and inability to win? BolaTinubu. That’s why Bode George must go. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it, where his real loyalty has been this whole time.”
However, George said it was funny that someone could claim he was working for Tinubu who he had been battling for the last 16 years.
He said he never had direct access to funds as the money for campaigns were not given to him.
He said, “This little boy who just developed into politics wants to run before he can crawl. Imagine Gbadamosi going on Twitter to say I am a mole. He said I have been working with Tinubu. He must have woken on the wrong side of the bed or probably came from another planet or something is mentally wrong with him.”
Troops Kill Boko Haram Commander In Borno Forest
Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has said troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a top Commander of Boko Haram in an encounter with the terrorists on Tuesday morning at the Alagarno Forest.
Olukolade gave the identity of the ‘notorious terrorists commander’ as Abu Mojahid, in a statement on Wednesday.
The Defene spokesman explained that the soldiers had an encounter with the insurgents when they staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol in the area.
According to him, the troops killed a number of the terrorists while some rocket propelled grenades and vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns were either destroyed or captured in the encounter.
He added that the troops were clearing Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the retreating terrorists to obstruct the troops’ advance in the area.
Olukolade said the military operation against the terrorists were ongoing in some forests of the mission area.
He said, “A notorious top terrorists commander, Abu Mojahid, was among the terrorists that died in their encounter with troops in the outskirt of Alagarno on Tuesday morning. The terrorists had staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol of the area.
“Meanwhile, the military operations are continuing in the form of offensive action on identified terrorists in some forest locations. Aggressive patrols, mopping up as well as cordon and search are also continuing in the other locations in search of weapons and terrorists.
“Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the terrorists to deter the comprehensive offensive by the advancing troops are also being carefully cleared as troops continue to pursue fleeing ones.
Olukolade gave the identity of the ‘notorious terrorists commander’ as Abu Mojahid, in a statement on Wednesday.
The Defene spokesman explained that the soldiers had an encounter with the insurgents when they staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol in the area.
According to him, the troops killed a number of the terrorists while some rocket propelled grenades and vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns were either destroyed or captured in the encounter.
He added that the troops were clearing Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the retreating terrorists to obstruct the troops’ advance in the area.
Olukolade said the military operation against the terrorists were ongoing in some forests of the mission area.
He said, “A notorious top terrorists commander, Abu Mojahid, was among the terrorists that died in their encounter with troops in the outskirt of Alagarno on Tuesday morning. The terrorists had staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol of the area.
“Meanwhile, the military operations are continuing in the form of offensive action on identified terrorists in some forest locations. Aggressive patrols, mopping up as well as cordon and search are also continuing in the other locations in search of weapons and terrorists.
“Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the terrorists to deter the comprehensive offensive by the advancing troops are also being carefully cleared as troops continue to pursue fleeing ones.
List Of Nigerian Artist Currently Rocking Hollywood!
To say Nigeria is a home of talents is an
understatement. It is estimated that there
are over 100,000 Nigerians in the
creative industry.
Some even say talent flows in the blood, and that blood runs everywhere a Nigerian is.
Nigerians are doing well in movie industries across the world with many based in South Africa, France, Canada USA, and UK. Many of them are holding their own in major big budget productions. It sure evokes a sense of pride when one sees a Nigerian setting Angelina Jolie free from a helicopter in
the blockbuster, Salt. With the increasing
numbers of Nigerians in Hollywood, there is
definitely going to be more collaboration between the two major movie industries. The first sets of returnees have been doing their parts in making the Nigeria movie industry successful. Top names like Olu Jacobs, who was in Hollywood movie, The Pirates, among others and Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, who has featured in many dramas in the UK, and now features in Nigerian production, Tinsel, certainly have made their mark and impact in the industry.
