20. Osaze Osifo – “First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FirstBank) has announced the appointment of Osaze Osifo as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of its new investment banking and asset management business.
Osaze Osifo joined FirstBank from Travant Capital, an investments and advisory firm which he co-founded and led from inception in January 2007. He has led a number of advisory mandates at Travant and managed the fund raising and partial deployment of a $107m private equity fund focused on West and Central Africa”
“Osaze Osifo holds two Masters Degrees, one in Finance from the London Business School, and the other in Management Science and Operational Research from the University of Warwick. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos.”

Also: http://www.lagostimes.com/2010/12/13/osaze-osifo/

"Travant is Nigeria’s largest alternative asset management firm and currently has more than $300 million under management. In 2007, Travant made a splash when it coordinated an unprecedented $175 million 5-year loan agreement between Oceanic Bank and Merrill Lynch. It was Oceanic Bank’s first international loan transaction and the largest ever loan raised by a Nigerian bank. Travant’s record led to Osifo being appointed the head of First Bank’s investment banking business after a competitive selection process handled by global recruitment giant Korn Ferry."


21. Benson Idahosa (famous evangelist, founder of the Church of God Mission International, the Benson Idahosa university was named after him)

22. Johnson Arumeni-Ikhide (founder and chairman of Arik Air)


23. Felix Idubor (renowned early artist, opened Nigeria's first contemporary art gallery in 1966)

24. Governor Adams Oshiomhole (labor leader, former president of the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC), responsible for a 25% wage increase for public sector workers during the Obasanjo administration)


25. Shaibu Amodu (only Super Eagles coach to take the Super Eagles to the World Cup twice)


26. Mike Akhigbe (former Vice Admiral of the Nigerian Navy, former chief of Naval Staff, former vice president under Abdusalam Abubakar)

27. Ben Osawe (“In 1965, the year in which he completed his studies of sculpture at the Camberwell School, he was chosen to represent Nigeria at the Commonwealth Exhibition in Glasgow. A year later he went back to Africa, to teach at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, but owing to the war in Biafra he was soon forced to flee to Lagos. He there worked in the atelier of his artist colleague Felix Idubor, till opening an atelier of his own in Benin City in 1979.”
“Since the 60s, Osawe´s works have been shown in many exhibitions in Europe, Africa and the USA. In 1962 he took part in an exhibition of the Artists´ International Association in London, and a year later some of his works were shown in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. Since then he has taken part in exhibitions all round the world, from Lagos to New York and New Delhi. Sculptures of his are to be seen in many public exhibitions and museums, including the National Gallery of Modern Art in Lagos and the cultural department of the Nigerian Ministry of Information.”

An interesting link on him: http://aachronym..com/2008/08/ben-osawe-retrospective-at-quintessence.html)


28. Fidelis Oyakhilome (former head of Nigeria's anti-drug agency, the NDLEA)

29. Julius Momoh Udochi (first Nigerian ambassador to the U.S.A., early leader of the Nigerian Youth Circle (NYC) with H.O. Davies)

30. Modupe Ozolua (beauty/cosmetics mogul, philanthropist)

9. Anthony Enahoro (He “became the editor of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s newspaper, the Southern Nigerian Defender, Ibadan, in 1944 at the age of 21, thus becoming Nigeria’s youngest editor ever. He later became the editor of Zik’s Comet, Kano, 1945–49, also associate editor West African Pilot, Lagos, editor-in-chief Morning Star, 1950-53. In 1953,Chief Anthony Enahoro was the first to move the motion for Nigeria's independence” (though it was rejected) , also “Chief Enahoro was the chairman of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a pro-democracy group that fought dictator Sani Abacha till Abacha’s death.”)

