Nigeria
People of this nationality
Mabel Evwierhoma
b. 1965
academic
Maria Zukogi
Courtney Dike
b. 1995
association football player
Sanda Wuduroma of Borno
Temitope Adedeji Adewale
politician
Ben Okri
b. 1959
writer
Rabia Salihu Sa’id
b. 1963
physicist
Aaron Samuel Olanare
b. 1994
association football player
Ayesha Imam
women's rights activist
Kparobo Arierhi
b. 2007
association football player
Stella Thomas
1906 – 1974
judge
Charles Chibueze Chukwu
b. 2000
musician
Happiness Okafor
sport cyclist
Yohanna Dickson
1950 – 2015
politician
Charity Ogbenyealu Adule
b. 1993
association football player
Joe Tor Iorapuu
university teacher
Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi
1953 – 2015
lawyer
Murewa Ayodele
b. 1994
writer
Eno James Ibanga
academic
Babachir David Lawal
b. 1954
civil servant
Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin
b. 1966
politician
Festus Olabode Ola
b. 1956
politician
Olaseni Lawal
b. 1986
basketball player
Rena Wakama
b. 1992
basketball player
Dahiru Usman Bauchi
1927 – 2025
cleric
Ahmed Isaiah
b. 1995
association football player
Ayo Ogunsheye
economist
Bolaji Aluko
b. 1955
engineer
Vivian Okeke
diplomat
Charly Boy
b. 1950
journalist
Joy Bokiri
b. 1998
association football player
Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev
b. 1963
politician
Chris Emeka Azubogu
b. 1968
politician
Zainab Lawal Gummi
politician
Muhammad Baffa Takai
b. 1967
politician
Kennedy Ugoala Nwanganga
b. 1990
association football player
Taiwo Ogunnimo
b. AD 1
actor
Jacob Odulate
1884 – 1962
businessperson
Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya
b. 1950
politician
Monica Friday
b. 1988
film actor
Aiwanose Odafen
human rights defender
Ernest Attah
politician
Chief John Nnia Nwodo
b. 1952
politician
Dabo Aliyu
1947 – 2020
politician
Precious Imuwahen Ajoonu
b. 1985
writer
Rotimi Babatunde
b. 1976
playwright
Lauren Ebo
b. 2000
basketball player
Bashir Dalhatu
b. 1949
politician
Florence Olasumbo Oyeyemi
politician
Semira Adamu
1978 – 1998
activist
Victor Boniface
b. 2000
association football player
Lola Margaret
b. 1984
actor
Oladimeji Oresanya
geologist
Nuhu Bamalli
1917 – 2001
politician
Ibrahim Kuta
1942 – 2008
politician
Abdulrahman Shuaibu Abubakar
b. 1965
politician
Sarah Jibril
b. 1945
politician
Frank Eke
1931 – 2013
physician
Abdulmumini Kabir Usman
b. 1951
politician
Wasiu Taiwo
b. 1976
association football player
J. P. Clark
1935 – 2020
poet
Praise Martin-Oguike
b. 1993
American football player
Suleiman Isah
b. 1986
politician
Joshua Obademi
b. 1951
politician
Tamara Aihie
screenwriter
Sunday Chizoba
b. 1989
association football player
Israel Esan Owolabi
b. 1935
academic
Paul Mukairu
b. 2000
association football player
Folashade Abugan
b. 1990
sprinter
Yaroe Binos Dauda
b. 1955
politician
Christopher Nwankwo
b. 1941
politician
Michael Ama Nnachi
b. 1964
Fade Ogunro
presenter
Ekanem Ikpi Braide
b. 1946
vice-chancellor
Jumoke Akindele
politician
Fela Kuti
1938 – 1997
saxophonist
Peter Nworie Chukwu
1965 – 2026
Catholic priest
Tanko Yakasai
b. 1926
politician
Kadaria Ahmed
b. 1967
journalist
Shehu Abdul Rahman
b. 1968
farmer
Chioma Okafor
b. 1994
entertainer
Mustapha Sheikh Abdullahi
academic
Lazarus Ekwueme
b. 1936
musicologist
Mirabelle Ogochukwu Morah
writer
Justina Lee Brown
b. 1984
singer-songwriter
Ayodeji Olukoju
b. 1959
academic
Isaac Ekpo
b. 1982
boxer
Dr Sid
b. 1980
singer
Nnamdi Nwauwa
1954 – 2018
physician
Samuel Manuwa
1903 – 1976
surgeon
Vincent Tchalla
b. 1987
association football player
Glory Onome Nathaniel
b. 1996
athletics competitor
Kawu Peto Dukku
1958 – 2010
politician
Ifeoma Mbanugo
b. 1952
athletics competitor
Abai Ikwechegh
1923 – 2020
judge
Ngozi Ezeonu
b. 1965
film actor
Sam Pam
b. 1968
association football player
Josiah Maduabuchi
b. 1988
association football player
Najeem Usman Yasin
b. 1956
trade unionist
Majeeed
b. AD 28
singer