Here is a list of other top Nigerians making waves in Hollywood:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Leading the pack is the Nigerian-British
citizen, born of Yoruba parents, but grew up
in Islington, London. Adewale Akinnuoye-
Agbaje holds a Master degree. Over the years, he has successfully infused Yoruba language into few of his characters in Hollywood movies, the most notable being
“Mo ti so fun e teletele (I told you before), Ori e o pe (you are out of
your mind) in the Hollywood block buster, Bourne Identity. His muscular and formidable body has earned him distinct roles in the movie world.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje has featured in blockbuster movies such as Bourne Identity, The Mummy Returns, The Legionnaire, Get Rich or Die Tryin,’ Unstoppable, GI Joe:
The Rise of the Cobra, The Lost series and
The New York Undercover series. Akinnuoye-Agbaje has said he would direct a
film about his life story. Recently, he made a guest appearance in the second episode of
season 8 of Monk, and also played Derek
Jameson in the 2011 film, The Thing. He
will also portray Kurse in
the Marvel Studios film, Thor: The Dark World.
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Hakeem Kae Kazim
Hakeem Kae Kassim is a British trained actor, who was born in Lagos
but moved to South Africa, where he lived and learnt his trade. He has since become a regular face in both
Hollywood and Nollywood, thriving
even with endorsement deals.
Kae Kazim has apparently got some
impressive roles in Hollywood movies
some of which are The Pirate of the
Carribeans: At World’s End, Hotel Rwanda, X- Men Origins: Wolverine, The Fourth Kind. The Forth Kind
was written and directed by a Nigeria,
Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor is probably the most popular Nigerian in Hollywood today. Good looking Ejiofor
was born in London of Igbo parentage. His style of acting has not
only earned him great roles in British and Hollywood movies, ithas also endeared him to directors, who seem
to pick him as first choice when
biography flicks are concerned. Ejiofor has some movies such as Amistad, 12 Years a Slave, Dirty Pretty Things, Salt, End Game, Inside Man,
Four Brothers and Mind Games.
Ejiofor was awarded the Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE), in the 2008. In the same year, he made his directorial debut in the short film, Slapper, which he also wrote, based on an idea by editor/director, Yusuf
Pirhasan. Ejiofor appeared alongside John Cusack in the 2009 film, 2012. The film went on to gross over
$700 million, and is among the list of
highest-grossing films of all times,
placing fifth of top films of 2009. This
year, Ejiofor appears in the leading role in the BBC’s 2 drama series Dancing on the Edge, playing the part
of band creator, Louis Lester.
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinabe
was born onDecember 12, 1978 in
Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. An actor best known for
his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO
original series, The Wire.
Akinnagbe was in and out of trouble as a youth. He is the second oldest of six children, one older
sister and four younger brothers. He
is the first in his family to be born in the US. He attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in
Rockville, Maryland. Akinnagbe attended Bucknell University on
a wrestling scholarship, majoring
in political science and English. He is the cousin of DC rapper,Wale.
Some of his film roles include Damage, Blue Blood and The Wire
among others.
Caroline Chikezie
For Caroline Chikezie, growing up on the streets of London has made her one of the established British
actress of Igbo origin. She also found her way into prominent Hollywood movies and TV series after her
role in Aeon Flux. Some of the movies in which she featured
are Eragon, Aeon Flux, Breaking and
Entering, The Supernatural Tv series
and The Torchwood TV series.
After roles in Holby
City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film, Baby Mother,
Chikezie landed her first major role as
bitchy Sasha Williams in As If in 2001. In 2004, she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe’s girlfriend, Elaine Hardy, in Series Four of Footballer’s Wives. Her other television works includes 40, Judas Kiss, Free Fall and Brothers and Sisters. She appeared as Lisa Hallett, a member of the secret organisation of Torchwood who had
been transformed into a half-human half- Cyberman in Cyberwoman.
Sonni Chidiebere
This Nigerian-Igbo actor has earned minor roles in some blockbuster Hollywood movies. They include Hotel Rwanda, Blood
Diamond, District 9 and Lord of War. Born in Nigeria, he grew up in South Africa, where he started his acting
career.
