When a non-Nigerian or foreigner hears of the country ‘Nigeria’ – I guess the 1st thing that comes to mind are all the negative things that has been said about the country in the media (especially foreign media – Duh its a no brainer that it would be them) or what they have read so far Online.

A friend told me his classmates at Harvard kept asking if it’s true that their are lions and zebras walking on the streets and major highways in Nigeria, So i asked him what was his reply to them, he said and I quote “The movie ‘The gods must be crazy’ is kinda mis-educating you all, seriously Africa is way more develop than what you see on all the Project save Africa mini-documentary on TV” well i wasn’t impressed with his answer though! but i’m sure he made his point clear cause I would have asked if they think Africa is one big animal reservation because that’s what you see on discovery channel, in fact does the word “Zoo” ring a bell? (oh, well that is just me).

Every country has it’s ups and downs and Nigeria is certainly not excluded from it but what we all fail to see is that their is beauty in every country.

Anyways i got fired up and decided to share with you the story of beautiful Nigerians outside of Nigeria that have broken social barriers and climbed the steps of success – You might see most of them in your favorite sport teams, and they might also be your favorite actor, musician, politician and so on but what made them who they are today isn’t cos they are Nigerians but because they are human beings with a fighting spirit first and drive. With all that said I hope this motivate every one of us.

1) Hugh Njemanze


Hugh Njemanze is the Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Senior Vice President of Research and Development at ArcSight. He leads product development, information technology deployment, and product research at the firm. He has strong recent enterprise software experience from 18 years of relevant responsibilities.
ArcSight headquarters are located in Cupertino, California, USA, with sales offices around the globe including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Latin America, Japan and India. In September 2010, HP (Hewlett Packard) announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire ArcSight for $43.50 per share, or approximately $1.5 billion. On October 22, 2010, HP announced it had completed its acquisition of ArcSight
Mr. Njemanze is also an Advisor at Silicon Valley Internet Capital. He worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Verity, where he led product development. Mr. Njemanze was also employed at Apple in Software Engineering, where he was one of the key architects of the Apple Data Access Language (DAL). He was the co-architect of CL/1 (Connectivity Language One) at Network Innovations, which was later acquired by Apple in 1998.
Prior to that, Mr. Njemanze co-developed several language compiler products at Hewlett Packard. Hugh who was named in 2010 as one of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists received a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University.

2. Phina Oruche


Phina Oruche born 31 August 1972 is a British actress, radio presenter and former model best known for her performances as Liberty Baker in ITV‘s Footballers’ Wives, for which she won a Screen Nations Award for Favourite TV star. Oruche was born in Liverpool, England, to Nigerian Igbo parents.

She began her career as a fashion model In London before she emigrated to NYC. She represented Gap for five years in the United States, and was featured as a cover model on many US magazines. But had a special relationship with Essence magazine and was often featured on its pages and doing a cover. She was discovered for the TV screen by British commercial turned film director Tony Kaye he featured her in many of his TV commercials and her desire to be an actress was born, She has appeared in American and British television shows including The Bill, Nip/Tuck, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Diagnosis Murder, NYPD Blue and The Unit. Her film credits include The Forsaken (2001) and Happy Ever Afters (2009) plus She also made a cameo appearance in a January 2008 episode of the British sketch comedy show Little Miss Jocelyn. Phina has been married to Stefano Mariani since August 2007, They have one child and she compete in the 2007 and 2006 London Marathons, raising £35,000 for the Anthony Nolan Trust.

3. Ngoli Onyeka Okafor



Ngoli “Ngo” Onyeka Okafor born 30 December is a Nigerian American male model, actor and Two-time Golden Gloves boxer and actor. He is of Igbo decent, with both of his parents being Igbo. Ngo has been called one of the quickest studies the boxing world has ever seen. He started boxing at the late age of 31, an age that most boxers retire, and within 3 years, he won 2 heavyweight Golden Gloves boxing championships. Search engines proclaim Ngo to be the most downloaded black male model and actor on the internet and has worked the likes of supermodel Gisele Bündchen, Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige. He has been featured in Vogue, W, Vibe, Men’s Health and The Wall Street Journal Magazine. As an actor, he has worked on soap operas, TV shows and film including ‘The Rebound’ with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Throughout his career, Ngo has been dedicated to giving back, which can be most recently demonstrated by his determination to build boxing gyms and develop a strong amateur boxing program in his home country of Nigeria.

4. Antonia Okonma
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Antonia Okonma born 24 July 1984 in London, Engkand is a British actress of Nigerian Igbo descent. She is best known for playing the role of Darlene Cake in the ITV1 series Bad Girls from 2004–2006. In 2004, Okonma won a Gathering of Africa’s Best (GAB) award for Best Newcomer and a Screen Nation award for Best Emerging Talent for her work in Bad Girls.

