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Nneka Ojor
Nneka is an Igbo It can also be a shortened version of the Igbo name Nnemkadi. The following people have the name: * Nneka (singer) or Nneka Egbuna, Nigerian-German singer and songwriter * Nneka Egbujiobi, Nigerian-American lawyer * Nneka Abulokwe, British Nigerian tech and digital governance entrepreneur * Nneka J. Adams, Canadian-based Nigerian actor, film writer, and movie producer * Nneka Isaac Moses, Nigerian presenter, fashion designer, and the co-founder and managing director of the African cultural show, Goge Africa * Nneka Ogwumike, American basketball player with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks * Nneka Okpala, New Zealand athlete * Nneka Onuorah, American director and producer * Nneka Onyejekwe, Romanian volleyball player with Voléro Zürich * Nneka Ukuh Nneka Ukuh (born November 20, 1987) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 20 ... [...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] |
Nneka (singer)
Nneka Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. She sings in English, Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin. Early life Nneka Lucia Egbuna was born and raised in Warri, in the Delta State, Nigeria, to a German mother and Nigerian father. She is the youngest of four siblings. Their German mother left the family when Nneka was two years old. Her father remarried, and his new wife stopped at nothing to make life unbearable for the children of the former wife, torturing and terrorizing the children, especially the two youngest — Nneka and her brother, Anatol.Artists After the Escape: How Nneka Egbuna found a home in music DW [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Egbujiobi
Nneka Colleen Egbujiobi is a Nigerian-American lawyer, best known as the founder and CEO of Hello Africa. Education Career Salary and Net Worth Egbujiobi graduated from University of Michigan with a degree in English language and literature, before preceding to University of Wisconsin Law School where she received her Juris Doctor degree in 2012 and became an attorney, practicing in Pasadena, California. During her time in University of Michigan, she was a university correspondent for CNN. After practicing law for few years, she developed Hello Africa, an online dating application. Egbujiobi has worked as a correspondent for Beloit Daily News. She was Judy Robson extern when she was the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Senate. Her application, Hello Africa won Best Indigenous Mobile Application of the Year at the Africa Royalty Awards. Egbujiobi has approximately $2 - $10 million dollars Personal life Egbujiobi was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Wisconsin. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Abulokwe
Nneka Abulokwe, OBE ( /ŋneka ˈabuːlɔːkwei/) is a British Nigerian tech and digital governance entrepreneur. She is one of the first Afro-Caribbean professionals in the UK to serve on the board of a leading European digital transformation organization, she is the founder and CEO of MicroMax Consulting. In 2019, she was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II as an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Business. Early life and education Abulokwe was born in London to a Nigerian father and Jamaican mother and grew up in the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In 1991, she obtained her BA degree in History from the University of Port Harcourt. She later obtained her MA degree at the University of London and a DBA degree from Cranfield University School of Management. Career Abulokwe is an innovative technologist, digital governance entrepreneur and board director. She has over 25 years experience in the corporate world. She is the founder and CEO, MicroMax Consulting. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka J
Nneka is an Igbo It can also be a shortened version of the Igbo name Nnemkadi. The following people have the name: * Nneka (singer) or Nneka Egbuna, Nigerian-German singer and songwriter * Nneka Egbujiobi, Nigerian-American lawyer * Nneka Abulokwe, British Nigerian tech and digital governance entrepreneur * Nneka J. Adams, Canadian-based Nigerian actor, film writer, and movie producer * Nneka Isaac Moses, Nigerian presenter, fashion designer, and the co-founder and managing director of the African cultural show, Goge Africa * Nneka Ogwumike, American basketball player with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks * Nneka Okpala, New Zealand athlete * Nneka Onuorah, American director and producer * Nneka Onyejekwe, Romanian volleyball player with Voléro Zürich * Nneka Ukuh Nneka Ukuh (born November 20, 1987) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Isaac Moses
Nneka Isaac Moses is a Nigerian presenter, fashion designer, and the co-founder and Managing director of the African cultural show Goge Africa. Early life Moses attended the University of Lagos The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ... from 1987 to 1990 where she obtained a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature. In Surulere, Lagos, she established Akenn. G Limited, a fashion house where she produced costumes for motion pictures, TV commercials, and special events. Goge Africa Moses co-founded Goge Africa in 1999, alongside her husband Isaac, three years after their marriage. The program was first aired on October 1, to coincide with Nigeria's independence day. It is viewed by over 40 million people syndicated in 15 channels. The Goge Africa team have been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Ogwumike
Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Soon after being drafted, Ogwumike signed an endorsement deal with Nike. She is the older sister of Chiney Ogwumike, who also plays for the Sparks. Ogwumike was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year She was named to The W25 the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. She also plays for Dynamo Kursk of Russia Her name "Nneka" means "Mother is Supreme" in the Igbo language of Nigeria - where her family hails from. She is 6'2" and plays power forward. She attended Cy-Fair High School in Cypress, Texas and led them to a 5A State Championship in her senior season. While at Stanford University she helped the Cardinal reach the Final Four four times. Ogwumike was elected Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Okpala
Nneka Okpala (born 27 April 1988) is a New Zealand athlete. She competes mainly in the triple jump. She has won the New Zealand women's triple jump competition five times and the Australian women's triple jump title once. Okpala's parents emigrated from Nigeria to New Zealand in 1987, and Okpala was born in Otahuhu, Auckland the following year. She joined the Papatoetoe Athletics Club when she was 6 years old, and when she was 15 she started competing in the triple jump. Two years later she represented New Zealand at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships in Morocco. The same year, she also represented New Zealand at the Sydney Youth Games. In 2015, she competed at the World University Games in Korea, finishing eighth in the triple jump. Okpala competed for New Zealand, although she was studying at Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Onuorah
Nneka Onuorah (born 1988) is a director and producer. She is best known for her directorial debut, ''The Same Difference'' (2015), about gender roles in the Black lesbian community. She received a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program for her work on ''Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls''. Early life and education Onuorah was born in Queens, New York and raised in the LeFrak City neighborhood. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is African-American. She moved to Atlanta to live with her grandmother in fifth grade and moved back to Queens for high school. She studied dance at Broadway Dance Center, and later received her associate degree in psychology from LaGuardia Community College. Career In 2009, Onuorah did an internship at BET, and she was subsequently hired as a producer. She worked on ''Black Girls Rock!'' and various music documentaries. After six years, Onuorah left the network to work on her first film, ''The Same Difference''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Onyejekwe
Nneka Obiamaka Onyejekwe (born August 18, 1989 in Hațeg) is a Romanian professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for CS Volei Alba-Blaj and now plays for Dinamo Bucharest and the Romania national team. She was born in Hațeg to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father, both intellectuals, and was raised in Cluj-Napoca. One of her brothers, Chike, plays handball professionally. Honours Clubs * 2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Championship – Champion, with Voléro Zürich * 2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich * 2010, 2011 Swiss Super Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich * 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Romanian Championship – Champion, with Metal Galați * 2007, 2008, 2009 Romanian Cup – Champion, with Metal Galați * 2017–18 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj Individual awards *'' 2017–18 CEV Champions League "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2017 Romanian Volleyball Player of the Year'' * '' 2018 Romanian V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka Ukuh
Nneka Ukuh (born November 20, 1987) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Nation .... Competition record External links IAAF Profile 1987 births Living people Nigerian female high jumpers African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
