Nigeria
People of this nationality
Gift Monday
b. 2001
association football player
Kachi Offiah
presenter
BB Sasore
film director
Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta
1951 – 2021
jurist
Afolayan Musa Moses
b. 1956
politician
Moses Majekodunmi
1916 – 2012
politician
Aminu Isa Kontagora
1956 – 2021
politician
Rommel Asagwara
physician
Helen Ofurum
b. 1941
writer
Peter Nworah
b. 1990
association football player
Ubuo Effiong Ubuo
b. 1976
politician
Olusola Ajolore
b. 1926
chairperson
Muazu Abubakar
academic
Godwin Maduka
b. 1959
businessperson
Aishat Ismail
politician
Garba Hamidu Sharubutu
veterinarian
Prince Adekunle
1942 – 2017
musician
Patricia Akwashiki
b. 1953
politician
Izuogu Mgbokpo
slave trader
Peter King
1939 – 2023
jazz musician
Ntui Aniebiet Inyang
environmentalist
Aminu Shariff
b. 1977
actor
Signs Chibambo
b. 1987
association football player
Sylvester Omodiale
b. 1977
athletics competitor
Fidelis Makka
b. 1950
politician
Nnamdi Chinecherem
b. 2002
javelin thrower
Lara George
b. 1978
singer
Ahmed Zanna
1955 – 2015
politician
Ahmad Gumi
b. 1959
mufti
Busola Tejumola
b. 1979
filmmaker
Muheeba Farida Dankaka
civil servant
Cecilia Francis
b. 1996
athletics competitor
Mohammed Gambo
b. 1988
association football player
Ayodele Olajide Falase
b. 1944
physician
Hassan Muhammed Gusau
b. 1960
politician
Igwe 2pac
actor
Green Nwankwo
b. 1933
academic
Kevin Aje
1934 – 2019
Catholic priest
Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi
1935 – 2010
Rauf Aregbesola
b. 1957
politician
Tope Tedela
b. 1990
actor
Ric Hassani
b. 1989
singer
Olufemi Obafemi
b. 1950
researcher
Muhammad Garba
b. 1964
journalist
Aina Owoniyi
politician
Deborah Abiodun
b. 2003
association football player
Segun Toriola
b. 1974
table tennis player
Michael Onunkun
Empress Njamah
b. AD 16
actor
Mobolaji Adeniyi Adeola
b. 1960
architect
CBN Ogbogbo
b. 1953
historian
Micah Jiba
b. 1969
politician
Emem Essien
b. 2001
association football player
Olayinka Ramota Karim
b. 1953
lecturer
Olusegun Olumodeji
b. 1945
association football player
Pilipo Miriye
missionary
Bright Jacob
politician
Logan February
b. 1999
writer
Daniel Chima
b. 1991
association football player
Abdussalam Magashy
b. 1998
association football player
Ben Enwonwu
1921 – 1994
painter
Jerry Gana
b. 1945
politician
Adeyinka Oyekan
1911 – 2003
military personnel
Ikechukwu Onyeka
b. AD 25
director
Ajibola Famurewa
politician
Ugonna Anyora
b. 1991
association football player
Jennifer Ephraim
b. 2001
actor
Razaq Okoya
b. 1940
businessperson
Abdu Dawakin Tofa
1932 – 2003
politician
Victor Omololu Olunloyo
1935 – 2025
politician
Ghali Mustapha Tijjani
politician
Anselm Adodo
b. 1969
herbalist
Qudus Onikeku
b. 1984
dancer
Paul Igwe
b. 1977
film director
Obi Nwakanma
b. 1966
poet
Johnson Sunday
b. 1981
association football player
Lai Mohammed
b. 1951
lawyer
Zakaria Dauda Nyampa
b. 1972
politician
Gamaliel Onosode
1933 – 2015
banker
Fatimah Ja’afar Tahir
b. 1966
university teacher
Jimoh Ibrahim
b. 1967
politician
Oladapo Adu
b. 1971
chess player
Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa
b. 1948
politician
Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi
b. 1934
engineer
Runtown
b. 1989
singer
Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid
b. 1961
politician
Miles Ukaoma
b. 1992
athletics competitor
Ambrose Olutayo Somide
radio personality
Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi
politician
Adetokunbo Ademola
1906 – 1993
judge
Gesila Khan
civil servant
Eziuche Ubani
b. 1964
politician
Iyorchia Ayu
b. 1952
politician
Novo Isioro
b. 1986
photographer
Aloysius Anagonye
b. 1981
basketball player
Sam Guobadia
academic
Moses Orimolade Tunolase
1879 – 1933
Echezona Anyichie
b. 1990
association football player
Jafaru Suleiman Ribadu
politician
Sambo Daju
1938 – 1986
physicist