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Edun Adetomiwa
After watching the popular Hollywood TV
series, Merlin, his face became a notable one and his name shot in
the tabloids for his prolific role
interpretation. A young British actor
with apparently Nigerian-Yoruba
heritage, Edun is the coloured character in Merlin, who later
became Prince Authur’s in-law and
knight. He has featured in a number
of series and some films, which include Shakespeares Globe,
Romeo and Juliet, The Merlin Tv Series, The Law And Order, UK Tv
series.
Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie, who is of Igbo origin, is one of the fast-rising and well-paid actors. Having featured in
prominent Hollywood blockbusters, Anozie’s distinct Igbo intonation
came to fore in the Hollywood flick, Conan the Barbarian. His featured movies include Conan the
Barbarian, The Grey, Rock and Rolla, Nanny Mcphee Returns and
The Last Legion.
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Ndoka Valentine Ndubisi
Ndoka Valentine Ndubisi would be easily spotted for his role in Fighting Temptations, where he acted alongside Beyonce Knowles. This
apparently handsome man of Igbo decent has acted in a few
movie flicks. Not much information is
available on his background and
parentage. However, he is known to have featured in movies like
Fighting Temptations, Concrete Brown, Unforgiven Sins and Somebodies.
Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo is another British actress with mixed parentage
but of Nigerian paternity-from Edo
State. Okonedo, who rose to become one of the most sought after
actresses in England, holds the prestigious award of OBE. With
features in several Hollywood movies,
Okonedo would be most remembered for her roles in Aeon Flux, Hotel Rwanda, Alex Rider, Operation
Storm Breaker, Ace Ventura, Dirty Pretty Things, and Martian
Child.
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David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (pronounced "oh-yeh-lo-wo"
, a classically trained stage actor, has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He was born in Oxford, England, to Nigerian parents; his father, Stephen, worked for an airline company and his mother for the railway. Oyelowo graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.
David received numerous accolades for the recent independent film, Middle of Nowhere, which screened to rave reviews at last year's Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals. The emotionally inspiring film portrays the universal dilemma of how a person maintains oneself as they commit to loving and supporting someone through hardship. David has received nominations for "Best Supporting Actor" for the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards and the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards on behalf of his work in the film.
He also was seen recently in Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed drama Lincoln, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Lincoln has already been the recipient of many awards which include being named one of the top films of the year by the National Board of Review and AFI Awards. It has also received nominations for the 2013 Critics Choice Awards for "Best Acting Ensemble" and "Best Picture." Lincoln also leads the 2013 Oscar race with a total of 12 nominations, including "Best Picture."
This past winter, he starred opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, a drama based on a book in Lee Child's popular crime series. The film tells the story of a homicide investigator who digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who has shot five random victims.
Films awaiting release featuring Oyelowo include Lee Daniels' drama, The Butler, alongside Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey and Nina, the story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, which also stars Zoe Saldana. The British television movie, Complicit, also debuted this year.
In The Paperboy David stars opposite Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron. Directed by Lee Daniels, the film follows a journalist and his writing partner (David), who return to a small hometown to uncover the truth about a death row inmate, whom they believe was wrongly convicted. The film screened to a 16 minute standing ovation at the Cannes. Additional film credits include the George Lucas produced, Red Tails, which tells the story of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen who fought in WWII and won Best Picture at the NAACP Image Awards, Rise of the Planet of the Apes alongside James Franco and Frieda Pinto, the Academy Award nominated drama The Help, 96 Minutes which premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, Default, a thriller directed by Simon Brand, Kevin MacDonald's The Last King of Scotland opposite Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy, Who Do You Love in which he played the iconic Muddy Waters, A Sound of Thunder for Warner Bros., Derailed, for Miramax, The Best Man for Redbus and one of his most challenging screen roles to date, the acclaimed BBC2 film Shoot the Messenger.
Oyelowo first impressed audiences on the stage when he starred in The Suppliants at the Gate Theatre playing King Palasgus, for which he received the Ian Charleson award commendation. Following this he played the title role of Henry VI, becoming the first black actor to play an English king for the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). The role won him The Ian Charleson Award and an Evening Standard award nomination. Other theatre credits include an acclaimed performance in Richard Bean's The God Botherers at the Bush Theatre and the title role in Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, which was off-Broadway and for which David received rave reviews.
