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FAMOUS NIGERIANS|IN NIGERIA AND DIASPORA|NEWS,PHOTOS,INFO.

SEAL

Name: SEAL HENRY OLUSEGUN OLUMIDE ADEOLA.
Date of Birth: 19/02/1963.
Place of Birth: London(Paddington).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Married to a German supermodel Heidi Klum with kids
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Brazillian father, Nigerian mother.
website: www.seal.com
Occupation:Singer,Song writer and Performer.

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Wole Soyinka

Name: AKINWANDE OLUWOLE SOYINKA .
Date of Birth: 13/07/1934.
Place of Birth: Abeokuta (Ogun State).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married
Location: Nigeria
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba parents.
website: none (You can get info about him at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/l...yinka-bio.html
Occupation: Dramatist, Poet, Writer.

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At the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka makes a powerful case against Islamic territorial ambitions on the African continent. (Staff photos Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office.


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Sade Ade

Name: Helen Folasade (Sade) Adu.
Date of Birth: 16/01/1959.
Place of Birth: Ibadan (Oyo State).
Race: Black African(Mulatto).
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Married with a daughter
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba Father and English Mother.
website: www.sade.com
Occupation: Singer, composer, arranger, record producer and songwriter.

*She`s the first Nigerian grammy award winner.
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A lot of the Super Eagles Stars, Past and Present were at the Event

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Hakeem Olajuwon

Name: Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon.
Date of Birth: 21/01/1963.
Place of Birth: Lagos (Lagos State).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba Father and Mother.
website: non (you can get some info at http://www.nba.com/history/players/o...n_summary.html ).
Occupation: Baskeballer.

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He`s at the foreground of the American flag


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Adewale

Name: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje .
Date of Birth: 22/08/1967.
Place of Birth: London (Islington).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Single
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba Father and Mother.
website: non
Occupation: International movie actor.

*He has acted in Congo as Kahega, Delta of Venus as The Clairvoyant Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls as Hitu, 1998 -Legionnaire as Luther, 2001 - The Mummy Returns as Lock-Nah,in
Lip Service as Sebastion, 2002- The Bourne Identity as Nykwana Wombosi, 2004 - Unstoppable as Junod, 2005 - Mistress of Spices as Kwesi. On the One as Bull Sharky
Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Majestic, 2009 - G.I. Joe and also in the series movie LOST*

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Lost movie series

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Chinua Achebe

Name: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe .
Date of Birth: 16/11/1930.
Place of Birth: Ogidi(Southern Nigeria).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married with children
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo Father and Mother.
website: none (you can read more about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe)
Occupation: Writer,poet, novelist and critic.

*He`s the author of the famous book THINGS FALL APART*

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Chinua Achebe

Name: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe .
Date of Birth: 16/11/1930.
Place of Birth: Ogidi(Southern Nigeria).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married with children
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo Father and Mother.
website: none (you can read more about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe)
Occupation: Writer,poet, novelist and critic.

*He`s the author of the famous book THINGS FALL APART*

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Chinua Achebe was the "Today's featured article" on wikipedia on 9/9/08

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Philip Emeagwali

Name: Philip Emmanuel Emeagwali .
Date of Birth: 23/08/1954.
Place of Birth: Akure (Ondo State - Nigeria).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married with children
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo Father and Mother.
website: www.emeagwali.com
Occupation: Mathematician/Computer scientist.

* You can read more about him at http://www.topblacks.com/technology/...eagwali%20.htm *

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Sophie Okonedo

Name: Sophie Okonedo .
Date of Birth: 01/01/1969.
Place of Birth: London - England.
Race: Black African(mulatto).
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Married with a daughter
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Southern Nigerian father and a Jewish mother.
website: none (you can get more info about here at http://www.moono.com/html/sophie-oko...o-pictures.cfm)
Occupation: Movie acting, Dramatist,etc.

