Tijani Luqman Opeyemi (born 8 July 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional soccer player at central defender and right back. He has played in the Nigerian Premier League and Turkish leagues. Through 2016, Opeyemi has played 180 matches, scoring 19 goals. [1]
The Tijāniyyah is a Sufi tariqa, originating in the Maghreb but now more widespread in West Africa, particularly in Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Niger, Chad, Ghana, Northern and South-western Nigeria and some part of Sudan. The Tijāniyyah order is also present in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in India. Its adherents are called Tijānī. Tijānīs place great importance on culture and education and emphasize the individual adhesion of the disciple (murid). To become a member of the order, one must receive the Tijānī wird, or a sequence of holy phrases to be repeated twice daily, from a muqaddam, or representative of the order.
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.
Ibrāhīm Niasse (1900–1975)—or French: Ibrahima Niasse, Wolof: Ibrayima Ñas, Arabic: شيخ الإسلام الحاج إبراهيم إبن الحاج عبد الله التجاني الكولخي Shaykh al-'Islām al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥājj ʿAbd Allāh at-Tijānī al-Kawlakhī —was a Senegalese major leader (wolof) of the Tijānī Sufi order of Islam in West Africa. His followers in the Senegambia region affectionately refer to him in Wolof as Baay, or "father."
Daniel Owefin Amokachi is a Nigerian football manager and former professional player.
Tijani Babangida is a Nigerian former professional footballer, who played as a winger. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. Babangida spent the majority of his playing career at Ajax. Overall, he played in five countries on three continents. At club level, Babangida spent nine years in Netherlands, playing for VVV-Venlo, Roda JC Ajax, and Vitesse. winning the Eredivisie plus KNVB Cup double with the latter side.
Luqman was a wise man after whom Surah Luqman, the 31st sura (chapter) of the Quran, was named. According to Ibn Kathir, he is believed to have been from Nubia, Sudan or Ethiopia. There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature. The primary historical sources attributed to him are Tafsir ibn Kathir and Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir.
Tijani and Tyjani is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.
Uche Eucharia Ngozi is a former Nigerian football player and a former head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. She is the first female assistant coach of the Nigeria women's national football team and also the first female head coach of Nigeria women's national football team. She is currently a FIFA and Confederation of African Football instructor. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria.
Michael Opeyemi Bamidele popularly known as MOB, is a Nigerian lawyer, human right activist, and politician who is currently serving as the majority leader of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. He has represented Ekiti Central senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate since 2019.
Co-Creation Hub, commonly referred to as Cc-HUB or the HUB, is a technology-oriented centre located in Yaba, a district of Lagos. Founded in 2010 by Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe, it provides a platform where technology-oriented people share ideas to solving social problems in Nigeria.
Chidera Ejuke is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp, on loan from Russian side CSKA Moscow. He plays for the Nigeria national team.
Olatunbosun Tijani is a Nigerian-British entrepreneur who is the current Nigerian minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, since 2023.
Luqman Hakim Shamsudin is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Icelandic club Njarðvík FC, on loan from Belgian club Kortrijk, and the Malaysia national team. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2019".
Dele Bakare is a Nigerian software developer and entrepreneur from Ibadan, Oyo State in Nigeria. He is the founder and CEO of Findworka, a Nigerian startup that hires software developers and builds custom software products. He formerly served as a senior software developer at Infinion Technologies and technology lead at BudgIT. In 2016, he was nominated for the Future Awards Africa Prize for Science and Technology.
Muhamed Tijani is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague.
Samson Okikiola Tijani is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wolfsberger AC on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. He also represents the Nigeria national team.
Tobias Okiki Lawal is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for LASK in the Bundesliga as a goalkeeper.
Opeyemi is a given name and surname of Yoruba origin. It may refer to:
Justin Omoregie is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and their reserve team Liefering.
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