Nigeria
People of this nationality
Patrick Utomi
b. 1956
academic
Ebere Onwudiwe
1952 – 2021
politician
Uzo Azubuike
Ganiu Ogungbe
b. 1992
association football player
Ifeanyi Emeghara
b. 1984
association football player
Nicholas Mostyn
b. 1957
judge
Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab
b. 1971
police officer
Mike Afolarin
actor
Michael Ekwoy Apochi
b. 1960
Catholic priest
Ahmed Fatimah Bisola
politician
Olumide Durojaiye
b. 1992
association football player
Mohammed Monguno
b. 1966
politician
Anthony Onyearugbulem
1955 – 2002
politician
Faruk Umar Faruk
b. 1931
monarch
Ibrahim Babangida
1976 – 2024
association football player
Olusola Bamidele Oyewole
b. 1955
academic
Roy Chicago
singer
El Anatsui
b. 1944
sculptor
Benjamin Kalu
b. 1971
Adora Oleh
journalist
Edwin Clark
1927 – 2025
politician
Tosin Otubajo
b. 1984
association football player
Awele Maduemezia
1934 – 2018
academic
Onome Ebi
b. 1983
association football player
Victor Namo
b. 1988
association football player
Talabi Braithwaite
1928 – 2011
businessperson
Ganiyu Johnson
b. 1952
politician
Abdulfatah Ahmed
b. 1963
politician
Daniel Ajayi-Adeniran
pastor
Martin Newland
b. 1961
journalist
Frank Temile
b. 1990
association football player
Olasubomi Aina
b. 1978
social entrepreneur
Abubakar Makwashi
b. 1946
politician
Victor Ndigwe
b. 1996
model
Ayo Bamgbose
1932 – 2026
linguist
Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi
1985 – 2007
drug trafficker
Carl Ikeme
b. 1986
association football player
Clifford Ordia
b. 1960
politician
Olatunde Ojo
b. 1963
civil servant
Kenneth Zeigbo
b. 1977
association football player
Josiah Majekodunmi
1927 – 1996
high jumper
Somkele Iyamah
b. 1988
actor
Ini Dima-Okojie
b. 1990
actor
Jelili Adebisi Omotola
1941 – 2006
lawyer
Edwin Okon
b. 1970
association football coach
Grace Ebor
b. 1977
athletics competitor
Chukwuemeka Jude Diji
b. 1966
mechanical engineer
Clara Chinwe Nnabuife
b. 1971
politician
John Utaka
b. 1982
association football player
Shuaibu Isa Lau
b. 1955
politician
Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe
b. 1953
politician
Princess Dudu
b. 1978
taekwondo athlete
Reno Omokri
b. 1974
critic
David Aworawo
b. 1968
academic
Ado Wakili
politician
Eddy Edigin
b. 1995
basketball player
Tonto Dikeh
b. 1985
actor
Ifeanyi Ibezi
politician
Austin Akobundu
b. 1956
politician
Olusegun Adeniyi
b. 1965
journalist
Austin Agwata
b. 2002
association football player
Ejembi Eko
b. 1952
judge
Philip Emeagwali
b. 1954
engineer
Olawale Sulaiman
neurosurgeon
Adolphus Wabara
b. 1948
politician
James Brown
b. 1999
businessperson
Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka
politician
Wally Adeyemo
b. 1981
jurist
Tajudeen Owoyemi
Sarafa Tunji Ishola
b. 1960
politician
Garba Shehu
b. 1959
politician
Suleiman Asonya Adokwe
b. 1954
politician
Augustine Njoku Obi
1930 – 2003
virologist
Umo Eno Bassey
b. 1964
politician
Philip Obele
b. 1958
monarch
Edward Daniang Daleng
b. 1977
Latin Catholic priest
Aminu Sule Garo
b. 1962
politician
Adekunle Ojora
1932 – 2026
businessperson
Franklin Sasere
b. 1998
association football player
Ngo Okafor
b. 1974
boxer
Felix Hyatt
b. 1954
politician
Majemite Omagbaluwaje
b. 1969
judoka
Ore Falomo
1942 – 2019
physician
Alphonsus Gerald Irona
Mercy Abang-Asu
b. 1984
journalist
Fadehan Olukemi Adebimpe
b. 1962
announcer
Stephen Ugochukwu
b. 1996
basketball player
Joseph Nwafor
b. 1983
association football player
Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo
b. 1968
architect
Mackson Kadiri
naval officer
Nicholas Ossai
politician
Chijindu Kelechi Eke
film director
Rofiat Imuran
b. 2004
association football player
Baldwin Bazuaye
b. 1968
association football player
Kingsley Umunegbu
b. 1989
association football player
Odera Olivia Orji
b. AD 10
actor
Noo Saro-Wiwa
b. 1976
writer
Debbie Collins
b. 1992
model
Ifeanyi Frederick Onuigbo
b. 1989
association football player
Nike Monica Okundaye
b. 1951
artist