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Steven Ndukwu. Stephen Anthony Ndukwu (born 15 June 1995 [ 1]) popularly known as Steven Ndukwu is a Nigerian filmmaker, content curator and media entrepreneur from Lagos. His short films and documentaries center on projecting Africa's beauty, tourist destinations, culture, environment, people, African entrepreneurs and businesses in a positive ...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist group in Nigeria that aims to restore the defunct Republic of Biafra, a country which seceded from Nigeria in 1967 prior to the Nigerian Civil War and was subsequently dissolved following its defeat in 1970. [ 4] Since 2021, IPOB and other Biafran separatist groups have been fighting a low ...
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees— Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim —in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion, since which it operates as one of Google's subsidiaries .
Nigerian Television Authority, Benin Office. The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. [1] Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after a takeover of regional television stations by military governmental authorities in 1976.
Genevieve Nnaji // ⓘ (/ ˈ n ɑː dʒ i /; [1] born on 3 May 1979) [2] is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. [3] [4] [5] She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award.
Nigeria held a Constitutional conference. 1959. Nigeria holds its first national election to set up an independent government. Northern politicians won a majority of seats in the Parliament. 1959 Petroleum Profits Tax Ordinance establishes 50–50 split of oil revenues between corporation and government.
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [ 1] the Benin Empire, [ 2] and the ...
Olawaremi was born on 18 October in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria on 18 October. His family relocated to Ibadan when he was a child. As a teenager, he discovered a passion for acting and became a youth drama teacher. [citation needed] He studied Fisheries and Wildlife Management at the University of Ibadan, in Oyo State ...