Nigeria
People of this nationality
Tijani Babangida
b. 1973
association football player
Taiwo Kolawole
b. 1961
politician
Isaac Delano
1904 – 1979
writer
Abayomi Mighty
b. 1985
human rights defender
Patty Obasi
1951 – 2012
singer
F. Abiola Irele
1936 – 2017
literary critic
Onaopemipo Adegoke
b. 1999
squash player
Olarenwaju Kayode
b. 1993
association football player
Isiaka Olawale
b. 1983
association football player
Elechi Amadi
1934 – 2016
writer
Ibrahim Mohammed Bukar
b. 1969
politician
Idiat Shobande
b. 1950
actor
Alex Owumi
b. 1984
basketball player
Ahmed Hassan Barata
politician
Uko Nkole
politician
Albert Chibuzo Agulanna
politician
Judith Chime
b. 1978
association football player
Fred Amata
b. 1963
film director
Jaiye Abidoye
b. 1942
athletics competitor
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941 – 1995
writer
Ndidi Madu
b. 1989
basketball player
Boluwaji Kunlere
b. 1960
politician
Abubakar Liman
b. 1964
Oba Abdulkadir Magaji
b. 1969
politician
Emmanuel Adeyemo
b. 2002
association football player
Asake
b. 1995
singer
Henry Townsend
1815 – 1886
missionary
Ibidunni Ighodalo
1980 – 2020
philanthropist
Burna Boy
b. 1991
singer
Alkasum Abba
b. 1953
writer
Glory Emmanuel Edet
politician
Mike Abdul
b. 1977
gospel singer
Sunday Adewusi
1936 – 2016
police officer
Olauwatoyin Adesanmi
b. 1992
weightlifter
Naja'atu Bala Muhammad
b. 1956
politician
Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf
b. 1972
military personnel
Adim Williams
b. 1901
film director
Abdullahi Wuse
politician
Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga
b. 1955
politician
Kally Agogo
b. 1956
wrestler
Funmilola Adebayo
b. 1985
judoka
Láwuyì Ògúnníran
1940 – 2020
writer
Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha
b. 1960
politician
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Igboke
b. 1998
actor
Bosun Tijani
b. 1977
entrepreneur
Maya Horgan Famodu
b. 1991
entrepreneur
Rafiu Durosinmi
b. 2003
association football player
Ugo Okoye
b. 1981
association football player
Maureen Okpoko
b. 1960
actor
Victoria Okojie
librarian
Chinwe Obaji
politician
Henry Stanhope Freeman
1831 – 1865
politician
Chioma Okoye
b. 1983
singer
Paul Kehinde
1988 – 2021
athlete
Lukman Lawal
b. 1988
boxer
Wahab Adegbenro
1955 – 2020
physician
Victor Olatunji
b. 1999
association football player
Abubakar Sani Sambo
b. 1955
engineer
Chigozie Nwaneri
b. 1977
politician
Dele Giwa
1947 – 1986
journalist
Folake Olayinka
physician
Chris Nwabueze Ngige
b. 1952
politician
Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
b. 1966
Josephat Obi Oguejiofor
political philosopher
Emmanuel Ukpai
b. 1987
association football player
Diana Esther Nwaiwu
b. 1973
association football player
Oghene Emmanuel
b. 1955
politician
Omo Isoken
b. 1970
politician
Dayyabu Ahmed
b. 1960
politician
Eyitayo Ogunmola
b. 1988
entrepreneur
Kalu Mba Nwoke
politician
George Nwangwu
lawyer
Chris Delvan Gwamna
b. 1960
musician
Goodluck Jonathan
b. 1957
politician
Hadiza Nuhu
b. 1965
lecturer
Sirika Hadi
b. 1964
politician
Dee Doris
gospel musician
Samuel Ogunsania
b. 1980
association football player
Babayo Garba Gamawa
1966 – 2019
politician
David Ejoke
b. 1939
sprinter
Ganiyu Adams
politician
Ummarun Dallaje
Victor Ezeh
b. 2003
basketball player
Henry Gollan
1868 – 1949
judge
Nelson Aluya
physician
Abasi Ene-Obong
biomedical scientist
Olumide Soyombo
entrepreneur
Ruona J. Meyer
b. 1982
journalist
Umar Yusuf Yabo
politician
Yul Edochie
b. 1982
actor
Aminu Bello Masari
b. 1950
politician
Othman I
Shina Rambo
b. 1960
Dr Sir Warrior
1947 – 1999
singer
Umar Barde Yakubu
politician
Tony Elumelu
b. 1963
economist
Claude Ake
1939 – 1996
university teacher
Onyemachi Maxwell Ogbulu
b. 1956
writer
Imadu Dooyum
b. 1980
association football player
Patrick Obahiagbon
b. 1960
politician