Her other work includes roles in the British feature films Screaming Blue Murder and Rabbit Fever and an appearance in the short RUF 992m. She once worked as an extra on an episode of Hollyoaks. On stage, Okonma has acted at the Royal Court and the Riverside Studios. She starred in Torn at the Arcola Theatre alongside Brooke Kinsella and Jocelyn Jee Esien. She is currently playing the title role in the production of Iya Ile (The First Wife) at Soho Theatre and She has also taken part in the realityTV programmes Strictly African Dancing. She also performed as Tina Turner on celebrity Stars in Their Eyes. In late 2007 she was a contestant on the second series of Cirque de Celebrité on Sky One. Okonma has a degree in Accounting and Finance from London South Bank University. She trained with the Royal Court’s Young People’s Theater for two years.

5. Chike Nwoffiah


Chike C. Nwoffiah born July 22, 1965, Nigerian is an actor,theater director,educator and award winning filmmaker, and consultant on theater, film, television and multimedia projects. Listed as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans” in the San Francisco Bay Area by CityFlight Magazine in 2000. He has served on several regional and national grant review panels including: the National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Sacramento Arts Commission, San Francisco Arts Commission, Arts Council Silicon Valley, Walter and Elise Haas Fund and the Center for Cultural Innovation. His latest project is a feature length narrative film “Sabar” based on the African dance movement in the United States.

Education Background

Government College, Umuahia, Nigeria
University of Lagos, Nigeria
Columbia University Graduate School of Business (INM), USA
Hollywood Film Institute, USA

Career

President – Rhesus Media Group, California, USA
Executive Director – Oriki Theater, California, USA
Adjunct Faculty – Menlo College, California, USA
Principal Partner – C3 Media, Abuja, Nigeria
Director – Silicon Valley African Film Festival, California, USA

Community Service

Board of Trustees – Arts Council Silicon Valley (Chairman of Grants Committee)
Board of Directors – Alliance for California Traditional Arts (VP Development)
Advisory Board – California Black Arts Alliance
Former President – Mountain View Community Television
Former Vice President – Chamber of Commerce Mountain View
Former Board member – Palo Alto Red Cross

Community Recognition.

2000: San Francisco Bay Area Top Ten Most Influential African Americans – CityFlight Magazine.
2001: Kuumba Award for Creativity – Silicon Valley Jazz Arts Music Network.
2002: Humanitarian of the Year Award – Parent’s Coalition Mountain View.
2003: Freedom Fighter Award – San Jose / Silicon Valley Chapter of NAACP.
2004: Director’s Award -California Arts Council.
2006: Community Service Award – Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity (Eta Sigma Lambda Chapter)
2007: Mover of Mountains Award – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Santa Clara Valley
2007: Diversity Award – Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2008: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition – United States Congress

6. Kelvin Okafor


Kelvin Okafor is a British artist who was educated at St Ignatius’ College in Enfield and Middlesex University, graduating in Fine Art in 2009. He lives in Tottenham, London.

He draws very lifelike portraits of ordinary people and celebrities using pencil and charcoal. Early pieces included portraits of Amy Whinwhoue,Mother Teresa,Lauren Hill,Jamal,Nelson Mandela,Beyonce,Daniel Craig,Corine Bailey Rae,Rihanna and Tinie Tempah. Kelvin was Raised in Tottenham, London by his Nigerian parents, who according to him are his number one fans, Okafor says he fell in love with photo realism at a very young age. ‘I work be tween 90-120 hours on average on each piece,’ he explains. [...] he starts ‘shaping the whole face from the eyes’ [...] ‘I chose to work with celebrities originally because the audience can relate to them and would be able to see how accurately and precisely I was able to draw.

The highly skilled 27-year old has already had more than 50 commissions and is generating a buzz at galleries he exhibits at and online. One of his recent accolades, The Catherine Petitgas Visitors’ Choice Prize part of the National Open Art Competition, was awarded to Kelvin after he received the most votes from the public. Kelvin has also recently been selected as one of the top two pieces of work in Cork Street Gallery Open Exhibition Winter Show. Okafor also attended St Ignatius College, a prestigious Jesuit school in Enfield.

7. Robert Nkemdiche



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Robert Nkemdiche born September 19, 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia, His father is a cardiologist while his mother is a politician currently represents Onitsha South in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Robert is an American football defensive end. He attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia in his senior year and he currently attends the University of Mississippi in his freshman year. Nkemdiche has been named High School Junior of the Year by Rivals.com, and was selected to the2011 USA Today All-American Team. He has been regarded as the “Southeast’s best [high school football] prospect since the early 1980s” by ESPN, Nkemdiche committed to Ole Miss, making him the highest touted Rebels recruit since Eli Manning in 1999.

8. Dr Uche Odiatu


Dr Uche Odiatu is a health and wellness expert who translates current research and best practice information into simple realistic strategies. With his wife Kary, they are founders of Fit Speakers International and as presenters they breathe new life into their audiences with their unique observations, humourous stories, and enlightening perspectives. As lecturers and workshop leaders they have done seminars and presentations for Fortune 500 Companies, provincial / federal government agencies, and health care professionals throughout North America. Uche and Kary are both NSCA and Can Fit Pro certified personal trainers and are on the advisory board of SuperChefs of the Universe Project fighting childhood obesity.

