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Njoku Kingsley Metu
Njoku is a surname of Igbo origin. It may refer to: ; People *Augustine Njoku Obi, Nigerian professor and researcher *David Njoku, American football player *Eni Njoku, Nigerian educator and botanist * Eni G. Njoku, Nigerian-American scientist * Gideon Njoku, Nigerian footballer and coach *Jacob Njoku, Nigerian footballer *Jason Njoku, British-Nigerian businessman * Jude Njoku, Nigerian professor *Kingsley Njoku, Nigerian footballer * Mary Njoku, Nigerian actress * Ndave David Njoku, Nigerian film director and producer *Nkiru Njoku, Nigerian screenwriter and producer * Nnenna Njoku, Nigerian athlete * Philip Njoku, Nigerian footballer * Placid Njoku, Nigerian politician * Raymond Njoku, Nigerian politician *Ugo Njoku, Nigerian footballer *William Njoku, Ghanaian-Canadian basketball player ; Mythological Figures *Ahia Njoku, goddess in Igbo mythology *Njoku Ji Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo People
The Igbo people ( , ; also spelled Ibo" and formerly also ''Iboe'', ''Ebo'', ''Eboe'', * * * ''Eboans'', ''Heebo''; natively ) are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A sizable Igbo population is also found in Delta and Rivers States. Large ethnic Igbo populations are found in Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, as well as outside Africa. There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, which are largely unknown. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River—an eastern (which is the larger of the two) and a western section. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Igbo language is part of the Niger-Congo language family. Its regional dialects are somewhat mutually intelligible amidst the larger "Igboid" cluster. The Igbo homeland straddles the lower Niger River, east and south of the Edoid and Idomoid gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkiru Njoku
Nkiru Njoku (born 1980) is a Nigerian screenwriter, writer and video producer. She is the head writer of M-net's ''Tinsel'', a Nigerian soap that started airing in 2008. In 2016 Njoku was the head content producer of ''Project Fame West Africa''. Screen shot from MTV Shuga Alone Together Ep. 52 directed by Njoku. Sol (Ayanda Makayi) talks to his sister Thuli Njoku was one of the lead writers on MTV Shuga Alone Together in 2020 where she wrote and remotely directed the actors in some of the 70 nightly episodes. Njoku wrote the final episode and it was directed by the other lead writer Tunde Aladese. See also * List of Nigerian film producers This is a list of notable Nigerian film producers. * Abdalla Uba Adamu * Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II * Adekunle Adejuyigbe * Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino * Afro Candy * Aisha Augie-Kuta * Akanimo Odon * Akin Ogungbe * Remi Abiola * Toyin Abraha ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Njoku, Nkiru Living people Nigerian screenwriters Niger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njoku Ji
Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are still annual rituals in honor of the yam deity known as Ifejioku. In some parts children who were dedicated to the service of the deity were named Njoku. As adults, such children were expected to become prosperous yam farmers which made them into nobility. ''Ihu-ji na-ama'' festival The priests of Njoku Ji performed ceremonies such as the ''Ihu-ji na-ama'', where the priest would lead the village council of elders in roasting yams in the village square. The ''Ihu-ji na-ama'' festival acted as the beginning of the yam planting season, and in fact, no yams were allowed to be planted before this ceremony had been performed, with the consequences of planting yams early being a curse of bad luck upon the offender and his household. See also Ahia Njoku In Igbo mythology, Ahia Njoku, also known as Ifejioku, Aha Njoku, is a goddess worshipped by the Igbo people of Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo Mythology
Ọdinani (), also ''Omenala'', ''Omenana'', ''Odinana'' or ''Ọmenani'', are the traditional cultural beliefs and practices of the Igbo people of south east Nigeria.Afulezy, Uj"On Odinani, the Igbo Religion", ''Niger Delta Congress'', Nigeria, April 03, 2010 These terms, as used here in the Igbo language, are synonymous with the traditional Igbo "religious system" which was not considered separate from the social norms of ancient or traditional Igbo societies. Theocratic in nature, spirituality played a huge role in their everyday lives. Although it has largely been supplanted by Christianity, the indigenous belief system remains in strong effect among the rural and village populations of the Igbo, where it has at times influenced the colonial religions. Odinani is a pantheistic and polytheistic faith, having a strong central deity at its head.Mbaegbu, Chukwuemeka (4 March 2015). "A Philosophical Investigation of the Nature of God in Igbo Ontology". ''Department of Philosophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahia Njoku
In Igbo mythology, Ahia Njoku, also known as Ifejioku, Aha Njoku, is a goddess worshipped by the Igbo people of Nigeria. She is responsible for yams, which were an important ingredient in the Igbo diet, and the men who care for them (Farming yams is a traditionally male job in the Igbo tribe unless one is weeding or harvesting). The Ahanjoku Festival is celebrated among the Igbo people on a full moon before the New Yam Festival.In some parts children who were dedicated to the service of the deity were named Njoku. As adults, such children were expected to become prosperous yam farmers, which made them into nobility. The name gives you a nature that believes in the phrase - "larger than life". It is this nature that makes you a leader, visionary and a equally grand organizer See also Njoku Ji Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are still annual rituals in honor of the yam deity known as Ifejioku. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Njoku
