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Olubunmi Adigun
Olubunmi is a Yoruba given name meaning "gift of God". Other variations of the names are Bunmi, Oluwabunmi. Alternative forms of this name include: "Ebunoluwa" and " Oreoluwa". Notable people with this name include: * Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (born 1936), Catholic cardinal * Olubunmi Akinlade, Nigerian Anglican bishop * Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi (born 1955), Nigerian politician * Olubunmi Olateru-Olagbegi, former Chief judge of Ondo State * Ogunlola Olubunmi (born 1965), Nigerian politician * Olubunmi Owoso (1949–2020), Nigerian academic * Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (born 1982), Nigerian politician Film * Mercy Olubunmi, fictional character in EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ... References {{given name, type=both Yoruba-language surnames ... [...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] |
Oreoluwa
Oreoluwa is a Nigerian unisex given name with Yoruba origins, meaning "a gift from God". It is similar in meaning to Olubunmi and Ebunoluwa. Notable people with the given name include: * Nora Awolowo (real name Oreoluwa Awolowo; born 1999), Nigerian film director, cinematographer, documentary photographer, producer and creative director *Oreoluwa Cherebin (born 1997), Grenadian swimmer *Oreoluwa Lesi Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and UK-trained economist and information technology expert. She is the founder and executive director of Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non-profit organisation that empowe ..., Nigerian social entrepreneur, economist, and information technology expert See also * Mo'Cheddah (real name Modupe-Oreoluwa Ola; born 1990), Nigerian rapper and singer References {{given name Yoruba given names Given names of Nigerian origin Unisex given names English-language unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie
Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (born 16 June 1936) is a Nigerian Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos in the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Okogie was born to a royal family of Uromi in Edo State. His parents were Prince Michael Okojie - who was himself a son of King Ogbidi Okojie of Uromi - and Mrs Lucy Adunni Okojie (née Afolabi). His father was Esan and his mother was Yoruba. Okogie was ordained priest on 11 December 1966. He holds a licentiate in sacred theology, and had planned to study in Rome, but was called to Nigeria where he was a curate at the Holy Cross Cathedral. He was drafted into the Nigerian army, and served there as a chaplain. After another period of service at Holy Cross Cathedral, he was an instructor at King's College. In 1971, he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Mascula and Auxiliary of Oyo, and in 1973 named archbishop. As Archbishop, Okogie was the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and, from 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olubunmi Akinlade
Olubunmi Akinlade is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...: he is the current Bishop of Ife. Notes Living people Anglican bishops of Ife 21st-century Anglican bishops in Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi
Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetumbi (born 22 August 1955) is a Nigerian politician and a Senator of the 9th National Assembly where he represents Ekiti North Senatorial District under the flag of The All Progressive Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the .... Political life Adetunmbi was elected on February 23, 2019, as the Senator representing Ekiti North against the incumbent, Senator Duro Faseyi, with Adetunmbi gaining a total of 60,689 votes and Faseyi's votes numbering 49,209. He was also a former member of the Senate in the 7th Assembly which spanned 2011–2015 where he won an award of best 7th Senator of the year. Personal life Adetumbi was born on August 22, 1955. He attended the University of Ibadan. He has a BSc in Agricultural Economics and also an MSc i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olubunmi Olateru-Olagbegi
Olubunmi Olateru Olagbegi, OFR is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief judge of Ondo State, Nigeria. She is also a reader at Afe Babalola University Early life Justice Olubunmi was born into the Omitowoju family in Ile Ife, a city in Osun State. Married into the Olagbegi family, a royal family in Owo Ondo State Nigeria. She attended the University of London where she received a bachelor and doctorate degree in Law She was called to the England bar in 1973 and the Nigerian bar in 1974. She is an honorable member of Lincoln's Inn, London. In 1990, she was appointed to the bench of a High Court Judge of Ondo State Judiciary and in 2003, she became the Chief Judge of the state judiciary. She served in this capacity for seven years before she retired on October 26, 2010. On December 20, 2008, she was conferred with a National honor of Member of the order of the federal republic by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria. Membership * Nigerian Body of Benchers * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