10. Osaze Odemwingie (current star striker for the Super Eagles)


11. Tony Momoh (Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) chairman, former Minister of Information, accomplished journalist)

12. Dr. Jackson Gaius-Obaseki (Chairman of the Board of Directors to BRASS Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., EMGS Nigeria Limited and SERVIPOWER( formerly UTC ENGINEERING CO.), former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, )

13. Stephen Oronsaye (“He joined the Federal Ministry of Finance in December 1995, as Director, Special Duties. Oronsaye was responsible for the merger of the Administrative and Accounting functions of the offices of the State House, computerization of processes and procedures of the State House, Personnel records, Accounts and Access controls for the offices.[1] “
He was “appointed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in June 2009. He began an energetic program of reform immediately after his appointment.[1]”; also )

14. “Sir” Victor Uwaifo (famous musician, honored by the Nigerian government for his music)

15. Dr. Raymond Dokpesi (first private television network in Nigeria, first satellite T.V. station in Africa, first private radio station in Nigeria, first indigenous shipping line (African Ocean Lines) in Africa, owner of AIT)


16. John Momoh (founder and CEO of Channels Television)

17. Godwin Aretanekhai Adams (“Aret” Adams), the first Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (1985-1990))

18. Dele Giwa (famous investigative journalist)

19. Gabriel Igbinedion (business mogul, owner of the Okada companies, founded Igbinedion University the first licensed private university in Nigeria, also, he founded “Mid-motors, the first indigenous Nigerian company to be given franchise to distribute cars. Later, he set up plants to assemble tricycles and the famous Nediori cars in partnership with Fiat of Italy. The hostile Nigerian business climate ruined those ventures. And he also popularised private aviation business with the now legendary Okada Air,” http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/narticles/national_honours.htm

"Igbinedion left Leventis in 1967 and established a motor sales and service firm, Mid-Motors which was partially funded with bank loans. As a regional sales manager, he was very successful with Leventis and felt he could generate the same volume of sales working on his own. In the 1970s, the firm was involved in assembling Hino Trucks in the country and it is considered the first motor assembly plant in Nigeria. The firm obtained distributorships with Hino Motors, Yamaha, Nedion Fiat and Marcopolo buses."

EDO STATE (updated)

1. Oba Erediauwa (Erediauwa was born in 1923, son of Oba Akenzua II. Before being crowned he was known as Prince Solomon, Aiseokhuoba, Igbinoghodua Akenzua. He attended Government College, Ibadan (1939-1945), then Yaba College, before going to King's College, Cambridge to study Law and Administration. He joined the Eastern Nigeria Civil Service in 1957 as a District Officer, later moving to the Federal Civil Service where he retired as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in 1973. For a short period he was the regional representative of Gulf Oil. In 1975 he was appointed Commissioner for Finance in Bendel State during the Military Administration of Major-General George Agbazika Innih.[1]

Ascending to the throne on 23 March 1979, he celebrated his 30th anniversary in 2009. During this period, he several times acted as a peacemaker between politicians. For example, he intervened in a dispute between Abia State governor Orji Uzor Kalu and Tony Anenih, Chairman of the People's Democratic Party Board of Trustees, and resolved another face-off involving Anenih and former Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion.[2] Apart from the ceremonial aspects, his 30th anniversary festival was a week long carnival and a showcase of Benin arts and culture, with numerous performances of traditional music and dance, as well as an art exhibition and food fair.[3])

2. Joseph Igietseme (biomedical scientist, the Centers for Disease Control, (CDC ) honored him for outstanding research recently:
“ Dr Joseph Igietseme, Nigerian-Born Bio-Medical Scientist, a top scientist and researcher at the Atlanta based, US federal government- owned Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) led others to win the this year's prestigious Charles C. Shepard Science Awards, which is to recognize excellence in science achievement by CDC scientists and authors of outstanding scientific papers, according to the CDC.
His expertise in the US scientific research community is underscored by the fact that the American government through its agencies like the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimate about $20 million to support Igietseme's research over the last decade and he is also reputed to have over 200 peer-reviewed research publications, reviews articles and presentations as an academic scientist.”
“It was in 2002 that the CDC named Igietseme, its Chief of Molecular Pathogenesis Laboratory, while he still maintains a part-time Adjunct Professor position at Moorehouse School of Medicine Emory University Medical School, Atlanta.
Dr. Igietseme is also a member of US Govt Expert Advisory panels and boards with expertise and skills in the development of biomedical science and research infrastructures and projects in medical schools, universities and agency (Govt/private) settings.”

