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Emeka
Emeka is a name of Nigerian origins. It is an abbreviation of the Igbo name Chukwuemeka, meaning "God has done so much". Notable people with the surname "Emeka" include * Anthony Emeka (born 1990), Nigerian footballer *Chinonso Emeka (born 2001), Nigerian footballer *Francis Emeka (born 1990), Nigerian footballer * Princewill Emeka (born 1992), Nigerian footballer Notable people with the given name "Emeka" include A * Emeka Ananaba (born 1945), Nigerian politician *Emeka Ani, Nigerian actor * Emeka Anyaoku (born 1933), Nigerian diplomat * Emeka Atuloma (born 1992), Nigerian footballer E *Emeka Egbuka (born 2002), American football player * Emeka Emerun (born 1994), Nigerian footballer * Emeka Eze (other), multiple people * Emeka Jude Ezeonu (born 1991), Nigerian footballer * Emeka Ezeugo (born 1965), Nigerian footballer I * Emeka Ifejiagwa (born 1977), Nigerian footballer *Emeka Ihedioha (born 1965), Nigerian politician * Emeka Ike (born 1967), Nigerian actor M * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Anyaoku
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCVO, CFR, CON (born 18 January 1933)"Anyaoku, Eleazar Chukwuemeka", in ''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 137. is a Nigerian diplomat of Igbo descent. He was the third Commonwealth Secretary-General. Born in Obosi, Anyaoku was educated at Merchants of Light School, Oba, and attended the University College of Ibadan, then a college of the University of London, from which he obtained an honours degree in Classics as a College Scholar. Aside from his international career, Chief Anyaoku continues to fulfill the duties of his office as Ichie Adazie of Obosi, a traditional Ndichie chieftainship. Family background Eleazar Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Anyaoku was born on 18 January 1933 to Emmanuel and Cecilia Anyaoku in Obosi, then a very large village in the eastern part of Nigeria. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Anyaoku had been educated to the middle school level after his primary education at the CMS school in Onitsha under the guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Ogboh
Emeka Ogboh (born 1977) is a Nigerian sound and installation artist best known for his soundscapes of life in Lagos. Trained as an artist, he began working with sounds that characterize cities following an Egyptian multimedia art program. He presents unmodified field recordings from Lagos city lifefor instance, its danfo share taxi systemin gallery installations with headphones and speakers. His non-audio work uses iconography from Lagos city life. He participated in the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program and 2015 Venice Biennale, and received the 2016 Bremen Böttcherstraße Art Award. His work has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, American National Museum of African Art, Menil Collection, Casino Luxembourg, and Kiasma. Critics noted his soundscapes' chaos and complexity, and his focus on recontextualizing rather than transforming the city's sounds. Early life Ogboh was born in Enugu, Nigeria, on May 14, 1977. He studied graphic design at University of Nigeria, Nsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Okafor
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national championship. In his first season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2004–05, Okafor was named Rookie of the Year. He was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in 2009 and was then dealt to the Washington Wizards in 2012. However, a herniated disc in his neck caused Okafor to miss four consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2017 before being medically cleared to play. Early life Okafor was born in Houston, Texas. Both of his parents are natives of Nigeria, and Emeka was the first member of his family born in the United States. His father, Pius Okafor, is a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Okafor's family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, when he was young because his father worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, headquartered in Bartlesv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Okereke
Emeka Okereke (born 1980) is a Nigerian photographer, filmmaker, writer and visual artist who lives and works in Lagos and Berlin. Okereke is the cofounder of the Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographers Organisation. In 2018, he received Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the Government of France. Education Emeka received a Master's from the École des Beaux-Arts, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (The National Superior school of fine arts of Paris) in 2008. Career In 2009, Okereke founded The Invisible Borders Trans-African Organisation, a collective of artists whose projects include the Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip and The Trans-African, a journal of African arts and visual culture. His installation 'A Trans-African Workspace', was exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. In summer of 2018, Okereke guest lectured at the Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria. In 2018, he was awarded Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Jude Ezeonu
Emeka Jude Ezeonu (born 13 September 1991) is a Nigerian international football player and features for Ifeanyi Ubah FC Nigeria. Victoria University Sports Club Uganda. Victors FC Uganda. Kilis Belediyespor Turkey. Sakıcı İnşaat Şenyurtspor Turkey. Corluspor Turkey. Ezinespor Turkey. Asaği Kirazca Spor Turkey. Batman Gercüs Baglarspor Turkey. as a forward. He last featured at. Fc Eintracht Landshut Germany. Barkas Tolkmicko fc Poland. Spvgg Patersdorf Germany. Life and career Emeka Jude Ezeonu began his football career in Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. FC Ifeanyi Ubah is a football club in Nigeria. It was founded following the acquisition of Gabros international Football Club by Sen. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. The Club was originally known as Iyayi Football Club of Benin City Benin City is th ... in Nigeria before he moved to Uganda where he signed with SCVU Victoria University in 2012. Following the conclusion of the 2013 season, Ezeonu was transferred to Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Ezeugo
