George Ibekie

Chinedu Azodo.. Cofounder, Metro express Africa ( MAX)
Chinedu Azodoh is a co-founder of Metro Africa Express (MAX). MAX is a crowdsourced last-mile delivery platform that recruits and trains thousands of motorcycle riders and transforms them into a network of delivery agents for small to medium sized merchants. Their goal is to become the “Uber” of ecommerce last-mile logistics in Africa. Chinedu Azodoh develops MAX’s financing and pricing models and validates the startup’s key business model assumptions. He leads the engineering team and takes ownership of the MAX Technology Stack. He holds a BSc in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Illinois Tech. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chinedu has experience leading software development teams at Fortune 50 corporations. He worked as an analyst and developer at Barclays and Goldman Sachs and gained solid experience in Finance and Competitive Market Analysis. Chinedu is passionate about building businesses in Africa, and has deep insight on how to create and present appealing products to investors.

Chinedu Azodo

Ebele Okobi Ebele Okobi is facebook's head of public policy in Africa. Before joining Facebook Ebele was the Director of Yahoo!’s Business & Human Rights Program, leading Yahoo!’s efforts to promote privacy and free expression on the Internet. Before Yahoo!, Ebele worked as a corporate securities and mergers & acquisitions attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, Paris and London, an attorney fellow at Consumers Union (a consumer rights advocacy non-profit) in San Francisco, a director of Advisory Services at Catalyst (a non- profit with the mission of advancing women in business) in San Jose and Amsterdam and at Nike’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam, where she created marketing, corporate responsibility and business development strategy for Africa. In 2001, she took a year-long sabbatical in order to volunteer for human rights organizations in the US and Senegal. Ms. Okobi, who hails from Asaba, earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California, a JD from Columbia Law School and an MBA Certificat des Études from HEC-Paris.

Ebele Okobi

Dr Amara Enyia. US- born Lawyer, politician and Academician

Dr. Amara Enyia, 32, earned a PhD in education policy studies and a law degree simultaneously from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She has served as a public policy fellow under former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Currently, she works as a municipal development consultant and is the executive director of Austin Chamber of Commerce on Chicago’s West Side. Amara serves on the board of the Renaissance Reintegration Project. This social enterprise provides entrepreneurship training for ex-offenders often unable to successfully reintegrate to their communities because of the stigma of their records. A keen athlete, she has participated in two Ironman competitions. In 2014 Amara announced her candidacy for Mayor of Chicago, she was one of the first candidates to announce a bid to unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel. She later withdrew.

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Bulshit asss! You are either afongy or anfongy trainee. They keep showing you more and more of Igbo achievements you call it all innoson You guys love innoson so much and can't live without mentioning him.. The Niger delta you are talking about all bear Igbo names and Igbo last names so what are you fucking spewing here. That they come from.Rivers or Delta doesn't take away their Igboness so you can go and die.
How many Igbo's do you see on nairaland compared to the entire Yorubas who idle away here, like I said if we are making money here it won't be boring take it or leave it.

Pig can't even articulate

Amara Enyia

Odera Igbokwe. .. Illustrator
Odera Igbokwe was born in 1990 in a cocoon of fire and stardust and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey. Odera received a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and studied movement-theater and West African dance at Brown University. Odera’s illustration work is in the collections of Beyoncé Knowles, Solange Knowles, and Oumou Sangaré. Odera currently lives and works in New York City. As an illustrator, Odera loves to explore storytelling through character archetypes, afro-diasporic mythologies, and magical girl transformation sequences.

Odera Igbokwe

Osaze007:


Pig can't even articulate

The Spirits are definitely using you. What isn't articulative of his statement?

Your own case is highly generational

Yvonne Ike. ....Investment Banker
Yvonne Ike is an internationally regarded investment banker credited with pioneering a number of ground breaking transactions which significantly deepened the Nigerian market . With over 18 years professional experience in financial services.Yvonne has led senior teams across New York, Geneva, Hong-Kong Nigeria, South Africa and India. She gained exposure to all capital market operations and products including fixed income, derivatives, and equities. Yvonne was appointed Managing Director with responsibility for West Africa, allowing her to work mainly in Nigeria. In this role Yvonne was instrumental in raising the profile of Nigeria as an investment destination for international investors and was involved in 28 transactions across Africa. She led innovative transactions including GT Bank’s Global Depositary Receipt (GDR) a US750M listing on the London Stock Exchange, the US$300M UBA GDR, Yvonne led on the merger of Stanbic and IBTC. In an advisory capacity Yvonne provided financial and ratings advise to the Federal Government of Nigeria , the Ghanaian Government and The Lagos State Government. She led a team that built a cross product business that exceeded revenues of $100m. In 2008 she was a member of the special Technical Committee for the Review of Capital Market Structure . Yvonne has a BSc in economic and spent the first three years of her career as an auditor with Ernst and Young International. She has been an FSA registered representative since 1994. In 2007 she received recognition from Her Majesty The Queen as one of the Top 200 business women in the UK to make a significant impact on society. she was listed on the UK Powerlist in 2008. A keen supporter of charitable projects including the acting as a senior advisor. African Gifted Foundation . She is the current Vice Chair of the Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group.

Yvonne Ike

Kelechi Anyadiegwu.... Zuvaa
Kelechi Anyadiegwu (@KelechiUjuu) is the founder of Zuvaa. Zuvaa creates a unique social shopping experience that connects customers all over the globe to African style. Zuvaa also offers unique products from around the world as well as a community that embraces and engages the customer through meaningful cultural stories about each designer. She started Zuvaa to fill a void she saw in the African Fashion Industry, a place for affordable, ethically made, African Inspired Pieces. Kelechi is a also social media and community engagement expert, having worked on a wide range of projects and clients, from EA Sports to the Microelectromechanical Systems Sensors Trade Association. She has also the founder of JELYPals, which is an edtech startup that seeks to use education and technology to create bridges in the African Diaspora.

Kelechi Anyadiegwu

Uche Okoronkwo..... International Journalist A passionate journalist, Uche Okoronkwo has years of experience reporting on Africa’s business and financial landscape. After graduating with an M.A in business and financial journalism from Columbia university’s prestigious school of journalism in New York, Uche worked as an anchor for CNBC Africa covering West Africa’s markets and interviewing some of the continents biggest names in business. Joining Bloomberg TV Africa in 2013, Uche continues to bring Africa’s markets to the global playground. Source: BloombergTV

Uche Okoronkwo

Ifeanyi Menkiti... Poet and a professor of philosophy
Ifeanyi Menkiti is a poet and professor of philosophy at Wellesley College. He is also the owner of the Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Grolier Poetry Book Shop ("the Grolier") is an independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although founded as a "fine-arts" bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry. A small (404 sq ft.), one-room store with towering bookcases, it lays claim to being the "oldest continuous bookshop" devoted solely to the sale of poetry and poetry criticism. Here was a place where poets from T.S. Eliot and e.e. cummings to Robert Lowell, John Asbury and Adrienne Rich had hung out in their day. Ifeanyi Menkiti grew up in Onitsha, Nigeria. He moved to the United States to attend college. He received a B.A. from Pamona College in California, a M.S. from Columbia University, a M.A. from New York University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University. Ifeanyi has been published in numerous literary journals including Ploughshares, New Letters, New Directions, The Massachusetts Review and others. He also published numerous articles on philosophical issues in many journals such as Philosophical Forum, The Journal of Value Inquiry, The Harvard Education Review, and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. His work has been on NPR and he has received a Massachusetts Council of the Arts Fellowship in 1978 as well as a poetry award from the NEA.

Ifeanyi Menkiti

Zim Ugochukwu. CEO of Travel Noire
Zim Ugochukwu is the CEO of Travel Noire, a digital publishing platform for travelers of color. With an audience of 150k+, she is changing the way we view international travel, forever. Zim has cloned genes linked to genetic disorders, traveled on a 10-day, 4,900 miles national journey on a train through India to shadow social entrepreneurs and recently launched Travel Noire Academy, an online travel school comprised of courses and challenges tailored to the black experience. She was named in Glamour Magazine’s “20 Amazing Young Women Who Are Already Changing the World” and Triad Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under Forty,” Zim was born in Mankato, Minnesota

Zim Ugochukwu

David Emuche Nwaigwe... Artist, Teacher
David Emuche Nwaigwe is a multi-talented artist and teacher. He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied drawing and painting. Nwaigwe, who has an MBA, identifies himself mainly as an illustrator. He however has an interest in other artistic mediums including filmmaking, printmaking, and fashion design.

