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Ojo (surname)
Ojo is a Nigerian surname of Yoruba origin. Notable people with the name include: * Funso Ojo (born 1991), Belgian football player * Kim Ojo (born 1988), Nigerian football midfielder * Michael Ojo (born 1989), Nigerian-American basketball player * Michael Ojo (1993–2020), Nigerian-American basketball player *Onome Ojo (born 1977), Nigerian-American football player *Sheyi Ojo (born 1997), English football player *Tessy Ojo (born 1971), Nigerian-British charity executive *Topsy Ojo (born 1985), English rugby union player * Ronke Ojo (born 1974), Nigerian movieactress{{Surname, Ojo *Benjamin Ojo Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ... (born 2000) Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funso Ojo
Funso-King Ayorinde Ojo (born 28 August 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Port Vale, where he is also vice-captain. A Belgium under-21 international, Ojo began his career with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, making his debut in the Eredivisie in May 2009. He played on loan at VVV-Venlo during the 2010–11 campaign, but was allowed to leave PSV and returned to Belgium to play for Beerschot in June 2012. He joined hometown club Royal Antwerp in August 2013, and signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht in February 2014. He helped Dordrecht to win promotion out of the play-offs at the end of the 2013–14 season, and though the club were relegated the following season, Ojo remained in the Eredivisie after signing with Willem II in June 2015. He spent two seasons with the club, making 60 top-flight appearances, before he moved to England to play for Scunthorpe United in July 2017. He was sold to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ojo
Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a centre forward for Lyngby BK in 2018. Club career Ojo was born in Warri, Nigeria. He began his career with Plateau United where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman and in 2008 Atta Aneke took him on trial with Lyn Oslo. In February 2008 signed for Nybergsund and scored 14 goals during his first season there. In December 2009 he trained with TSV 1860 Munich while on trial there, at that time he had already trained with FC Midtjylland. In September 2016 Ojo signed a one-year contract with Lyngby BK. International career In 2007, Ojo was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team. Personal life Kim Ojo is a Christian. Career statistics Honours Genk *Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ojo (basketball, Born 1989)
Michael Adetokunbo Ojo (born June 28, 1989) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks before playing pro ball in Europe. Professional career In 2011, Ojo signed with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League and played there for two seasons. He helped the team make it to the BBL Cup and Trophy finals and in his final season, he averaged 22.5 points per game. Later, Ojo played for Apollon Limassol (Cyprus), Eco Örebro (Sweden), Apollon Patras (Greece), Sigma Barcellona (Italy) and mmcité Brno (Czech Republic). Also played in Austria for the Klosterneuburg Dukes and the Allianz Swans Gmunden. On January 3, 2018, Ojo signed for the Worcester Wolves. In 21 games, he averaged 11.9 points and 3.0 assists while shooting 41.7% from the three point line. He helped the club to the BBL Cup Final on January 28, 2018, where he scored a team-high 18 points in the Wolves 88–99 loss to the Cheshire Pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ojo (basketball, Born 1993)
Michael Olalekan Ojo (January 5, 1993 – August 7, 2020) was a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. After competing in college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, he played professionally for three seasons with Serbian clubs FMP and Crvena zvezda. Ojo died of a heart attack at the age of 27. Early life Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Ojo is the son of Olayinminu Ojo. Ojo attended Tennessee Temple Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2012, he earned All-American Honors as a senior from the National Association of Christian Athletes and named to the All-Tournament Team at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament. As a senior, he averaged 15.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game. College career Ojo attended Florida State University. He selected Florida State over Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He played four seasons of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles under Leonard Hamilton, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onome Ojo
Onome Johnson Ojo (born June 3, 1977) is a Nigerian former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He also played in NFL Europe. Ojo played college football at UC Davis. Early life and education Onome Ojo was born on June 3, 1977, in San Jose, California, to Nigerian parents. His name means "gift from God" in Nigerian. He attended The Urban School of San Francisco before going to college at UC Davis. He played tennis, basketball, and soccer in high school. He didn't play football until after two years of college, when Ojo told coach Bob Biggs that he was interested in playing football. “When Onome first came in the office I thought he was a basketball player and was lost,” the coach said, “Then he said he was interested in playing football. I thought he was a JC kid, so I asked him where he played. He said he had never played.” During practice, Biggs said that Ojo was "a pretty impressive athlete" but was far from being a player. “He did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheyi Ojo
Oluwaseyi Babajide "Sheyi" Ojo (born 19 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on loan with Championship clubs Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before making his competitive debut for Liverpool in January 2016. Ojo has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. Club career Early career Ojo joined MK Dons' academy when he was 10 years old. By the age of 13, he had played for the Dons' U18 side and was training with the first team squad. During his time at the club, Ojo became the first MK Dons trainee to receive an international cap at youth level. Liverpool On 11 November 2011, Liverpool beat off competition from a host of Europe's top clubs including a multimillion-pound offer from Chelsea to sign Ojo, then 14, for an undisclosed fee believed to be in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessy Ojo
Theresa "Tessy" Ojo, (born March 1971) is a British-Nigerian charity executive, who is Chief Executive of the Diana Award. She is also a trustee of Comic Relief, and a member of the Appeals Advisory Committee of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). She has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, and first worked in the corporate sector before moving into charity work. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ojo was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to young people. References Living people 1971 births BBC people Comic Relief people Nigerian chief executives British charity and campaign group workers British chief executives British people of Nigerian descent Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{Nigeria-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topsy Ojo
Temitope "Topsy" Ojo (born 28 July 1985) is an English rugby union player for London Irish , and has represented England at International level. He is London Irish's all-time leading try scorer, with 73 tries in all competitions. Career London Irish Ojo was born in Tottenham, London. His father, Akin Ojo, a thoracic surgeon, and his mother Bola Ojo (née Ibidapo-Obe) are from south-west Nigeria, where Temitope is a common Yoruba name. Topsy Ojo first played rugby at Burnt Oak Junior School in Sidcup where he was selected on the wing in a 'World Cup' tournament to coincide with the 1995 World Cup. Topsy Ojo started to play 15 a-side rugby union at Dartford Grammar School at the age of eleven, going on to captain the 1st XV. He also represented Kent and London & South-East Schools at both U16 and U18. After he starting playing some under-19 trial matches and being recommended for the London Irish Academy he went on to join the Sunbury based Academy in July 2003. He made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronke Ojo
Ibironke Ojo-Anthony (born 17 July 1974) professionally known as Ronke Oshodi Oke is a Nigerian film actress, musician, director and producer. Early life and career Ibironke Ojo Anthony professionally known as Ronke Oshodi oke is descent of Ondo State.she was born July 17,1974 in Oworonshoki, Lagos State Southwestern Nigeria, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She began her acting career with a drama group called ''Star Parade'' under the leadership of Fadeyi, a Nigerian actor but became a household name in the year 2000 when she featured in a movie titled ''Oshodi Oke'', from which she got her stage name. Her musical career began in 2014, the same year she launched her debut album which is yet to be released. In 2015, she released a single titled ''Ori Mi'' which featured 9ice. Personal life Ronke is married and have a son. Filmography *''Succubus'' (2014) *''Isan Laye'' *''Eesu'' *''Agbere Oju'' *''Return of Jenifa'' *''Abeke Aleko'' *''Abeke Eleko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Ojo
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears as "Binyamēm" ( Samaritan Hebrew: , "son of days"). In the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as a righteous young child, who remained with Jacob when the older brothers plotted against Joseph. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. Name The name is first mentioned in letters from King Sîn-kāšid of Uruk (1801–1771 BC), who called himself “K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
