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Lekan Oseolohun
Lekan is a Yoruba name common in Nigeria. Other variations of the name includes Olalekan, Olamilekan, Adelekan and it mostly a male first name. It means "''my wealth has increased''". Notable people with the name Lekan * Lekan Babalola, Nigerian jazz percussionist and musician * Lekan Balogun, Nigerian dramatist and theatre director * Lekan Balogun (politician), Nigerian senator and Ibadan king * Lekan Fatodu, Nigerian Journalist Notable people with the name Olalekan * Afeez Aremu Olalekan, Nigerian footballer * Bashorun Olalekan, Nigerian academic * Olalekan Bola, Nigerian footballer * Olalekan Jeyifous, Nigerian-born visual artist * Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, Nigerian scientist * Lateef Olalekan Kayode, Nigerian boxer * Olalekan Olude, Nigerian Entrepreneur * Ramoni Olalekan Mustapha, Nigerian politician * Lekan Salami, Nigerian businessman and football administrator * Olalekan Sipasi, Nigerian entrepreneur Notable people with the name Olamilekan * Olamilekan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekan Babalola
Olalekan Babalola (born ) is a Nigerian List of jazz percussionists, jazz percussionist and musician. Born in Lagos, Nigeria where he began playing the conga at a young age, he has released seven albums and jointly won two Grammy Awards. Early life and education Babalola was born in Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria where he attended Bishop Oluwole Primary School, Agege for his basic education before proceeding to Iwo, Osun, Iwo in the old Oyo State for his secondary school education. At the age of six, he had started playing the conga at his father's Aladura church and later formed a patchwork band with his peers. In 1980, he left Nigeria for the United Kingdom to study automobile engineering at the Chelsea College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering after he won a Lagos State Scholarship. Babalola however dropped the engineering programme for music and later enrolled at the Saint Martin's School of Art, Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design where he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |