Nigeria

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1942 – 2004

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association football player

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academic

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banker

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economist

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actor

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chef

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b. 1933

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physician

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photographer

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lawyer

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politician

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Awam Amkpa

b. 1959

playwright

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writer

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association football player

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banker

Yushau Anka

1950 – 2020

politician

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b. 1982

weightlifter

Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi

b. 1959

academic

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b. 1954

singer

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b. 1956

military personnel

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weightlifter

Abdulwaheed Gbenga Yusuf

b. 1977

politician

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businessperson

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academic

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politician

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association football player

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1954 – 2014

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biochemist

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b. 1963

judge

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1942 – 2023

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1985 – 2026

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journalist

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academic

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writer

Sinach

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singer

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1939 – 2019

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journalist

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politician