3. Abel Guobadia (Ph.D in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966, former head of the Department of Physics at Lagos, went on to become Executive secretary of the National Universities Commision, Commissioner of Education for Bendel state, was ambassador to South Korea, formed a private educational consulting firm, and became chairman of the Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC))

4. Cardinal Anthony Okogie (Archbishop, and one of the Cardinals that selected (voted in) Pope Benedict XVI in 2005; also volunteered to die in place of a woman sentenced to death by an Islamic court for adultery: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/februaryweb-only/2-25-13.0.html)

5. Nosa Omoigui (founder and CEO of Nervana, Inc., a software company, Prior to founding Nervana, Nosa spent 6 years at Microsoft Research and Microsoft, where he was a Development Manager, Research Manager and designated Technology Strategist. He has a total of 19 granted patents and 21 pending patents (including 2 granted and 9 pending patents for the “Information Nervous System”, the technology on which Nervana is based). In September 2006, Nosa was named as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the global Life Sciences industry by PharmaVoice magazine.)

6. Hakeem Bello-Osagie (“ ‘Keem holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, a law degree from Cambridge University and an M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar. He started his career as a petroleum economist and a lawyer. For over three decades, he has been a key player in the Nigerian economy through his participation in several businesses in the private sector particularly in the energy, finance and telecommunications sectors. “
“He until recently served as the Chairman of the board of directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc one of the largest commercial banks in Nigeria. He is also the founder and former Chairman of First Securities Discount House, Nigeria’s leading money markets and treasury bill trading financial services firm, in which the IFC is an equity investor”
“He has been appointed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to chair the board of directors of the Abuja Investment Company. He also serves on the board of Timbuktu Media a new publishing house that intends to publish a national daily in Nigeria”)

7. Nowamagbe Omoigui (former Associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of South Carolina and a respected commentator on Nigerian history)

8. Erhabor Emokpae (famous pioneering Nigerian sculptor, painter)

Mobinga:

You're a HHHead? Thats what I wanted to confirm
Bahd Guy!!!!! Chop knuckle jare.



Thanks for the link. Albeit, I've been there a long time ago. Nice One

SideNote :: I personally feel thats the greatest and deepest joint ever made. Sad that most "HHH" Don't even know that joint.

Yeah, I listen to all kinds of music: R&B, reggae, jazz, rock, Nigerian music, classical, rap, etc. But more rap and reggae than other genres nowadays.


And that's definitely one of Nas's more interesting songs. The voice he used threw me off when I first heard it, but when I listened to it more and more I started liking it.

What are the tourist attractions in Ekiti state?


Somebody tell me.

Mobinga:

Your conspiracy theories won't work without evidence. . . . Thats the reason Eric B is not president.

http://lounge.moviecodec.com/music/lupe-fiasco-is-the-best-rapper-ever-dont-respond-if-u-dont-understand-dumb-it-down-by-lupe-47250/3

Scroll down to post # 49 and see that guy's breakdown.

I don't think he got it all right, but it's interesting.

Wow.

It may indeed be a legitimate story.

F-uck Gaddafi.

Beaf:

^
He absolutely said, "from Nigeria and Chad."

Strange. I wonder how he would know. Are they wearing Nigerian army uniforms? Using Nigerian slang?


From Niger to Nigeria to Cameroon to Chad, a Hausa is a Hausa. How can you tell from a distance whether a Hausa reps the green white and green or some other nationality?

ShangoThor:

Mate, seriously, I have provided as much info as possible, if you don't believe it, its fine!

The information you provided is vague and rambling, though.

Beaf:

Possibly, however Dr. Christopher Davidson says they are Nigerians and Chadians, also the average Libyan is very conversant with Arabic, but might not be able to tell the difference between English and French (especially when the murderers arent exactly conversing with them).

Did he say that or write that?

