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Okorie
Okorie is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin. The surname means "born on Orie" in Igbo, with Orie being one of the days of the Igbo week. Okorie is a Nigerian native name of the Igbo tribe, which represents a strong male son of the land, born on a pronounced Great Market Day called Orie. Notable people with the surname include: *Angela Okorie, Nigerian actress *Chima Okorie (born 1968), Nigerian former footballer * Domingo Okorie, Nigerian professor of chemistry * Ikechukwu Okorie (born 1993), Nigerian footballer *Melatu Uche Okorie (born 1975), Nigerian-born Irish author *Nick Okorie (born 1988), American professional basketball player *Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 1990), Nigerian singer and songwriter known by the stage name Patoranking Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May, 1990), better known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town, Patoranking hails from Onicha, Ebonyi State. He start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Okorie
Nick Okorie (born July 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Horse Owners Club in Alexandria, Egypt. He played college basketball for South Plains College and Texas Tech. High school career Okorie attended Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas, where he played basketball under head coach Ronnie Edwards. He was a member of the team's starting lineup for three years. He was named All-District in his final two seasons with the Cougars. Okorie averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game as a senior and competed at the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) All-Star Game. Collegiate career Okorie played college basketball with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and South Plains College. Professional career Okorie was named National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) All-Star in 2013, when he was with the Mississauga Power. Okorie has previously competed in the Danish Basketball League, 2. Basketball Bundesliga, and the Korisliiga outside of Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Okorie
Angela Okorie is a Nigerian actress. In 2015, she won the best City People Entertainment Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is also noted to have acted in more than 100 films between 2009 and 2014. Early life and education Okorie, the third of five children, was born and raised in Cotonou, Benin Republic. She studies theatre arts at the University of Lagos. She also attended Lagos State University, studying public administration. She is a native of the Ishiagu in Ivo LGA in Ebonyi State. Career Okorie ventured into Nollywood in 2009, after a decade of modeling for a soap company. Her first movie was ''Sincerity'' in 2009. The film was produced and directed by Stanley Egbonini and Ifeanyi Ogbonna respectively and stars Chigozie Atuanya, Nonso Diobi, Yemi Blaq ,and Oge Okoye. According to Pulse Nigeria, her break into the limelight came after she starred in ''Holy Serpent''. She has also stated her desire to record gospel music in the future. In 2014, she was described a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melatu Uche Okorie
Melatu Uche Okorie (born 1975) is a Nigerian-born Irish author and member of the Arts Council of Ireland. Her 2018 short story collection, ''This Hostel Life'', was shortlisted for the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year award at the Irish Book Awards, and adapted into an operatic work by the Irish National Opera. Early life and education Melatu Uche Okorie was born in 1975 in Enugu, Nigeria. She grew up in a household with her mother and several siblings, and obtained a degree in English before leaving Nigeria. Okorie moved to Ireland in 2006 with her infant daughter and lived in the direct provision system, which was when she began writing. Okorie obtained an Mphil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin and is studying for a PhD in the college of Education. Writing In 2009, Okorie won the Metro Éireann Writing Award for the story "Gathering Thoughts". Okorie's first book, '' This Hostel Life'', was published by Skein Press in Ireland in May 2018. The book fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chima Okorie
Chima Ephraim Okorie (born 8 October 1968 in Izomber, Abia State) is a Nigerian former professional football striker who was renowned for his goalscoring prowess in the Indian leagues. He went on to score 131 goals for East Bengal in three seasons, becoming the top scorer in the history of East Bengal crossing K. P. Dhanaraj who had 127 goals, until it was crossed by Bhaichung Bhutia. Playing career Okorie moved to India as a student, his big break came when he played first time in the Durand Cup, when he represented Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad XI. There was no such thing as Chandigarh team was an all volunteer team and could not afford to pay their players. He then signed a major deal with Mohammedan SC, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. With Mohammedan, he scored sixteen goals in 1985 CFL season. He captained East Bengal in 1990–91. He was a deadly forward and use to score by using his tremendous power, He is also the first foreign player in Mohun Bagan. He then moved to Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikechukwu Okorie
Ikechukwu Okorie (born 18 November 1993) is a Nigerian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who plays as a defender for Al-Bahri in Iraq. References External links * * Nigerian footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers 1993 births Living people Kaduna United F.C. players Enyimba F.C. players Al Masry SC players Amanat Baghdad players Al-Bahri players Expatriate footballers in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Iraq Nigerian expatriates in Iraq Association football defenders People from Zaria {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo Okorie
Domingo Okorie is a Nigerian professor of chemistry and secretary of the Nigerian Academy of Science The Nigerian Academy of Science is the official science academy of Nigeria. The academy of science was established on 18 January 1977, as an association of Nigeria's foremost scientists, but incorporated in 1986. It is the apex scientific organ .... References Living people Nigerian chemists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patoranking
Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May, 1990), better known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town, Patoranking hails from Onicha, Ebonyi State. He started his music career doing underground collaborations, with artists such as XProject, Konga, Slam and Reggie Rockstone. He signed a record deal with K-Solo's Igberaga Records in 2010, releasing "Up in D Club" under the outfit. Patoranking became a protégé of Dem Mama Records after collaborating with Timaya on his song "Alubarika". In February 2014, he signed a record deal with Foston Musik and released "Girlie O", a single that put him in the limelight. On 9 February 2015, Patoranking announced on Instagram that he signed a distribution deal with VP Records. on September 28 Patoranking released a song titled Abule which he released ahead of his album scheduled to be released later in 2020. He once said, in 2020 that he once got inspiration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo Language
Igbo ( , ; Igbo: ''Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò'' ) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, a meta-ethnicity from Southeastern Nigeria. The number of Igboid languages depends on how one classifies a language versus a dialect, so there could be around 15 different Igboid languages. The core Igbo cluster or Igbo proper is generally thought to be one language but there is limited mutual intelligibility between the different groupings (north, west, south and east). A standard literary language termed 'Igbo izugbe' (meaning "general igbo") was generically developed and later adopted around 1972, with its core foundation based on the Owerri (Isuama), Anambra (Awka) and Umuahia (Ohuhu) dialects, omitting the nasalization and aspiration of those varieties. However, nobody speaks "general Igbo" natively and it isn't accepted by all Igbo groups. The largest variety of the core Igbo cluster is Ngwa. History The first book to publish Igbo terms was ''History of the Missio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
