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Obioma Bella
Obioma is a surname and women's given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Chigozie Obioma (born 1986), Nigerian writer *Godswill Obioma (born 1953), Nigerian academic *Iheanacho Obioma, Nigerian politician Given name *Obioma Nnaemeka Obioma Nnaemeka (born 1948) is a Nigerian-American academic. She is the Chancellor’s Professor of French at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Education Born in Agulu, Nigeria, Nnaemeka earned her BA from the University of Nig ... (born 1948), Nigerian-American academic * Obioma Okoli (born 1992), Nigerian weightlifter {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chigozie Obioma
Chigozie Obioma (born 1986) is a Nigerian writer. He is best known for writing the novels ''The Fishermen'' (2015) and ''An Orchestra of Minorities'' (2019), both of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in their respective years of publication. His work has been translated into more than 25 languages. , Obioma is James E. Ryan Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Early life and influences Of Igbo descent, Obioma was born in 1986 into a family of 12 children — seven brothers and four sisters – in Akure, in the south-western part of Nigeria, where he grew up speaking Yoruba, Igbo, and English. As a child, he was fascinated by Greek myths and British writers, including Shakespeare, John Milton, and John Bunyan. Among African writers, he developed a strong affinity for Wole Soyinka's ''The Trials of Brother Jero''; Cyprian Ekwensi's ''An African Night's Entertainment''; Camara Laye's ''The African Child''; and D. O. Fagunwa's '' Ògbà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godswill Obioma
Godswill Obioma (12 December 1953 – 31 May 2021), was a Nigerian professor and the registrar of National Examination Council, NECO, until his death on 31 May 2021. Early life and education Godswill Obioma is a native of Amaokpu, Nkpa, Bende Local Government Area, Abia State. In 1975, he graduated from Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education where he studied mathematics and physics, graduating with distinction and as the overall best graduating student. In 1979, he graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he studied mathematics and education, graduating as the best graduating student. In 1982, he graduated with a master's degree in educational measurement and evaluation in the same university. In 1985, he furthered in the same university and graduated with doctorate degree in the same field and won the vice chancellor's award for the best doctoral dissertation. Career In 1979, Obioma began his career at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka as a research fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iheanacho Obioma
Iheanacho Obioma is a Nigerian politician and member of the 4th National Assembly representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia North/Umuahia South constituency of Abia State under the umbrella of the People's Democratic Party between 1999 and 2003. He later went on to contest for a seat in the Nigerian Senate to represent Abia Central Senatorial district under the flagship of the All Progressives Congress against the then incumbent governor Theodore Orji Theodore Ahamefule Orji CON is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Abia State in southeast Nigeria from 2007 to 2015. He was formerly a career civil servant, and served as the Chief of Staff to Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu. Background .... See also * Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Abia References People from Abia State Living people Igbo politicians Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Abia State-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obioma Nnaemeka
Obioma Nnaemeka (born 1948) is a Nigerian-American academic. She is the Chancellor’s Professor of French at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Education Born in Agulu, Nigeria, Nnaemeka earned her BA from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she studied African Studies, French and German. In 1989 she obtained her PhD in French and Francophone studies from the University of Minnesota. Academic interests Before arriving at Indiana University, Nnaemeka taught at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and at The College of Wooster The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college in Wooster, Ohio. Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian Church as the University of Wooster, it has been officially non-sectarian since 1969 when ownership ties with the Presbyterian Churc ..., Wooster, Ohio. She is a board member of the Global Women’s Leadership Center at the Leavey School of Business. Nnaemeka is interested in black women writers, feminist theory, transition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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