Beyond theatre David starred in the BAFTA-award winning series Spooks/MI:5 playing Danny Hunter. MI:5 also aired in the US on BBC America. Additionally, he won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor and was also nominated for a BAFTA for the same role for his work on Small Island. David also starred in the BBC1 original television movie Born Equal opposite Colin Firth. As well as ABC's 2008 production of A Raisin in the Sun alongside Sanaa Lathan, Audra MacDonald and Phylicia Rashad.
David made his U.S. debut in two HBO productions. First starring in the Kenneth Branagh directed As You Like It, in which he played Orlando opposite Bryce Dallas Howard, which aired in August 2006. In October of the same year he was again seen on HBO as the lead in the mini-series Five Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his performance. In 2008, David guest starred in an episode of the acclaimed adaptation of the Alexander McCall Smith novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency directed by the late Anthony Minghella.
David resides in Los Angeles, CA.
understatement. It is estimated that there
are over 100,000 Nigerians in the
creative industry.
Some even say talent flows in the blood, and that blood runs everywhere a Nigerian is.
Nigerians are doing well in movie industries across the world with many based in South Africa, France, Canada USA, and UK. Many of them are holding their own in major big budget productions. It sure evokes a sense of pride when one sees a Nigerian setting Angelina Jolie free from a helicopter in
the blockbuster, Salt. With the increasing
numbers of Nigerians in Hollywood, there is
definitely going to be more collaboration between the two major movie industries. The first sets of returnees have been doing their parts in making the Nigeria movie industry successful. Top names like Olu Jacobs, who was in Hollywood movie, The Pirates, among others and Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, who has featured in many dramas in the UK, and now features in Nigerian production, Tinsel, certainly have made their mark and impact in the industry.
Here is a list of other top Nigerians making waves in Hollywood:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Leading the pack is the Nigerian-British
citizen, born of Yoruba parents, but grew up
in Islington, London. Adewale Akinnuoye-
Agbaje holds a Master degree. Over the years, he has successfully infused Yoruba language into few of his characters in Hollywood movies, the most notable being
“Mo ti so fun e teletele (I told you before), Ori e o pe (you are out of
your mind) in the Hollywood block buster, Bourne Identity. His muscular and formidable body has earned him distinct roles in the movie world.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje has featured in blockbuster movies such as Bourne Identity, The Mummy Returns, The Legionnaire, Get Rich or Die Tryin,’ Unstoppable, GI Joe:
The Rise of the Cobra, The Lost series and
The New York Undercover series. Akinnuoye-Agbaje has said he would direct a
film about his life story. Recently, he made a guest appearance in the second episode of
season 8 of Monk, and also played Derek
Jameson in the 2011 film, The Thing. He
will also portray Kurse in
the Marvel Studios film, Thor: The Dark World.
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Hakeem Kae Kazim
Hakeem Kae Kassim is a British trained actor, who was born in Lagos
but moved to South Africa, where he lived and learnt his trade. He has since become a regular face in both
Hollywood and Nollywood, thriving
even with endorsement deals.
Kae Kazim has apparently got some
impressive roles in Hollywood movies
some of which are The Pirate of the
Carribeans: At World’s End, Hotel Rwanda, X- Men Origins: Wolverine, The Fourth Kind. The Forth Kind
was written and directed by a Nigeria,
Olatunde Osunsanmi.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor is probably the most popular Nigerian in Hollywood today. Good looking Ejiofor
was born in London of Igbo parentage. His style of acting has not
only earned him great roles in British and Hollywood movies, ithas also endeared him to directors, who seem
to pick him as first choice when
biography flicks are concerned. Ejiofor has some movies such as Amistad, 12 Years a Slave, Dirty Pretty Things, Salt, End Game, Inside Man,
Four Brothers and Mind Games.
