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Person Sports Heroes
Finidi George
Finidi George (born 1971) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a winger. He was part of Ajax's legendary 1995 …
Person Sports Heroes
Sunday Oliseh
Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 1974) is a retired Nigerian footballer and coach. He captained the Super Eagles and scored…
Person Cultural Icons
Ayra Starr
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 2002), known as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer signed to Mavin Records. Her debut s…
Person Cultural Icons
Asake
Ahmed Ololade (born 1995), known as Asake, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who blends Amapiano with Afrobeats. His b…
Person Cultural Icons
Rema
Divine Ikubor (born 2000), known as Rema, is a Nigerian singer and rapper who pioneered the Afrorave sound. Signed to Ma…
Person Cultural Icons
Ayinla Omowura
Waheed Ayinla Yusuf Gbogbolowo (1933-1980), known as Ayinla Omowura, was a Nigerian apala musician. His powerful voice a…
Person Cultural Icons
Haruna Ishola
Haruna Ishola Bello (1919-1983) was the undisputed king of Apala music, a Yoruba musical genre. He popularized apala bey…
Person Cultural Icons
Oriental Brothers International
Oriental Brothers International was a Nigerian highlife band formed in 1973 by Godwin Kabaka Opara, Christogonus Ezebuir…
Person Cultural Icons
Oliver De Coque
Oliver Sunday Akanite (1947-2008), known as Oliver De Coque, was a Nigerian highlife musician and guitarist. He pioneere…
Person Cultural Icons
Kunle Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan (born 1974) is a Nigerian actor, film producer, and director known for quality productions. His films "Th…
Person Political Leaders
Yusufu Bala Usman
Professor Yusufu Bala Usman (1945-2005) was a radical Nigerian historian and political economist. He earned his PhD from…
Person
Kenneth Onwuka Dike
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983) was Nigeria's first professor of history and pioneer of African historiography…
Event
Durbar Festival
The Durbar Festival is a magnificent display of Hausa-Fulani culture featuring elaborately dressed horsemen in a grand p…
Event
Osun-Osogbo Festival
The Osun-Osogbo Festival is an annual two-week celebration honoring Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, water, and pr…
Event
Ojude Oba Festival
Ojude Oba ("The King's Forecourt") is a spectacular annual festival in Ijebu-Ode celebrating the Awujale (traditional ru…
Place Natural Wonders
Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is one of the world's largest river deltas, where the Niger River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Cover…
Place
Olumo Rock
Olumo Rock is a massive granite rock formation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, standing 137 meters above sea level. The rock se…
Person Business Leaders
Femi Otedola
Femi Otedola (born 1962) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, founder of Forte Oil (formerly African Petroleum)…

Celebrate Nigeria

Finidi George

Finidi George (born 1971) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a winger. He was part of Ajax's legendary 1995 Champions League winning team under Louis van Gaal. Finidi was a key member of N

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Sunday Oliseh

Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 1974) is a retired Nigerian footballer and coach. He captained the Super Eagles and scored one of the most famous goals in Nigerian football history - a screamer against

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Ayra Starr

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 2002), known as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer signed to Mavin Records. Her debut single "Away" (2021) became an instant hit. Her album "19 & Dangerous" showcased

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Asake

Ahmed Ololade (born 1995), known as Asake, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who blends Amapiano with Afrobeats. His breakthrough came with "Mr Money With The Vibe" (2022), produced by Magicsticks.

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Rema

Divine Ikubor (born 2000), known as Rema, is a Nigerian singer and rapper who pioneered the Afrorave sound. Signed to Mavin Records at 19, he quickly became a sensation with hits like "Dumebi" and "Ir

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Ayinla Omowura

Waheed Ayinla Yusuf Gbogbolowo (1933-1980), known as Ayinla Omowura, was a Nigerian apala musician. His powerful voice and socially conscious lyrics made him wildly popular in Yorubaland. Ayinla sang

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Haruna Ishola

Haruna Ishola Bello (1919-1983) was the undisputed king of Apala music, a Yoruba musical genre. He popularized apala beyond its Islamic roots to mainstream audiences. Ishola's percussion-based music f

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Oriental Brothers International

Oriental Brothers International was a Nigerian highlife band formed in 1973 by Godwin Kabaka Opara, Christogonus Ezebuiro Obinna, and Ferdinand Emeka Opara. They revolutionized highlife by incorporati

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