Remember that Nigerians and Nigeriens are pronounced the same, so if he just said it, it's not clear that he's really referring to Nigerians.

Nigeriens actually speak French. Just a thought.

Katsumoto:

Was Gowon, as head of state, able to stop the pogroms which led to the murder of innocent civilians and soldiers? What power did Zik and Effiong have to prevent anyone from the victorious side killing Ojuwku on the battlefield?

I don't understand this. Does the general/commander-in-chief in a modern (post 19th century) army pick up weapons and fight on the battlefield?

My reference to Zik and Effiong was to what would happen to Ojukwu once he was either a) captured (in federal hands unwillingly) or b) surrendered (and willingly went with the federal military).

He was fleeing from death, capture, shame, uncertainty. Was Nzeogwu not captured alive? Did that stop Charles Chandler from killing him in cold blood? He could have been captured and killed or humiliated. A lot of things could have happened.

True, but who would have done this? And why? I don't see it, but maybe you know of some furiously anti-Ojukwu federal soldiers that I haven't read about.

Is it a coincidence that he fled a day after OBJ's 'operation tail-wind' which captured the last Biafran town? He fled because there was no where else to run to in Biafra.


You have got to be kidding trying to use de Gaulle as an example. When de Gaulle left France, there were still many french forces capable of fighting in the South of France, troops that were evacuated at Dunkirk, and in French North Africa. By escaping to Ivory Coast, what Biafran troops were outside that Ojukwu could have commanded? Or was he going to command French or Ivorian troops in the invasion of Nigeria?

I didn't say the military situation in Biafra was salvageable at that time. It was not. That's precisely why he gave up the military fight but not the political defiance. I'm not saying that Biafra would really have been realizable through diplomatic means as a last resort, as Ojukwu may or may not have thought. But it seems like the most plausible motivation for not surrendering and turning himself in.


As for de Gaulle, the situation was a little different, as far as I can tell:

"When the German Army  broke through at Sedan he was given command of the recently formed 4th Armoured Division. With 200 tanks, de Gaulle attacked the German panzers at Montcornet on 17th May, 1940. Lacking air support, de Gaulle made little impact on halting the German advance.

De Gaulle was more successful at Caumont (28th May) when he became the only French commanding officer to force the Germans to retreat during the German Invasion of France.

On the 5th June, 1940, the French prime minister, Paul Reynaud, sacked Edouard Daladier and appointed de Gaulle as his minister of war. De Gaulle also visited London but when he returned to France on 16th June he discovered the Henri-Philippe Petain had ousted Paul Reynaud as premier and was forming a government that would seek an armistice with Germany. In danger of being arrested by the new French government, de Gaulle returned to England. The following day he made a radio broadcast calling for French people to continue fighting against the German Army.

Whereas as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the USA recognized Vichy France Winston Churchill refused and backed de Gaulle as leader of the "Free French". Henri-Philippe Petain responded by denouncing de Gaulle. On 4th July, 1940, a court-martial in Toulouse sentenced him in absentia to four years in prison. At a second court-martial on 2nd August, 1940, sentenced him to death."

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdegaulle.htm


It's seems pretty clear that the successful takeover of Vichy France forced de Gaulle to leave and continue the political fight elsewhere.

I think they are just assuming this because Nigeria's army has gone into other countries to restore order in the past.

Northern Nigerians don't speak French.

Those women are pretty good looking. I gotta visit Rwanda someday.




The minister got set up. What was he thinking believing that those women actually wanted him?

What does the Olugbo of Ugbo have to do with the Oba that was actually kidnapped?

^

alj harem:


watin you dey talk, so when he came back to nigeria after so many years did he join massob or did he make a political party

sometime i doubt if you know you history brother,.,. very disappointing

if he really wanted to contiune the struggle, he would be calling igbos to order but now he is even collecting pension from the government he fought against,., talk about cowardice and defeated mentality,.low self esteem

sorry bro but you lost it here

Read the book Emeka by Forsyth, to get an idea of how Ojukwu's perspective and attitude changed.

I'm talking about Ojukwu's motivation for leaving in 1970 and you're talking about what Ojukwu decided to do after 1982.

(I don't have de St Jorre's book with me at the moment @ eku_bear)

Let's look at this logically:

1. Would Gowon, pursuing a "no victor, no vanquished" philosophy, have done anything against Ojukwu?
2. Could Gowon have done anything to Ojukwu? Would Azikiwe, Effiiong, etc. have let anything major be done to Ojukwu?


So if he was "fleeing," what was he fleeing from?


He could have surrendered and not left.

That he left must be precisely because he was unyielding in trying to see Biafra actualized. In another thread I already posted an excerpt from de St. Jorre's book that showed how Ojukwu's unwillingness to compromise was one of the key things that pushed Zik to the federal side.

Surely you guys have heard of governments-in-exile? Does the name General Charles de Gaulle ring a bell? What did he do in WW2? Flee out of "cowardice"?  

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110128-invisibility-cloak-magic-crystal-mit-barbastathis-science/


New Invisibility Cloak Closer to Working "Magic"

System hides relatively big objects in visible light.



A pink object seems to vanish behind a chunk of calcite, underwater and illuminated by green light.

Photograph courtesy George Barbastathis


Rachel Kaufman

for National Geographic News

Published January 28, 2011

Harry Potter and Bilbo Baggins, take note: Scientists are a step closer to conquering the "magic" of invisibility.

Many earlier cloaking systems turned objects "invisible" only under wavelengths of light that the human eye can't see. Others could conceal only microscopic objects. (See "Two New Cloaking Devices Close In on True Invisibility."

But the new system, developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre, works in visible light and can hide objects big enough to see with the unclothed eye.

The "cloak" is made from two pieces of calcite crystal—a cheap, easily obtained mineral—stuck together in a certain configuration.

Calcite is highly anisotropic, which means that light coming from one side will exit at a different angle than light entering from another side. By using two different pieces of calcite, the researchers were able to bend light around a solid object placed between the crystals.

"Under the assembly there is a wedge-shaped gap," said MIT's George Barbastathis, who helped develop the new system. "The idea is that whatever you put under this gap, it looks from the outside like it is not there."

Invisibility Cloak a Boon for Drivers?

The new invisibility cloak still has its drawbacks: For one, it works best under green light. The researchers designed the cloak this way because the calcite can only be configured for a very narrow wavelength of light, and human eyes are most sensitive to green, Barbastathis said.

(Related: "'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Could Make Objects Invisible."

In addition, the cloaking effect works only if you look at the hidden object from a certain direction. Viewing the object from another angle will make it "reappear."

Also, the system can only cloak objects that fit under the mineral wedge, which in this case is just two millimeters tall. Still, a larger piece of calcite should be able to hide larger objects.

Barbastathis is confident that his team or another group will come up with a true, three-dimensional invisibility cloak soon. In the meantime, he can think of at least one practical application from the system as it stands. (Also see "Acoustic 'Invisibility' Cloaks Possible, Study Says."

"I live in Boston, and in Boston a lot of streets converge at very sharp angles, so when you look at the traffic light, it's confusing whether you're seeing the traffic light for you or the light that is for the other street," he said.

With the current cloak, "you could hide certain lights from drivers so they do not get confused."

The new invisibility cloak is described in a paper published last week in the journal Physical Review Letters.

http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v106/i3/e033901

nah

I would say Ogun and Anambra are basically even. Both sides have been deliberately underrating the other on this thread though.


I'm saying this from an actual neutral perspective, as I'm from Edo and have no ethnic affiliation with the inhabitants of either state.

henry101:

There two Blydens Son and grandson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilmot_Blyden_III

http://www.sierra-leone.org/Heroes/heroes3.html

Edward Wilmot Blyden III(grandson)  lectured at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He taught political science but left when the war broke out.
Nobody is claiming anybody. I think you all are trying to turn this to a tribal thing. All these are documented.
I actually have a Lloyd chidi Metzeger(sierra leonian)  as a friend, though I didnt ask ask him about his middle name.
Peace,

Nobody is turning anything into a tribal thing.