Ejiofor was awarded the Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE), in the 2008. In the same year, he made his directorial debut in the short film, Slapper, which he also wrote, based on an idea by editor/director, Yusuf
Pirhasan. Ejiofor appeared alongside John Cusack in the 2009 film, 2012. The film went on to gross over
$700 million, and is among the list of
highest-grossing films of all times,
placing fifth of top films of 2009. This
year, Ejiofor appears in the leading role in the BBC’s 2 drama series Dancing on the Edge, playing the part
of band creator, Louis Lester.
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Gbenga Akinabe
was born onDecember 12, 1978 in
Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. An actor best known for
his role as Chris Partlow on the HBO
original series, The Wire.
Akinnagbe was in and out of trouble as a youth. He is the second oldest of six children, one older
sister and four younger brothers. He
is the first in his family to be born in the US. He attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in
Rockville, Maryland. Akinnagbe attended Bucknell University on
a wrestling scholarship, majoring
in political science and English. He is the cousin of DC rapper,Wale.
Some of his film roles include Damage, Blue Blood and The Wire
among others.
Caroline Chikezie
For Caroline Chikezie, growing up on the streets of London has made her one of the established British
actress of Igbo origin. She also found her way into prominent Hollywood movies and TV series after her
role in Aeon Flux. Some of the movies in which she featured
are Eragon, Aeon Flux, Breaking and
Entering, The Supernatural Tv series
and The Torchwood TV series.
After roles in Holby
City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film, Baby Mother,
Chikezie landed her first major role as
bitchy Sasha Williams in As If in 2001. In 2004, she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe’s girlfriend, Elaine Hardy, in Series Four of Footballer’s Wives. Her other television works includes 40, Judas Kiss, Free Fall and Brothers and Sisters. She appeared as Lisa Hallett, a member of the secret organisation of Torchwood who had
been transformed into a half-human half- Cyberman in Cyberwoman.
Sonni Chidiebere
This Nigerian-Igbo actor has earned minor roles in some blockbuster Hollywood movies. They include Hotel Rwanda, Blood
Diamond, District 9 and Lord of War. Born in Nigeria, he grew up in South Africa, where he started his acting
career.
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Edun Adetomiwa
After watching the popular Hollywood TV
series, Merlin, his face became a notable one and his name shot in
the tabloids for his prolific role
interpretation. A young British actor
with apparently Nigerian-Yoruba
heritage, Edun is the coloured character in Merlin, who later
became Prince Authur’s in-law and
knight. He has featured in a number
of series and some films, which include Shakespeares Globe,
Romeo and Juliet, The Merlin Tv Series, The Law And Order, UK Tv
series.
Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie, who is of Igbo origin, is one of the fast-rising and well-paid actors. Having featured in
prominent Hollywood blockbusters, Anozie’s distinct Igbo intonation
came to fore in the Hollywood flick, Conan the Barbarian. His featured movies include Conan the
Barbarian, The Grey, Rock and Rolla, Nanny Mcphee Returns and
The Last Legion.
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Ndoka Valentine Ndubisi
Ndoka Valentine Ndubisi would be easily spotted for his role in Fighting Temptations, where he acted alongside Beyonce Knowles. This
apparently handsome man of Igbo decent has acted in a few
movie flicks. Not much information is
available on his background and
parentage. However, he is known to have featured in movies like
Fighting Temptations, Concrete Brown, Unforgiven Sins and Somebodies.
Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo is another British actress with mixed parentage
but of Nigerian paternity-from Edo
State. Okonedo, who rose to become one of the most sought after
actresses in England, holds the prestigious award of OBE. With
features in several Hollywood movies,
Okonedo would be most remembered for her roles in Aeon Flux, Hotel Rwanda, Alex Rider, Operation
Storm Breaker, Ace Ventura, Dirty Pretty Things, and Martian
Child.
