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Abayomi Snowden
Abayomi is a Nigerian masculine name of Yoruba origin meaning "''my enemies tried to mock me but God didn't allow them''". The full form is "''Ota ibà yomi sugbon Ọlọ́run òjé''". Notable people with the name includes: Given name *Abayomi Snowden (born 1977), American Visual artist/Musician *Abayomi Ajayi (born 1961), Nigerian gynecologist *Abayomi Barber, Nigerian contemporary artist *Abayomi Mighty (born 1985), Nigerian youth ambassador to the United Nations *Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff *Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born 1992), Nigerian-Georgian football player Surname *John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist *Kofo Abayomi (1896–1979), Nigerian ophthalmologist *Oyinkansola Abayomi (1897–1990), Nigerian nationalist and feminist References {{Reflist Yoruba given names Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Snowden
Abayomi is a Nigerian masculine name of Yoruba origin meaning "''my enemies tried to mock me but God didn't allow them''". The full form is "''Ota ibà yomi sugbon Ọlọ́run òjé''". Notable people with the name includes: Given name *Abayomi Snowden (born 1977), American Visual artist/Musician *Abayomi Ajayi (born 1961), Nigerian gynecologist *Abayomi Barber, Nigerian contemporary artist *Abayomi Mighty (born 1985), Nigerian youth ambassador to the United Nations *Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff *Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born 1992), Nigerian-Georgian football player Surname *John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943), Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist *Kofo Abayomi (1896–1979), Nigerian ophthalmologist *Oyinkansola Abayomi (1897–1990), Nigerian nationalist and feminist References {{Reflist Yoruba given names Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Ajayi
Dr. Abayomi Ajayi (born March 16, 1961) is a Nigerian obstetrician/gynecologist. Early life and education Ajayi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and lost his parents at a very tender age. He attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos from 1973 to 1978, and then graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos in 1984. He completed his postgraduate training at the University College Hospital, Ibadan in 1994 with the fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received training in in-vitro fertilization at the Iscare Centre for Assisted Reproduction, Bratislava, Slovak Republic as well as the Institute of Human Reproduction Symbion, Fruebjerguej (a research center) and the Fertility Clinic of Copenhagen University, Herlev Hospital, both in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also an Alumnus of the Stanford University's SEED institute for innovation in developing economies . Career Ajayi joined the services of Lagoon Hospital, Lagos as a consultant in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Barber
Abayomi Adebayo Barber (23 October 1928 - 26 December 2021) was a Nigerian contemporary artist who was the mentor of the Abayomi Barber Art School in Lagos, Nigeria. He is an important modern art figure in Nigeria but less well known in the Western World. He is best known for the application of naturalism and surrealism methods in his art works. Some of his signature works include life sized busts of former Nigerian president, Murtala Mohammed and the former Oba of Ile-Ife, Adesoji Aderemi, another famous work is an oil painting of Shehu Shagari.Anonyuo, E. G. (January 01, 1999). Microanalysis of Skokian works of art. Nigerian Skokian Art: a Microanalysis of the Realistic Visual Expression in Contemporary Nigerian Art, 69-107 Life Barber was born on 23 October 1928 in Ile-Ife to the family of Samuel Bamidele and Victoria Waleola Barber. He started his education at St Peter's Anglican School, Iremo, Ife. He finished his education at St Stephen's School, Modakeke, Ife in 1948. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Mighty
Abayomi Rotimi Mighty (born March 29, 1985) is Nigeria youth ambassador to the United Nations. Mighty is the current National Youth Leader of the Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM) lead by Nigerian Human Right Activist Olisa Agbakoba. He is also a member of the National Steering Committee of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). Career and politics At age 17, He was the United Nations (UN) African Youth Spokesperson at the African Leaders Summit on HIV/AIDS that produced the Abuja Declaration (2001) His speech played a role in the establishment and success of 'Youth Involvement Revolution' of the 21st century in Africa. Abayomi is a Public Speaker and has author a book titled 'Things for Teens' and 'The Thumb Revolution'. He has composed 1,217 songs and developed 987 stories ready to be told and scripted into films and novels also writing a book about Damola Victor Ayegbayo about his artistic life circle title ' Art is life'. He served as Project Manager of Adegr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Olonisakin
