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Yemi A
Yemi is a unisex Nigerian and Yoruba given name. It means "to befit me" and is short for many names such as Olayemi meaning Wealth befits me, Oluyemi meaning God befits me, Adeyemi meaning Royalty befits me, and others. Notable people with the name include: *Yemi Abiodun (born 1980), English footballer * Yemi Adamolekun, Nigerian activist * Yemi Adesanya (born 1978), Nigerian accountant *Yemi Ajibade (1929–2013, Nigerian playwright and actor * Yemi Akinyemi Dele (born 1981), Czech choreographer *Yemi Alade (born 1989), Nigerian singer-songwriter *Yemi Akinseye George (born 1963), Nigerian law professor *Yémi Apithy (born 1989), French-Beninese sabre fencer * Yemi Fawole (born 1985), Nigerian chess player * Yemi Idowu (born 1968), Nigerian businessman * Yemi Kale, Nigerian statistician *Yemi Odubade (born 1984), Nigerian footballer *Yemi Osinbajo Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice Presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Alade
Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989), is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress and activist. She won the ''Peak Talent Show'' in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny" in 2014. Since then Yemi has gained prominence in the music industry and considered one of the biggest artists in Africa. Following the releases of her albums ''King of Queens'' and '' Mama Africa'' with huge commercial success recorded for both albums, she embarked on world tours consecutively. Alade released her debut album ''King of Queens'' on 2 October 2014, and the album produced her most successful single Johnny and other singles like "Kissing", "Tangerine" and "Taking Over Me" featuring Phyno. The album was nominated for Album of the year at the 2015 Nigerian Entertainment Awards and the 2015 Headies Awards. On 25 March 2016, Alade released her second album titled ''Mama Africa'' which produced singles like "Na Gode", "TumBum" and "Ferra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Abiodun
Ayodeji Opeyemi "Yemi" Abiodun (born 29 December 1980) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in London, Abiodun played youth football with Millwall and Norwich City. He signed a professional contract with Southend United in June 1999, making his first team debut in August 1999. Abiodun left Southend in January 2001, having made three league appearances for the side. Abiodun had short spells with a number of non-league clubs, including Chesham United, Harrow Borough, Dulwich Hamlet, Enfield, Maidenhead United, Welling United, Ford United Redbridge Football Club is an English association football club based in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. Prior to July 2004 the club was known as Ford United F.C. The change of name was chosen to help associate the club within ... and Hampton & Richmond Borough. References 1980 births Living people English men's footballers Black British sportsmen Millwall F.C. playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Kale
Yemi Kale was the Statistician General of the National Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria from 2011 to 2021. Under his tenure, the GDP of Nigeria was recalculated, and following the recalculation, declared the largest GDP in Africa. Life He was born into a family of medical professionals. His father, Oladele Kale, a preventive and social medicine professor. His mother Aderonke Kale was a military psychiatrist who became the first female major-general in the Nigerian Army, rising to command the Nigerian Army Medical Corps. Yemi Kale graduated with a BSc (first-class honours) in economics from Addis Ababa University. Additionally, he holds an MSc (with distinction) as well as a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Kale has worked as an equity analyst and a quantitative research analyst where he was later left to become head of research and investment strategy at what is now Stanbic IBTC Bank, where he is credited with being largely respon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Elebuibon
Ifáyẹmi Ọ̀ṣundàgbónu Elebuibon (born 1947) is a Yoruba language, Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and a world-famous Ifa priest. His plays and films have received worldwide acclamation for his pursuit of the preservation of Yoruba culture and heritage. He also serves as a traveling lecturer in several institutions including at the department of African language and literature at the Obafemi Awolowo University and Black Studies at the San Francisco State University and at the Wajumbe Cultural Institution in California. Early life Elebuibon was born in 1947 in Osogbo to Akínrìndé Àkàndé Ẹlẹ́búìbọn (c. 1885 – 1957) an Ifa priest and hunter, and Ṣíjuwọyá Abeje Ẹlẹ́búìbọn (née Awóníyì). Elebuibon comes from a long line of hunters, priests, herbalists, and warriors. His father was claimed to be a descendant of the legendary warrior Olutimehin, one of the founders of the city of Osogbo. His mother was born into a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Tella
Yemi Tella (''c.'' 1951 – 20 October 2007) was the coach of the Nigerian football team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was awarded the title of 2007 African coach of the year. Tella, a former lecturer at the National Institute for Sports in Lagos, had been diagnosed with lung cancer when he led his team to a pre-World Cup eight-nation tournament in South Korea in June 2007. A month before his death, he was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic medal - an important honour - for his achievement, by the Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (16 August 19515 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who, was the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 20 .... Tella spent the last two weeks of his life at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital. He died on 20 October 2007, aged 56. References External linksBBC obit 1951 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Shodimu
Yemi Shodimu (born 29 January 1960) is a Nigerian dramatist, television presenter, film director and filmmaker. Early life He was born in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. He spent his early life in Abeokuta at the palace of Alake of Egbaland where he was exposed to the Yoruba culture. He attended Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in dramatic art and later proceeded to the University of Lagos where he received a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Mass communication. Career He began his acting career in 1976, the same year he featured in a movie titled '' Village Head Master''. He was known for his lead role, ''Ajani'' in ''Oleku'', a movie directed and produced by Tunde Kelani. In 2018, he was assigned as the producer of the satirical stage play franchise titled Isale Eko. Filmography *'' Village Head Master'' that featured Victor Olaotan *'' Oleku (1997)'' produced by Tunde Kelani *'' Ti Oluwa Ni Ile'' *'' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Osinbajo
Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice President of Nigeria since 2015. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he previously served as Attorney General of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and holds the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In April 2022, he announced his intention to run for the APC nomination for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. He was third in the APC presidential primaries held in June 2022 with a total of 235 votes from the delegates. Born in Lagos in 1957, Osinbajo is a graduate of the University of Lagos and London School of Economics. Shortly thereafter, he started teaching at University of Lagos while practicing law until 1999. That year, Osinbajo was appointed Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the cabinet of Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu. After serving during both of Tinubu's four-year terms, Osinbajo left government i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Odubade
Yemi Odubade (born 4 July 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough. Odubade began his football career in England, playing in the Sussex County League for Eastbourne Town in 2002, where he scored over 70 times in two seasons at the East Sussex club in all competitions. This attracted transfer interest from Yeovil Town, signing for the club in July 2004. At Yeovil, Odubade found first-team opportunities limited and left the club in February 2005 in order to join Eastbourne Borough. The following season, Odubade impressed Oxford United manager Brian Talbot in two FA Cup ties whilst playing for Eastbourne Borough, and he joined the League Two club two months later for a fee of £25,000. He spent three-and-a-half years at Oxford, playing 149 games. Odubade joined Stevenage on a free transfer in May 2009, and helped Stevenage earn promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's history, fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Fawole
Fawole John Oyeyemi (born 4 March 1985 in Ile-Ife, Osun State) is a Nigerian chess player. He won the Nigerian Chess championship in 2013 and has a FIDE (World Chess Federation) peak rating of 2214. He held the title of Nigeria National Chess Champion Junior and Open in 2003 and 2013 respectively. Fawole is a FIDE Certified Chess In Education Lecturer, FIDE Instructor, US National Master and US District Coach. In 1998, he learned how to play chess and participated in his first chess tournament in 1999. In 2002, he won the Opens II category of the NBL Chess Championship in Lagos. The following year, he became the National Junior Chess Champion by winning the Agusto & Co under 20 Chess Championship. Following his achievement in 2003, he started playing in the (Masters Category) highest level in Nigerian Chess. Fawole is Nigeria's 11th Junior Chess Champion & Nigeria's 36th National Chess Champion. He is an executive director of BruvsChess Educational Serves, a chess organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Idowu
Yemi Idowu, or Adeyemi Idowu, (born 3 December 1968) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist. Early life and education An alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program, Idowu holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounts and Financial Analysis from the Newcastle upon Tyne University, England. Business career and sports Until July 2014, Idowu served as a non-executive Director with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) PLC from its inception in 2005 and was a onetime Chairman of Sterling Capital as well as being the vice chairman of NBM Bank between 1999 and 2005. Idowu also sat on the governing council of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) as its general secretary between 2009 and 2014. Idowu also serves as Chairman Leyland Nigeria (Nigeria’s largest indigenous automobile assembly plant) and is a director of the Lagos Junior League and the current chairman of Nathaniel Boys Football Club where the likes of Leicester City F.C. midfield mae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Adamolekun
Yemi Adamolekun is executive director of Enough is Enough. She campaigns for better governance in Nigeria and is also a senior associate in the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She participates in political discussions and was awarded a Global Citizen Prize in 2022. Early life Adamolekun grew up on the campus of Obafemi Awolowo University at Ifẹ in Nigeria and started her education at the University of Lagos. She then studied at the University of Virginia and pursued postgraduate qualifications at the London School of Economics and the Saïd Business School, at the University of Oxford. Career Adamolekun began her career working at Navigant Consulting in the US, then returned to Nigeria to work at Alder Consulting. She became executive director of Enough is Enough (Nigeria), which campaigns for better governance. The organisation co-ordinates different groups and broadcasts radio shows in 25 states. It supports local initiatives, for example working against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yémi Apithy
Yémi Geoffrey Apithy (born 5 April 1989) is a French-Beninese sabre fencer representing Benin in international competitions, silver medalist at the 2014 and 2015 African Championships. He bore the flag for Benin at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Apithy holds dual French-Beninese citizenship: his father is from Benin, whilst his mother is French. He took up fencing as a child, following the path of his elder brother Boladé, who would become world silver medalist in sabre. He also practiced rugby union before his father made him choose between the two sports. Both brothers trained at the fencing club ASPTT Dijon. Yémi earned a bronze medal in the U13 national championships, then became a national champion in the cadet (U17) category. He joined the junior national team for the 2007 Junior European Championships in Prague, where France ranked 4 in the team event. However, he was not chosen for the senior team and gave up competition to focus on his podiatry studies in Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