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David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (pronounced "oh-yeh-lo-wo"
, a classically trained stage actor, has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He was born in Oxford, England, to Nigerian parents; his father, Stephen, worked for an airline company and his mother for the railway. Oyelowo graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.David received numerous accolades for the recent independent film, Middle of Nowhere, which screened to rave reviews at last year's Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals. The emotionally inspiring film portrays the universal dilemma of how a person maintains oneself as they commit to loving and supporting someone through hardship. David has received nominations for "Best Supporting Actor" for the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards and the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards on behalf of his work in the film.
He also was seen recently in Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed drama Lincoln, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Lincoln has already been the recipient of many awards which include being named one of the top films of the year by the National Board of Review and AFI Awards. It has also received nominations for the 2013 Critics Choice Awards for "Best Acting Ensemble" and "Best Picture." Lincoln also leads the 2013 Oscar race with a total of 12 nominations, including "Best Picture."
This past winter, he starred opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, a drama based on a book in Lee Child's popular crime series. The film tells the story of a homicide investigator who digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who has shot five random victims.
Films awaiting release featuring Oyelowo include Lee Daniels' drama, The Butler, alongside Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey and Nina, the story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, which also stars Zoe Saldana. The British television movie, Complicit, also debuted this year.
In The Paperboy David stars opposite Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron. Directed by Lee Daniels, the film follows a journalist and his writing partner (David), who return to a small hometown to uncover the truth about a death row inmate, whom they believe was wrongly convicted. The film screened to a 16 minute standing ovation at the Cannes. Additional film credits include the George Lucas produced, Red Tails, which tells the story of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen who fought in WWII and won Best Picture at the NAACP Image Awards, Rise of the Planet of the Apes alongside James Franco and Frieda Pinto, the Academy Award nominated drama The Help, 96 Minutes which premiered at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival, Default, a thriller directed by Simon Brand, Kevin MacDonald's The Last King of Scotland opposite Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy, Who Do You Love in which he played the iconic Muddy Waters, A Sound of Thunder for Warner Bros., Derailed, for Miramax, The Best Man for Redbus and one of his most challenging screen roles to date, the acclaimed BBC2 film Shoot the Messenger.
Oyelowo first impressed audiences on the stage when he starred in The Suppliants at the Gate Theatre playing King Palasgus, for which he received the Ian Charleson award commendation. Following this he played the title role of Henry VI, becoming the first black actor to play an English king for the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company). The role won him The Ian Charleson Award and an Evening Standard award nomination. Other theatre credits include an acclaimed performance in Richard Bean's The God Botherers at the Bush Theatre and the title role in Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, which was off-Broadway and for which David received rave reviews.
Beyond theatre David starred in the BAFTA-award winning series Spooks/MI:5 playing Danny Hunter. MI:5 also aired in the US on BBC America. Additionally, he won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor and was also nominated for a BAFTA for the same role for his work on Small Island. David also starred in the BBC1 original television movie Born Equal opposite Colin Firth. As well as ABC's 2008 production of A Raisin in the Sun alongside Sanaa Lathan, Audra MacDonald and Phylicia Rashad.
David made his U.S. debut in two HBO productions. First starring in the Kenneth Branagh directed As You Like It, in which he played Orlando opposite Bryce Dallas Howard, which aired in August 2006. In October of the same year he was again seen on HBO as the lead in the mini-series Five Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his performance. In 2008, David guest starred in an episode of the acclaimed adaptation of the Alexander McCall Smith novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency directed by the late Anthony Minghella.
David resides in Los Angeles, CA.
The New Female Condom Which Can 'make A Woman Orgasm Every Time'
A company has developed a female condom it claims can make a woman orgasm every time. The new condom, called the VA w.o.w, has a heart or star-shaped vibrating sleeve which allegedly can bring a woman to orgasm during sex. The sleeve also keeps the condom from slipping too far into the vagina, its makers claim.
The new condom, being developed by IXu LLC, a Michigan-based condom company, can be inserted into the vagina up to eight hours before sex. It carried out a survey of the new condoms on 50 couples and found that 70 per cent of women had an orgasm the first time they used VA w.o.w. By the second use, 84 per cent of women had been brought to orgasm, and by the fourth use, 100 per cent of the women had achieved success.