This thread was about what ethnic group Obi Metzeger and Ayo King from Sierra Leone are actually from. From there it branched on to other Sierra Leoneans and their actual ethnic groups (like the two former presidents of Sierra Leone that were brought up.) Nobody said E.W.B III didn't lecture at UNN.

Katsumoto:

Action Group was not a Yoruba party because it had members who were from the mid-west such as Alfred Rewane, Anthony Enahoro, Michael Okorodudu, Reece Edunkugho, Ogbemi Rewani, Gaius Obaseki, Ighodaro, Oronsaye, C. N. Ekwuyasi, etc. Granted the AG had more Yoruba members than the other groups but this was obviously because the Yoruba were a clear majority in the West. When the Western House of Assembly opened in 1952, 21 of the 24 delegates were NCNC candidates but over time, majority moved to the AG because of the pro-Igbo stance of the NCNC.

Also bear in mind that of the three regions, it was only the AG which allowed a state to be carved from with it. At the time there was agitation for mid-west state, there was also agitation for a COR state in the Eastern region and a middle-belt state in the Northern region. If AG wanted to dominate the minorities in its midst, it would have severely opposed the creation of the mid-west state just as the eastern and northern regions opposed the creation of COR and middle-belt states respectively.

They did oppose it.

But they didn't have a way of stopping it, certainly not in 1963, anyways.

sbeezy8:

Abioseh should be Oku what yoruba folks call Abiose

but i aint mukina

Ah, thanks.


I guess the Blyden line became Yoruba, lol. Well it could become Temne, Mende, or Igbo in the future. Or stay Oku.

fstranger3:

I trust you. I know you made an honest mistake.


I doubt the Edward Wilmot Blyden III is Ibo. he actually doesnt look Ibo. I may be wrong though.

Yeah, the thing that tripped me up is that he took his famous grandfather's last name (maternal), over the last name of Taylor (paternal). I see why he would do it though. Edward Wilmot Blyden is a legend.

@ mukina, what ethnic group in Sierra Leone has the name Abioseh? (E.W.B III's middle name)

fstranger3:

How do we know he is Igbo?

Whoops, I assumed Edward Wilmot Blyden (born in the Virgin Islands as the son of Igbo slaves http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive=3&num=148) was his grandfather on his paternal side. That's actually not the case.


So unless his father was also Igbo, like his mother, he isn't necessarily Igbo. My mistake.

A bronze Benin armlet terminating in a crocodile head, Nigeria

ezeagu:

I thought he was a medical officer in the British Army? What role did he have in pacifying the Ashanti except treating soldiers?

It was not mandatory, not necessary, not obligatory that he join the British Army. If he was assigned, as a medical officer, to the British expedition sent to pacify the Ashanti without his specifically requesting that assignment, he could have easily turned it down as nobody was forcing his hand.

I see a blatant lack of integrity in assisting those who burned down Kumasi, and then going on to become some African nationalist, but that's just my opinion. You're welcome to lionize him if you wish.

Jenifa_:

Also let's keep in mind that Hausa states don't have important mineral or natural resources. By important, I mean resources that are important to western world. ie cocoa, palm oil and now petroleum oil.
So there wasn't much incentive to develop those states. like the southern nigeria when it was under colonial rule.

although colonial govt did use the north as the seat of power because of their relatively organized structure (compared to yorubas and certainly compared to igbos lol) and also probably for health/climate reasons too maybe. ex. malaria and other reasons although this is a less significant part of it.
but that doesn't mean that they invested in the region financially.

Yeah, I agree with fstranger. You're definitely not a Nigerian. Are you actually from Latvia, like he said?


Prior to the colonization of Northern Nigeria, 50% of the population in the Sokoto Caliphate were slaves (I can't speak for the Middle Belt, though, haven't studied them as much). Above that were non-slaves, above them were the mallams/clerics etc., above that were emirs, then the Waziri, and then the Sultan.

What kind of sophisticated organizational structure do you see there that places them above the Yorubas? Please enlighten me.