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Abiola Family
Abíọ́lá is a Nigerian name of Yoruba origin. The meaning of Abíọ́lá is "born in honour, wealth". It is the shortened form of Abísọ́lá. Notable people with the name Surname * Hafsat Abiola (born 1974), Nigerian civil-rights activist * Moshood Abiola (1937–1988), Nigerian businessman, publisher, philanthropist and politician * Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola (born 1983), Nigerian businesswoman Given name * Abiola Abrams (born 1976), American television personality * Abiola Babatope, Nigerian politician * Abiola Dauda (born 1988), Nigerian-Swedish footballer * Abiola Ajimobi (1949–2020), Nigerian politician * Abiola Irele Francis Abiola Irele (commonly Abiola Irele, 22 May 1936 – 2 July 2017) was a Nigerian academic best known as the doyen of Africanist literary scholars worldwide. He was Provost at Kwara State University, founded in 2009 in Ilorin, Nigeria. Be ... (1936–2017), Nigerian academic References {{Surname, Abiola Yoruba-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerians
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
