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sharetroll (m)
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Here's how I rank 'em:
1. Hakeem Olajuwon
2. Genevieve Nnaji
3. Wole Soyinka
4. Ibrahim Babangida (sp?)
5. Everyone else. . .
Your rankings?
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Mamajama (m)
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fela anikulapo kuti
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sharetroll (m)
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fela anikulapo kuti
How could I forget about him? He's got to be above Olajuwon, and that's my top 5 in order. |
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toptho (f)
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I don't understand how genevieve is number2.u said the world not africa.what about oluchi,fela as stated above,footballers-kanu,okocha etc
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kitaun (m)
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No be beef o! But wetin Genny dey do 4 that list? When the likes of Seal, Patti Boulaye, Tunde Baiyewu of Lighthouse fame, Sade Adu, Kanu Nwankwo, Austin Okocha, Prof Emegwali never enter list? lol
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sharetroll (m)
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I don't understand how genevieve is number2.u said the world not africa.what about oluchi,fela as stated above,footballers-kanu,okocha etc
Okocha? NO. Oluchi? Never heard of him. Fela? I already stated he's number 1 on my list (in order) 1. Fela Kuti 2. Hakeem Olajuwon 3. Genevieve Nnaji 4. Wole Soyinka 5. Ibrahim Babangida (sp?) Honorable Mentions: Sade Adu, Seal, me, Ramsey Noauh, Obasanjo (sp?), Tuface Idibia (sp?) |
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toptho (f)
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Oluchi is a female model from nigeria she won face of africa a while back,I am sure if u show genevieve's picture very few people will know her outside africa,even in africa if u don't watch nollywood films u wont know her.I want to believe kanu/okocha are more popular than genevieve
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spoilt (f)
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americans are funny. they don't know oluchi that well here. just another black nameless model .she's just household name in naija.
how about 2face, femi kuti?
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redish
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music.
1.fela kuti
2.tuface
3.ksa
movies
1.rmd
2.omotola
3.nkem owoh
4.genevieve
sports
1.jj okocha
2.kanu nwakwo
3.mikel obi
academics
1.wole soyinka
2.chinua achebe
3.ben obi
beauty
1.agbani
2.oluchi
business
1.dele momodu
2.fernandez
3.harry akande
not home grown
1.sade adu
2.seal
3.lemar
4.tunde baiyewu
5.cammellionaire
6.sola ama
7.intenational nig movie stars you can continue the list.
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Busta (f)
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I don't think any of that lists can ever be accurate.
lots of people left out.
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redish
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they didnt say poular they said most popular so feel free to add to the list?
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shaddyfr (f)
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Fela
Femi
KSA
wole soyinka
chinua achebe
regina askia
rmd
gani Fawehinmi
Akeem
Falilat Ogunkoya
Sunday Oliseh
kanu
Abacha
Abiola
Babangida
Pat Utomi
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ziddy (m)
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chinua achebe
wole soyinka
fela
hakeem olajuwon
tunde baiyewu (lighthouse family)
@sharetroll
NB: i suspect sharetroll has a crush on genevieve nnaji.
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ThiefOfHearts (f)
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Oluchi? Never heard of him.
