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Efosa is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Osanobua or Osalobua is the name for God in Edo language Benin people Edo South is the name for God in the Edo language. It is also referred to as Osa, which is commonly integrated into modern Edo names, such as Esosa, which means God's goodness or gift; Eghosa, God's time; and Efosa, God's blessings or wealth; or fully Efenosariemenefo, which means The wealth given to me by God will never runs out. The term originally derives from the deity from the traditional Edo language, Osa, a sky deity cognate with the Yoruba term orisha. The epithet Osalobua Noghodua means God Almighty. The word osalobua encompasses a large number of divine principles - including the divine state of being merciful, timeless, goodness, justice, sublimity, and supreme. In the Edo belief system, Osalobua has the divine attributes of omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. The Supreme Deity is believed to be present everywhere and at all times.

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Julius Efosa Aghahowa is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Okonkwo is a name that may refer to:

Victor Efosa Uwaifo was a Nigerian musician, writer, sculptor, and musical instrument inventor, university lecturer, music legend, and the first Honorable Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Nigeria. He was the winner of the first gold disc in Africa (Joromi) released in 1965 and seven other gold discs in Guitar Boy, Arabade, Ekassa series and Akwete music. He recorded under the name "Victor Uwaifo and His Titibitis".

Efosa Egwakun is a Nigerian football player, who plays for Hatta Club in the United Arab Emirates Division 2 Group B, on loan from Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Constantine.

The Obafemi Awolowo University massacre was a mass murder of students of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria on 10 July 1999. Five students of OAU were killed and eleven injured.

Nike ( is a family name and feminine given name found in various cultures, deriving from Greek νίκη, "victory".

Adamou is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Peter is a surname which is also a common masculine given name. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".

Boulos, also transliterated Boulus, Boolos, Bulos, Bulus etc., is the Arabic form of the name Paul. It can be used as a male given name, or as a surname.

Igwe, is a royal title or method of addressing traditional rulers that control autonomous communities in Igboland. In other words, Igbos approximate the term to the HM style. An Igwe is therefore defined as a holder of a title of respect and honor in Igboland. Such a person is otherwise known as an Eze. The foremost and one of the most respected Igwe's in Igboland is Igwe of Nnewi, Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III.

Frank Rajah Arase is a Nigerian film director. Arase is a native of Edo State, Nigeria. He was nominated for Best Director at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Tonye is a given name and a surname. It is a feminine given name variant of the French and Latin Antoinette. As a surname, it is most prevalent in Camaroon. Tamunotonye and its shortened version Tonye are Ijaw unisex given names that are prominent in Nigeria where it is most commonly used among the Kalabari, Okrika, and Nembe people of Rivers State, Bayelsa State, and Delta State. The name translates to English as "God's will", "God's desire", "favor from God", or "God's plan".

The Rwanda women's cricket team toured Nigeria in January 2019 to play a five-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series. These were the first matches with WT20I status to be played by either side after the International Cricket Council announced that all matches played between women's teams of Associate Members after 1 July 2018 would have full T20I status. The venue for all of the matches was the National Stadium in Abuja.

Efosa Ojomo is a Nigerian author, researcher and speaker. He leads the Global Prosperity research group at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a think tank based in Boston and Silicon Valley and is a senior research fellow at the Harvard Business School. Efosa speaks regularly on innovation and has presented his work at TED, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the World Bank, Harvard, Yale, Oxford and at several other conferences and institutions. In January 2019, Efosa and Harvard Business School professor, Clayton Christensen published "The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty".

Professor Johnbull is a Nigerian comedy TV series, which has 6 seasons. It is based on reviving morals in the Nigerian society. The series premiered on NTA Network, NTA on StarTimes, and NTA International in July 19, 2016. It was later aired on DSTV and GOTV in 2018. The TV series was sponsored by GlobaCom and produced by Tchidi Chikere. Professor Johnbull stars Kanayo O. Kanayo in the lead role from whom it derived the name Professor Johnbull Eriweagwuaagwu Macwigwe, Queen Nwokoye as Elizabeth, Angela Okorie as Nje, the house help, Osita Iheme as Jeroboam, Chinedu Okolie known as Flavour and Korede Bello who are musical artists appeared in some of the TV series.

Ojomo is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Eguakun is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: