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Attah
Attah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abraham Attah Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States. Early life He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived in Ashiama ... (born 2002), Ghanaian actor * Aliyu Attah, Nigerian policeman and former Inspector General of Police * Ayesha Harruna Attah (born 1983), Ghanaian-born fiction writer * Benjamin Ayesu-Attah (born 1993), Canadian sprinter * Daniel Attah (born 1978), Nigerian professional boxer * Ernest Attah, Military Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria * Jordan Attah Kadiri (born 2000), Nigerian professional footballer * Michael Kwame Attah, Ghanaian politician * Mike Attah, Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria * Richard Attah (born 1995), Ghanaian professional footballer * Samuel Attah-Mensah, Ghanaian media personality, businessman and lecturer * Victor Attah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayesha Harruna Attah
Ayesha Harruna Attah (born December 1983) is a Ghanaian-born fiction writer. She lives in Senegal. Early years and education Ayesha Harruna Attah was born in Accra, Ghana, in the 1980s, under a military government, to a mother who was a journalist and father who was a graphic designer. Attah has said: "My parents were my first major influences. They ran a literary magazine called ''Imagine'', which had stories about Accra; articles on art, science, film, books; cartoons—which I especially loved. They were (and still are) my heroes. I discovered Toni Morrison when I was thirteen, and I was hooked. I devoured everything she wrote. I remember reading ''Paradise'', and while its meaning completely evaded me then, I was left feeling like it was the most amazing book written and that one day I wanted to write a world full of strong female characters, just like Ms. Morrison had done." After growing up in Accra, she moved to Massachusetts, United States, and studied biochemistry at M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Attah
Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States. Early life He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Abraham Nii Attah was born on July 2, 2001, and lived in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attah, and his siblings up until he left for the United States. He had a happy family life. Abraham's parents both have jobs; his father works at the port, and his mother works in a market. Abraham has five siblings in total. Career He made his feature film debut in '' Beasts of No Nation'' (2015). For his leading role of child soldier Agu, he was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. In 2017, he appeared in the Marvel Studios Marvel Studios, LLC, formerly known as Marvel Films, is an American film and television production company. Marvel Studios is the creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a media franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Attah-Mensah
Samuel Attah-Mensah, also known as 'Sammens', is a Ghanaian media personality, business man and lecturer. He is the managing director of award-winning Accra-based English speaking radio station Citi FM. He is also the Vice President of Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA). He is a Fellow of the third class of the African Leadership Initiative-West Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Education In 1992, Attah-Mensah graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) with a first degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Leicester, UK. Before that, he had attended Hecta School in Akyem Oda, and State Experimental in Kumasi. Early life Attah-Mensah was born at Tema in Ghana. He holds a first degree in computer science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology and an MBA from Leicester University in the UK. He has served as panel member of the Association of International Broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Attah
Richard Attah (born 9 April 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ghanaian Premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak. Career Richard Attah started his football career with Eastern Region-based division one club Okyeman Planners F.C. He later moved to Central Region base Elmina Sharks in 2017 and after spending 2 seasons with Elmina Sharks he then moved to Accra Hearts of Oak in 2019. International career Attah was part of the Ghana National team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition. Honours Hearts of Oak * Ghana Premier League: 2020–21 *Ghanaian FA Cup: 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ... References External links * Living people 1995 births Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Attah Kadiri
Jordan Attah Kadiri (born 11 March 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Dender EH. Club career On 13 August 2019, after impressing on a week-long trial, Kadiri joined Allsvenskan side Östersund. He had previously played for Sunsel in the Nigerian lower leagues and had a loan spell with Nigeria Premier League side Nasarawa United. On 25 August 2019, Kadiri made his professional debut for Östersund, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 loss at home to AIK. On 31 July 2020, Kadiri joined Belgian First Division B side Lommel on a four-year deal. On 30 August 2021, Kadiri joined Norwegian club Strømsgodset on loan for the rest of the season. His loan was terminated after the season. In February 2022, Kadiri rejoined his former club Östersund on a one-year loan deal. The deal was cut short in August 2022, however, due to Östersund suffering from financial difficulties. Kadiri scored his first goal for Lommel in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Attah
Daniel Attah (born 20 November 1978) is a Nigerian former professional boxer who challenged for the WBA (Super) and WBO super featherweight titles in 2002. As an amateur, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Attah lost to Acelino Freitas in 12 rounds, by a unanimous decision in a world championship fight held at Phoenix, Arizona. As of 2022, he is a resident of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ... References External links * 1978 births Living people Nigerian male boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games People from Calabar Super-featherweight boxers Featherweight boxers {{Nigeria-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Attah
Ernest Kizito Attah (, ) was Military Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, between December 1989 and January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. When he assumed office he found so many problems with the state finances that he dissolved the entire state cabinet and set up two panels of inquiry headed by high court judges Emmanuel Effanga and Dorothy Nsa Eyamba-Idem to probe the administration of his predecessor Eben Ibim Princewill. See also * Federal government of Nigeria The federal government of Nigeria is composed of three distinct branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial, whose powers are vested and bestowed upon by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. One of the primary f ... * List of governors of Cross River State References Nigerian military governors of Cross River State Nigerian Army officers {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kwame Attah
Michael Kwame Attah (born 16 May 1939) is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented the Jaman constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP) Early life and education Attah was born on 16 May 1939. He attended University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He later become a politician. Politics He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent his constituency in the Parliament of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the .... He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Attah
Colonel Mike E. Attah was the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 9 December 1993 to 21 August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. On October 25, 1995, Mike Attah set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate violent disturbances that had erupted on 30 September 1995 between the Aguleri and Umuleri Umueri is a town in Anambra State of southeastern Nigeria. The settlement is populated primarily Igbo, and has an estimated population of 1,500,000. The forebears are widely acknowledged as the first settler in Omambala valley. The constructio ... communities. The commission found that the attack by the Aguleri had been carefully planned, including use of hired mercenaries, and that the local authorities had done little to avert the crisis. He dismissed six government-employed journalists for failing to join his entourage because their car was out of fuel. In 1995 he made a grant of about N12 million to the Anambra State Polytechnic for re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Ayesu-Attah
Benjamin Kweku Ayesu-Attah (born 28 April 1993) is a Canadian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 21.31 (-0.8 m/s) (Orem 2014) *400 metres – 46.20 (Edmonton 2016) Indoor *200 metres – 21.90 (Moscow, ID 2016) *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ... – 47.23 (Albuquerque 2013) References 1993 births Living people Canadian male sprinters Canadian people of Ghanaian descent Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliyu Attah
Aliyu Atta was a Nigerian policeman and Inspector General of Police. He was appointed in 1990 to succeed Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta and was succeeded by Ibrahim Coomassie Ibrahim Coomassie (18 March 1942 – 19 July 2018) was a Nigerian police officer and the 9th Inspector General of Nigerian Police serving between 1993 and 1999, under the military governments of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar. H ... in 1993. References Nigerian police officers Living people 1937 births {{law-enforcement-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |