Nigeria
People of this nationality
Saviour Nwafor
b. 2002
association football player
Oreoluwa Lesi
economist
Phatiah
b. 2008
singer
Bamidele Olumilua
1940 – 2020
politician
Hausawa Aminu Ghali
politician
Ibrahim Attahiru
1966 – 2021
soldier
Frank Aigbogun
journalist
Wole Talabi
b. 1986
author
Ngozi Nwosu
b. 1963
actor
Marcus Omofuma
1973 – 1999
Rebecca Udorji
politician
Ezinwa Okoroafor
b. 1970
lawyer
Abubakar Imam
1911 – 1981
journalist
Mabel Oboh
b. 1964
journalist
Godwin Obasogie
b. 1954
hurdler
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
b. 1960
writer
Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme
1932 – 2017
architect
Joseph Enakarhire
b. 1982
association football player
Lawal Olohungbebe
politician
Anthony Udofia
politician
Zaidu Sanusi
b. 1997
association football player
Dimie Ogoina
b. 1974
physician-scientist
Ipalibo Banigo
b. 1952
politician
Bakare Abiodun
politician
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
b. 1966
politician
Esther Sunday
b. 1992
association football player
Abass Akande Obesere
b. 1965
musician
Stephen Nweke Ezeanya
1921 – 1996
Catholic priest
Michael Olaha
b. 1997
association football player
Iyalode Wuraola Adepeju Esan
1909 – 1985
politician
Oladapo Olufemi
b. 1988
association football player
Segun Oluwaniyi
b. 1982
association football player
David Okpako
pharmacologist
Christy Ogbah
musician
Amusa Suraj Adedeji
politician
Gerald Diyoke
b. 1996
association football player
Ferdinand Dennis
b. 1956
travel writer
Festus Iyayi
1947 – 2013
economist
F. O. Ogunlana
Helen Idahosa
b. 1972
weightlifter
Tunde Sobulo
1957 – 2015
police officer
Afe Olowookere
politician
Obo Aba Hisanjani
b. 1949
poet
Blessing Oladoye
b. 2000
sprinter
Gloria Ofoegbu
b. 1992
association football player
Emeka Okereke
b. 1980
photographer
Yetunde Onanuga
b. 1960
politician
Janet Okala
1894 – 1971
leader
Ayo Opadokun
b. 1948
lawyer
Abubakar Surajo Imam
academic
Friday Ekpo
b. 1969
association football player
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
1940 – 2008
author
Adamu Bello
b. 1951
civil servant
Chijioke Ugwueze
politician
Abdullahi Dikko
1960 – 2021
Dominic Oneya
1948 – 2021
politician
Onos Ariyo
singer-songwriter
Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde
b. 1956
academic
Moses Ugbusien
b. 1964
athletics competitor
Valentine Ayika
politician
Taiwo Lijadu
b. 1958
singer
Zoro
b. 1990
rapper
Lawali Hassan Anka
Maryam Uwais
human rights defender
Kelechi Udegbe
actor
Qudus Wahab
b. 2000
basketball player
Joseph Kunini
b. 1968
Charity Angya
vice-chancellor
Oluyemi Adewale Taiwo
politician
Precious Mustapha
b. 1997
actor
Yakubu Oseni
b. 1975
politician
Babatunde Yusuf
b. 1983
association football player
Stella Ifeanyi Smith
b. 1965
biotechnologist
Gideon Olanrewaju
b. 1993
businessperson
Fatahu Muhammad
politician
Dickson Abiama
b. 1998
association football player
Bidemi Olalekan Amole
b. 2007
association football player
Otonyetarie Okoye
lawyer
Mo'Cheddah
b. 1990
singer
Sunday Jack Akpan
b. 1940
painter
Temmie Ovwasa
b. 1996
singer
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
1930 – 2014
photographer
Michael Idowu
b. 2006
association football player
Uche Ekwunife
b. 1970
politician
Tayo Adenaike
b. 1954
painter
Mohammed Wakil
b. 1965
Paul Dike
b. 1950
military personnel
Charles Olumo
1923 – 2024
actor
Chima Okorie
b. 1968
association football player
Chris Nkulor
actor
John Noble Barinyima
b. 1993
association football player
Azeez Abu
b. 1994
association football player
Adetunwase Adenle
art educator
Emeka Opara
b. 1984
association football player
Efua Traoré
b. 1976
writer
Omobola Johnson
b. 1963
politician
Asiru Olatunde
1919 – 1992
visual artist
Abdur Rahman Atiku
Sunkanmi
b. 1987
singer
Yakubu Mu'azu
politician