Arinze Kene
Arinze is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the given name include: *Arinzé Kene (born 1987), Nigerian-born British actor and playwright * Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993), Nigerian artist, activist, engineer, and entrepreneur * Arinze Obiora (born 1985), Nigerian high jumper *Arinze Onuaku (born 1987), American basketball player *Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935-1967), Nigerian army major and high jumper Notable people with the surname include: *Francis Arinze (born 1932), Nigerian Roman Catholic cardinal *Segun Arinze Segun Arinze (born Segun Padonou Aina in 1965) is a Nigerian actor and singer. Early life and education He is the eldest of seven children born to Lydia Padonu. He is descent of Badagry, Lagos State. He attended Victory College of Commerce in ...

Arinzé Kene
Arinzé Mokwe Kene () is a Nigerian-born British actor and playwright. Early life In 1987, Kene was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to London when he was four. Kene's father was a taxi driver. Kene was bullied growing up and was encouraged to take kickboxing lessons. When he turned 16, he started his amateur kickboxing career and went on to win two national championships. He quit kickboxing at 21 years old and went on to pursue an acting career. Career Kene has appeared in stage productions such as playing Simba in ''The Lion King'', '' Daddy Cool'', and in June 2009 played strutting lothario ''Raymond LeGrendre'' in the musical '' Been So Long'', based on Ché Walker's 1998 play, which opened at the Young Vic. Kene also plays the lead in 2010 UK Film Council feature ''Freestyle''. In 2010, he joined the cast of the BBC's ''EastEnders'' as Connor Stanley, for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2011 All About Soap Bubble Awards. His play ''Suffocation'' opened ...
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Arinze Stanley Egbengwu
Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993) is a Nigerian artist, activist, photographer, engineer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating hyperrealistic pencil drawings. Working primarily with charcoal and graphite on paper, Egbengwu uses his works as a medium for social and political activism. His work addresses matters including racism, modern slavery, and feminism both in his community and worldwide. Early life Egbengwu was born on 20 November 1993. He is a self-taught artist and lives in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2014, Arinze graduated from Imo State University with a Bachelor's of Engineering in agricultural engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, .... References http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/arinze-stanley-hyperrealistic-portraits/ {{DEFAU ...
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Arinze Obiora
Arinze Obiora (born 5 December 1985) is a retired Nigerian high jumper. He finished fourth at the 2003 All-Africa Games, sixth at the 2006 African Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and finished sixth at the 2008 African Championships. His personal best was 2.20 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques .... References 1985 births Living people Nigerian male high jumpers Place of birth missing (living people) African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 21st-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Arinze Onuaku
Arinze Christopher Onuaku (born July 13, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Syracuse University. High school career Onuaku attended DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland before transferring in 2003, following his sophomore year, to Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. As a senior in 2004–05, he earned the Episcopal High School William Caskie Watts MVP Award after helping his squad to a 12-11 record. College career In his freshman season at Syracuse, Onuaku was named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll recognition in each of his first two semesters. In 29 games, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In October 2006, Onuaku underwent surgery on his left knee and subsequently redshirted the 2006–07 season. He was, however, named to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team and earned SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll recognition for the second ...
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Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna
Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935 – 25 September 1967) was a Nigerian army major and high jumper. He was the first Black African to win a gold medal at an international sports event when he won at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. His winning mark and personal best of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) was a game record and a British Empire record at the time. An Igbo from Onitsha, he was a science graduate of the University College of Ibadan and became involved in politics. He later joined the military and played a role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état. Life and career High jumping Born in Onitsha,Siollun, Max (2005-10-30)"The Inside Story Of Nigeria’s First Military Coup (I)" ''Nigeria Matters''. Retrieved on 2014-07-13. he attended Dennis Memorial Grammar School in his home town and displayed the characteristics that would later define his life. He trained in the high jump under his games teacher,Oliver, Brian (2014-07-13)"Emmanuel Ifeajuna: Commonwealth ...
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Francis Arinze
Francis Arinze (born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008 and before that led the Secretariat for Non-Christians (later renamed the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue) from 1984 to 2002. He has been a cardinal since 1985 and the Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni since 2005. Arinze was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered ''papabile'' at the papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Early life Arinze was born in the tiny village of Eziowelle, Anambra, Nigeria, to a family of peasant farmers who practiced a local indigenous religion. He followed a brother in converting to Catholicism and he was baptized on 1 November 1941, his ninth birthday, by Father Michael Tansi, who was beatified by John Paul II in 1998. His parents later converted to Catholicism as well. At age 15, he entered All Ha ...
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