Famous Nigerian Media Personalities

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Ben Okri
(Distinguished Nigerian Poet and Novelist Who Won Booker Prize for His Novel ‘The Famished Road’)
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Birthdate: March 15, 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Minna, Nigeria

Distinguished Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri OBE FRSL is counted among the leading African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions. His 1991 novel The Famished Road led him to become the youngest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Other notable works of Okri includes A Way of Being Free, A Time for New Dreams and Starbook.

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Buchi Emecheta
(Nigerian-born Novelist)
Buchi Emecheta
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Birthdate: July 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yaba Department
Died: January 25, 2017

Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta OBE, who was based in the UK since 1962, gained critical-acclaim and recognition for her literary works with themes including child-slavery, female independence, motherhood and freedom through education. Notable works of Emecheta include novels like Second Class CitizenThe Bride PriceThe Joys of Motherhood and The Slave Girl. The latter won her Jock Campbell Award

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Mo Abudu
(Talk Show Host, Media Proprietor)
Mo Abudu
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Birthdate: September 11, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Born in London, Nigerian media magnate Mo Abudu is known for her pathbreaking contribution to the African media. She launched EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first global all-black lifestyle channel, and executive-produced Fifty, the highest-grossing Nigerian film of 2015. A former recruitment consultant, she is also part of the British Psychological Society.

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Bobby Ologun
(Japanese Television Personality and Mixed Martial Artist)
Bobby Ologun
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Birthdate: April 8, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ibadan, Nigeria
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Eku Edewor
(Actress, Television presenter, and Model)
Eku Edewor
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Birthdate: December 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
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Flora Nwapa
(Nigerian Author and Mother of Modern African Literature)
Flora Nwapa
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Birthdate: January 13, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oguta, Nigeria
Died: October 16, 1993
Flora Nwapa was a Nigerian author best remembered for her debut novel Efuru, which achieved international recognition. She is credited with founding Tana Press in 1970, becoming one of the first women publishers from Africa. Flora Nwapa is widely regarded as a predecessor to a generation of women writers in Africa.
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Adeola Fayehun
(YouTube Star)
Adeola Fayehun
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Birthdate: July 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nigeria
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Mimi Fawaz
(Nigerian-Lebanese sports journalist, show host and presenter)
Mimi Fawaz
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Birthplace: Lebanon
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Onuora Nzekwu
(Nigerian Writer, Editor, and Professor)
Onuora Nzekwu
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Birthdate: February 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kafanchan, Nigeria
Died: April 21, 2017
Onuora Nzekwu was a Nigerian writer, editor, and professor. He is best remembered for his novels, Wand of Noble Wood and Eze Goes to School. Onuora Nzekwu also worked for the Nigerian government for 39 years, during which he took up several administrative roles. 
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Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
(Media personality)
Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
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Birthdate: June 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: June 2, 2015
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Sankie Maimo
(Writer and School Teacher)
Sankie Maimo
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Birthdate: 1930 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: September 4, 2013
Sankie Maimo was a Nigerian writer and school teacher. He is credited with founding a journal called Cameroon Voice in 1955. Sankie Maimo is also remembered for writing a children's book titled Adventuring with Jaja, which promoted the adoption of European values in order to put Africa on the world stage.
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Amarachi Nwosu
(Photographer, Blogger)
Amarachi Nwosu
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Birthdate: September 29, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States