The Eastern Heartland

1. Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress and singer. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005.
Born: May 3, 1979 (age 36), Mbaise, imo state.

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Chidinma
Chidinma Ekile (born 2 May 1991), popularly known by her stage name Chidinma, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist and stage performer. In 2010, she rose to stardom after winning the third season of MTN…
born: May 2, 1991 (age 24), both her parents are from imo state.

I rep nkwerre,IMO state.. I've seen Linda parent's home. I've seen genevive on a new years eve,ble ble(okorocha former babe),flavour... I'm now a celebrity

Stephanie okereke linus
Stephanie Linus is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro ..
Born: October 2, 1982 (age 33), ngor okpala, imo state.

EmmanuelEmenike
Emmanuel Chineye Emenike was born on May 10, 1987 to Pa. Felix Emenike Ndukwu. Although he was born at Otuocha in Anambra State, He is an indigene of Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. He is a footballer of international repute and a striker.
He began his career in professional football with Delta force in 2007. He had a difficult beginning as
he used to go on foot for his training way back.
After being with the Club for a year, he moved to Black Aces in 2008. While at Black Aces, he made seven appearances and scored three goals before moving to Cape Town for the 2008/2009 session.

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Naeto c
Naetochukwu chikwe is the son of Dr (mrs) kema chikwe, the former minister of aviation, he hails from Emekuku in imo state. he is a nigerian rapper.
Born :December 17, 1982 (age 33) in houston texas united states.

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Rita Dominic
Born into the popular Waturuocha Royal family in Mbaise,Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Waturuocha is a Nigerian actress. In 2012 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
born: July 12, 1975 (age 40), Mbaise imo state.

Osita Iheme
Osita Iheme is a Nigerian actor. He is widely known for playing the role of ‘Pawpaw’ in the film Aki na Ukwa alongside Chinedu Ikedieze. In 2007 Osita received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards.
Born; August 24, 1982 (age 33), Mbaitolu,imo state.

Me too proudly reping Mbaitoli. Visit my blog@
www.kceysarah.com

Uche Ogbuagu
Uche Ogbuagu is a household name in the comedy section of the Nigerian entertainment industry. He is one of the few that started comedy when it was seen as a trade for dropouts.

Kanu nwankwo
kanu nwankwo ,OON, or simply Kanu, is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of and later captained the Nigerian national team for 16 years from 1994 until 2010.
Born: August 1, 1976 (age 39), owerri, nigeria.

Kanayo o kanayo
Anayo Modestus Onyekwere is a Nigerian actor. In 2006 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 1992, Kanayo made his debut film appearance in the film Living in Bondage. Kanayo has starred in over 100 films.
Born: March 1, 1962 (age 53), mbaise ,imo state ,nigeria.

Onyeka owenu
Onyeka Onwenu is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress, journalist, politician, and X Factor series judge. She is the youngest daughter of the Nigerian educationist and politician D.K Onwenu.
Born: January 1, 1952 (age 64), hails from ideato north L.G.A imo state.

Pascal Dozie
The former MTN Nigeria Boss,Pascal Gabriel Dozie is a Nigerian Business Leader and Investment Guru. He is a native of Egbu in the northern part of Owerri, Imo
State of Nigeria, born to court interpreter, on April 9, 1939.
Dr Dozie studied at London School of Economics, where he earned his degree in Economics, and then a Masters in Administration from City University in London in 1963.
After his education, Pascal Dozie Dozie set up his own consultancy, the African Development Consulting Group in Lagos Nigeria. As a matter of fact, Pascal never worked for anyone. He was very fortunate to gather a lot of consultancies from big companies including Nestle and Pfizer. He later founded and is a Non-Executive Partner at African Capital Alliance. He is also the founder of and the Chairman of Kunoch Limited. Among all the companies he has founded, Dr Pascal Dozie is best known for his role as the founder and former Chairman of Diamond Bank Plc.

Linda ikeji
Linda Ikeji is a Nigerian blogger, writer, entrepreneur and former model, best known for her controversial publications and her media contributions to the development of the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Born: September 19, 1980 (age 35), nkwerre, imo state, nigeria.

Oga Seun,Lalasticlala Come and see Aunty Linda she's my sister oo

Samklef
born Samuel Oguachuba 26 years ago, samklef, a native of Imo State who is signed to Noni Records has been in the industry for a couple of years. As a producer, Samklef produced a large portion of Wizkid’s widely acclaimed album Superstar, thereby significantly contributing to the huge success of the album. He has also worked with names like Sunny Neji, Ruggedman, Durella, Skales, D’Prince (Mo’ Hits), Simisola, J Bryte, Emmsong, O’cube, Jahdiel, Vector, Mudina, to mention a few. He has also worked with several entertainment and advertising firms.