Lol you mean HER  She has good boobs. |
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busygirl (f)
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Gen sanni Abacha
RIBADU---EFCC
Styl-plus
P-Square
2face
Lemar
Stella Aboderin
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akara (m)
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 Are we talking locally or international here. It should be in categories Literature : Wole Shoyinka Sports: Kanu Stealing : Abacha, IBB and OBJ Legit Wealth : Fernandez ? leaves in the states etc
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ike4real
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BUT HOW about the late Dr Chuba okadigbo
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deejay1 (m)
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if u want to talk about the most popular personality in nigeria, its got 2 be someone that does sport. the likes of Okocha, Kanu, Mikel,Olajuwon and co before u can even talk about music with the likes Kuti, and co(hell 2 Tu Face) those that are non home grown yea don't refer to themselfs as a nigerian. so u tallin mi that Lemar will refer to himself as a nigeria? hell no
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deejay1 (m)
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IN politics the likes of OBJ,Ibrahim Babangida
academics/literature
Wole Soyinka
chinu Achebe very popular ( i remember i read 1 of him poem in antology in GSCE)
the like of D1 and Keke are kind of of popular in music
man no feel DJ Abass ooooo the guy dey poplar with girlssss ooo gbabeeeeee
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Badman888 (m)
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Wole soyinka and Chinua Achebe they are in alot of foreign literature books, Hakeem Olajuwon is popular as well but met quite a number of people that didnt know he was nigeria.
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ella.b (f)
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How can every one forget our honourable presidon?CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO should be on d top list. |
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nazzyon (m)
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Niigerian Footballers are popular than Pale
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hola2ng (m)
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Most Popular (no particular order)
Music Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obe, Onyeka Owenu, Majek Fashek,Sade Adu, Dr Alban, Seal, Tunde(Lighthouse Family),Chjamillionaire, JJC/419 Squad
Entertainment Kenny Ogungbe(Ke ke), Dayo Adeneye(D1), Ben Murray Bruce(SilverBird Group)
Politics Nnamdi Azikwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon, Abdusalam Abubakar, Muhamed Buhari, M.K.O Abiola, Ibrahim Babangida, Olusegun Obasanjo
Literature Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Flora Nwapa, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Cyprian Ekwensi, Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie
Businesses Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga
Sports Hakeem Olajuwon, Jay jay Okocha, Nwanko Kanu,Chioma Ajunwa, Hogan "Kid" Bassey)
Past/present People in Government-Nuhu Ribadu(EFCC), Dr. Dora Nkem Akunyili (NAFDAC), Charles Soludo,Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Theatre/Movies -Hubert Ogunde(actor,playwright,musician -starred in Mister Johnson, the 1990 motion picture which also featured Pierce Brosnan) Ade Love, Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe Damijo, Regina Askia, Genevieve Nnaji
Research/Science -Dr. Emeagwali
Human Rights/activist -Ken Saro Wiwa,Beko Ransome-Kuti
Religion -David Oyedepo,Pastor Ashimolowo, Chris Oyakhilome,Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Pastor Temitope Joshua
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Epiphany (m)
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Please, stop mentioning Lemar, Sade, Seal etc. THEY ARE NOT NIGERIANS, their parents are nigerians. They could care less what Nigerians feel, think and do. They do not suffer from the pain and shame that we do also.
People only like to feel that they are nigerians.
Okocha and Kanu are Nigerians and are the most famous Nigerians I should say. Every where i go in the world, when i tell people that i am a Nigerian, the next statement is, 'oh, is that the same place Kanu and Okocha are from?' Even those who don't watch football know who these guys are because of the endoursements, adverts, Billboards, etc
Nobel prize or not, people don't remember know who Soyinka is, Or who Philip Emeagwali is, or Chinua Achebe or Fela or Femi. For God's sake, no one even knows any Nollywood actor/actress exists
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babwilms (m)
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Its definately JJ Okocha, Kanu and Baba 70
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IBEXY (m)
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O boy!
so Chamillionaire is Nigerian?
I knew it !
That dude looks like someone I used to know in Ajegunle.
Trust naijaman, see the kin name wey I'm choose sef.
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adconline (m)
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Why do we think that folks like Hakeem Olajunwa and Oluwakandi are popular among Nigerians. Are you telling me that every Nigerian knows Hakeem more than Okocha, Keshi, Yekini, and Kanu?
Hakeem is popular in the US not in Nigeria. Unless we are talkig about Naija folks who are popular outside Nigeria.
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Pointblank
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DEPRIEYE ALAMIEYESEGHA.
YEAH, ITS GOT TO BE HIM
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