The rate of orgasm for women by the fourth time of use was 100 percent. It was a higher orgasm rate for women than even for men,' IXu's Brian Osterberg told the Daily Dot. 'It just goes to show how powerful the technology is. 'Now, iXu is looking for manufacturers to bring the products to global markets. It has been awarded five patents to create a new breed of condoms which combine regular latex sheaths – which protect against pregnancy and STDs - with miniature electronic intimacy gadgets. The company wants to create 'wearable tech' condoms.
A spokesperson for the company said in future, the condoms could be connected to smartphones and controlled remotely. The condom, called the VA w.o.w., has a heart or star-shaped ring which vibrates and can induce an orgasm. The condom can be inserted up to eight hours before sex and protects against pregnancy and STI
In a statement, an IXu spokesperson said: 'One could communicate and control the condom (by wireless remote, smart phone etc) while the condom perform various stimulating functions; vibe/pulse sensations, sound, heat and light emissions. 'Various health-related agencies have reported that men prefer female condoms rather than male condoms, according to IXu.
But women preferred to use male condoms, it said. Therefore, it hoped they have solved the problem by making a female condom 'women preferred to use rather than male condoms'.
The new condom, being developed by IXu LLC, a Michigan-based condom company, can be inserted into the vagina up to eight hours before sex. It carried out a survey of the new condoms on 50 couples and found that 70 per cent of women had an orgasm the first time they used VA w.o.w. By the second use, 84 per cent of women had been brought to orgasm, and by the fourth use, 100 per cent of the women had achieved success.
The rate of orgasm for women by the fourth time of use was 100 percent. It was a higher orgasm rate for women than even for men,' IXu's Brian Osterberg told the Daily Dot. 'It just goes to show how powerful the technology is. 'Now, iXu is looking for manufacturers to bring the products to global markets. It has been awarded five patents to create a new breed of condoms which combine regular latex sheaths – which protect against pregnancy and STDs - with miniature electronic intimacy gadgets. The company wants to create 'wearable tech' condoms.
A spokesperson for the company said in future, the condoms could be connected to smartphones and controlled remotely. The condom, called the VA w.o.w., has a heart or star-shaped ring which vibrates and can induce an orgasm. The condom can be inserted up to eight hours before sex and protects against pregnancy and STI
In a statement, an IXu spokesperson said: 'One could communicate and control the condom (by wireless remote, smart phone etc) while the condom perform various stimulating functions; vibe/pulse sensations, sound, heat and light emissions. 'Various health-related agencies have reported that men prefer female condoms rather than male condoms, according to IXu.
But women preferred to use male condoms, it said. Therefore, it hoped they have solved the problem by making a female condom 'women preferred to use rather than male condoms'.
Top 7 Most Beautiful Nigerian Sports Women
7) Abiodun oyepitan
Abiodun Adesola Oyepitan is a British sprint athlete born to Nigerian parents. She specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the 100 m at the 2001 Summer Universiade and at the 2002 Commonwealth Gamesshe took a bronze medalwith the 4 x 100 mteam. She became one of Britain's best female sprinters, becoming the first British female to reach an Olympicfinal in a sprint event since kathy cook
sprinters, becoming the first British female to reach an Olympicfinal in a sprint event since Kathy Cook.
However, following her performance in the 2004 Athens Olympics, she suffered an injury, which all but brought her career to a halt.
She made a winning comeback in 2010, competing in the Diamond Leagueand winning a silver medalfor England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhiin the 200 m and a gold medalwhen she anchored the 4 x 100 m relay team to a win.
6) Francisco ordega
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Francisca Ordega is a Nigerian professional soccer player that also plays for Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She is a key figure in the Nigerian squad and has represented the Super Falcons at both the World Cup and Nations Cup.
5) Ekworomadu Joyce
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Joyce Ekworomadu was born in Oklahoma to Nigerian parents. She is a member of the Nigerian national basketball team and has travelled to over 30 countries playing the game. She is currently the first Nigerian to play on the Harlem Globetrotters – that is no mean feat.
4) Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympicand World Championshipsmedalist in the long jump, and a world medallist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. Her 100 m best of 10.79 makes her the African recordholder for the event. She was the African 100 m and long jump champion in 2010. She has also won medals at the All-Africa Games and the IAAF Continental Cup.
3) Ezinne Okparaebo
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Ezinne Okparaebo(born 3 March 1988) is a Norwegian track and field sprint athlete.
She was born in Nigeria to Nigerian Parents and has been living in Norway since the age of nine.
Okparaebo represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing. She competed at the 100 metressprint and placed second in her first round heat after Kerron Stewartin a time of 11.32 seconds. She qualified for the second round, in which she failed to qualify for the semi finals as her time of 11.45 was the fourth time of her race.
She returned to the 2012 Olympics, setting a new Norwegian national recordin the semi-finals with at 11.10, but failed to advance against a very fast field.
2) Courtney Dike
Courtney Dike is a Nigerian female football player who is based in the United States of America and plays for Oklahoma State University where she also majors in accounting.
She was born on febuary 1995 to Nigerian parents but left Nigeria for the united states to pursue her carreer and education.
She is currently a squad member of the Super falcons
1) Nneka ogwumike
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Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike is an American basketball player of Nigerian descent who plays for the Los Angeles Sparksof the WNBA, after being drafted #1 overall. She also plays for Dynamo Kurskof Russia.
Abiodun Adesola Oyepitan is a British sprint athlete born to Nigerian parents. She specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the 100 m at the 2001 Summer Universiade and at the 2002 Commonwealth Gamesshe took a bronze medalwith the 4 x 100 mteam. She became one of Britain's best female sprinters, becoming the first British female to reach an Olympicfinal in a sprint event since kathy cook
sprinters, becoming the first British female to reach an Olympicfinal in a sprint event since Kathy Cook.
However, following her performance in the 2004 Athens Olympics, she suffered an injury, which all but brought her career to a halt.
She made a winning comeback in 2010, competing in the Diamond Leagueand winning a silver medalfor England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhiin the 200 m and a gold medalwhen she anchored the 4 x 100 m relay team to a win.
6) Francisco ordega
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Francisca Ordega is a Nigerian professional soccer player that also plays for Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She is a key figure in the Nigerian squad and has represented the Super Falcons at both the World Cup and Nations Cup.
5) Ekworomadu Joyce
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Joyce Ekworomadu was born in Oklahoma to Nigerian parents. She is a member of the Nigerian national basketball team and has travelled to over 30 countries playing the game. She is currently the first Nigerian to play on the Harlem Globetrotters – that is no mean feat.
4) Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympicand World Championshipsmedalist in the long jump, and a world medallist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. Her 100 m best of 10.79 makes her the African recordholder for the event. She was the African 100 m and long jump champion in 2010. She has also won medals at the All-Africa Games and the IAAF Continental Cup.
3) Ezinne Okparaebo
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Ezinne Okparaebo(born 3 March 1988) is a Norwegian track and field sprint athlete.
She was born in Nigeria to Nigerian Parents and has been living in Norway since the age of nine.
Okparaebo represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing. She competed at the 100 metressprint and placed second in her first round heat after Kerron Stewartin a time of 11.32 seconds. She qualified for the second round, in which she failed to qualify for the semi finals as her time of 11.45 was the fourth time of her race.
She returned to the 2012 Olympics, setting a new Norwegian national recordin the semi-finals with at 11.10, but failed to advance against a very fast field.
2) Courtney Dike
Courtney Dike is a Nigerian female football player who is based in the United States of America and plays for Oklahoma State University where she also majors in accounting.
She was born on febuary 1995 to Nigerian parents but left Nigeria for the united states to pursue her carreer and education.
She is currently a squad member of the Super falcons
1) Nneka ogwumike
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Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike is an American basketball player of Nigerian descent who plays for the Los Angeles Sparksof the WNBA, after being drafted #1 overall. She also plays for Dynamo Kurskof Russia.
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