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Joseph Blankson, also known as Joe Blankson (29 October 1979 – 28 July 2018), was a Nigerian contractor who died while saving 13 victims of a boat accident on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State on 28 July 2018. [1] [2] [3]
Afeez Agoro Oladimeji Listen ⓘ (13 December 1975 – 14 June 2023) was a Nigerian citizen who was previously recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria. At 2.25 metres (7 ft 5 in), he stood 6 inches shorter than his 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) compatriot, Abiodun Adegoke, who is likely the tallest man in Nigeria.
Cosmas Maduka CON // ⓘ (born December 24, 1958) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, the founder, president, and chairman of the Coscharis Group.. In 2015, Maduka was featured in Forbes Africa TV Series “Worst Day with Peace Hyde” and was estimated to be worth $500million USD and was also reported to have been swindled the sum of N21 billion by Ifeanyi Ubah of Capital Oil and ...
Sani Abacha GCFR ((listen ⓘ); (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron-fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998.
A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised a pardon by the governor of the south-western Osun state. Segun Olowookere was 17 years old in ...
Mustafa Adebayo Balogun (25 August 1947 – 4 August 2022), widely known as Kumawu, [citation needed] was a Nigerian police officer, 11th Inspector General of Police from March 2002, but was forced to retire because of widespread charges of corruption in January 2005.
Clifford Nwa Orji (1965 or 1966 – August 17, 2012) [1] was a Nigerian alleged cannibal. He was also indicted in serial killings, kidnappings, and sale of human body parts. [ 2 ] Orji was arrested in 1999 and died in Nigeria's only super-maximum penitentiary, where he spent 13 years without being tried.
Muhammadu Bello Abubahkar Masaba Bida (28 January 1924 – 28 January 2017), also known as Mohammed Bello Abubakar, [1] was born in Nigeria.Masaba is known for having stirred up controversy in his hometown Bida, Niger State due to his extensive polygamy, and for being outspoken, he was charged under Sharia law and sent to prison in 2008 for refusing to divorce 82 of his wives. [1]