Gbenga is a first name or surname among the Yoruba speaking tribe of Nigeria. It means "lift up" or "lift higher". It can also be translated to "Elevate". Gbenga may refer to:
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Gbenga Adeboye
Gbenga Adeboye (30 September 1959 – 30 April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter, broadcaster and master of ceremony, popularly known as Funwontan. Until his death, he was popular in the Yoruba entertainment industry.
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(1959 – April 2003), Nigerian entertainer
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Gbenga Adeyinka
Gbenga Adeyinka is a multi-award-winning Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and TV presenter, writer, and MC. He hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State and he usually refers to himself as CFR (Comedian of the Federal Republic) and now GCON (Grand Comedi ...
, Nigerian comedian
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Ajayi Gbenga Samuel (born 1984), Nigerian footballer
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Gbenga Akinnagbe
Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe ( ; born 12 December 1978) is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as Chris Partlow on the HBO series ''The Wire'' and as Larry Brown on the HBO series '' The Deuce''.
Early life
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(born 1978), American actor
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Gbenga Aluko
Daniel Olugbenga Aluko (20 July 1963 – 20 November 2021) was a Nigerian politician. He was elected Senator for the Ekiti South constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democrat ...
(born 20 July 1963), Nigerian politician
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Gbenga Arokoyo
Gbenga Arokoyo (born 1 November 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Swedish club Umeå FC as a defender.
Career
Arokoyo was signed by Kwara United from Kwara Football Academy in 2010. During his time at the club he was selected for ...
(born 1 November 1992), Nigerian footballer
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Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa
Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa () born 22 July 1955) is a Nigerian politician who is the current Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Housing Authority of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2020. He was previo ...
(born 22 July 1955), Nigerian politician
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Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel (born 6 April 1956) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Ogun State of Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 29 May 2011. He is the owner of Kresta Laurel, an Electro-mechanical Engineering company, he started in 1990. He is also the F ...
(born 1956), Nigerian politician, Governor of Ogun State of Nigeria
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Gbenga Elegbeleye
Gbenga Elegbeleye (born October 1, 1964) is a Nigerian sports administrator and a politician. Gbenga Elegbeleye is the Director-General of thNational Sports Commissionin Nigeria. He was a legislator in the House of Representatives (Nigeria).
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(born 1 October 1964), Nigerian sports administrator and politician.
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Gbenga Ogunniya
Gbenga Ogunniya (born September 1949) was elected Senator for the Ondo Central constituency of Ondo State, Nigeria on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform, taking office on 29 May 1999. Switching parties, he was reelected in 2003 and 2007 o ...
(born September 1949), Nigerian politician
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Gbenga Oloukun
Gbenga Oluokun (born 14 June 1983) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. He has faced former world champions and contenders Manuel Charr, Lamon Brewster, Kubrat Pulev, Rob ...
(born 1983), boxer from Nigeria
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Gbenga Salu, video producer
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Gbenga Sesan
'Gbenga Sesan (born 27 July 1977) is a social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur who delivers Information and communications technology to the under served. He has had a career in the application of Information and Communication Technologies for ...
(born 1977), Nigeria's first Information Technology Youth Ambassador
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Gbenga Shobo (born June 2, 1963), current Deputy Managing Director,
First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian multinational bank and financial services company in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the premier bank in West Africa. The First Bank of Nigeria Limited operates as a parent company, with the subsidiaries 'FBN Ba ...
Limited;
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Gbenga Toyosi Olawepo (born 1965), Nigerian activist
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Mike Gbenga, Nigerian TV personality and host of ''Focus on Africa''
Yoruba given names