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Bianca Ojukwu - Miss Intercontinental, 1989 (later resigned, ceding title to Brenda Marte Lajara from the Dominican Republic)

In December 1988, Odumegwu-Ojukwu was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, but reigned for most of 1989, during which she represented her country in Miss World and Miss Universe, but achieved greater success at Miss Africa 1988 as well as Miss Intercontinental 1989 and was named Miss Congeniality at the now defunct Miss Charm International in Russia where she was also a semi-finalist.

She resigned from her reigning title as pageant queen due to the controversy surrounding her relationship with Ojukwu.

Beautiful thread. I just love Igbo people! Can't wait to see Biafran national sport teams. We will dominate!

Bianca is an epitome of beauty!

Lovesdaisied:
Due to the political landscape in Eastern Nigeria (Ikwerre vs Igbo), I would have to exclude him from this list.

Great writer and novel, regardless.

Why are you excluding him from the list and what is this Ikwere vs Igbo? You mean you cannot tell if Elechi Amadi is an Igbo man or not? Listen brother, the Ikwere people speak Igbo as their ancestral language, they have Igbo surnames. What else makes a person Igbo?

Maki Oh (Amaka Osakwe) - Fashion Designer.

First African designer to be invited to the White House by Michelle Obama.

Designs worn by Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Lupita Nyongo, Rihanna, Kerry Washington, among other celebrities.

Picture 1. Michelle Obama wearing Maki Oh top
Picture 2. Amaka Osakwe

zendy:
Why are you excluding him from the list and what is this Ikwere vs Igbo? You mean you cannot tell if Elechi Amadi is an Igbo man or not? Listen brother, the Ikwere people speak Igbo as their ancestral language, they have Igbo surnames. What else makes a person Igbo?

I'd rather not get into this argument.

To avoid unnecessary controversy this is where it ends.

William Okpo - Fashion Brand created by two.Nigerian sisters. Solange Knowles is a known fan. Critically acclaimed by Vogue, the New York Times.

1. Darlene and Lizzy Okpo
2. William Okpo boutique, New York.

Aba Craftsmen and Designers

Often derided and seldom appreciated, this army of shoe, bags, accessories and clothings designers comprise West Africa's largest indigenous creators of mass produced, affordable wears. It remains to be seen as to whether this is an opportunity for a front business man who can take this potential to the next level.

Next Batch - science/technology.

See you all in a bit.

Lovesdaisied:
Cyprian Ekwensi.

Arguably Nigeria's most prolific writer. Hardly mentioned when talking about the literary greats but one cannot deny that his books have played a considerable role in shaping any part of Nigeria's literati.

Fast-paced stories that are set in diverse locales in the country irrespective of origin.

Notable books include Jagua Nana, An Africa's Night Entertainment, Burning Grass, The Passport of Mallam Illia.

So much love Cyprian's work and that of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o like. Hardly ever felt he was an igbo. Literature like sport is an excellent unifying factor in Nigeria. Those illiterate that do not read are apt to shout Biafra without recourse to sound reasons.

Lovesdaisied:
Next Batch - science/technology.
See you all in a bit.

Innoson motors should take the number one spot

Science/Technology


Samuel Achilefu - Inventor, biomedical engineer and radiologist.

Recently made the news for his invention of infrared goggles, which enables surgeons to see cancer cells during surgery.

Owns over 50 US patents.

Chike Obi, Mathematician.

Chike Obi (April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008) was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor.

The African Mathematics Union suggests that he was the first sub-Saharan African to hold a doctorate in mathematics. Dr. Obi's early research dealt mainly with the question of the existence of periodic solutions of non-linear ordinary differential equations. He successfully used the perturbation technique, and several of his publications greatly helped to stimulate research interest in this subject throughout the world and have become classics in the literature.

Obi is the author of several books and journals on mathematics and Nigerian politics.