William Chidi Njoku (born March 5, 1972) is a Ghanaian-Canadian former professional basketball player and member of the Canada national men's basketball team. A 6'9½" forward born in Accra, Ghana, Njoku immigrated to Canada as a four-year-old along with his parents Lawrence and Catherine. He starred for Halifax West High School despite missing most of his senior year through injury. The Warriors consequently did not reach the provincial championship finals tournament in 1990. Will attended hometown Saint Mary's University, where in his junior year (1993) he was winner of the Mike Moser Award as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's (CIAU) Most Outstanding player. In his junior and senior seasons he was also named a CIAU All-Canadian. Njoku was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NBA draft with the 41st pick overall by the Indiana Pacers. Failing to make any NBA regular season roster however, Njoku played professionally for the next ten years for various clubs in Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Njoku
Ugo Njoku (born 27 November 1994, in Nigeria) is a Nigerian people, Nigerian association football, footballer plays Defender (association football), defender for Croix Savoie Ambilly in the Nigerian Women's Championship and the Nigeria women's national football team. International career Ugo Njoku played at Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women's Championship from 2013 to 2017, after that she moved on to Croix Savoie Ambilly. Njoku had her first international action in 2014 while playing for Nigeria in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match against Namibia women's national football team, Namibia. She was also part of the winning squad at the 2014 African Women's Championship. In May 2015 Njoku was called up to play for team Nigeria women's national football team, Nigeria in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D#Australia vs Nigeria, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Match vs Australia Njoku elbowed Australian player Sam Kerr in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Njoku
Raymond Amanze Njoku (August 1915 – 1977) was a Nigerian politician and former minister for Transport. The son of an Igbo Chief, he was born in Owerri and raised in a Roman Catholic household. He attended Our Lady's School at Emekuku, for primary education. Later on, at St Charles, college, Onitsha, where he was studying, he applied and won a scholarship that earned him an admission into a teachers training school. After brief stints at tutorship in various schools including St Gregory's College, Lagos and St Charles, Onitsha, he decided to change course and study law. After completing his Law studies at Cambridge: LLB Hons Peterhouse College Cambridge, England; he was called to the bar at Inner Temple. Njoku returned to Nigeria and was a successful lawyer in Aba, Eastern Nigeria, 1949–1954. He was president of Igbo State Union of Nigeria in succession to Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe; Vice President NCNC (National Council of Nigeria & the Cameroon), and also served the Aba community as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placid Njoku
Placid Njoku (born 10 February 1947) is a Nigerian politician who currently serves as the Deputy Governor of Imo State. He was instated alongside his running mate Hope Uzodinma (the governor) by the verdict of the Supreme Court annulling the election of incumbent Emeka Ihedioha . Placid Njoku earlier served as the first Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Abia State. First years He is a native of Ikeduru LGA in Owerri, Imo State. Njoku went and graduated from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Imo State and he later worked in the institution and emerged as the first Vice Chancellor of the University. He gained prominence from there. Politics Placid Njoku was chosen as a running-mate by Hope Uzodinma Hope Odidika Uzodimma (born 12 December 1958) is a Nigerian politician who serves as Governor of Imo State. On 14 January 2020, the Supreme Court in Nigeria declared Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Njoku
Philip Emeka Njoku (born 3 June 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi .... Career Njoku has played for Inter Turku, ÅIFK and Minerva Punjab. References 1996 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers FC Inter Turku players Åbo IFK players Punjab FC players Gönyeli S.K. players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Men's association football forwards Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnenna Njoku
Nnenna Njoku-Mbonu (born 18 March 1955) is a Nigerian athlete. She competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ..., representing Nigeria in 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women, women's high jump and the women's shot put. References External links * 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Nigerian female high jumpers Nigerian female shot putters Olympic athletes for Nigeria Place of birth missing (living people) African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games 21st-century Nigerian women 20th-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndave David Njoku
David Njoku (born Ndave David Njoku) is a Nigerian film maker, production manager with Nollywood Industry. Early life Ndave hails from Ukelefi in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state but was born and bred in Abraka, Delta state, Nigeria. He is last child from a family of seven children and grew up without a father owing to the untimely demise when he was just 14 years old. Education Ndave did both his Primary and Secondary Education in Abraka. He completed his bachelor's degree in Delta State University (DELSU). Personal life Ndave's first audition was in 2004 under the supervision of Mr. Perfect, who cajoled him and told him he had no future in the movie scene. The next day he went back to the audition ground and took a piece out of their script. He used the script to modify and story in his head and wrote a 4-page script. He took the script to St. Paul Catholic Church, Delta State University and went for an outing with the drama team. From there people began encour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
