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Segun Damisa
Segun may refer to: * Mabel Segun (1930–2025), Nigerian poet, playwright and writer of short stories and children's books * Segun, a variant of the Nigerian name Olusegun * Según, a Spanish preposition {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Segun
Mabel Segun, NNOM (13 February 1930 – 6 March 2025) was a Nigerian poet, playwright and writer of short stories and children's books who was also a teacher, broadcaster, and a sportswoman. Biography Born in Ondo City, Nigeria, she had her secondary-school education at CMS Girls' School Lagos. She attended the University of Ibadan, graduating in 1953 with a BA degree in English, Latin and History. She taught these subjects in Nigerian schools, and later became Head of the Department of English and Social Studies and Vice-Principal at the National Technical Teachers' College, Yaba (now Yaba College of Technology). Her first book, ''My Father's Daughter'', published in 1965, had been widely used as a literature text in schools all over the world, and her books have been translated into German, Danish, Norwegian and Greek. Her work is included in the anthology ''Daughters of Africa'' (1992). Busby, Margaret (ed.), '' Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olusegun
Olusegun (sometimes spelled as Oluwasegun or its diminutive form, Segun) is a name of Yoruba origin for males, meaning "God is victorious". Notable people with the name include: * Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi (born 1934), Nigerian engineer *Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937), Nigerian military personnel and politician * Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (1938–1997), better known as Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and human rights activist * Olusegun Osoba (born 1939) Nigerian journalist and politician * Olusegun Olumodeji (born 1945), Nigerian footballer * Harold Olusegun Demuren (born 1945), Nigerian engineer * Leo Segun Ajiborisha, Nigerian military general * Olusegun Adewoye (1947–2015), Nigerian engineer and academic * Olusegun Agagu (1948–2013), Nigerian politician * Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (born 1952), Nigerian footballer * Olusegun Oni (born 1954), Nigerian politician *Olusegun Mimiko (born 1954), Nigerian politician * Olufemi Olusegun Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |