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Femi
Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc. People Acting * Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress * Femi Emiola, American actress * Femi Oyeniran, British actor ArtFemi Ford American Artist Politics * Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician * Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician * Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist * Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician * Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central * Femi Adesina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Femi Kuti began his musical career playing in his father's band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, establishing himself as an artist independent of his father's legacy. Biography Femi Anikulapo Kuti was born in London to Fela and Remilekun (Remi) Ransome-Kuti (née Taylor; 1941-2000), and grew up in the former Nigerian capital, Lagos. His mother soon left his father, taking Femi to live with her. In 1977, however, Femi chose to move in with his father. Femi started playing the saxophone at the age of 15 and eventually became a member of his father's band. He studied at Baptist Academy and Igbobi College. Like his father, Femi has made commitm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Fani-Kayode
David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode (born 16 October 1960) is a Nigerian politician, essayist, poet and lawyer. He was a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was with the opposition's All Progressive Congress (APC) until June 2014 when he returned to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and Although his family lineage originates from Osun, he was born in Lagos, on 16 October 1960 to Chief Remi Fani-Kayode and to Chief (Mrs) Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode. He is an Ile-Ife chieftain of Yoruba descent. Fani-Kayode was the Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to President Olusegun Obasanjo from July 2003 until June 2006. He was appointed the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 22 June to 7 November 2006 and as the Minister of Aviation from 7 November 2006 to 29 May 2007.By Emmanuel Ajibulu"Chief Remi Fani-Kayode: The Facts and Not the Fiction" ModernGhaha.com, November 2009. Background and education His great-grandfath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Ojo
Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc. People Acting * Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress * Femi Emiola, American actress * Femi Oyeniran, British actor ArtFemi Ford American Artist Politics * Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician * Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician * Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist * Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician * Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central * Femi Adesina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Oshagbemi
Fẹ́mi is a common Nigerian given unisex name of Yoruba origin which means "love Me". Femi is most commonly a diminutive form of "Olufemi" (or Olúfẹ́mi) which means "The Lord loves me" ("Olú" means Lord, Leader, or the "Prominent one," in the Yoruba language). "Olufemi" can also be diminutive of "Olúwafẹ́mi". Other full forms of the name include Olorunfemi (God loves me), Jesufemi (Jesus loves me), Nifemi (Have my love), Babafemi (Father loves me), Obafemi (The King loves me), Adefemi (Royalty loves me), Ifafemi (Ifa loves me) etc. People Acting * Femi Taylor, British dancer and actress * Femi Emiola, American actress * Femi Oyeniran, British actor ArtFemi Ford American Artist Politics * Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960), Nigerian politician * Femi Gbaja Biamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician * Femi Oluwole (born 1990), British political activist * Femi Pedro (born 1955), Nigerian politician * Femi Okurounmu, Nigerian politician, Senator for Ogun Central * Femi Adesina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Ilesanmi
Oluwafemi Abayomi Alaba "Femi" Ilesanmi (born 18 April 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Boreham Wood. Ilesanmi started his career with AFC Wimbledon's youth system, making his first-team debut in 2007 before transferring to Queens Park Rangers in 2008, where he played for the under-18 team. He spent a year at QPR where he also played for the reserve team, before his release. He signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Ashford Town (Middlesex) in February 2010. His form prompted newly promoted League One club Dagenham & Redbridge to sign him in May 2010. He spent three months on loan at Conference Premier club Histon in 2010. Ilesanmi spent four years with Dagenham & Redbridge before joining York City in May 2014, where he played for two seasons before being released. Club career Early career Ilesanmi was born in Southwark, London to Nigerian parents. He started his career with AFC Wimbledon in their y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Otedola
Femi Otedola (born 4 November 1962) is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance. He has recently invested in power generation as part of the liberalization of the sector in Nigeria. Early life Otedola was born in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, south west Nigeria, into the family of the late Sir Michael Otedola, Governor of Lagos State from 1992 to 1993. Personal life Femi Otedola's first daughter, Tolani, is a singer. She was born to Otedola and his former lover, Olayinka Odukoya. Later, Femi married Nana Otedola and had two more daughters— Florence Ifeoluwa and Elizabeth Temi—and a son, Fewa. Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, is a DJ and music producer, as well as a tourism ambassador for Nigeria. Her younger sister, Temi, is an actress, a style blogger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Oluwole