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (born 2 December 1961) is a retired Nigerian army general, former Chief of Defence Staff, and current Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon. He was appointed to the position of Chief of Defense Staff on 13 July 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari. He resigned from office on 26 January 2021. Early life and education General Olonisakin who hails from Ekiti State had his elementary and secondary education in Zaria. The second of five children, Olonisakin grew up in the Odo Ijebu Quarters of Ode Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area, Ekiti State, where his parents were active member of the local CMS church. He enrolled at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria in 1973 and later joined the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 25th Regular Combatant Course. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Signal Corps in 1981. Olonisakin holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abayomi Owonikoko Seun
Abayomi Owonikoko Seun (born September 13, 1992) is a Nigerian-Georgian footballer under contract from 2014 for Mirandela Mirandela () is a city and a municipality in northeastern Portugal. The city itself has a population of about 15,000. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 23,850, in an area of 658.96 km². Mirandela is famous for its cuisine, part .... External links *fcgagra.ge profile* 1992 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Men's association football forwards FC Gagra players SC Mirandela players FC Zestafoni players Valletta F.C. players FC Volyn Lutsk players Ukrainian Premier League players Yoruba people {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Augustus Abayomi-Cole
Dr. John Augustus Abayomi-Cole (1848–1943) was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor and herbalist. He taught at the Evangelical United Brethren Church The Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB) was a North American Protestant church from 1946 to 1968. It was formed by the merger of the Evangelical Church (formerly the Evangelical Association, founded by Jacob Albright) and the Church of t ... School, and in his mid-twenties he moved to the United States, where he was ordained a Minister in the American Wesleyan Methodist church. He attended their General Conference in 1887, where he pleaded for missionaries to be sent to Sierra Leone. This led to a small mission led by Rev. Henry Johnston being dispatched there in 1889. Works * ''The Hope of Sherbro's Future Greatness: A Lecture Delivered at Shaingay'' (1885) Dayton, Ohio: United Brethren Publishing House * ''Revelation of the Secret Orders of Western Africa: Including an Explanation of the Beliefs and Customs of African Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofo Abayomi
Oloye Sir Kofoworola Adekunle "Kofo" Abayomi (10 July 1896 – 1 January 1979) was a Nigerian ophthalmologist and politician. He was one of the founders of the nationalist Nigerian Youth Movement in 1934 and went on to have a distinguished public service career. His last major public assignment was as chairman of the Lagos Executive Development Board from 1958 until 1966. Early years Abayomi was born on 10 July 1896 in Lagos of Egbe-Yoruba origin. From 1904 until 1909, he attended UNA School, Lagos and then attended Wesleyan College now known as Methodist Boys High School Lagos. He left teaching in early 1914 to join the staff of the African Hospital, Lagos. During World War I, he volunteered to work as a dresser at a main base hospital in the Camerouns. He studied pharmacy at the Yaba Higher College, then attended the Medical School of the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1928. He was retained as a demonstrator for a period before he returned to Nigeria to work under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyinkansola Abayomi
Iyaloye Oyinkansola "Oyinkan" Abayomi, Lady Abayomi (6 March 1897 – 19 March 1990) was a Nigerian nationalist and feminist. She was the head of the Nigerian Girl Guides and founder of the Nigerian Women's Party. Early life and education She was born Oyinkansola Ajasa in Nigeria in 1897. She was called Oyinkan (the shortened form of Oyinkansola) by her family. She had a younger brother, Akuisola. He died when he was two. Her father was Sir Kitoye Ajasa, a prominent Saro tribesman who was the first Nigerian to be knighted by the British, and her mother was Lucretia Olayinka Moore, an omoba of an Egba royal family. She was also the first cousin of Kofo, Lady Ademola. She attended Anglican Girls' Seminary school, Lagos. She graduated in 1909. She then went to school at the Young Ladies Academy at Ryford Hall, located in Gloucestershire, England. In 1917, she attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. She moved back to Lagos in 1920. She became a music teacher at the Anglic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Given Names
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 42 million people in Africa, are a few hundred thousand outside the continent, and bear further representation among members of the African diaspora. The vast majority of the Yoruba population is today within the country of Nigeria, where they make up 21% of the country's population according to CIA estimations, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers. In Africa, the Yoruba are contiguous with the Yoruboid Itsekiri to the south-east in the northwest Niger Delta, Bariba to the northwest in Benin and Nigeria, the Nupe to the north, and the Ebira to the northeast in central Nigeria. To th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