Dr Uche Odiatu is a life-long athlete, a professional member of the American College of Sports Medicine, a Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant and a Certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach. He is also a practicing dentist and a part-time faculty member of the University of Toronto. Uche and Kary are the proud parents of three young children. The dynamic duo have been invited guests on over 230 radio and TV shows (including Canada AM, City TV Breakfast TV, and ABC’s 20/20). The Toronto based wellness experts are the authors of Fit For The LOVE Of It! © 2002. Their newest book is The Miracle of Health: Simple Strategies Extraordinary Results (John Wiley and Sons Ltd © 2009).

9. Mendi & Keith Obadike


Keith Obadike was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His mother worked as an administrator at the Post Office and his father (who studied briefly with inventor Buckminster Fuller) was an electrical engineer from Nigeria. While growing up in Nashville, Keith studied classical Piano, woodwinds and began programming BASIC on a TRS-80 computer. As a teenager he became a sought after sound designer and producer on the local hip-hop scene. He later joined the experimental, New York based Modern Hip-Hop Quartet as guitarist and producer. He was subsequently discovered by Kedar Massenburg (Motown Records president) and was signed to MCA records where he worked with R&B artists such as D’Angelo and Angie Stone and Hip-Hop as well as performed in concert with Lauryn Hill/ the Fugees and P-Funk. He later met and was influenced by electronic music composers like Paul Lansky and Olly Wilson while working at Duke University. Keith went on to study painting and digital art at North Carolina Central University and later became the first African-American to earn an MFA in Sound Design from Yale University. He currently teaches in the College of Arts and Communication at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.

In 1996 Mendi (Keith wife) and Keith started making conceptual Internet art and sound art works together with the goal of creating Internet operas. Since then their writing and art projects have been featured in many publications including Art Journal, Artthrob, Meridians, Black Arts Quarterly, El País and Tema Celeste, and in new media texts such as Internet Art (Thames and Hudson, Rachel Greene), Sound Unbound: Writings on Contemporary Multimedia and Music Culture (MIT Press, edited by Paul D. Miller). In 1998 they studied art and conducted interviews with artists in Ghana on electronic media. After requesting sound submissions from friends by email created the Uli Suite a sound art piece based on the Igbo abstract art form.

In 2000 they created “My Hands/Wishful Thinking”, an Internet art memorial for Amadou Diallo. This work was exhibited the MIT List Visual Art Center. Their work generated much discussion online and offline when they offered Keith’s blackness for sale on eBay in 2001 as an Internet performance. Mendi also created the minimalist hypertext piece Keeping Up Appearances, the first Black feminist net.art work.

10. Chris Ofili


Christopher Ofili, known as Chris Ofili born 10 October 196), is an English Turner Prize-winning painter who is best known for artworks that incorporate elephant dung. He was one of the Young British Artists. Since 2005, Ofili has been living and working in Trinidad, where he currently resides in Port of Spain. Ofili was for some years educated at St. Pius X High School for Boys, and then at Xaverian College in Victoria Park, Manchester. Ofili completed a foundation course in art at Tameside College in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester and then studied in London at the Chelsea School of Art from 1988 to 1991 and at the Royal College of Art from 1991 to 2013

One of his paintings, The Holy Virgin Mary, a depiction of the Virgin Mary, was at issue in a lawsuit between the mayor of New York City, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art when it was exhibited there in 1999 as a part of the “Sensation” exhibit. The painting depicted a Black Madonna surrounded by images from blaxploitation movies and close-ups of female Instruments cut from pornographic magazines, and elephant dung. These were formed into shapes reminiscent of the cherubim and seraphim commonly depicted in images of the Immaculate conception and the Assumption of Mary. Following the scandal surrounding this painting, Bernard Goldberg ranked Ofili #86 in 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. Red Grooms showed his support of the artist by purchasing one of Ofili’s paintings in 1999, even after Giuliani famously exclaimed, “There’s nothing in the First Amendment that supports horrible and disgusting projects!” The painting is now owned by David Walsh and is on display at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania.

11. Chinedum Ndukwe
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Chinedum “Nedu” Ndukwe born March 4, 1985 was an American football safety. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college footballfor the University of Notre Dame. He also played for the Oakland Raiders. After graduating from Dublin Coffman High School, Ndukwe went on to start as safety for the University of Notre Dame for his junior and senior seasons. During his tenure at Notre Dame, his fellow Dublin Coffman graduate, Ndukwe had a double major in Marketing and Psychology.

In 2008 Ndukwe attended the Harvard Business School, followed by the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 for the NFL Business Management Program. Chinedum started the Ndukwe Foundation in 2009 (http://www.ndukwe.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of today’s youth by offering solutions and creating outlets to help young people overcome everyday pressures. The foundation seeks to plant seeds of hope in young lives, pushing them to reach beyond their current realities and propelling them toward a future brighter than they ever imagined. The Foundation is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently starting a new branch in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio. Notably, The organization hosts an annual wellness camp for over 300 kids in the Greater Cincinnati Area and has raised over a hundred thousand dollars for programs benefiting youth and their families. Ndukwe also sits on the board of the NuWay foundation, an international organization working to transform the lives and economic conditions of the less fortunate through education,community building and economic empowerment.

