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Okonkwo Nonso
Okonkwo is a name that may refer to: People *Albert Okonkwo, Nigerian general *Amy Okonkwo (born 1996), Nigerian basketball player *Annie Okonkwo (born 1960), Nigerian politician *Arthur Okonkwo (born 2001) English football player *Charles Okonkwo (born 1965), Nigerian footballer * Chibuzor Okonkwo (born 1988), Nigerian footballer *Chigoziem Okonkwo (born 1999), American football player *Chiké Okonkwo (born 1982), British actor *Christian Okonkwo, Nigerian footballer * Christopher Okonkwo (born 1941), Nigerian athlete * Daniel Okonkwo (born 1975), English basketball player *Digger Okonkwo (born 1975), Nigerian-Maltese footballer *Joe Okonkwo, American writer *Kennedy Okonkwo (born 1977), Nigerian businessman * Kenneth Okonkwo (born 1968), Nigerian actor *Nnamdi Okonkwo, Nigerian banker *Og Okonkwo, Nigerian fashion designer *Onyekachi Okonkwo (born 1982), Nigerian footballer *Patrick Okonkwo (born 1998), Nigerian-American soccer player *Rachael Okonkwo (born 1987), Nigerian actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Okonkwo
Major (Dr.) Albert Nwazu Okonkwo was briefly the Military Administrator of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria in mid-1967 during an attempt to establish the region as the independent Republic of Benin early in the Nigerian Civil War. Okonkwo was a Major in the Biafran Army Medical Corps. He was trained as a physician in the United States, and was married to an American. Life Okonkwo was a medical doctor and was the CO of the Nigerian Armed Forces Medical Service in Benin right before the Civil War. At the onset of the war, he became one of the top ranked rebel commanders in the Mid-West region that later became briefly known as Republic of Benin by rebel leaders. On 9 August 1967 a force of 3,000 Biafran troops crossed the Niger bridge, with one group making a dash for Benin City. On 14 August the Biafran command in Enugu announced that Major Okonkwo had been appointed Military Administrator of the Mid-Western Region. The new administration faced resistance from several segments o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Okonkwo
Joe Okonkwo is an American writer, whose debut novel ''Jazz Moon'' won the Edmund White Award and was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction, '''', March 22, 2017. in 2017. Okonkwo's short stories have appeared in ''The Piltdown Review'', ''The New Engagement'', Storychord, ''Penumbra'', ''Promethean'', and ''Shotgun Honey''. His work has been anthologized in ''Love Stories from Africa'', ''Best Gay Love Stories 2009'', ''Best Gay Stories 2015'' and ''Strength''. His short story "Cleo" was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Okonkwo
The South American land mammal ages (SALMA) establish a geologic timescale for prehistoric South American fauna beginning 64.5 Mya (unit), Ma during the Paleocene and continuing through to the Late Pleistocene (0.011 Ma). These periods are referred to as ages, stages, or intervals and were established using geographic place names where fossil materials where obtained.Flynn & Swisher, 1995 The basic unit of measure is the first/last boundary statement. This shows that the first appearance event of one taxon is known to predate the last appearance event of another. If two taxa are found in the same fossil quarry or at the same stratigraphic horizon, then their age-range zones overlap. Background South America was an island continent for much of the Cenozoic, or the "Age of Mammals". As a result, its mammals evolved in their own unique directions, as Australia and Madagascar still have today. Paleogeographic timeline A simplified paleogeography, paleogeographic timeline of South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Okonkwo
Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo (born 26 May 1987) Popularly Known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka is a Nigerian film actress. She is best known for the film of the same name. She bags an ambassador deal with Aquadon Water. Life and career Rachael Okonkwo is from Ukpata in Uzo Uwani Local government area of Enugu State, located in South East (Nigeria). She studied at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu state. She started acting while she was a child, but due to lack of movie roles she switched career to dancing. She joined Nollywood in 2007 playing very minor roles. In 2008, she played a Supporting role to Ini Edo & Van Vicker in Royal War 2, also in 2010 alongside Patience Ozokwor and John Okafor in Open and Close 1&2. Her first major role and consequently her breakthrough movie came in 2014, where she played the lead character in Nkoli Nwa Nsukka as Nkoli. Her mother died in 2020. Humanitarian activities Children’s Easter Carnival Rachael Okonkwo in her own special way of giving ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Okonkwo
Patrick Okonkwo (born April 23, 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Cosmos Koblenz in the Rheinlandliga. Early life Okonkwo was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised by his Aunt and Uncle, before moving to Jamaica and later to the United States where he was adopted by a family in Suwanee, Georgia in 2013. Professional career On June 17, 2017 it was announced that Okonkwo would sign with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a Home Grown Player at the beginning of the 2018 season. In August 2017, Okonkwo signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery, the USL affiliate of Atlanta United and a club he'd spent time with in 2016, until the end of their 2018 season. While on loan from Atlanta United, Okonkwo scored six goals for the Charleston Battery during the club's 2018 campaign. Okonkwo was waived by Atlanta at the end of their 2019 season. On September 10, 2020, Okonkwo joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyekachi Okonkwo
