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Deji (YouTuber)
Deji may refer to: People *Deji Akindele (born 1983), Nigerian basketball player *Deji Aliu (born 1975), Nigerian track and field sprinter *Deji Karim (born 1986), American football running back *Deji Oduwole (born 1987), Canadian football defensive lineman *Deji of Akure, title of the traditional ruler of the Akure Kingdom in Nigeria * Deji Olatoye (born 1991), American football cornerback *Deji Olatunji (born 1996), YouTuber appearing in Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Deji *Deji Tobais (born 1991), English track and field sprinter *Deji Oshilaja Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi "Deji" Oshilaja (born 16 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion in EFL League One. Career Cardiff City Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-ye ... (born 1993), English footballer playing as defender Film and television * "Deji" Meets Girl, a Japanese anime television series {{disambiguation Given names of Nigerian origin Yoruba given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Akindele
Akindele Jeleel Ayodeji (born April 2, 1983) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Collegiate career Akindele chose Chicago State over Rutgers, St. Peters and St. Marys. During Akindele's first season in Chicago, the 7'1" center averaged 7.1 points per game, 5.6 rebounds and 1.94 blocks per game. In his second season, Akindele improved his block total by 8 in 4 fewer games (2.50 bpg), as well as improving his scoring average to 12 ppg. His best game, statistically, was when he registered 28 points (10-for-13 field goals), 21 rebounds, and 4 blocks in 79–71 loss to Green Bay on December 1, 2004. He was also named the Mid-Continent Conference defensive player of the year for 2004–2005. Professional career Akindele left Chicago State after his sophomore year, declaring himself eligible for the 2005 NBA draft. Going unselected in 2005, he had a short stint with the NBA team Golden State Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong . He won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. Personal bests * 100 metres – 9.95 (2003) * 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 20.25 (2002) External links * * * 1975 births Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian male sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Karim
Abdul-Gafar Olatokumbo Ayodeji Lamar "Deji" Karim ( ; born November 18, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Southern Illinois and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. High School career Karim attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City where he was teammates with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford. He earned all state honors his senior year after he rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 28 TDs as a senior. He was not offered a scholarship although he did have interest from schools such as Colorado State, Kansas State, SMU, and Oklahoma State. College career Karim played two seasons (2005, 2006) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In those two seasons he rushed for 1,972 yards on 328 carries with 25 touchdowns. He also had 25 receptions for 315 yards and a receiving touchdown. Karim then transferred to Southern Illinois. He led the Salukis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Oduwole
Adedeji Olanrewaju Oduwole (born August 23, 1987) is a former professional defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent on March 30, 2010. He played college football for the Saint Mary's Huskies in 2005 before transferring to the University of Calgary to play for the Dinos from 2007-2009. Oduwole is also an active member of the community. After his playing career, Oduwole became a chef, and appeared on season 7 of Beat Bobby Flay ''Beat Bobby Flay'' is an American cooking competition show on the Food Network. It features various chefs competing against Bobby Flay. The show is taped in front of a live audience. Format In the first round, two guests, often a celebrity che ..., where he won the first round, but lost to Bobby Flay in the second round. References External linksJust Sports Stats 1987 births Living people Calgary Dinos football players Canadian football defensive li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akure Kingdom
The Akure Kingdom is a traditional state with headquarters in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the successor to an ancient Yoruba city state of the same name. The ruler bears the title "Deji of Akure". Location Akure is located in southwestern Nigeria. The climate is hot and humid, influenced by rain-bearing southwest monsoon winds from the ocean and dry northwest winds from the Sahara Desert. The rainy season lasts from April to October, with rainfall of about 1524mm per year. Temperatures vary from 28 °C to 31 °C with mean annual relative humidity of about 80%. Foundation Oral tradition states that Akure was founded by a prince named Omoremilekun, son of Ekun, grandson of Okanbi, and great-grandson of Oduduwa Omoluwabi, the royal progenitor of the Yoruba tribe. The prince left Ile-Ife, his fatherland, in search of a place to settle after passing a strict test administered by Oduduwa himself. This test wherein he was kept in solitude for about nine (9) days is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Olatoye