In 2010, The City of Cincinnati proclaimed February 10 “Chinedum Ndukwe Day” in recognition of the foundation’s hard work and his dedication to the city. On January 30, 2012, Chinedum made his voice over debut working for NFL Films as the narrator for ESPN’s Hey Rookie. Ndukwe is the youngest of the three sons, his oldest brother Kelechi is a Lieutenant in the United States NAVY and in July 2012, he will report to the Minesweeper Crew SWERVE, based in San Diego as the Executive Officer. The middle brother, Ikechukwu, is an offensive tackle in the NFL who is currently a free agent. His youngest sibling, Ezinne is currently earning her masters in Public Health at the University of Michigan.

12. Osi Umenyiora


Ositadimma “Osi” Umenyiora born November 16, 1981 is a British-born American Football Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by theNew York Giants in the second round of the 2003, He played College Football at Troy.

Umenyiora has been selected for the Pro Bowl twice, and holds the Giants franchise record for most sacks in one game, coming against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007. He is one of three British-born players to have won a Super Bowl ring, joining Scott McCready and Giants teammate Lawrence Tynes. Umenyiora was born in Golders Green, London to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria and later to Auburn,Alabama, where he started playing football in high school. He is of Igbo descent, and his full first name means in Igbo “from today on things will be good”. Umenyiora signed a two-year deal worth $8.55 million with the Atlanta Falcons on March 27, 2013

13. Christine Ohuruogu

Born to Igbo Nigerian parents in Newham, east London, she was raised less than one mile from the 2012 Summer Olympics Stadium in Stratford. She competed forNewham in the London Youth Games at both netball and athletics. She was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2009. Ohuruogu studied at University College London, where she graduated in Linguistic in 2005. She also played netball during her undergraduate studies. She has eight siblings, one of whom is Victoria Ohuruogu, a sprints competitor. She attended St. Edward’s Church of England School, Romford and Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green. Ohuruogu is a member of Newham and Essex Beagles Athletics Club.

She was appointed MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours, and conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of East London. She is the author of the “Camp Gold” series of children’s books about an elite training school for budding athletes. Ohuruogu claimed a second World Title on 12 August 2013, becoming the first British woman to do so, by winning the 400m final in Moscow. A late surge helped her pip Amantle Montsho in a photo finish, and beat Kathy Cook’s long-standing British record in the process, with a time of 49.41s, beating Montsho by 0.004 seconds.

14. Innocent Anyanwu
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Innocent Anyanwu born 25 September 1982 is a Dutch professional boxer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. He currently holds the Dutch and BeNeLux Super Featherweight titles. Innocent’s goal is to support his people in Ekwerazu, Nigeria through his boxing career. His results as a sportsman and social human being were awarded by the Dutch Queen with a Dutch passport (with a radio chip and coil), which enables him to participate on short notice in a European championship fight.

Innocent was ranked in September 2009 as the no. 1 with the ABU (African Boxing Union), the no. 40 with the WBC (World Boxing Council) and in Europe (EBU/EU and EBA) ranked as an official challenger for the European crown.

15. Oguchi Onyewu



Oguchialu Chijioke “Oguchi” Onyewu born May 13, 1982 is an American soccer central defender who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club FC Metz. Onyewu’s parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to study in Washington, D.C. They are ethnic Igbo people of Nigeria. Onyewu has two brothers, Uche and Nonye, and two sisters, Chi-Chi and Ogechi. He also holds Belgian citizenship. He speaks English, French, Italian and Portuguese. Onyewu is a practising Catholic. At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg), Onyewu is the second-tallest outfield player in U.S. team history (after Omar Gonzalez).

16. Emeka Okafor



Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi “Emeka” Okafor born September 28, 1982 is an American professionalbasketball player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to the NBA, Okafor attended Houston’s Bellaire High School and the University of Connecticut.

Okafor was born in Houston, Texas. Both of his parents are natives of Nigeria, and Emeka was the first member of his family born in the United States. His father, Pius Okafor, is a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Okafor’s family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma when he was young because his father worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, headquartered in Bartlesville. While in Bartlesville, Emeka’s father Pius took his son to the Bartlesville YMCA to learn the game of basketball. As a child growing up in the Houston area, Okafor idolized Houston Rockets shooting guard Clyde Drexler. He models his game, however, after Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon.

17. Dr. Kalvin Chinyere

Kalvin C. Chinyere, M.D., fondly known as Dr. Kal, is the owner of One Step Closer Health & Fitness, a disease prevention and lifestyle change business based in Decatur, GA. He is also the creator of The Don’t Go Broke Weight Loss Program. Dr. Kal has lost and kept off over 140 pounds naturally.

He is on a mission to eradicate self-imposed diseases and illnesses. While the goal may seem lofty, those who know Dr. Kal believe it’s entirely possible. His pursuit is not driven by self serving egotistical goals but from a passionate commitment to helping others transform their lives for the better.

Kal is a graduate of the University of Miami and the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Kal, was recently featured on CNN’s Fit Nation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. He is also the creator of the Don’t Go Broke Weight Loss Plan and maintains his own health blog at Dr. Kal’s Blog.

18. Nneka


Nneka Lucia Egbuna born 24 December 1980 is a Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English.

