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Olayinka Alakija
Olayinka is a given name (diminutive of Yinka) and surname of Yoruba origin meaning "wealth surrounds me". It may refer to: ;First name * Olayinka Koso-Thomas (born 1937), Nigerian-born doctor established in Sierra Leone * Olayinka Sanni (born 1986), American-Nigerian basketball player * Olayinka Sule, Nigerian Brigadier General and Administrator of Jigawa State, Nigeria ;Middle name * Folashade Olayinka Baderinwa (born 1969), American journalist *Jadesola Olayinka Akande (1940–2008), Nigerian academic ;Surname *Abel Idowu Olayinka (born 1958), Nigerian Professor of Applied geophysics *Funmilayo Olayinka Olufunmilayo Aduni Olayinka, née Famuagun (20 June 1960 – 6 April 2013), was a Nigerian banker and politician who served as the deputy governor of Ekiti State. Early life and education Olayinka was born in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. She a ... (1960–2013), Nigerian banker and politician * Peter Olayinka (born 1995), Nigerian football player * Segun Olayinka (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yinka
Yínká is a unisex name in the Yoruba language. It is a contraction of "Yímiká" meaning ''"surround me."'' It is also a diminutive form of names such as ''Adéyínká'' (crown/royalty surrounds me), '' Olayinka'' (prestige/wealth surrounds me), ''Akínyínká'' (warriors/valour surrounds me), ''Olúyínká'' (God/my lord surrounds me), etc. People named Yínká include: *Yinka Quadri (born 1959), Nigerian actor, filmmaker, producer and director * Yinka Shonibare (born 1962), Nigerian-British artist *Yinka Ayefele (born 1968), Nigerian music producer *Yinka Davies (born 1970), Nigerian vocalist, dancer and lyricist *Yinka Dare (1972–2004), Nigerian basketball player * Oluyinka Idowu (born 1972), Nigerian-born British former long jumper nicknamed "Yinka" * Yinka Faleti (born 1976), American veteran * Yinka Ayenuwa (born 1986), Nigerian weightlifter *Yinka Olukunga Yinka Olukunga , also known as Nnenna, is a Nigerian actress, kiddies show producer, and host. Career A Lagos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba People
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 42 million people in Africa, are a few hundred thousand outside the continent, and bear further representation among members of the African diaspora. The vast majority of the Yoruba population is today within the country of Nigeria, where they make up 21% of the country's population according to CIA estimations, making them one of the largest List of ethnic groups of Africa, ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers. In Africa, the Yoruba are contiguous with the Yoruboid languages, Yoruboid Itsekiri to the south-east in the northwest Niger Delta, Bariba people, Bariba to the northwest in Benin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olayinka Koso-Thomas
Olayinka Koso-Thomas (born 1937) is a Nigerian-born doctor who lives in Sierra Leone. She is known internationally for her efforts to abolish female genital cutting Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found .... In 1998, she shared a Prince of Asturias Award for this work. References 1937 births Living people Yoruba women physicians 20th-century Nigerian medical doctors Sierra Leone Creole people Nigerian women medical doctors 20th-century Sierra Leonean physicians {{Nigeria-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olayinka Sanni
Olayinka Sanni (born August 21, 1986) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, she most recently played the center / power forward position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and also for Charleville-Méz in France – LFB. College career In her senior year at West Virginia, Sanni averaged career highs in points per game (16.2) and rebounds per game (7.1). West Virginia statistics Source WNBA career Sanni was drafted 18th overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock. Out of the 31 games she played in her rookie season, she started 9. She shot exactly 50% from the floor (41–82) while averaging just a little over 10 minutes per game. She is playing for Calais in France during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. She is currently playing for ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France during the 2009–10 WNBA off-season. WNBA career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2008 , align="left" rowspan=2, Detroit , 31 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olayinka Sule
Brigadier General (retired) Olayinka Sule (4 May 1948 – 23 August 2020) was the Administrator of Jigawa State, Nigeria from August 1991 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. In 1983 Lt. Colonel Sule was military attache to the permanent mission of Nigeria to the United Nations. Promoted to Colonel, Sule was the first Administrator of Jigawa State, Nigeria after it was formed from part of Kano State in August 1991. He handed over to the elected civilian governor Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu in January 1992 at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. Founded (1993) The constitution of the Third Republic was drafted in 1989. General Ibrahim Badamasi B .... In 1996 he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 1st Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army. He retired from the army that year. After his retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sade Baderinwa