Chinedu Nwokolo, medical researcher

Chukwuedu Nathaniel II Nwokolo (19 April 1921 – 18 May 2014)[6][7] was an internationally distinguished tropical diseases, nutrition, human, medical, biological and life sciences expert; plus research scientist, scholar, pioneer medical doctor, author, humanitarian and acclaimed professor of medicine.[8][9] He was Nigerian, and is listed in the Who's Who in Nigeria series by Newswatch.[10] Nwokolo was outstandingly recognised worldwide for discovering and mapping out the area of paragonimiasis lung disease in Eastern Nigeria, with a study of the disease in Africa and clinical research for its control.[11] Nwokolo founded SICREP: Sickle Cell Research Programme to effectively fight the disease in Nigeria and globally.[12][13]

Cyril Agodi Onwumechili - Nigeria's first Nuclear Physicist.

(Born 1932) Nigerian Professor of Physics and staff of the University of Ibadan. He was the first Nigerian Nuclear physicist and the second President the Nigerian Academy of Science.[1] He was elected as President of the Academy in 1979 to succeeded Professor Victor Adenuga Oyenuga, first Emeritus Professor of the University of Ibadan and the first African Professor of Agricultural science.[2]

Francisca Nneka Okeke- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Laureate for Africa in 2013, winner.

First Female Head of Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, professor of physics.

remember:chinedu Echeruo-hotspot
innocent chukwuma-innoson
Ezekiel Izuogu-Z600
Biafra army engineers

Here we go again !!

Captain Chinyere Kalu, Nigeria's first female pilot.

cupidFlint:
If we are lieing to measure up with the Yorubas as you rightly put it, why would this same Yourbas be crying for we, the Igbos, to opt out of the city we contributed a great deal in developing? By so doing, who is afraid of who knowing fully well that they are better than them in all ramifications that's why they're afraid of loosing their lands to a tribe with more educational, business and political acumen. The truth isn't far fetched. On carefully analysis of the novel,"There was a country" by our very own Father of African Literature, Late Sir Chinua Achebe, one not only discovers the "Truth" but also gets to know that "Truly Speaking There Was A Country".

Lalasticlala I plead with you in the name of God, do the needed.

Why r u guys so deluded....why do you lie shamelessly.....ibos only started coming to lagos after d their defeat in d civil war.....and of all the tribes in Nigeria.....ibos contributed the least and destroyed lagos the most......through dirty practices.....seriously...u need to speak to real lagosians.. ....nobody is afraid of you and u have to ask why u r being singled,out to leave Out of all the other over five hundred different tribes....why only you.........about chinua Achebe who was educated in our land.....he started a great man but the biafran defeat left him permanently mentally deranged as shown in the book..........

azzima:
Here we go again !!

Mods...please sanitize this thread from the likes of this comment and others.

CC:lalasticlala.

Thanks!

Txonyi:
Sports are owned by Igbo people
music and movies na Igbo get am
until a yoruba person win an individual GOLD medal at the olympic games, beat KANU and MIKEL OBI as most decorated ballers outta 9ja, have more YOUTUBE view than PSQUARE, appear in movies more than GENEVIVE or STEPHANIE OKEREKE, become world youngest female black pilot, or have a book translated into over 75 languages, refine crude without refineries, etc etc, beat ZIK to first african president ha ha ha change 5% into money spinning game, beat UNN to largest westafrican library, become billionaires without government presence, Igbos will continue to be the higher than them! I will respect YORUBA the day they float a radio that will trendas NUMBER ONE in the whole world for just 1 HOUR just like the UNJAMMABLE RADIO BIAFRA! I will respect yoruba when the produce a man who gives even BUHArAm nightmares in the person of NNAMDI KANU. Until the YORUBA people get half of the above mentoned, the IGBO peole only compete with themselves! If yoruba people are angry, let them COME LETS MAKE S.E a NO MAN'S LAND!

U continue to peddle lies on dis thread..... .......why would u come to a land of no opportunity ....to prove a point

zendy:
Why are you excluding him from the list and what is this Ikwere vs Igbo? You mean you cannot tell if Elechi Amadi is an Igbo man or not? Listen brother, the Ikwere people speak Igbo as their ancestral language, they have Igbo surnames. What else makes a person Igbo?