Nneka is the daughter of an Anambra state Nigerian father, and German mother. She was born and raised in Warri, in the Delta region of Nigeria, and went to the primary school of the Delta Steel Company, then attended secondary school at the Demonstration Secondary School, warri. Nneka relished the experience of singing from an early age in her school and in the church choir. After relocating to Hamburg, Germany, at the age of 18, she pursued a career in singing alongside a degree in Anthropology at the University of Hamburg. She now divides her time between Nigeria and Hamburg. Her song “Heartbeat” has been remixed and sampled several times – most notably by Chase & Status and Rita Ora for her well publicize hit “R.I.P” respectively.

19. Chuka Umunna


Chuka Harrison Umunna born 17 October 1978 is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham since 2010, as well as the Shadow Business Secretary since 2011

Umunna was born in the UK in 1978. His father Bennett, who was a Nigerian of the Igbo ethnic group, died in a road accident in Nigeria in 1992. His Irish mother, Patricia, is a solicitor and the daughter of High Court Judge Sir Helenus Milmo. Umunna was educated at Hitherfield Primary School in Streatham, South London, at the voluntary aided Christ Church Primary School in Brixton Hill, and at the independent secondary school St Dunstan’s College in Catford. During this period he was also a chorister at Southwark Cathedral. He has said that the Christian faith has influenced his political views. He holds a LLB in English and French Law from the University of Manchester; after graduating he studied for one term at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, before studying for an MA at Nottingham Law School.

20. Kele Okereke
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Kelechukwu “Kele” Rowland Okereke born 13 October 1981is a British musician, best known as the Lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.

Okereke was born in Liverpool to Roman-catholic Igbo Nigerian parents. His mother was a Midwife, and his father a Molecular biologist. He grew up in London with his sister. As a child, he went to school at Ilford County High School (where he was known as Rowly), but switched to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green for sixth form at age 16. He lived in Bethnal Green, and in 1998 he became friends with a student of nearby Bancroft’s School, Russell Lissack, who would become Bloc Party’s guitarist. A year later, while studying English Literature at King’s College London, Okereke met Lissack again at Reading Festival, where the band was officially formed under the title of ‘The Angel Range’. In 2001, Okereke moved out of his parents’ home. He went on to meet Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong who became the band’s permanent bass guitarist and drummer, respectively. In 2003, the band changed its name to Bloc Party after briefly being called Union.

21a. Sade Adu
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Helen Folasade Adu, OBE born 16 January 1959, better known as Sade (Shah-DAY), is a Nigerian-born British Singer-songwriter, composer, and Record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the front-woman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade. In 2002, she received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to music, and she dedicated her award to “all black women in England”. In 2012, Sade was listed at number 30 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women In Music. Sade has a contralto vocal range.

Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her middle name, Folasade, means honour confers your crown. Her parents, Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse, met in London, married in 1955 and moved to Nigeria. Later, when the marriage ran into difficulties, Anne Hayes returned to England, taking four-year-old Sade and her older brother Banji to live with her parents. Later on Sade and her brother lived with their grandparents just outside Colchester, Essex. When Sade was 11, she moved to Holland-on-sea, Essex to live with her mother, and after completing school at 18 she moved to London and studied at Saint Martin’s School of Art.

While in college, she joined a soul band, Pride, in which she sang backing vocals. Her solo performances of the song “Smooth Operator” attracted the attention of record companies and in 1983, she signed a solo deal with Epic Records taking three members of the band, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul Denman, with her.Sade and her band produced the first of a string of hit albums. Their debut album Diamond Life appeared in 1984. She is the most successful solo female artist in British history, having sold over 110 million albums worldwide.

In 2002, she appeared on the Red Hot Organization’s Red Hot and Riot, a compilation CD in tribute to the music of fellow Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti. She recorded a remix of her hit single, “By Your Side”, for the album and was billed as a co-producer.

21b. Director Chike Ozah
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22. Lemar


Lemar Obika born 4 April 1978, professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English R&B singer–songwriter and record producer. Lemar has had a run of chart success in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. He rose to fame after finishing in third place on the first series of British talent show Fame Academy, which was won by songwriter David Sneddon.

Since then, Lemar has had seven top ten UK singles and sold over two million albums. He is seen as one of the most successful artists to come out of a reality TV show. Lemar has also won two Brit Awards and three MOBO Awards to date and released his fifth studio album in 2012.

Lemar Obika was born in Tottenham, North London, England to Nigerian parents from Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria. He grew up listening to Pop and soul music. He used to sing at home with his brothers and sister, pretending to be The Jacksons.

He was 17 when he had his first concert at the Junior Jam at ‘The Temple’ in Tottenham supporting Usher.Later on he gave up an opportunity to study pharmacy at Cardiff University to pursue a musical career. Lemar had some success supporting various artists such as Destiny’s Child, Total, Uncle Sam and Usher Raymond on their UK club tours and after some years, managed to secure a recording contract with BMG. Following this, he released his debut single “Got Me Saying Ooh“. His record deal with BMG fell through in less than a year due to restructuring at the record label. He had to eventually take a job working as an accounts manager at NatWest in Enfield, North London.

23. Uzodinma Iweala


Uzodinma Iweala born November 5, 1982 is an author, sociologist and physician who hails from Nigeria. His debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, is a formation of his thesis work at Harvard. It depicts a child soldier in an unnamed African country. The book, published in 2005, has received considerable critical acclaim from sources like Time Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Times, and Rolling Stone.