Emeka Ezeugo (born 16 December 1965) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He debuted as a professional footballer for Indian club East Bengal FC, has also represented the Nigeria national team in the FIFA World Cup. He last managed Abia Warriors FC as a football coach. Club career Ezeugo was born in Aba. He played professionally for clubs in five different continents during a 15-year playing career after starting his career at East Bengal. He started for another Bangladeshi club, Mohammedan, towards the end of the 1980s. He then moved to the Danish League with middle of the table club Lyngby BK and prospered so much that he made it to the Nigerian national team for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He came to India for a short spell in 1997 to play a few matches for Mohun Bagan AC. International career Ezeugo first played for the Nigeria national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Nicknamed "Emmy", he obtained 11 caps for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Ike
Emeka Ike (born 22 March 1967) is a Nigerian actor. He was a special guest in Monrovia on the occasion of the commissioning of the new pavilion of Center for Democratic Change CDC, in Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean .... Emeka Ike is known for A Million Tears 2 (2006), I Swear (2004) and A Million Tears (2006).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1300029/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Filmography *''After My Heart'' *''Test My Heart'' *''Strength of a woman'' *''A Can of Worms'' *''Love Affair'' *''Stigma'' * ''My Love'' *''Secret Act'' *''Housemates and the man'' *''The Snake Girl'' *''My Last Wedding'' *''Heavy Battle'' *''Wind of Love'' *''100 Days in the Jungle'' *''Not Man Enough'' *''Felony'' *''Day break'' *''Working for Love'' *''Under Pressure'' See also * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka (born October 18, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Egbuka grew up in DuPont, Washington and attended Steilacoom High School. He was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after he caught 83 passes for 1,607 yards and 25 touchdowns and compiled 2,240 all-purpose yards with three punt return touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns. Egbuka was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Oklahoma and Washington. College career Egbuka joined the Ohio State Buckeyes as an early enrollee in January 2021, forgoing his senior season at Steilacoom which had been moved to the spring due to Covid-19. He played in 11 games as a freshman and caught nine passes for 191 yards. He also returned 20 kickoffs for 580 yards and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chukwuemeka
Chukwuemeka is an Igbo phrase meaning "God has done so much". It is both a surname and a given name. It may be shortened to Emeka and may refer to: * Caleb Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer * Vivian Chukwuemeka, Nigerian shot-putter * Chukwuemeka Chikelu, Nigerian lawyer and politician * Chukwuemeka Ezeife (born 1939), governor of Anambra State, Nigeria from 1992 to 1993 * Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, known as "Reverend King", Nigerian Christian preacher * Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata (born 1979), Nigerian journalist, entrepreneur and public speaker * Chukwuemeka Ike (1931–2020), born Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, Nigerian writer * Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (born 1967), Nigerian politician and lawyer * Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (born 1933), secessionist leader of the state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War * Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, educational establishment named for the above * Chukwuemeka Ujam, Nigerian politician Emeka * Emeka O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Oguzie
Emeka Emmanuel Oguzie is a Nigerian chemist and researcher. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He is the Center Leader of the Africa Center of Excellence in Future Energies & Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS). Oguzie is also a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN). Early life and education After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Chemistry from the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1996, he proceeded to the Federal University of Technology Owerri where he acquired a master's degree in Analytical Chemistry, in 1998. Oguzie received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Calabar in 2006. Career Oguzie is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). He was a visiting (CAS-TWAS) postdoctoral research fellow (2006-2007), and TWAS-UNESCO Associate (2008-2011) at the State Key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Emerun
Emeka Emerun (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian football player who plays for FK Budućnost Dobanovci in the Serbian First League. Club career Born in Owerri, he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He started playing in a local football academy. When he was 16 he went to Denmark and played one tournament where he scored 5 goals in 6 games and thus earned attention from German giants FC Bayern Munich who brought him to their youth team.Nigerijac iz Bajerna igra u Užicu: Fudbal sam naučio od majke at , 24-9-2015, retrieved 9-4-2016 He played with |
Emeka Ihedioha
Emeka Ihedioha (born 24 March 1965) is a Nigerian politician and Businessman. Ihedioha is the governor with the shortest tenure in South Eastern Nigeria. He is the former Governor of Imo State and a former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. He was removed from office as the Executive Governor of Imo state on January 14, 2020 by the Supreme Court of Nigeria which declared the APC candidate ( Hope Uzodinma) the authentic winner of the 2019 Imo gubernatorial election. Ihedioha is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and represented the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State from 2003 to 2015. He was also the former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. He holds a National Honor as Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). In 2015, Ihedioha served as Speaker of the House of Representatives and subsequent swearing-in of Aminu Tambuwal as the Executive Governor of Sokoto State. He became Governor of Imo State in 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
