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Olarotimi Fakunle
Olurotimi or Oluwarotimi is a Yoruba name meaning "God stays with me" Olarotimi means "Wealth stays with me". People with the name * Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (born 1956), Nigerian politician * Joseph Olurotimi Sanya, Nigerian doctor *Rotimi (actor) Olurotimi Akinosho (; born November 30, 1988), known professionally as Rotimi, is a Nigerian-American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Darius Morrison on the Starz series ''Boss'', and as Andre Coleman on ''Power'', then as Charles ... (Olurotimi Akinosho), American singer-songwriter, actor and model See also * Rotimi References {{given name Yoruba given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoruba People
The Yoruba people ( ; , , ) are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, which are collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, are over a million outside the continent, and bear further representation among the African diaspora. The vast majority of Yoruba are within Nigeria, where they make up 20.7% of the country's population according to Ethnologue estimations, making them one of the largest List of ethnic groups of Africa, ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers. Geography In Africa, the Yoruba culture, Yoruba are contiguous with the Yoruboid languages, Yoruboid Itsekiri to the south-east in the northwest Niger Delta, Bariba people, Bariba to the northwest in Benin and Nigeria, the Nupe people, Nupe to the north, and the Ebira to the northeast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Name
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a ''specific'' individual human. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has a philosophical meaning as well) and is, when consisting of only one word, a proper noun. Other nouns are sometimes called "common names" or (obsolete) "general names". A name can be given to a person, place, or thing; for example, parents can give their child a name or a scientist can give an element a name. Etymology The word ''name'' comes from Old English ''nama''; cognate with Old High German (OHG) ''namo'', Sanskrit (''nāman''), Latin ''Roman naming conventions, nomen'', Greek language, Greek (''onoma''), and Persian language, Persian (''nâm''), from the Proto-In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (; 21 July 1956 – 27 December 2023) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2017 until his death in 2023. His adopted prefix was "Arakunrin", while his nickname was "Aketi". He was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who became president of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2008. Akeredolu was also a managing partner at the law firm of Olujinmi & Akeredolu, which he co-founded with Chief Akin Olujinmi, a former attorney general and minister for justice of Nigeria. On 21 July 2020, Akeredolu was declared as the Ondo governorship candidate after the primary elections under the platform of the APC. During his time as governor of Ondo State, he also doubled as the chairman of Southwest Governors' Forum, a forum consisting of governors of the Southwest Nigerian states. Birth and education Akeredolu was born on 21 July 1956 in Owo to Reverend J. Ola Akeredolu of the Akeredolu family and Lady Evangelist Grace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Olurotimi Sanya
Joseph Olurotimi Sanya is a Nigerian researcher, professor, provost (education), provost, and a reader in physiology at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Afe Babalola University (ABUAD). Background Sanya was born at Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on June 11, 1956. He attended the All Saints' Primary School, Iyin Ekiti (1962–1967); Eyemote Comprehensive High School, Iyin-Ekiti (1973–1976); University of Lagos (1977–1978); College of Medicine, University of Calabar (1978–1983); Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife (2001–2003); and the University of Ilorin (2007–2010). He is a medical doctor and researcher in physiology, in which he has a Ph.D. from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2011). His Ph.D. thesis was on the Effects of Aqueous Extract of Zanthoxyllum zanthoxylloides and Aframomum melegueta on Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crisis while his Master's dissertation was on Electrocardiographic Profiles of Normotensives At-Risk of Developing Hypertension (OAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotimi (actor)
Olurotimi Akinosho (; born November 30, 1988), known professionally as Rotimi, is a Nigerian-American actor and singer. He is known for his role as Darius Morrison on the Starz series ''Boss'', and as Andre Coleman on ''Power'', then as Charles on ''The Chi''; However on June 29, 2024 he confirmed that he would be joining full time in season 7. Early life and education Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey to a Nigerian family of Yoruba heritage. He attended Columbia High School, where he was on both the varsity basketball team and the choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication with a minor in Business in 2010. Career Acting At his first trial with acting, Rotimi auditioned and subsequently got his first acting role on ''Boss'' as drug dealer Darius Morrison. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotimi
Rotimi is a name of Yoruba origin which means 'stay with me'. It is also a diminutive of names such as Olarotimi ('wealth stays with me'), Aderotimi ('crown/royalty stays with me'), Olurotimi ('God/my lord stays with me'), Akinrotimi ('warrior/valour stays with me'), Ayorotimi (joy stays with me), etc. People Notable people with the name include: Mononym *Rotimi (actor) (born 1988), American singer-songwriter, actor and model Given name *Rotimi Adebari (born 1964), Nigerian-born Irish politician * Rotimi Adelola (born 1958), Nigerian psychologist and film producer *Rotimi Akeredolu (born 1956), Nigerian politician * Rotimi Alakija (born 1980), British-Nigerian disc jockey, record producer and recording artist known professionally as DJ Xclusive *Rotimi Amaechi (born 1965), Nigerian politician * Rotimi Babatunde, Nigerian writer and playwright *Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989), Nigerian-born British photographer * Rotimi Peters (born 1955), Nigerian sprint runner * Rotimi Rain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