The son of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Ngozi was the former Managing Director, World bank and currently the Minister of Finance for the Federal Republic of Nigeria), Iweala attended St. Albans School in Washington D.C. and also attended Harvard College at Harvard University earning an A.B., magna cum laude, in English and American Literature and Language in 2004. While at Harvard, Iweala earned the Hoopes Prize and Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, 2004; Eager Prize for Best Undergraduate Short Story, 2003; and the Horman Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing, 2003. He is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, class of 2011. He is currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.

He won the New York Public Library’s 2006 Young Lions Fiction Award. In 2007, he was named as one of Granta magazine’s 20 best young American novelists.


24. Dr. Alban


Alban Uzoma Nwapa born August 26, 1957, known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigeria-born Swedish musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide and is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit “It’s My Life”.

Dr. Alban was born as Alban Uzoma Nwapa into a middle-class family of 10 children in Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria. He had his secondary education at Christ The King College, Aba, Nigeria and spent most of his youth in his hometown Oguta. At age of 23, he traveled to Sweden to study Dentistry. In order to be able to finance his studies, Dr. Alban became a DJ. He worked as a DJ at the Stockholm club Alphabet Street. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since Dr. Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable. DJ René couldn’t help but notice him and so he was discovered. Alban finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice, keeping his disk jockeying as a lucrative sideline.

In 1990, he met Denniz Pop from the SweMix label and together with Denniz and Rap-Queen Leila K, they released his first record, “Hello Africa”. Alban Uzoma Nwapa took the stage name Dr. Alban, a nod to his dental studies. His debut album Hello Africa included hits like “Hello Africa” and “No Coke”, both of which ended up being million-selling singles. The album itself was quite successful which earned Alban Gold-certification-awards in numerous markets including Germany (for sales of over 250,000 units), Austria (for sales of over 25,000 units) and Switzerland (for sales of over 25,000 units).

24b. Phil Ade
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An upcoming Nigerian American rapper, Phil Ade, especially popular in the suburbian state of Maryland. He was born to Nigerian father and mother from the West Indies.

25. Nnamdi Asomugha


Nnamdi Asomugha born July 6, 1981 is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Caifornia, Berkeley, and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles. For many years he was frequently mentioned as one of the best shutdown corners in the NFL.

Asomugha was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Nigerian Igbo parents, and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California and Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California before transferring to and graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, playing high school basketball and football and he’s currently married to Actress Kerry Washington.

26. Chiwetelu Ejiofor
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Chiwetelu Umeadi “Chiwetel” Ejiofor, OBE born 10 July 1977 is a British actor. He has received numerous acting awards and nominations, including the 2006 BAFTA Awards Rising Star, three ‘Golden Globe Awards’ nominations, and the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello.

Ejiofor was born in London’s Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents who belonged to the Igbo ethnic group. His father, Arinze, was a doctor, and his mother, Obiajulu, was a pharmacist. In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry. His father was killed, but Ejiofor survived. He was badly injured, and received the scars on his forehead. Ejiofor began acting in school plays at the age of thirteen at Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. He then got in to The London academy of music and dramatic art but had to leave after his first year, after getting a role in Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He played the title role in Othello at the Bloomsbury Theatre in September 1995, and again at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in 1996 when he starred opposite Rachael Stirling, who played Desdemona.

Ejiofor made his film debut in the television film Deadly Voyage in 1996. He went on to become a stage actor in London. In Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, he gave support to Djimon Hounsou‘s Cinque as interpreter Ens. James Covey. In 1999, he appeared in the British film G:MT. In 2000, he starred Blue/Orange at the Royal National Theatre (Cottesloe stage 2002), and later at the Duchess Theatre. That same year, his performance as Romeo in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award. Ejiofor was awarded the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the 2000 Critic’s Circle Theatre Awards. For his performance in Blue/Orange, he received the 2000 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer and a 2001 nomination for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award Best Supporting Actor.


27. Caroline Chikezie


Caroline Chikezie is a British actress, best known for playing Sasha Williams in As If, and Elaine Hardy in Footballers’ Wives. Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents. At fourteen, Chikezie was sent to boarding school in Nigeria in an attempt to make her abandon her dreams to become an actress. Prior to this she had attended weekend classes at Italia Conti. On her return to the United Kingdom she enrolled into Brunel University where she studied MedicinalChemistry (she was expected to take over her father’s hospital in Nigeria), but left after lecturers decided that she was unsuited to academic life. She later won a scholarship to the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. After roles in Holby City, Casualty, and the award-winning British film Babymother, Chikezie landed her first major role as bitchy Sasha Williams in As If in 2001. In 2004 she landed a regular role as Kyle Pascoe‘s girlfriend Elaine Hardy in Series Four of Footballer’s Wives. Other television work includes 40, Judas Kiss, Free Fall and Brothers and Sisters. She appeared as Lisa Hallett, a member of the secret organisation of Torchwood who had been transformed into a half-human half-Cyberman in “Cyberwoman“, an episode of Torchwood, and as Tamara, a fellow demon hunter, in the 3rd season premiere of Supernatural Chikezie has starred as Nasuada in the movie Eragon

28. Megalyn Echikunwoke


Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke born May 28, 1983 is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Tara Price in CSI: Miami and Isabelle Tyler on The 4400. Echikunwoke was born in Spokane, Washington, but she was raised on a Navajo Native Ameican Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. She is the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother. She has a brother named Miki and a sister named Misty.

