Nigeria
People of this nationality
Celestine Lazarus
b. 1992
association football player
Cecilia Ibru
b. 1946
business executive
Chin Ce
b. 1966
writer
Teresa Meniru
1931 – 1994
writer
Mahmoud Balarabe
b. 1972
lawyer
Balarabe Shehu Kakale
politician
Anthony Adebulugbe
b. 1955
academic
Tunde Bamidele
1953 – 1997
association football player
Chioma Okereke
novelist
Olanipekun Olukayode
b. 1969
lawyer
Titi Ogufere
Godson Oghenebrume
b. 2003
athletics competitor
Blessed Udoh
b. 1984
weightlifter
Yung Willis
b. 1996
artist
John Onaiyekan
b. 1944
university teacher
Labode Popoola
b. 1960
academic
Margaret Amosu
1920 – 2005
librarian
May7ven
b. 1984
songwriter
Khaid
b. 2004
singer
Mary Ebun Kolawole
1949 – 2021
academic administrator
Seun Ajayi
b. AD 31
television actor
Temi Otedola
b. 1996
blogger
Danladi Mohammed
politician
Ignatius Olisemeka
b. 1932
politician
Papa Daniel
association football player
Eugenia Abu
b. 1962
journalist
Rasheed Olabiyi
b. 1990
association football player
Joseph Abulu
politician
Saratu Iya Aliyu
b. 1948
Ganiyu Solomon
b. 1959
politician
Pat Nebo
production designer
Prince Efe Ehiorobo
b. 1984
association football player
Bayanni
b. 1997
singer
Osita Agwuna
1921 – 2007
activist
Tunde Aladese
b. 1950
actor
Ebunoluwa Oduwole
academic
Qamar Adegoke
association football player
Lloyd A. Thompson
1932 – 1997
academic
Agu Casmir
b. 1984
association football player
Lucky Idahor
b. 1980
association football player
Adamu Kwanate
Owoye Andrew Azazi
1952 – 2012
military personnel
Cecilia Thackaberry
1909 – 1969
missionary
Kehinde Kamson
b. 1961
businessperson
Garba Lawal
b. 1974
association football player
Adeola Ariyo
b. 1980
model
Festus Porbeni
politician
Ugochi Opara
b. 1976
association football player
Segun Adekola
politician
Daniel Odafin
b. 1989
association football player
Shehu Haruna Lambu
politician
Emmanuel Ekpo
b. 1987
association football player
Muhammadu Tambari
Mohammed Sani Idriss
politician
Emmanuel N. Onwubiko
b. 1975
journalist
Joseph Chike Edozien
1924 – 2024
physician
Adamu Usman
b. 1978
politician
Paul Omu
1940 – 2025
politician
Ade Tuyo
entrepreneur
Quadri Aruna
b. 1988
table tennis player
Ifeoma Nwoye
b. 1993
amateur wrestler
Kabiru Mijinyawa
politician
Abdullahi Sa'ad Abdulkadir
politician
Obioma Chukwuike
human rights defender
Adaora Lily Ulasi
1932 – 2016
novelist
Johnathan Akinyemi
b. 1988
kayaker
Ruth Obih
b. 1977
lawyer
Esther Onyekesi
activist
Sani Bello
b. 1942
politician
Athanasius Atule Usuh
1940 – 2016
Catholic priest
Tunde Kelani
b. 1948
film director
Adetokunbo Kayode
b. 1958
politician
Andrew Dosunmu
b. 1901
photographer
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau
b. 1954
politician
Josephine Chukwunonye
b. 1992
association football player
David Sabo Kente
b. 1965
Karimot Odebode
writer
George Sodeinde Sowemimo
1920 – 1997
lawyer
Shehu Aliyu Yemmedi
politician
Jibola Dabo
b. AD 12
actor
Yemi Osinbajo
b. 1957
university teacher
Victory Beniangba
b. 2003
association football player
Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun
b. 1960
politician
Patricia Obila
b. 1968
politician
Hakeem Jamiu
politician
Pius Bazighe
b. 1972
athletics competitor
Nasir Idris
b. 1965
politician
Naomi Mac
singer-songwriter
Aisha Ibrahim Dankani
politician
Chinwe Egwim
economist
Haruna Dantoro Dlakwa
academic
Jennifer Uchendu
b. 1992
activist
Abba Habib
b. 1914
politician
Miracle Ofem Usani
b. 2007
association football player
Shehu Barwa Beji
politician
Daniel Ademinokan
film director
Adebayo Salami
1951 – 2021
politician
Kunlé Adeyemi
b. 1976
architect
Akinwumi Adesina
b. 1960
economist
Okwesilieze Nwodo
b. 1950
politician