Folasade Olayinka Baderinwa (born April 14, 1969), known professionally as Sade Baderinwa ( ), is an American broadcast journalist. Since 2003, she has been a news anchor at WABC-TV, the ABC flagship station in New York, and currently co-anchors the weekday 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts of ''Eyewitness News'' with Bill Ritter. Early life and education Baderinwa was born to a Nigerian father and a German mother. At age seven, her mother no longer took part in her life and her father returned to Africa, leaving her in the custody of a family friend. She was subsequently adopted in Baltimore by WBAL-TV anchor Edie House, whose parents also provided additional support. When Baderinwa was 12, her birth mother eventually took her in to live with her family in nearby Montgomery County. She has since continued to maintain contact with her biological parents, as well as with her adoptive family. Baderinwa graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park's College of Agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadesola Akande
Jadesola Olayinka Akande (CON, OFR) (15 November 1940 – 29 April 2008) was a Nigerian lawyer, author and academic who is regarded as the first Nigerian female professor of Law. Early life and education Akande Jadesola Olayinka was born on 15,November 1940, in Ibadan, Oyo State,defunct Western Region of Nigeria. Akande Jadesola Olayinka completed her nursery, basic and secondary school education at Ibadan People's Girls School and St. Annes School respectively. She obtained her G.C.E Advanced Level certificate after attending Barnstaple Girls Grammar School, Devon, England before proceeding to study a course in Law at the University College, London where she graduated in 1963. Career After her call to the bar at the Inner Temple, London and the Nigerian Law School, Akande Jadesola returned to Nigeria where she began her career as an Administrative Ofiicer in the West Regional Civil Service. Akande Jadesola was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Idowu Olayinka
Abel Idowu Olayinka (born 16 February 1958) is a Nigerian professor of applied geophysics. He is a former deputy vice chancellor and former vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He is also the president of thWest African Research and Innovation Management Association In 2012, he was elected as fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, the apex academic organization in Nigeria. He was inducted into the academy, along with Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, the 11th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Mojeed Olayide Abass, a Nigerian professor of computer science at the University of Lagos and Professor Akinyinka Omigbodun, the president of the West African College of Surgeons and former provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. In September 2015, he was appointed as the 12th substantive vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan to succeed Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, a Nigerian professor of gynecology and obste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funmilayo Olayinka
Olufunmilayo Aduni Olayinka, née Famuagun (20 June 1960 – 6 April 2013), was a Nigerian banker and politician who served as the deputy governor of Ekiti State. Early life and education Olayinka was born in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. She attended Holy Trinity Grammar School Ibadan, where she obtained her first school leaving certificate with distinction. She subsequently proceeded to Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo State, Nigeria, where she obtained her Higher School Certificate (HSC).The Nation Newspapers 19 August 2010 http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/editorial/opinion/10149.html She held a master's degree in public administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration marketing from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, United States, in 1981 and 1983 respectively. She was three times winner of the Dean's Honour roll. Career Olayinka, a marketing analyst and strategist, started her career in banking with First Bank of Nigeria Plc in 1986. She later worked as r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Olayinka
Peter Olayinka Oladeji (born 18 November 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Red Star Belgrade and the Nigeria national team. Club career Early career Olayinka started his career with (Baba Boss) in Ibadan before in January 2012 he joined Bylis in the Kategoria Superiore, where he initially joined the club's under-19s due to being just 17 at the time. He was promoted to the senior team under Agim Canaj during the 2012–13 season, and he made his professional debut on 20 October 2012 in an Kategoria Superiore game against Luftëtari, in which he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Jetmir Sefa in the 2–0 win. With the departure of Canaj and the arrival of Naci Şensoy as head coach in November, Olayinka received more playing time under Şensoy who showed faith in the young player. He scored his first goal on 3 February 2013 against Teuta an Albanian Cup tie that ended in a 2–2 draw. He scored again month later on 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