Echikunwoke was a series regular on the sci-fi series The 4400, as the adult version of the mysterious Isabelle Tyler. Echikunwoke left the show in 2007. Echikunwoke has also been seen in the MTV Soap Opera, Spyder Games, as Cherish Pardee, a coffee house singer and in Like Family as Danika. She also has a recurring role in the first season of 24 as Senator (and future President) David Palmer‘s daughter, Nicole. In season 7 of CSI: Miami, Echikunwoke joined the cast as the new Medical Examiner, Dr. Tara Price. She appeared on the show for one season. Echikunwoke landed a recurring role in at least three episodes of TNT’s Raising the Bar in June 2009. She played the love interest of attorney Marcus McGrath, played by J. August Richards. In 2011, Echikunwoke played Holly in the fourth season of 90210. She recently played the sultry April on Showtime‘s House of Lies and Riley Parker in the legal drama Made in Jersey on CBS. In 2013 she co-starred in the drama series Mind Games on ABC.

29. Hakeem Olajuwon


Hakeem Abdul “The Dream” Olajuwon born January 21, 1963 is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) (but closer to 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) by his own admission), Olajuwon is considered one of the greatest centers ever to play the game.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under Coach Guy Lewis. Olajuwon emigrated from Nigeria to play basketball at the University of Houston under Cougars coach Guy Lewis. Olajuwon was not highly recruited and was merely offered a visit to the university to work out for the coaching staff, based on a recommendation from a friend of Lewis who had seen Olajuwon play. He later recalled that when he originally arrived at the airport in 1980 for the visit, no representative of the school was there to greet him. When he called the staff, they told him to take a taxi out to the university. His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four. At the time, he spelled his first name Akeem. Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA Draft, a draft that included Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. In Houston he was nicknamed “Akeem The Dream” for his grace on and off the court. He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the “Twin Towers”. The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics. After Sampson was traded to theWarriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets’ undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993).

Raised as a Mulim, Olajuwon became more devoted to the faith during this period and changed the spelling of his name from Akeem to Hakeem. Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston where in 1993–94, he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks(avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing), and Shaquille O’Neal‘s Orlando Magic. In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States National Team, and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He ended his career as the league’s all-time leader in blocks, with 3,830.

Olajuwon was born to Salim and Abike Olajuwon, middle-class Yoruba owners of a cement business in Lagos, Nigeria. “Olajuwon” translates to “always being on top” in Yoruba. He was the third of six children. He credits his parents with instilling virtues of hard work and discipline into him and his siblings; “They taught us to be honest, work hard, respect our elders, and believe in ourselves”. Olajuwon has expressed displeasure at his childhood in Nigeria being characterized as backwards. “Lagos is a very cosmopolitan city…There are many ethnic groups. I grew up in an environment at schools where there were all different types of people.”

30. Abi Olajuwon


Alon Abisola Arisicate Ajoke Olajuwon, better known as Abi Olajuwon born July 6, 1988 is an American female basketball player. Olajuwon is the daughter of former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon’s full name means “born in wealth and loved by all”. Born in Houston, Texas, Olajuwon played varsity basketball for her Californian high school, Marlborough School, and helped her team win three consecutive Southern Section titles. Olajuwon was a 2006 McDonald’s All-American, and was one of the most prized recruits of the 2006 graduating high school class. She played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma, and ESPN basketball analyst Nancy Lieberman stated before the 2006–07 season that the addition of Olajuwon would help propel the Sooners into contention for the NCAA championship. Olajuwon has played abroad for the Romanian club CSM Satu Mare, signing a 4 months contract at the start of 2011. In 2012 she also signed with Ourinhos Basquete in Brazil.

31. Seal
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Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel known by his stage name Seal, is a British R&B and soulsinger-songwriter. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, Grammy Award’s, and an MTV Video Music Award, Seal is known for his numerous international hits, including “Kiss from a Rose“, which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Batman Forever. He has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is a coach on The Voice Australia.

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born on 19 February 1963 in Paddington, London, England to a Nigerian mother, Adebisi Samuel, and a Brazilian father, Francis Samuel. One of Seal’s middle names, Olusegun, means “God is victorious” in the Yoruba language. He was raised in a district of the City of Westminster in inner London by his foster family. He received a two-year diploma, or associate’s degree, in architecture and worked in various jobs in the London area. Although there have long been rumours as to the cause of the scars on his face, they are in fact the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus – a condition that specifically affects the skin above the neck.

32.Wale


Olubowale Victor Akintimehin born on September 21, 1984, better known by his stage name Wale (Pronounced Wah-Lay), is an American Rapper from Washington D.C.. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines.

Wale, a Nigerian American, was born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1984. His parents are of the Yoruba ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and came to the United States from Austria in 1979. Wale’s family first lived inNorthwest, Washington, D.C before moving to Montgomery County when Wale was 10. He is the cousin of actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, best known as Chris Partlow on HBO’s The Wire and the British producer Maleek Berry.

