People

George Obiozor was the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States and a respected academic and diplomat from Nigeria. He was born on August 15, 1942, and died on December 26, 2022. At the time of his death, he served as president of the most influential Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Akin Osuntokun is a multitalented Nigerian who works in politics, strategy, research, administration, journalism, and writing. He was born on November 24, 1961. He is 61 years old now. He hails from the southern Nigerian state of Ekiti.

Godwin Emefiele is a banker from Nigeria. He has been the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 4, 2014. He was born in Lagos State, Nigeria, on August 4, 1961. He was born and raised in the Ika South community in the Agbor region in Delta State.

Babachir Lawal is a politician in Nigeria. His full name is Babachir David Lawal; he was born on October 2, 1954. Between 2015 and 2017, he held the position of Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

Bassey Albert, a politician in Nigeria, has been a senator there since June 2015. He served as Akwa Ibom State’s Commissioner of Finance from 2007 until 2014.

Mateu Lahoz is a soccer referee from Spain who has worked in La Liga since 2008. He was born on March 12, 1977, and his full name is Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz.

Ayo Oritsejafor and evangelist Joe Martins were the pioneers in broadcasting a miracle crusade from Africa to a worldwide audience through satellite in 1987. Ayo Oritsejafor started the Word of Life Bible Church in Warri, Nigeria, and has been the Senior Pastor there for many years.

Ademola Adeleke is the governor of Nigeria’s Osun State, a position he has held since 2022; he served as senator for the Osun-West district from 2017 until 2019. He is a member of the Adeleke family, who hails from Ede in Osun State. In the 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State, he ran on the Peoples Democratic Party ticket. He defeated the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC, who had previously defeated him in the 2018 gubernatorial election rerun in Osun State. His complete name is Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke.

Maria Telkes immigrated from Hungary to the United States, where she worked as a biophysicist and inventor of solar energy systems. After completing her biophysics degree in 1925, she relocated to the United States to pursue her artistic career.

Shanquella Robinson was a businesswoman, hair stylist, and social media star from North Carolina, USA. She was killed in Mexico while she was on vacation. Sqanquella Brenda Robinson was her full name; she was born on January 9, 1997.