Onyekachi Donatus Okonkwo (born 13 May 1982 in Aba) is a Nigerian football midfielder. Club career Okonkwo was a member of Enyimba's winning side in the 2003 MTN CAF Champions League and 2004 MTN CAF Champions League finals. During his two-year stay in South Africa he was arguably one of the club's most influential players even scoring the decisive goal against his former club Enyimba to lead the Johannesburg-based club Orlando Pirates to the 2006 MTN CAF Champions League semifinals. Okonkwo caused a stir in Europe by signing a pre-contract agreement with German side FC Köln only to leave the club a week later to sign a four-year deal at Swiss side FC Zürich saying that he had only ever agreed to a one-week trial at the German team. Despite FC Köln's sporting director Klaus Horstmann threatening to take the matter to FIFA in order for him to fulfil his obligations to his side, Okonkwo says he did not breach any rules in moving to Switzerland. He joined Qatari side Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Og Okonkwo
Ogugua Okonkwo, popularly known as Og Okonkwo, is a Nigerian womenswear designer, fashionista, and the founder and creative director of the fashion brand Style Temple. Biography Okonkwo was raised in Enugu, Nigeria, and she studied laboratory science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka before delving into fashion design. Okonkwo launched Style Temple in 2012, after long stints training as a fashion assistant and junior designer at a few Abuja-based fashion labels. Fashion Style Temple, under Okonkwo's leadership, showcases its collection annually at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week. The brand has been hailed by ''Vogue'', ''Fashion Bomb Daily'', ''Elle'', ''Glamour'', and CNN for its visionary take on womenswear. Awards and nominations * The Future Awards Africa The Future Awards Africa (previously known as The Future Awards) are a set of awards given by The Future Project, a social enterprise communications firm affiliated to Red Africa. The awards are intended to ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnamdi Okonkwo
Nnamdi John Okonkwo is the immediate past Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Nigeria, a position he was appointed to January 2, 2014, from his former role as the executive director of South Directorate at Fidelity Bank Nigeria. He also was the Executive Director of Commercial and Consumer Banking South Directorate. Before joining the bank, he occupied the chief operating officer position in the United Bank for Africa subsidiary in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... Education Nnamdi holds a B.Sc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Benin and also MBA, Banking and Finance from Enugu State University of Science and Technology Nigeria. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of INSEAD, the business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Okonkwo
Kenneth Okonkwo (born November 6, 1968) is a Nigerian actor, lawyer and politician, known for his role in the movie ''Living in Bondage'' as Andy Okeke. Career In 2013 he won the African Movie Academy Award on a Special Recognition of Pillars of Nollywood. 2015 he was given a special recognition award by the organisers of the City People Entertainment Awards for his contribution to the growth of entertainment in Nigeria.https://entertainment.naij.com/307638-top-nollywood-actor-kenneth-okonkwo-joins-politics.html#307638 - entertainment.naij.com Filmography See also *9th Africa Movie Academy Awards The 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony honouring movies of 2012 was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 20 April 2013. The event was hosted by actress and former AMAA winner Ama K. Abebrese and Ayo Makun with many celebrities in attendance. T ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Okonkwo, Kenneth Living people Nigerian male film actors University of Nigeria alumni University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Okonkwo
Kennedy Okonkwo (born 12 October 1977) is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and real-estate entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Nedcomoaks Limited. Early life and education Kennedy hails from Ojoto, Anambra State. Kennedy was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, where he had his primary and secondary school education. Kennedy attended the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology and the Lagos State University, where he obtained his Masters in Business Administration. Career and philanthropy In 2007, Kennedy founded Nedcomoaks Limited, a Real Estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more general ... company with zero capital. He is the founder of the Kennedy Okonkwo Programme For Tech Entrepreneurs. Kennedy is the sponsor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digger Okonkwo
Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo (born 30 August 1977) is a former professional footballer who last played for Senglea Athletic. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national team. Career Digger has previously played for many different Maltese clubs such as Għajnsielem, Pietà Hotspurs, Mosta F.C. and Naxxar Lions Naxxar Lions Football Club is a football club from the town of Naxxar in northern Malta Their historical and arch-rivals are Mosta FC. A match between Naxxar Lions and Mosta FC, is known as the derby of the north, but because there are other ..., before ending his career at Senglea Athletic. International career Okonkwo has also represented the Malta national side and played his first match on 21 August 1999. References External ...
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Amy Okonkwo
Amy Nnenna Okonkwo (born 26 August 1996) is a Nigerian-American basketball player for Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Nigerian National Team. Nigerian National team career Amy represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she averaged 2.7 point and 1 rebound. She also participated in the 2021 Afrobasket FIBA AfroBasket 2021 was the 30th edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. The tournament was hosted by Rwanda for the first time. It was originally scheduled to take place between 17 and 29 August 2 ..., where she won gold with the team and averaged 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists. References 1996 births Living people Citizens of Nigeria through descent Nigerian women's basketball players Shooting guards Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Nigeria Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Nigerian e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