Ikwerre are not ibos.......you have to stop forcing ur self on the SS people.....

Cyprian Emeka Uzoh, Prolific inventor and scientist.

Holds over 120 US patents and over 160 global patents. Voted inventor of the year in 2006 from the New York Intellectual Property Association.

To be continued....

zuchyblink:
Innoson motors should take the number one spot

Innosons is a businessman and not a scientist or engineer.

Same as Chinedu Echeruo.

Will feature them soon in the appropriate section.

Brb.

coolitempa:
Ikwerre are not ibos.......you have to stop forcing ur self on the SS people.....

SS people? What's this so called SS people? SS is just a term the Abacha Government came up with. It is not the name of a people. How do you identify an Igbo person? Is it by the language or surname? I'm from Anambra, I speak Igbo as my ancestral language and I have an Igbo surname, am I Igbo? The Ikwere Man speaks Igbo as his language and has an Igbo name, is he Igbo? Next thing you will tell me that the Ikwere are not Igbo because Abacha came up with the name South-South.

coolitempa:
So rumours in your world is not enough to cast doubt...but you included him....

you are out looking for rumour and lies why don't you open your own page and tell us how habert macurley a Liberian became a yoruba man...

zendy:
SS people? What's this so called SS people? SS is just a term the Abacha Government came up with. It is not the name of a people. How do you identify an Igbo person? Is it by the language or surname? I'm from Anambra, I speak Igbo as my ancestral language and I have an Igbo surname, am I Igbo? The Ikwere Man speaks Igbo as his language and has an Igbo name, is he Igbo? Next thing you will tell me that the Ikwere are not Igbo because Abacha came up with the name South-South.

Ikwerres have ibo sounding names.....and language......but different......they have themselves said there are not ibos....

Lovesdaisied:
I'd rather not get into this argument.

To avoid unnecessary controversy this is where it ends.

This is far from the end of it! You conveniently termed some Igbo or decendants of Igbos as Igbo then when you came to an Ikwere man who has an Igbo name and speaks Igbo as his first language, suddenly, you don't knows who is Igbo and who is not. This is pure deceit! You must add everything, Delta-Igbo, Ikwere-Igbo,Etche-Igbo,Anioma-Igbo,Igbanke-Igbo and everything Igbo. Don't play this sort of game here.

coolitempa:
Ikwerres have ibo sounding names.....and language......but different......they have themselves said there are not ibos....

Igbo sounding names? Igbo sounding language. Nonsense. The first time I was in Ikereland I understood everything they said, infact, I understand Ikwere-Igbo even better than Abakiliki-Igbo. Some Ikwere people say they not Igbo but we all know it's about the politics of Oil.

zendy:
Why are you excluding him from the list and what is this Ikwere vs Igbo? You mean you cannot tell if Elechi Amadi is an Igbo man or not? Listen brother, the Ikwere people speak Igbo as their ancestral language, they have Igbo surnames. What else makes a person Igbo?

But he testified against Igbos in Oputa Panel, realized his mistakes and wanted to make up besides we don't want anybody to tag us "people grabbers" because those we have are enough for us.
Igbos are not attaching to Anybody, we know our people

coolitempa:
Why r u guys so deluded....why do you lie shamelessly.....ibos only started coming to lagos after d their defeat in d civil war.....and of all the tribes in Nigeria.....ibos contributed the least and destroyed lagos the most......through dirty practices.....seriously...u need to speak to real lagosians.. ....nobody is afraid of you and u have to ask why u r being singled,out to leave Out of all the other over five hundred different tribes....why only you.........about chinua Achebe who was educated in our land.....he started a great man but the biafran defeat left him permanently mentally deranged as shown in the book..........

You sound so dumb.

Where did yo moronic arse learn that Igbos started coming to Lagos after the civil war?