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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 5:12pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Nigeria's first Mining Engineer: Dr Ezekiel Ifaturoti |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 5:20pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Nigeria's First Chief Geologist: Dr Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 5:23pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Nigeria's First Female Geophysicist: Deborah Ajakaiye. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by kellybaba(m): 5:42pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
1st Nigerian & the first ever Howard graduate recipient of the Poincaré Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology for postgraduate studiest(st class degree in Electrical Engineering atHOWARD University,USA) Miss Oluwatosin Otitoju |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 5:46pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
First President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers: Engr., Chief. G.O. Aiwerioba FNSE |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 5:50pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
OPEC's first Female minister member: Diezeni Allison-Madueke. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by johnie: 5:50pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Guys, it would be good to add pictures to those names. Please. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 5:59pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Lady Kofo Ademola The first Nigerian woman to receive a university degree (Oxford). |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:01pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first Nigerian students at the University of Glasgow came to study medicine in 1913. James Churchill Vaughan and Isaac Lapido Oluwole graduated with a medical degree in 1918. The photograph is from the final year dinner book for 1913-1918 MB ChB students, featuring James Churchill Vaughan (top left) and Isaac Lapido Oluwole (bottom left). |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by johnie: 6:07pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
I line with my suggestion, I am reposting with the pictures. ------------------------------------------- Alhaji Shehu Shagari - Nigeria's first executive president. Rashidi Yekini - Nigeria's first African footballer of the yeat and senior world cup goal scorer.
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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by johnie: 6:08pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Nduka Ugbade - Captain of the first Nigerian team to win a world cup Chioma Ajunwa - first Nigerian to win an Olympic gold medal.
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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by chakula: 6:12pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Obasanjo From Yola (Jail) to Abuja (Aso rock) as President. The First luckiest Dude ever seen in my life. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:15pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi first openly gay Nigerian NBA player |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 6:20pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first Economic adviser to the government of Nigeria (1962-67): Pius Okhigbo
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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:23pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
First Nigeran to become a People's Peer of England's House of Lords, Lord Adebowale http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk_politics/2001/open_politics/lords/peoples_peers.stm |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 6:25pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first Nigerian Ambassador to the European community: Pius Okhigbo
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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:27pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Adebayo Ogunlesi First review editor of the Harvard Law Review first Nigerian OR non- American citizen to be a clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice First Nigerian to lead a group of investors to buy Gatwick Airport http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1003810,00.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKixx2c-2BU [img]http://thewillnigeria.com/thumbnail.php?file=OGUNLESI_424005295.jpg&size=article_medium[/img] |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:28pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Adebayo Ogunlesi's father the first medical professor of Nigeria, anyone have more info? |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:29pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first chief justice of nigeria Justice ADETOKUNBO ADEGBOYEGA ADEMOLA |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:30pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie First Nigerian to win the Orange Prize for Fiction (female only competition) |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:30pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first Nigerian Lawyer Christopher Sapara Williams |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:32pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Ben Okri OBE FRSL first Nigerian to win the prestigious booker prize. Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna, northern Nigeria, to an Igbo mother and Urhobo father. http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/archive/25 |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:33pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
THE first Nigerian Mining Engineer Dr. Ezekiel Adekunle Ifaturoti |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:34pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Alexander Amosu (The ringtone king) http://www.alexanderamosu.com/profile.asp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghpWNccFI2U The first person/Nigerian to start urban ringtones in Europe at age 24, he is now a serial entrepreneur. [img]http://blkpreneur.files./2007/12/alexamosu.jpg[/img] |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:34pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Mike Adenuga First Nigerian Billionaire to found a company that constructed a submarine communications cable. The GLO-1 (Globacom-1) from Nigeria, through west africa all the way to the UK. The submarine cable system is 9,800 km long, and became operational in 2010 with a minimum capacity of 640 Gbit/s. No picture needed you are probably paying him every second lol! 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:34pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
Nigeria’s first and oldest Engineer, Victor Adetunji Haffner |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by mekuzoil(m): 6:35pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
First Nigerian/Black to attend Oxford University -Dim Ikemba odumegwu Ojukwu |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by nolongTing: 6:38pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
mekuzoil: \/ Eko Ile: |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 6:38pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
First Nigerian Pastor to cross millions of followers on twitter: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
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Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by peanut123: 6:46pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
First One-day boy Governor in Nigeria - Chukwuebuka Anisiobi First former president to weep in Public - Gen. Muhammadu Buhari First sitting governor to be kidnapped in Nigeria - Dr. Chris Ngige |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by EkoIle1: 6:47pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
mekuzoil: That is a lie. Abeg don't spoil thread with needless 419. |
Re: A Thread For Nigeria's Firsts by Syenite(m): 6:55pm On Jun 13, 2011 |
The first Nigerian to play in the English Premier League (EPL): John Chiedozie. Born 18th April 1960 in Owerri.Played for Tottenham Hotspurs, Derby County,Leyton Orient, Notts County in the Late 70s and early 80s.
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