Igbos are making us proud.#Nice#

Nnamdi Asomugha.... Ex NFL player, actor and inspiration motivator. Nnamdi Asomugha Nnamdi Asomugha ( /ˈnɑːmdi ˈɑːsəmwɑː/ NAHM-dee AH -səm- wah; born July 6, 1981) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley , and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers . For many years he was considered one of the best shutdown corners in the NFL.
Career history Oakland Raiders ( 2003 –2010 ) Philadelphia Eagles ( 2011 – 2012) San Francisco 49ers ( 2013) Career highlights and awards 3× Pro Bowl ( 2008– 2010) 2× First-team All-Pro ( 2008 , 2010 ) 2× Second-team All-Pro ( 2006, 2009 ) NFL All-Decade Team 2000s ( Fox Sports , USA Today) 2× Oakland Raiders MVP (2006, 2008) "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year (2009) President's Volunteer Service Award (2008) Jefferson Award for Public Service (2009) National Conference on Citizenship "Role Model of the Year" Award (2012) Early life Nnamdi Asomugha was born in Lafayette, Louisiana , to Nigerian Igbo parents. [8] He was 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 from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California , playing high school basketball and football. College career Asomugha attended the University of California, Berkeley , where he played for the California Golden Bears football team. He finished his career with 187 tackles, three sacks, 19 stops for losses, eight interceptions, three touchdowns, 15 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 41 games as a free safety. Asomugha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies focused on Corporate Finance.
Professional career 2003 NFL Combine
Oakland Raiders Asomugha was the second Cal player to be drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the 2003 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders. He was moved to cornerback but played sparingly the first two seasons of his career. He became a starter in 2005 and set new highs in tackles with 60 tackles (55 solo) and passes broken up with 14. In 2006, he recorded his first two career interceptions against the Cleveland Browns . He got his third interception four weeks later against the Pittsburgh Steelers and returned it 24 yards for the first touchdown of his career. Though the team suffered through a 2-14 season, Asomugha's 2006 campaign was his finest yet as he finished the season with 50 tackles (48 solo), eight interceptions, a sack, a forced fumble and one touchdown. His interception total tied him for second highest total in the National Football League along with four other players (including former Oakland Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson). After the season, Asomugha was invited to the Pro Bowl as an alternate but because of late notice he was not able to attend the annual all-star game. [9] He also received the Oakland Raiders "Commitment to Excellence" Award and was named the team's Most Valuable Player. In addition, Asomugha was selected to Dr. Z Sports Illustrated 2006 All- Pro team[10] as well as The Associated Press 2006 All-Pro Team . Asomugha was selected as the Raiders Team Captain for the 2007 season . Opposing quarterbacks tested him only 31 times with a mere 10 completions the entire season. One NFL scout told Pro Football Weekly that Asomugha was thrown at "less than any defender in the last ten years" in 2007. [11] He finished the 2007 season with 34 tackles(32 solo), 1 interception and 7 breakups and was named a 2008 Pro Bowl alternate. A free agent in the 2008 offseason, the Raiders placed the exclusive franchise tag on Asomugha on February 20, 2008.