Ayodeji Olatoye (born July 20, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Early years Olatoye attended Dublin Scioto High School in Dublin, Ohio. While there he was a three-year letterman. He also earned All-Central District Division II honors. As a senior, he played in seven games and recorded 49 tackles and one interception which was returned for a touchdown. In addition to football, Olatoye lettered in basketball three times and was the team's starting power forward as a senior. He also lettered in soccer and track and field. In track, he set the school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-foot, 4-inches and also ran the third leg in the 4 × 400 metres relay. College career Olatoye accepted a football scholarship from the University of Colorado, where he graduated from with a degree in mass communications. He redshirted his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. ('' né'' Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named The Money Team Racing. As a professional boxer he competed between 1996 and 2017, retiring with an undefeated record and winning 15 major world championships from super featherweight to light middleweight. This includes the ''Ring'' magazine title in five weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight). As an amateur boxer, he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight. Mayweather was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), a two-time winner of ''The Ring'' magazine's Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Tobais
Deji Tobais (born 31 October 1991) is a British male track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He represented his country at age-category level including two medals at the European Athletics U23 Championships in 2013, where he set a European under-23 record in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Career Raised in Luton, Tobais lost his hearing in his left ear as a result of childhood meningitis. He was a fast football player at primary school and his father took him to an athletics club at age ten, where his speed gave him an advantage. At Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club, he began to focus on short sprinting and by 2006 he won the under-15 category at the AAA nationals in 100 m and 60 metres indoors. In 2008 he won the 100 m at the English Schools' Athletics Championships as well as a 100/200 m double at the national under-17 championships. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deji Oshilaja
Abdul-Yussuf Adedeji Adeniyi "Deji" Oshilaja (born 16 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burton Albion in EFL League One. Career Cardiff City Born in Bermondsey, Oshilaja joined Cardiff City as a 16-year-old, progressing through the academy to sign his first professional contract in April 2012. His professional debut for Cardiff came on 14 August 2012, in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Cup. Oshilaja made his second appearance in another cup game in the new year, which also resulted in a 2–1 loss against Macclesfield Town. Despite this, Manager Malky Mackay praised Oshilaja's performance, describing it as "great courage". At the end of the season, Oshilaja was offered a new contract by the club. On 31 October 2013, Oshilaja joined Newport County on a one-month loan. He made his Football League début for Newport on 2 November 2013 versus Fleetwood Town. He scored his first goal for Newport in the 3–0 win v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Deji" Meets Girl
is a Japanese original short anime television series produced by Liden Films. It aired from October to December 2021 on the Super Animeism programming block. Characters ; : : A first-year high school student in Okinawa. She was originally in the handball club but quit after an injury. During summer vacation she works part-time at the front desk of her father's Hotel Higa. ; : : A young tourist from Tokyo staying at Hotel Higa. ; : : Maise's father and the owner of Hotel Higa. ; : : Maise's grandmother who works as a psychic under the name "Yuta". Media Manga A manga adaptation, also written and illustrated by Akane Malbeni, was serialized in Flex Comix's ''Comic Polaris'' website from September 30, 2021 to 2022. The series was collected into a single ''tankōbon'' volume, published by Flex Comix on May 13, 2022. Volume list Anime The original story is credited to Naminoue Seinendan and produced by Japanese studio Liden Films, with direction a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names Of Nigerian Origin
A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see: * Presumption (in law) * Axiom (in formal logic) * Givenness (in discourse) * Conditional probability, usually expressed using the term "given" Given may also refer to: Places * Given, Iran, or Givan, a village in West Azerbaijan, Iran * Given, West Virginia, a settlement in the United States People with the surname * Josiah Given, American judge in the Iowa Supreme Court * Leslie E. Given, American Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Shay Given (born 1976), Irish footballer * Thelma Given (1896–1977), American violinist Other uses * "Given", a song by Seether from ''Karma and Effect'' * ''Given'' (manga), a Japanese boys' love manga series * Given Imaging, an Israeli medical technology company * , the containership ''Given'' from the ''Ever'' group (aka ''Evergreen'') See also * Given name * Givens, a surn ... [...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] |
