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Yusuf Muhammed; Nigerian football player who once played for El-Kanemi of Borno, and Enyimba International of Aba. He later joined the Sudanese division one side, El-Hilal. Mohammed made his long expected international debut for Nigeria in a friendly match against Austria in Vienna on May 28, 2008. Impressed by his performance in the friendly…
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Old Oyo National Park; Nigerian park-system in Oyo primarily facilitating preservation and protection of indigenous Nigerian flora and fauna. The park also protects the architectural and historical sites of Oyo Ile, the capital of Old Oyo founded many hundreds years in the past. The 22 relics abides, sites of the aafin (palace of the king),…
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OKOJIE Benedicta; Stage name Benita, child gospel singer known for her several native hits. Born in 1988 in Ifako, Lagos, Benita, the second child of her parents, started her music career under the tutelage of her mother at the tender age of four. She started singing professionally at the age of six and recorded her…
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Christian Essien igbokwe, popularly called Nigeria’s Lady of Songs. Some of her tracks include Give Me a Chance, 1980; Ever liked my person 1981; Taking My Time, 1986; Hear The Call, 1990; and Mysteries of Life, 1994. Christian Essien is credited with the formation of Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) in 1982, the…
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Gashaka Gumti; National Park established in 1991 as a tourist site[i], Gasha Gumti is believed by many to be the largest, most scenic and biologically diverse conservation site in the world. It is one of the seven national parks in the country and one of Africa’s best kept conservation site. Gashaka Gumti is located in…
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Bola Kuforiji-Olubi; Economist, the first female president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She is the first woman president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an industrialist. Widely recognised as a financial expert and industrialist, she chaired several boards in private and government organisations. Virtually out of circulation…
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Nasir El-Rufai; Politician, first renowned for being part of the core five figures of President Obasanjo’s economic team that delivered NEEDS in a period, 2003-2007, which recorded the fastest rates of economic growth in Nigeria’s history. From a background of private practice in quantity surveying, El Rufai first came into public service with the appointment…
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Eweka; Second Oba of Benin kingdom in present day Nigeria who reigned for 35 years. At his demise, his two children ruled in succession. They were Oba: Uwa-khuanhen c. 1235AD-1243AD and Oba Ehenmihen c. 1243AD-1255AD. Eweka I was the son of Oromiyan who became the was the first oba to rule the kingdom with the…
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Mobolaji Bank-Anthony; Industrialist and philanthropist. Bank-Anthony played an active role in the industrial development that swept over Nigeria from 1950s to the 1980s. He was a pace-setter in the joint partnership trend between entrepreneurs and with the various governments. He also spearheaded a good number of government joint ventures at multiple levels. He died May…
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Iduma; are a people in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, a subset of the Abureni, which belongs in the Ogbia-Abureni language cluster and often identified with two other communities as the “Mini communities,” a corrupted form of “Nimi” (in the neighboring people, Nembe language) earned because of their shrewdness in trade. In…