33. Chamillionaire

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Hakeem Seriki born November 28, 1979, better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire was also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin’ Click until the group split in 2005. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Chamillionaire has an estimated net worth of $15,000,000.

He began his career independently with local releases in 2002, including collaboration album Get Ya Mind Correct with fellow Houston rapper and childhood friend Paul Wall. He signed to Universal Records in 2005 and released The Sound of Revenge under Universal. It included hit singles “Turn It Up” featuring Lil’ Flip and the number-one, Grammy-winning hit “Ridin’” featuring Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Ultimate Victory followed in 2007, which was notable for not containing any profanity. In early 2011, he left Universal Records, which would lead to his would-be third album, Venom, to go unreleased. Seriki’s stage name Chamillionaire is a portmanteau of “chameleon” and “millionaire”

34. Dayo Okeniyi
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Oladayo. A. Okeniyi born June 14, 1988 is a Nigerian-born actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in The Hunger Games. Dayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and has five siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a Literature teacher from Kenya. In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana from Nigeria and later moved to California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009. Prior to being cast in The Hunger Games, Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts.

35. Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
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Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbaja-Biamila born May 6, 1979 is a former Nigerian-American football defensive end, who currently works as a sports analyst for NBC and NFL Network. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played College Football at San Diego state. He currently works forNBC Sports as a college football analyst. During the football off season Gbajabiamila heads Rush the Passer a comprehensive defensive line training program preparing college/professional defensive linemen to elevate their skills. Gbaja-Biamila has also played for the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins. He is the younger brother of former Green Bay Packers defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila.

36. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
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Muhammed-Kabeer Olanrewaju Gbaja-Biamila born September 24, 1977, nicknamed “KGB“, is an American football defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League(NFL). He played College football at San Diego State. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and played his entire career for the Packers. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2003. Gbaja-Biamila attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California and was a student and a three-year letterman in football and track and field. In football, as a senior, he was named the Central City Defensive Lineman of the Year.

While attending Crenshaw High School, Gbaja-Biamila was a student-owner of Food From the Hood, an organic food company that sprang from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Food From the Hood eventually went on to launch a line of salad dressings that appeared in all major Southern California grocery chains as well as on Amazon.com. For their work, Food From the Hood received the “American Achievement Award” from Newsweek, which featured both Gbaja-Biamila on its cover. On November 1, 1994 Prince Charles paid a visit to Crenshaw High School, upon an invitation from Food From The Hood.

37. Bola Agbaje
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Bola Agbaje born 1981 is an award-winning British Playwright of Nigerian origin, who is under commission with Paines Plough and Tiata Fahodzi. Agbaje was born in London. She briefly lived in Nigeria from the age of six to eight but now lives in Greewich. She has a degree in media communications and was formerly an actress. Her first play, Gone Too Far!, premièred at the Royal Court Theatre in London in February 2007 and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated theatre (2008). Due to the play’s success it was revived at a number of theatres in 2008: the Royal Court Theatre,Albany Theatre and Hackney Empire. She is currently adapting Gone too Far into a film script and has received development funding from the UK Film Council.

bigfrancis21:

Must you tribalize everything? Aren't the people mentioned Nigerians?

Here's where I got the list from. I didn't compile the names myself.
https://kimberlyakinola./2013/10/28/50-inflential-people-you-wouldnt-believe-are-nigerians-part-1/

HiiiPower: Sade Adu

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Helen Folasade Adu

Helen Folasade Adu, OBE born 16 January 1959, better known as Sade (Shah-DAY), is a Nigerian-born British Singer-songwriter, composer, and Record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the front-woman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade. In 2002, she received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to music, and she dedicated her award to “all black women in England”. In 2012, Sade was listed at number 30 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women In Music. Sade has a contralto vocal range.

Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her middle name, Folasade, means honour confers your crown. Her parents, Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse, met in London, married in 1955 and moved to Nigeria. Later, when the marriage ran into difficulties, Anne Hayes returned to England, taking four-year-old Sade and her older brother Banji to live with her parents. Later on Sade and her brother lived with their grandparents just outside Colchester, Essex. When Sade was 11, she moved to Holland-on-sea, Essex to live with her mother, and after completing school at 18 she moved to London and studied at Saint Martin’s School of Art.

Radoillo: For some people everything just has to be tribalized. The blog the names came from is even owned by a Yoruba.

HiiiPower:

Shut up. The link said 50 but you picked out the 20 Ibos. Look at your thread title and what you have been posting.

HiiiPower: Rather than post the names of all tribes on the list, this tribalistic bastard only selected the Ibo ones to show off. Shocked this boy is a mod on this forum; that shows the kind of half-baked id.iots running the place.

Adelaide2:

Does this person live in the US? What does the title of the thread say again?

HiiiPower:

The blog said 50 but your brother picked out 20 who are Ibos. Are you too dumb to understand?

I am also posting from the same blog.

Radoillo:

One: I'm nobody's brother.

Two: I went followed the link and saw only 20 names.

Three: I don't do insults. Too old for that.

Four: You need to calm down.

HiiiPower:

You saw only 20 names there but link says '50 influential' loser.