OMOTOLA JALADE EKEHINDE
Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, 34, occupies the top-echelon of Nigeria’s movie industry. The mother of four, and wife of a pilot, has had a distinguished acting career and is one of Nollywood’s highest paid.

Since bursting unto the scene with a lead role in the 1995 blockbuster, Mortal Inheritance, Omosexy, as she’s otherwise known, has gone on to wow movie buffs across the Atlantic, nicking many awards for her exploits. Omotola, as did a few of her actor colleagues, has aIso taken to singing, and is involved in a number of charity efforts.

CHUDE JIDEONWO
Lawyer, journalist and entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, is one of Nigeria’s most promising youths showing the light for the future. Jideonwo, CEO of PR concern, Red Media, is one of the brains behind the respected The Future Awards, an annual recognition for young Nigerians doing great exploits. Jideonwo is also involved in the running of YNaija, a news blog which features breaking news and informed opinion articles.


TOYOSI AKERELE
One of Nigeria’s youngest and brightest female entrepreneurs, Toyosi Akerele, 28, is founder and CEO of the Rise Group, which she started while studying Law in the University of Jos. A leading light in youth education and empowerment, Akerele’s Rise Networks organises the country-wide Rise Youth Forum. At the annual gathering, thousands of young people brainstorm on critical youth-based issues, and receive mentoring from accomplished individuals.

DON JAZZY
Multiple award-winning producer and musician, Michael Collins Ajereh, 29, better known as Don Jazzy, is owner of record label, Mavin Records. The young Nigerian has brought international recognition for the country through many works turned out on the defunct record label, Mo’ Hits Records, which he founded in 2004 with his former partner and singer, D’Banj. After their split up, Don Jazzy, in May 2012, founded the Mavin Records label.

Don Jazzy owes many of his acclaimed works to his talented first signing and childhood friend, D’banj. He produced D’Banj’s 2004 debut work, Tongolo. His other works include D’banj’s first studio album titled No Long Thing released in 2005, among other acclaimed works which won many major awards.

Don Jazzy has also produced tracks for other members of the defunct Mo’Hits crew, including Dr SID, Wande Coal, and D’Prince. He’s also worked with other wave-making acts like Darey, Naeto C, Sauce Kid, Ikechukwu and Tiwa Savage. He also collaborated with Jay-Z and Kanye West on the production of Lift Off, featuring Beyoncé on the album Watch The Throne, released in August 2011.

Don Jazzy was recently rated by Forbes as the 36th “Most powerful celebrity in Africa”.

LINDA IKEJI
One of Nigeria’s most successful bloggers, the ex-model maintains the influential lindaikejiblogspot, which features breaking news and entertainment stories. The blog, which attracts reasonable advert revenue, and has a huge following, is nonetheless sneered at by a section of the traditional media for its sometimes controversial reports. Ikeji, who regularly features celebrity gists, occasionally courts controversy. One of his touchy blog posts about a purported ‘N250m mansion’ actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, built in Asaba, Delta State, where he is commissioner, earned the blogger reproach from the actor who dismissed the story as untrue.

GENEVIEVE NNAJI
The Nollywood superstar and former ‘Face of Lux’, Genevieve Nnaji, 33, remains one the country’s most-sought-after acts. The sultry actress, who, in 2005, won the African Movie Academy, AMA, Award for ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’, continues to land lead roles in high-budget films, especially those being recently produced by foreign-based Nigerian filmmakers. The single artiste, who has a teenage daughter, has her fingers in other pies, including his fashion label, St Genevieve, and is brand ambassador for major brands, including automobile, Range Rover.

JAPETH OMOJUWA
Japhet Omojuwa, youth advocate and twitter activist, has a huge following on the micro-blogging site where he regularly attacks unpopular policies and campaigns for a better deal for Nigerians. His blog, omojuwa.com, features topical issues, and has been used as a platform by notable politicians to debate controversial issues that ended in exchanges of brickbats.

TUFACE
Singer, song writer, and producer, Innocent Idibia, aka, Tuface, 36, is one of Nigeria’s most successful acts to have come on the hip-hop scene. Since going solo in 2002, the former Platainshun Boyz member has turned out many award-winning works, including his 2006 hit number, African Queen, which won the MTV Europe Awards for Best African Song, and was used as soundtrack for the film Phat Girlz, which was released internationally. Tuface owns the record label Hypertek Entertainment, which he set up after leaving his launch pad label, Kennis Music. He also runs an NGO, the 2Face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation, and is part of the Sony All African One8 Project alongside seven other musicians across Africa.

D’BANJ
Dapo Oyebanjo, aka, D’Banj, hip-hop singer-songwriter and harmonica player, is reputed for his powerful stage-craft, which, combined with his musical talents, have earned him international acclaim. D’Banj, 32, is currently based in the UK, where he relocated to after breaking up with his long-time friend and producer, Don Jazzy, with whom he founded the record label, Mo’Hits Records. His latest international hit, Oliver Twist which topped the African charts for most of last year, also became a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in this year, reaching No 2 on the UK R&B chart.

D’Banj, who turned many hit songs on the Mo’Hits label, before leaving to join, Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music, has won many laurels. They include the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007; Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009; and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa.

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHI
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 35, has since her debut work, Purple Hibiscus, released in 2003, proven to be one of the most prominent writers of her generation. The novelist first studied Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for a year and a half, before going on to the U.S, where she ended up completing a master’s degree in Creative Writing, in 2003, at the John Hopkins University.

Through her decade-long writing career, Adichie has been accorded much international recognition. Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, which enjoyed rave reviews, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction (2004), and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (2005). Her second book,Half of a Yellow Sun, was awarded the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction; while her third work, The Thing Around Your Neck, a collection of short stories published in 2009, also enjoyed international mention.

SOURCE: www.youthng.com

4 HEAVEN SAKE ARE THESE PEOPLE STILL YOUTHS

They are all youth. Find out their ages

When u said 'young nigerians' i was eager to see people btw 1-25yrs.

Hi. i will look into that