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Olaoluwa
is a Yoruba name given to a male child in the southwestern region of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, .... 'Ola', 'Olaolu' and 'Laolu' are the diminutive forms of the name. Notable people with the name include * Ebenezar Olaoluwa Fagbemi (born 1984), Nigerian badminton player * Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke (born 2000), Nigerian sprinter * Olaoluwa Abagun (born 1992), Nigerian lawyer and women's rights activist * Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina (born 1996), Nigerian footballer * Timothy Olaoluwa Akinola (born 2001), Nigerian footballer {{Given name, cat=Nigerian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaoluwa Abagun
Olaoluwa Abagun is a Nigerian lawyer, feminist and a Vocal Girls' Rights Advocate, nurturing a dynamic generation of African Girls. She is the Founder of the Girl Pride Circle Initiative, a notable girl NGO situated in Nigeria, she holds the position of Executive Director at ATHENA, a global feminist network dedicated to promoting gender equality and upholding human rights Early life and education Abagun was born in Lagos. She graduated from Queen's College, Lagos, in 2008 where she received the "Outstanding Service to College Life Award" as the Deputy Head-Girl of the college. Shortly after, she proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where she obtained her degree, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Degree and she however pursued a Master of Arts degree in Gender and Development at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. She identifies as a Christian. Abagun was born in an inter-religious family. Her father is a Muslim, while her mother is a Christian. She is the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Fagbemi
Ebenezar Olaoluwa Fagbemi (born 20 October 1984) is a Nigerian male badminton player. He competed at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the All-Africa Games, he has collected three golds, two silvers and three bronzes from 2003 to 2015. Achievements All African Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' African Championships ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagbemi, Ola Living people 1984 births Nigerian male badminton players Badmint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoch Adegoke
Enoch Obaloluwa Adegoke (born 8 March 2000) is a Nigerian sprinter. He was the 2019 African U20 champion in the 100 metres. He is also an Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games finalist in the 100 metres. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he competed in both the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres relay. In the 100 metres, Adegoke won both his heat and semi-final to progress to the final where he finished seventh in a time of 10.35s. Career 2018 Commonwealth Games and African Championships Early in 2018, Adegoke won the 100m at the Nigerian Commonwealth Games trials in a personal best time of 10.31s. The trials which were held in Abuja saw the seventeen-year-old Adegoke go into the final as the fifth fastest athlete behind favourites Seye Ogunlewe and Ogho-Oghene Egwero. Ogunlewe did not start in the final, and Adegoke took the opportunity to secure a spot on the Nigerian team to the games by winning the race while Egwero placed second. In his first race outside Nigeria, Adegok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Aina
Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa "Ola" Aina (born 8 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back for club Nottingham Forest. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team. Club career Chelsea Early career Ola Aina signed for Chelsea as an under-11 and made his youth team debut as a schoolboy in the 2012–13 season and went on to start in both legs of the semi-final and final of the FA Youth Cup. In his youth career, he has also represented Chelsea in the under-18s, under-19s, and under-21 levels. On 19 July 2014, Aina made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly against AFC Wimbledon, after Todd Kane's injury. Aina started the match and was substituted at half-time for Branislav Ivanović as Chelsea went on to win 3–2. Before the 2015–16 season, he was included in the pre-season tour, playing three matches in the International Champions Cup. After impressing Chelsea manager José Mourinho, Aina was included in the first-team sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba Language
Yoruba (, ; Yor. ) is a Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern and Middle Belt, Central Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo. It is spoken by the Yoruba people. Yoruba speakers number roughly 50 million, including around 2 million second-language or L2 speakers. As a pluricentric language, it is primarily spoken in a dialectal area spanning Nigeria, Benin, and Togo with smaller migrated communities in Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Yoruba vocabulary is also used in African diaspora religions such as the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, the Caribbean religion of Santería in the form of the liturgical Lucumí language, and various Afro-American religions of North America. Most modern practitioners of these religions in the Americas are not fluent in the Yoruba language, yet they still use Yoruba words and phrases for songs or chants—rooted in cultural traditions. For such pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
