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Bankole is a West African given name and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "build my house for me". Surname * Ademola Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian football manager * Adunni Bankole (1959–2015), Nigerian society matriarch and businesswoman * Alani Bankole, Nigerian Egba businessman and chieftain * Ayo Bankole (1935–1976), Nigerian composer * Dimeji Bankole (born 1969), Nigerian politician * Herbert Bankole-Bright (1883–1958), Sierra Leonean politician * Isaach de Bankolé (born 1957), Ivorian actor * Kehinde Bankole, Nigerian actress, model and television host. Given name * Bankole Cardoso, Nigerian businessman * Banky W. Olubankole Wellington (born 27 March 1981), popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician. Early life Olubankole Wellington was born in the ..., Nigerian musician and actor * Bankole Timothy (1923–1994), Sierra Leonean journalist References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Language
Yoruba (, ; Yor. '; Ajami script, Ajami: ) is a language spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern Middle Belt, and Central Nigeria. It is spoken by the Ethnic group, ethnic Yoruba people. The number of Yoruba speakers is roughly 50 million, plus about 2 million second-language speakers. As a pluricentric language, it is primarily spoken in a dialectal area spanning Nigeria and Benin with smaller migrated communities in Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Yoruba vocabulary is also used in the Afro-Brazilian religion known as Candomblé, in the Caribbean religion of Santería in the form of the liturgical Lucumí language and various Afro-American religions of North America. Practitioners of these religions in the Americas no longer speak or understand the Yorùbá language, rather they use remnants of Yorùbá language for singing songs that for them are shrouded in mystery. Usage of a lexicon of Yorùbá words and short phrases during ritua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ademola Bankole
Ademola "George" Bankole (born 9 September 1969) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. As a journeyman having played for 15 different clubs during his career, his most notable stint came with Crewe Alexandra, a club he played for on two occasions, registering over 50 league appearances. He was the goalkeeping coach at Colchester United for nine years. Career Born in Abeokuta, Bankole began his career with Shooting Stars in his native Nigeria. He moved to England in 1995, signing for Doncaster Rovers, spending a month with the club prior to signing with Leyton Orient. He left Orient in September 1996 having registered no games, joining Crewe Alexandra. He made six appearances for the club between 1996 and 1998. He played seven games in 1997 on loan at Hyde United, earning the man of the match award in the Cheshire Senior Cup final in a 3–0 victory over Macclesfield Town. In 1998, Bankole moved to Queens Park Rangers, making only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adunni Bankole
Adunni Bankole (March 1959 – 3 January 2015) was a Nigerian society matriarch and businesswoman. She was the ''Yeye Mokun'' of Owu kingdom, a city in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. Personal life She was born in March 1959 at Owu kingdom of Abeokuta in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. She was married to the second republic politician, chief Alani Bankole who was the father of the former speaker of the house of representatives, honorable Dimeji Bankole. Death She died of heart attack on 3 January 2015 following heart surgery. It was reported that she died a few hours before her daughter's wedding ceremony. See also *Dimeji Bankole Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole (born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected at the age of 37, Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House an ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bankole, Adunni 1959 births People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alani Bankole
Chieftain, Chief Suarau Olayiwola Alani Bankole (born September 17, 1941) is a Nigerian Egba people, Egba businessman and chieftain from Ogun State. He was the Chairman of West African Aluminum Products Plc. He holds the Yoruba people, Yoruba Nigerian chieftaincy, chieftaincy titles of the Oluwo of Iporo Ake and the Seriki Jagunmolu of Egbaland. Education and personal life He is an alumnus of the prestigious Baptist Boys' High School in Abeokuta Where he completed his secondary education. He was married to Atinuke Bankole, the Iyalode (title), Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland, amongst his other wives; their son is Dimeji Bankole, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, House of Representatives. He is also the founder of Freight Agencies Nigeria Ltd, the first freight company in West Africa. Some of his protégés include, Chief Sanya Abiola Chairman CEO Altimax Metal Industries and several captains of industries, gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayo Bankole
Ayo Bankole (17 May 1935 – 6 November 1976Schmidt, Cynthia, "Bankole, Ayo", in Samuel A. Floyd Jr (ed.), ''International Dictionary of Black Composers'', Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999, pp. 75–80. .) was a composer and organist from the Yoruba ethnic group in southwest Nigeria. Early life and education Ayo Bankole was born in Jos, Nigeria, into a musical family: his father, Theophilus Abiodun Bankole was an organist and Choirmaster at St. Luke's Anglican Church in Jos. His mother was a music instructor for several years at Queen's School, Ede, Osun State, a Federal government high school. Bankole studied in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There he met drama student and poet Brian Edward Hurst and set one of Hurst's poems, "Children of the Sun", to music; this was performed at the Guildhall School in 1960. He also studied at Clare College, Cambridge and received a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship to study ethnomusicology at the University of California, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimeji Bankole
Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole (born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected at the age of 37, Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House and 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election candidate under the platform of Action Democratic Party (ADP). Early life, Education and Career A Yoruba man of aristocratic background, he was a businessman before being elected to the House of representative. A Muslim Egba, Bankole was born in Abeokuta in what is now known as Ogun State on 14 November 1969. His father, Alani Bankole, a businessman, former National Vice-Chairman and acting Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and holder of the chieftaincy titles of the Oluwo of Iporo Ake and the Seriki Jagunmolu of Egbaland, and his mother, who is one of his father's wives, Atinuke Bankole, who was herself the Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland. Newspaper ''Thisday'' identifies Bankole's ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Bankole-Bright
Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (23 August 1883 – 14 December 1958) was a well-known political activist in Sierra Leone. Early life Herbert Bankole-Bright was born in Okrika, in an area the British would the next year designate the Oil Rivers Protectorate, on 23 August 1883, the son of Jacob Galba Bright and his wife Letitia (''née'' Williams),Christopher Fyfe"Bright, Herbert Christian Bankole- (1883–1958)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2015. Creole descendants of Sierra Leone Liberated Africans. Bright's paternal grandfather, John Bright, was an ex-slave who had been liberated off a slave ship with his mother in 1823. Bright was educated at the Wesleyan Boys' High School in Freetown (1898–1904), and then studied medicine at Edinburgh University (1905–10), before setting up a practice in Freetown. At Edinburgh, he became "politically awake" and was involved in a number of student activist debates and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kehinde Bankole
Kehinde Bankole (born 27 March 1985) is a Nigerian actress, model, and television host. She made her entertainment debut in the ''2003 Miss Commonwealth Nigeria beauty contest'', then proceeded to the ''2004 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant (MBGN)''. She won the ''revelation of the year award at 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards'', two years after her first screen feature in Wale Adenuga's ''Super story''. Personal life Bankole was born in Ogun State as the fourth child, out of six of architect Babatunde Bankole and Titilayo Bankole, an administrative secretary. She has a twin sister, Taiwo, who also acts occasionally. She completed her primary education at Tunwase Nursery and Primary School, Ikeja before studying Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University, but took a break to concentrate more on her modeling career in 2004. Career Modelling career Bankole first entertainment experience was when she auditioned as a contestant in Miss Commonwealth Nigeria pageant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankole Cardoso
Bankole Cardoso is a Nigerian entrepreneur and co-founder of Easy Taxi Nigeria. Early life and education Cardoso was born in Lagos to a banker, Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso, and a medical doctor, Ameyo Adadevoh. His father belongs to the Amaro community of Lagos, while his mother was a descendant of a long line of prominent Nigerians that began with King Abiodun. He attended Corona School, Ikoyi for his primary school, and Grange Secondary School, both in Lagos, before going to Rugby School in the United Kingdom for his GCSE and A-Levels. Afterwards, he moved to the US for his University education, attending Boston College (BC), to study Accounting and Business Management and graduated in 2010. Cardoso continued his education in the United States earning his MBA from Columbia Business School in 2018. Career He moved to New York City to work with Carlyle Group and as an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), where he earned his CPA (Certified Public Accountant) credentials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banky W
Olubankole Wellington (born 27 March 1981), popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician. Early life Olubankole Wellington was born in the United States on 27 March, 1981 to Nigerian parents. His family returned to Nigeria when he was five years old. He began singing at a young age in his church choir. Education Wellington schooled in Lagos for his primary and secondary education and returned to further his tertiary education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, US on a scholarship. He started the record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2002 while studying. He also worked at GlobalSpec. In 2009, he left the US for Nigeria and established his record label in Lagos by signing artists like Niyola, Shaydee, Skales , and Wizkid to the label. He released a début studio album, ''Back in the Building'', in 2005. His début single was Ebute Metta He wrote th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankole Timothy
Emmanuel Bankole Timothy (3 July 1923 – 20 June 1994) was a Sierra Leonean journalist. He was also an author and wrote biographies of Albert Margai, prime minister of Sierra Leone (1964–67), and Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana (1960–66). Timothy served for many years as editor of the ''Daily Graphic'' in Accra. Biography Emmanuel Bankole Timothy was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 3 July 1923 to Sierra Leone Creole, Creole parents. He attended the Methodist Boys' High School in Freetown, where, as senior prefect, he was already establishing himself as a journalist by writing for the ''Sierra Leone Weekly News''. In 1941, he became a clerk in the confidential branch of the Colonial Secretary's Office where, among many other issues, the question of illicit diamond buying was one of the major concerns. Unbeknown to Timothy, the diamond industry would become very much a part of his life when he later joined the Diamond Corporation West Africa Limited (DICORWAF). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