Frank Nneji
Mr. Frank Nneji, OON the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Director of Associated Bus Company Plc.(ABC) is a native of Ezuhhu Nguru, in Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, born to a retired soldier (father) and a retired nurse (mother).

Kelechi Iheanacho
Kelechi Promise Iheanacho is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City.
Born; October 3, 1996 (age 19), IMO STATE.

Lilian esoro
Beautiful Lilian Esorona Franklin is a 33 year old Nigerian actress,an event planner, and also the CEO of Goldie Locks hair salon situated in the capital city of Abuja, Nigeria. The Imo State-born beauty is the youngest in a family of seven.
she is married to iyanya’s manager , ubi franklin.

Kelechi & Chidiebere Nwakali
I bet you never knew these duo are brothers
Honestly these two brothers got me confused
Kelechi who plays for Arsenal is the younger brother to Chidiebere who is currently on loan from Man city to Spanish Club Girona Fc.
They are proud sons of Imo state

Victor osuagwu
a nigerian comic actor, Victor Osuagwu, who is arguably one of the funniest actors in Nollywood is a graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Port Harcourt. victor Osuagwu started acting professionally in the 1990s. His breakthrough movie was Our Daily Bread.
Born: january 7 199 ,ezihinitte mbaise, imo state.

Judith Chichi Opara Mazagwu
Judith Chichi Opara Mazagwu was born 12 July 1971 (aged 44), commonly known by her stage name Afro Candy (also spelled Afrocandy), is a Nigerian film actress, director, producer, singer-songwriter, model and pornographic actress. She is the founder and CEO of Invisible Twins Productions LLC.

Chioma Ajunwa-Opara
Chioma Ajunwa is a former athlete who specialised in long jump. After various setbacks in her career she achieved fame when she became the first female athlete in the country and in West Africa to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Till date, she remains Nigeria’s only individual Olympic gold medalist.
Ajunwa is also an officer with the Nigerian Police Force. In 2012, she was made the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Meran police station in Lagos.
The former athlete turned police DPO was delivered of triplets (2 boys and a girl) recently at the age of 41.
She put to birth on September, 3, 2012.

Samuel “Sam” Onunaka Mbakwe
Some say he is unarguably the best governor to have govern Imo state. Samuel Mbakwe was an Igbo politician and governor of Imo State, southern Nigeria from October 1, 1979 until December 31, 1983.
Described as “controversial”, Late Mbakwe once said the following about politicians September 1995: “If you have not been in prison before, that will be your baptism and qualification. You will learn from the prison yard that not all those in detention are criminals.”
However, the love Mbakwe had for his people cannot be overlooked as he was given the nickname “the weeping governor” for crying while trying to convince the federal government to pay more attention to his state; the first occasion of his famed tears was the Ndiegoro flood in Aba, which was then a part of Imo State.
He had invited President Shehu Shagari to witness the destruction done by the floods, and it was said that he was moved to tears while conducting the president around the disaster area.
The Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, which is located in Owerri, the state capital, was renamed after him. In 1981, Sam Mbakwe set up Imo State University. The campus was located in a territory that was ceded to Abia State in 1991 and was re-christened Abia State University. However, Imo State University acquired a new campus in Owerri and still exist. Mbakwe died in January 6, 2004 in Avutu, Obowo Local Government Area after a sickness which had set on in February 2002 and occurred shortly after a state-sponsored trip to Germany for treatment.
Proudly Obowian

Okey Bakassi
Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule (born October 23, 1969), popularly known as Okey Bakassi is a Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor.He is a native of Mbaise in IMO state

Charles Chinedu Okeahalam
Charles Chinedu Okeahalam (born 31 March 1963) is a Nigerian economist and businessman. Born in London, England, he holds dual Nigerian and British citizenship. Prior to co–founding the investment firm AGH Capital Group in 2002, he was a professor of banking and finance at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Coincidentally,This man and I bears the same Surname
Okeahialam

Charly Boy
Born Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa , 19 June 1951[1] (also spelt Charlie Boy and known as
CB , His Royal Punkness , and Area Fada ), [2] is a Nigerian singer/songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and one of Nigeria's most controversial entertainers, best known for his alternative lifestyle, biker style , political views, and television productions, most notably The Charly Boy Show . He has been president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria , and in 2011 an Idol Series judge.