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Obafemi Awolowo University Alumni (born 2001), Nigerian professional wrestler
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Obafemi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Abiodun Obafemi (born 1973), Nigerian footballer *Afolabi Obafemi (born 1994), English footballer *Michael Obafemi (born 2000), Irish footballer * Obafemi Anibaba, Nigerian civil servant and businessman *Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), Nigerian politician and leader * Obafemi Ayanbadejo (born 1975), American football fullback * Obafemi Lasode (born 1955), Nigerian actor *Obafemi Martins (born 1984), Nigerian football player * Obafemi Obadare, Nigerian journalist See also *Obafemi Awolowo University, a government-owned and operated Nigerian university *Oba Femi Isaac Odugbesan (born April 22, 1998) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former shot putter. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Oba Femi and is the current NXT C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abiodun Obafemi
Abiodun Olugbemiga Obafemi (born 25 December 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer. He is a defender who played most of his career in Germany, and was part of Nigeria's Gold Medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * * Living people 1973 births Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian men's footballers Footballers from Lagos Men's association football defenders Olympic footballers for Nigeria Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Bundesliga players Ligue 2 players SC Fortuna Köln players Fortuna Düsseldorf players SSV Reutlingen 05 players Toulouse FC players FC Augsburg players Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1996 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afolabi Obafemi
Afolabi Adedoyin Olamilekan Oluwatimilehin Obafemi (born 24 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who last played as a forward for Barking, having previously played in the Football League with Leyton Orient and Dagenham & Redbridge. Career Early career Born in Walthamstow, London, Obafemi's first football club as a youngster was Ryan F.C. During his spell at Ryan, Obafemi netted a record 48 goals in one season. During that season, he netted 48 times for the Sunday team, and 42 times whilst playing for the Saturday team. Obafemi spent a total of five years at Ryan F.C. before being scouted by Watford F.C. Obafemi began his academy career with Watford's youth academy before switching to Leyton Orient. He was also a talented sprinter, winning the 100 metres final at the London Youth Games in 2009, in a time of 11.6 seconds. Leyton Orient In his first season in Orient's youth team, Obafemi was top scorer with 18 goals. In December 2011, he went on a work experienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Obafemi
Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (born 6 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national team. Early life Obafemi was born in Dublin to Nigerian parents. While he was still an infant, his family moved to England and he was raised in the London area. His older brother Afolabi Obafemi was also a footballer. Club career Obafemi was released by Watford prior to his 14th birthday in 2014. He took a year out of the game before joining Leyton Orient in 2015, moving on to Southampton in 2016. Southampton Obafemi made his professional debut for Southampton as a substitute in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 21 January 2018. Aged 17 years and 199 days, Obafemi became the second youngest player to make a Premier League appearance for Southampton after Luke Shaw, who was 17 years and 116 days old. He scored his first professional goal with the third goal in a 3–1 victory at Huddersfie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Anibaba
Obafemi Anibaba is a Nigerian civil servant and businessman who was appointed Federal Minister of Works in March 2006 and was redeployed as Minister of Communications in September 2006 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. Background Obafemi Anibaba obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos and went on to obtain a PhD in Engineering from the University of Surrey. He worked for many years for the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Transport. He has served on the board of several companies, and was Chairman, Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority and Chairman, Femo Engineering (Nigeria). He was on the board of First Bank of Nigeria, Jos Steel Rolling Company and Allied Bank of Nigeria, and was Chairman of the Governing Council of Lagos Polytechnic, Isolo. Cabinet positions The Federal Government of Nigeria appointed him Minister of Works in March 2006. He was transferred to become Minister of Communications in September 2006. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Awolowo
Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first Premier of the Western region of Nigeria. He was known as one of the key figure towards Nigeria's independence movement from 1957 to 1960. Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe Omo Oduduwa as well as the Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria's parliamentary system from 1952 to 1959. He was the official opposition leader in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959 to 1963. As a young man he was an active journalist, editing publications such as the Nigerian Worker and the African Sentinel, on top of others as well. He later became founder and publisher of ''Nigerian Tribune'' of African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd. After receiving his bachelor of commerce degree in Nigeria, he traveled to London to pursue his degree in law. Obafemi Awolowo was the first premier of the Western Region and later federal commissioner for finance, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Ayanbadejo
Obafemi Devin Ayanbadejo (; born March 5, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back, fullback and special teams player in the National Football League (NFL) and United Football League (UFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. In 1998 as a member of the Vikings, he was allocated to the England Monarchs of the NFL Europe. Ayanbadejo also played for the Baltimore Ravens (1999–2002), Miami Dolphins (2002–2003), Arizona Cardinals 2004–2007), and Chicago Bears (2007) of the NFL, as well as the California Redwoods (2009) of the UFL. He played college football at San Diego State. Ayanbadejo earned a Super Bowl ring with the 2000 Ravens via Super Bowl XXXV. He is the older brother of NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo. Early life Ayanbadejo was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Nigerian father and an American mother of Irish descent. His family moved to Santa Cruz, California just after his 11th birthday. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Lasode
Obafemi Lasode (born 4 December 1955) is a Nigerian veteran musician, film director and producer, songwriter, music producer, and playwright. He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award-winning movie titled '' Sango'' in 1997. Early life Obafemi Bandele Lasode was born on 4 December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate. He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business administration from Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Career He joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York City, in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator, where he hosted Sonny Oko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he played for a number of List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-division clubs around Europe. He began his senior career in 2002 at Serie A club Inter Milan, before he moved to Premier League club Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United in 2006, and then to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. Having joined Russian Premier League side FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan in July 2010, they loan (sports), loaned him to Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City in January 2011. He spent a season with La Liga club Levante UD, Levante, he played for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015, scoring 40 goals, before spending several years in China with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua and Wuhan F.C., Wuhan. In club football, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Obadare
Obafemi Obadare is a Nigerian journalist, editor, and chairman of the editorial board of ''The Punch'', a Nigerian daily newspaper. He is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, where he studied Philosophy. Education In 1977, Obadare obtained his Primary School Leaving Certificate at St. Stephen's ‘A’ Primary School, Alapata, Modakeke. He proceeded to St. John's Grammar School, Oke-Atan, Ile-Ife, Osun State, where he received his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 1982. In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from OAU. Career Obadare joined the news crew of ''The Punch'' in November 2000 after a stint at ''Newsline Minna'' and ''Sunray'', a Port Harcourt-based print publications firm. He began as a Sports Correspondent at ''The Punch'' and rose through the ranks to become Sunday Editor and later Saturday Editor (2010–2012) of the newspaper organisation. In 2013, he was promoted to the Editorial Board. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which was led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It was renamed "Obafemi Awolowo University" on 12 May 1987, so by the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida led military administration, in honour of Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), the first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, who initially thought of the idea of establishing the university. History In 1951, with the adoption of a new Constitution of Nigeria, constitution, major changes were made to elected legislators and regional Premiers in the regions. Because they saw education as a key driver of change and development, the new regional administrations gave an extension of basic and secondary education priority. A commission was established by the Federal Minister of Education in 1959 to study the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