**She acted in Scream of the Shalka, Hotel Rwanda,Doctor Who,Tsunami:The Aftermath, Stormbreaker,Ace Ventura: When Nature calls, Oliver Twist,The Jackal,This Year Is Love,Æon Flux,Dirty Pretty Things,Skin, The Secret Life of Bees**

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John Amaechi

Name: John Ekwugha Amaechi .
Date of Birth: 26/11/1970.
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts.
Race: Black African(Mulatto).
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Single.
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo Father and British Mother.
website: non (you can get some info at www.nba.com/playerfile/john_amaechi).
Occupation: Baskeballer.

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Amaechi dunks.

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Ben Okri

Name: Ben Okri.
Date of Birth: 15/03/1959.
Place of Birth: Minna, Niger State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: England
Breif Family Lineage: Shekiri Father and Mother.
website: non (you can get some info at www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth82)or (http://www.africacentre.org.uk/progr...event_06_2.htm).
Occupation: Writer.

***He`s internationally described as one of Africa`s greatest writers***
**Books written by Ben Okri : Flowers and Shadows, The Landscapes Within, Incidents at the Shrine, Stars of the New Curfew, Secker & Warburg,The Famished Road,An African Elegy, Songs of Enchantment, Astonishing the Gods, Birds of Heaven, Dangerous Love, A Way of Being Free, Infinite Riches, Mental Fight, In Arcadia, Okri, Ben.**

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Ben Okri discusses his approach to writing

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Dangote

Name: Aliko Dangote.
Date of Birth: 10/04/1957.
Place of Birth: Kano City, Kano State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: Nigeria
Breif Family Lineage: Hausa Father and Mother.
website: http://www.dangote-group.com
Occupation: Business tycoon.

***First recognised Nigerian billionaire(#334 on the forbes list)in the world***

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Femi Kuti

Name: Femi Anikulapo Kuti.
Date of Birth: 16/06/1962.
Place of Birth: Lagos, Lagos State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: Nigeria
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba Father and Mother.
website: none (you can get more info about him at www.myspace.com/femikuti )
Occupation: Songwriter, producer, entertainer, instrumentalist and singer.

***He`s the son of the Afro beat legendery Fela Kuti***

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Oluchi

Name: Oluchi Onweagba.
Date of Birth: 01/08/1980.
Place of Birth: Lagos, Lagos State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo Father and Mother.
website: www.oluchi.com
Occupation: Supermodel.

***First winner of the Faces Of Africa***

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Agbani Darego

Name: Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego.
Date of Birth: 00/00/1982.
Place of Birth: Abonnema, Rivers State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married.
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Efik Father and Mother.
website: non(you can get more info at http://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion...agina_3_1.html )
Occupation: Model, Computer scientist.

***First black woman to win miss world beauty pageant***

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Amobi Okoye

Name: AMOBI Okoye.
Date of Birth: 1/06/1987.
Place of Birth: Anambra State.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: American.
Marital Status: single
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo father, Nigerian mother.
website: none (one can info about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amobi_Okoye)
Occupation:Footballer(NFL)

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Tunde Baiyewu

Name: TUNDE Emmanuel Baiyewu.
Date of Birth: 25/11/1968.
Place of Birth: London, Emgland.
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Briton.
Marital Status: Married
Location: England
Breif Family Lineage: Yoruba father and mother.
website: none (one can info about him at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_Family)
Occupation: Vocalist, Musician.

**Member of the Lighthouse family musical group**

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Ngozi Iweala

Name: Ngozi Okonjo Iweala .
Date of Birth: 13/06/1954.
Place of Birth: Delta State .
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: Nigerian.
Marital Status: Married
Location: Swizerland
Breif Family Lineage: Ibo father and mother.
website: none
Occupation: Economist.

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Ngozi Iweala, World Bank Managing Director

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Chamillionair

Name: Hakeem Seriki.
Date of Birth: 29/11/1979.
Place of Birth: Washington D.C (USA).
Race: Black African.
Citizenship: American.
Marital Status: Single
Location: USA
Breif Family Lineage: Nigerian father and mother.
website: www.chamillionaire.com
Occupation:Rapper,Record executive and enterpreneur.

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