Femi Oluwole (born 17 March 1990) is a British political activist and co-founder of the pro-European Union advocacy group Our Future Our Choice (OFOC). He has appeared as an activist and commentator on British television. He has written for ''The Independent'', ''The Guardian'' and '' The Metro''. Early life and education Oluwole was born in Darlington to Nigerian parents – a surgeon father and a paediatrician mother, who both emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s. He grew up in the West Midlands but as a child lived in several different places across the country, having once attended a school in Dundee. He was privately educated at the Yarm School, and went on to study law and the French language at the University of Nottingham, while completing an Erasmus Programme year in France. Career Oluwole has worked in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and human rights agencies. At the age of 27 he left his job and moved into his parents' loft to become a campaigner a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Pedro
Olufemi "Femi" Olusegun Pedro (born 29 January 1955) is a Nigerian politician who served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2003 to 2007. Before his election alongside Bola Tinubu, he was a co-owner and the chief executive officer of First Atlantic Bank, now FinBank. Pedro is the current chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and the founding chairman of the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund. Personal life and education Early childhood Femi Pedro was born in Lagos Island to Pa Olajide Pedro, an Aguda retired officer of the defunct Western Nigeria Marketing Board, Ikeja, and Modupe Pedro (née Abayomi) on 29 January 1955. Pedro is a descendant of Pa Sanusi Adeyinka Pedro, whose father settled in the Shomolu area of Lagos before moving to Bamgbose Street in Popo Aguda, Lagos Island. Education Pedro received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Superior (1976–1978) and a master's degree in econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Osofisan
Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan (born June 16, 1946), known as Femi Osofisan or F.O., is a Nigerian writer noted for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his plays. A frequent theme that his drama explore is the conflict between good and evil. He is a didactic writer whose works seek to correct his decadent society. He has written poetry under the pseudonym Okinba Launko. Education and career Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan was born in the village of Erunwon, Ogun State, Nigeria, on June 16, 1946, to Ebenezer Olatokunbo Osofisan, a school teacher, lay reader and church organist, and Phoebe Olufunke Osofisan, a schoolteacher. His last name, Ọ̀sọ́fisan, signifies that his paternal ancestors were artists and artisans who worshipped the god of beauty and ornaments, Ọ̀ṣọ́. Osofisan attended primary school at Ife and secondary school at Government College, Ibadan. He then attended the University of Ibadan (1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Oyeniran
Femi Oyeniran is a Nigerian-British actor and director who started his career in the cult classic ''Kidulthood'', playing the role of "Moony" in 2006. It was followed by the 2008 sequel ''Adulthood''. His first feature film as a director "It's A Lot" was released theatrically by Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment in 2013. Oyeniran sold his second movie '' The Intent'' to Netflix for a worldwide release; it appeared on the platform on 15 May 2017. The film had already peaked at number 3 on the iTunes Movie Chart and opened to sold out cinemas. It was funded, shot and distributed completely independently. Career Oyeniran's TV appearances include ITV's "Golden Hour", Channel 4's "The Ghost Squad" and BBC's "Absolutely Fabulous". His theatre debut was at the Hackney Empire in a two-hander called "Basic". He has appeared on news channels BBC News 24 and Sky News, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4's Today Programme and the BBC Asian Network to discuss youth culture in London. He was involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Falana
Femi Falana, SAN (born 20 May 1958)In the town of Ilawe, Ekiti State He is a Nigerian lawyer and Human right activist.He is also the father to Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz. Femi Falana is a well-known activist for human rights, always trying to show sympathy towards people.Femi Falana is well known for opposing oppression, from successive military authorities. Education Femi Falana was a student of St. Michael’s School from 1963 to 1968. After finishing from this school, Femi Falana attended Sacred Heart Catholic Seminary from 1971 – 1975, He began his legal practice in 1982. After finishing his law practice in 2012, Femi Falana became a Senior Advocate in Nigeria he graduated from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Osun State. He is a Principal Partner at Falana&Falana Chambers which he runs with Funmi Falana his wife. He contested and lost the governorship election of Ekiti State in 2007 on the platform of the National Conscienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Femi
Caleb Femi (born 1990) is a British-Nigerian author, film-maker, photographer, and former young people's laureate for London. His debut poetry collection, ''Poor'', was awarded a Forward Prize for Poetry. Early life Femi was born in 1990 in Kano, Nigeria, where he was brought up by his grandmother. When he was seven years old, he moved to join his parents on the North Peckham Estate in London. After leaving school, he studied English at Queen Mary, University of London. Career From 2014 to 2016 Femi taught English at a secondary school in Tottenham. In 2016 he was chosen as the first young people's laureate for London. On 30 July 2020, he published his debut poetry collection, entitled ''Poor'', which won the Forward Prize's Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection in October 2021. Filmography Femi has so far made and released four short films, serving as writer/director on each: * ''And They Knew Light'' (2017) * ''Wishbone'' (2018) * ''Secret Life of Gs'' (2019) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