Asomugha was again selected a team captain before the 2008 season . Opposing quarterbacks tested him only 27 times the entire season resulting in just 8 completions. Only perennial all-pros Randy Moss (3 receptions, 40 yards) and Tony Gonzalez (2 receptions, 34 yards) would catch more than one ball on him during the year. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Asomugha is "as complete a cornerback as he has seen all year". [13] He finished the 2008 season with 40 tackles, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, and 9 pass deflections. He received the Oakland Raiders "Commitment to Excellence" Award for the second time and was named the team's 2008 Co-Most Valuable Player along with running back Justin Fargas . Asomugha was selected as a starter for the 2009 Pro Bowl. He was selected onto The Sporting News 2008 All-Pro Team [14] as well as the Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL Team for 2008. [15] Asomugha was also selected onto Peter King's Sports Illustrated 2008 All-Pro team [16] as well as The Associated Press 2008 All-Pro Team . On February 19, 2009, the Raiders re-signed Asomugha to a complex three-year deal that made him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. The first two years, worth $ 28.5 million, were fully guaranteed. In the third year of the contract, if Oakland wanted to keep Asomugha, it had to pay him the average of the top five highest-paid quarterbacks or $ 16.875 million, whichever was higher. If the Raiders failed to pick up the option, Asomugha became a free agent with Oakland not having the ability to tag him again. [17] In August 2009 the Oakland Tribune named Asomugha one of the greatest Oakland Raiders of all time. [18] A team captain again in 2009 and the NFL's least targeted cornerback by an extremely wide margin, Asomugha was challenged by opposing quarterbacks only 27 times and allowed 13 completions the entire season. After his performance against the Houston Texans , head coach Gary Kubiak said "Asomugha is the best (corner) I've seen in a while throughout this league. He's big, he's fast, they put him out there on an island the whole game. He's an exceptional player." Similar to the past three seasons, Asomugha finished the 2009 season with 34 tackles, 1 interception, and was second in the league with 8 tackles for loss from the cornerback position. Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said "The guy is truly unbelievable. He made himself the best corner in football by his work ethic, the way he studies tape, and he's so smart." [19] Following the 2009 season, Asomugha was selected as a starter for the 2010 Pro Bowl. Asomugha was selected onto The Sporting News 2009 All-Pro Team (2nd team) as well as The Associated Press 2009 All-Pro Team (2nd team). This would mark his third selection to both the Pro Bowl and All- Pro team in his seven-year career with the Oakland Raiders . In 2010, Asomugha was selected as a member of the Fox Sports 's [20] and USA Today 's NFL All-Decade Team. [21] The shutdown corner lived up to his title once again in the 2010 season. While shadowing the opposing teams top receiver most of the season, Asomugha was still targeted much less than any other cornerback in the NFL. Asomugha allowed just 10 receptions on the 27 passes thrown his way. Most important, Asomugha did not give up a touchdown all year. [22] “He has extraordinary speed – great speed,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "He’s exactly what you’re looking for in a press corner and about as good as you could hope a guy to be.” [23] When facing the Arizona Cardinals , All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said “The thing you see on tape for a man of his size, he has incredible hips and amazingly quick feet, and that’s just God given ability to be that tall and be able to move and cut and drive on balls the way he’s able to.” [24] Following the 2010 season, Asomugha was selected as a starter for the 2011 Pro Bowl. Asomugha was selected onto ESPN John Clayton's 2010 All-Pro Team [25] as well as Peter King's Sports Illustrated 2010 All-Pro team. [26] Asomugha was also selected to the prestigious Associated Press 2010 All-Pro Team , his fourth selection as an All-Pro . Entering the 2011 season, Asomugha was regarded as the top free agent available on the market. On July 29, 2011, Asomugha agreed to a five-year, $60 million deal, and at least $25 million guaranteed, contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. [27][28] In 2011, he finished the season with 40 total tackles, 5 passes defended, and 3 interceptions. Asomugha was named a 2012 Pro Bowl alternate. [29] During his time in Philadelphia, the team struggled to a 12-20 record, missing the playoffs both years. Asomugha was eventually released by the team at the end of the 2012 season after he was unable to agree to a restructured deal with the team. [30] San Francisco 49ers On April 2, 2013, Asomugha signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers , under which he would earn a base salary of $1.35 million and with a chance to earn up to an additional $1.65 million in incentives. [31] On November 4, 2013, Asomugha was waived by the team. [32] Retirement On December 26, 2013, Asomugha signed a one-day contract with Oakland so he could retire as a Raider. He officially announced his retirement on December 27, 2013. [33] In 2016, Pro Football Focus named Asomugha the best Oakland Raiders player of the past decade. [3

Nnamdi Asomugha

Africa’s youngest billionaire, Okwudili Umenyiora

The CEO Of Dilly Motors and Eric Many Entertainment is one
of Nigeria’s youngest billionaires. His wife, Fifi is a premium
fashion lover and Instagram celeb that regularly gives her
followers a sneak peek into their rich and fabulous lifestyle.

Evelyn Okere is a Nigerian businesswoman. She publishes a health and fashion magazine, St. Eve; is managing director of a health business, St. Eve Concepts and has a fashion company

Early life

Okere attended University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, where she studied history.[2]
Business career

Okere worked in banking, in the telecommunications industry and in the oil and gas industry. She started St. Eve in 2010.[2]

In August 2012 her company brought the American rapper Rick Ross to the Summer Jam Fest concert in Lagos

Okwudili Umenyiora

The man