Umuahia is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to its south and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. Umuahia is indigenously Igbo.
Queen's College, Lagos, is a government-owned girl's secondary (high) school with boarding facilities, situated in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Often referred to as the "sister college" of King's College, Lagos, it was founded on October 10, 1927, when Nigeria was still a British colony.
Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and Senator for Lagos West during the brief Third Republic. In June 2022, he was chosen as the All Progressives Congress nominee in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
The International School University of Lagos (ISL) was established in 1981. The school is a secondary school located in the University of Lagos (Unilag) in Nigeria. There was already a primary school in Unilag and there was a need for a secondary school for the children of lecturers and other staff. The establishment of the International School in 1981 and its movement to a permanent site in October 1983 was part of the high points of the University of Lagos.
Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary is a private co-educational school in Agunfoye-Lugbusi Village, Ikorodu, Lagos Nigeria. It is jointly owned by three Anglican dioceses in the Lagos Province – Lagos, Lagos West and Lagos Mainland, Church of Nigeria.
Felix Ovudoroye Ibru was a Nigerian architect the first democratically elected Governor of Delta State and Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District. Until his death he held the position of President General of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU). As a traditional chieftain of his homeland, Ibru bore the tribal honorific Olorogun and often used it as a pre-nominal style. This title is also borne by many of the members of his large family in the same way.
Mercy Johnson Okojie is a Nigerian actress, film director and film producer She went to a Rivers State Secondary School for her secondary education in addition to the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Right after her secondary education, she auditioned for a role in the movie titled "The Maid" and subsequently acted in other movies such as Hustlers, Baby Oku in America, War in the Palace.
Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe, popularly known as Wande Coal, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Oluremi Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who served as the first lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and is currently a senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Nigerian National Assembly. She is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) political party.
Covenant University(CU) is a private Christian university in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide and is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Association of African Universities, and National Universities Commission. In 2019, Covenant University became the first Nigerian university to be ranked in the top 401-500 category of world universities by Times Higher Education.
Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, is a Nigerian comedian and actor. He has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like Basketmouth Uncensored across the globe.
Tolu Olukayode OdugbemiNNOM, OON is a Nigerian professor of Medical Microbiology, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was the 9th vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism is a Nigerian monotechnic located at 8-14, Ijaiye road, Ogba in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The institute is a diploma awarding monotechnic established in 1963 by the International Press Institute and became fully operational in 1971. The institute offers academic and professional diploma programmes, ranging from full time to part time, for the award of National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates. More so, the institute has a special programme directorate charged with developing certificate courses in effective writing and communication, photojournalism, film directing and editing. A standard library, ICT centre, radio and television studios, Photo and digital laboratory facilities amidst others are available to support services. It is one of the monotechnics in Nigeria which are overseen and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education. The vision of the institute is " to be the leading and foremost Mass Communication and Journalism training Institution in Africa; “the Centre of Communication Excellence.”
Daniel Kanayo Daniel is a Nigerian television and film actor, model, voice-over artiste and events compere. He is best known for his portrayal of Bossman in the movie A Soldier's Story, for which he won the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) and the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) awards for Best Actor, as well as his roles in the period piece 76, which also starred Ramsey Noah, Chidi Mokeme and Rita Dominic and the light-hearted Mummy Dearest alongside veteran Nigerian actress Liz Benson. He was one of two Nollywood actors inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures and Science class of 2022.
Jim James Ovia is a Nigerian businessman, a native of Agbor in Delta State, Nigeria. He founded Zenith Bank in 1990.
Felabration is an annual music festival conceived in 1998 by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti in memory and celebration of her father Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician and human rights activist known for pioneering the afrobeat genre of music. The one-week-long event which is held annually at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, attracts visitors from different countries and has thus been considered as an official tourist destination by the Lagos State Government.
Hallel College is a private nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form college founded in 1994. Its campuses are located at Rumuogba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Airport Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Omonike Fowowe is a Nigerian business woman and Chief Executive Officer of Express Multi-Concepts Resources (EMR) Group. In 2020, she was awarded the Younger entrepreneur of the year by ELOY Awards.
Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii is a Nigerian businessman, philantrophist and politician. He is the founder and Chairman of Orient Global Group. Odii is a native of Onicha in Ohazara local government area (LGA) of Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
