Njoku is a surname of
Igbo origin. It may refer to:
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Augustine Njoku Obi
Augustine Njoku Obi (1930 – 2003) was a Nigerian Professor of virology and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science.
He was known for developing a cholera vaccine approved as efficacy in 1971 by WHO.
In 1985, he was elected Preside ...
, Nigerian professor and researcher
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David Njoku
David Njoku ( ; born July 10, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL). He was drafted by the Browns in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft ...
, American football player
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Eni Njoku
Eni Njoku (6 November 1917 – 22 December 1974) was a Nigerian botanist and educator. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (1962–1965) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1966–1970). He served in the Nigerian House of Represent ...
, Nigerian educator and botanist
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Eni G. Njoku, Nigerian-American scientist
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Gideon Njoku, Nigerian footballer and coach
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Jacob Njoku
Jacob Njoku (born 16 November 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association ...
, Nigerian footballer
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Jason Njoku
Jason Chukwuma Njoku (born 11 December 1980) is a British-Nigerian businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, a video-on-demand service for Nigerian movies.
A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, iROKOtv was Njoku's 11th attempt at ...
, British-Nigerian businessman
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Jude Njoku, Nigerian professor
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Kingsley Njoku
Kingsley Njoku (born 18 August 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Lalor United of the Australian Men's State League 4 North.
Career
Singapore
Clinching the 2008 Singapore League Cup trophy with Gombak United o ...
, Nigerian footballer
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Mary Njoku, Nigerian actress
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Ndave David Njoku, Nigerian film director and producer
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Nkiru Njoku
Nkiru Njoku (born 1980) is a Nigerian screenwriter, writer and video producer. She is the head writer of M-net's ''Tinsel'', a Nigerian soap that started airing in 2008. In 2016 Njoku was the head content producer of ''Project Fame West Africa ...
, Nigerian screenwriter and producer
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Nnenna Njoku, Nigerian athlete
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Philip Njoku, Nigerian footballer
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Placid Njoku, Nigerian politician
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Raymond Njoku, Nigerian politician
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Ugo Njoku
Ugo Njoku (born 27 November 1994, in Nigeria) is a Nigerian people, Nigerian association football, footballer plays Defender (association football), defender for Croix Savoie Ambilly in the Nigerian Women's Championship and the Nigeria women's ...
, Nigerian footballer
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William Njoku
William Chidi Njoku (born March 5, 1972) is a Ghanaian-Canadian former professional basketball player and member of the Canada national men's basketball team.
A 6'9½" forward born in Accra, Ghana, Njoku immigrated to Canada as a four-year-old ...
, Ghanaian-Canadian basketball player
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Ahia Njoku
In Igbo mythology, Ahia Njoku, also known as Ifejioku, Aha Njoku, is a goddess worshipped by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
She is responsible for yams, which were an important ingredient in the Igbo diet, and the men who care for them (Farming yam ...
, goddess in
Igbo mythology
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Njoku Ji
Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are still annual rituals in honor of the yam deity known as Ifejioku. In some parts children who were dedicated to the service of t ...
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Igbo yam deity
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Elephant Path: Njaia Njoku, 2018
Central African documentary film
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