Biography Intro: Rex Jim Lawson known as Cardinal Rex, was a singer, trumpeter and bandleader from Kalabari, Nigeria. He became one of the best-known highlife musicians of the 1960s in Africa when Cardinal and his band dominated Nigeria’s highlife scene. NAME: Rex Jim Lawson DATE OF BIRTH: 4 March 1935 PLACE OF BIRTH: Kalabari, Nigeria OCCUPATION: Singer
Biography Intro: Abdulkareem Baba Aminu (Kaduna, 7 July 1977) is a Nigerian journalist, cartoonist, comicbook artist and retailer, painter, writer, poet and culture critic. NAME: Abdulkareem Baba Amin DATE OF BIRTH: 7 July 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH: Kaduna OCCUPATION: Baba Aminu was Acting Editor of the Abuja, Nigeria-based influential Weekly Trust newspaper for over two years, from late 2008 and […]
Biography Intro: Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomonbetter known by his stage nameReekado Banks, is a Nigerian recording artist, singer and songwriter. He is currently signed to Mavin Records. He went by the stage name Spicy prior to his record deal with the aforementioned label. NAME: Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon DATE OF BIRTH: 6 December 1993 PLACE OF BIRTH: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria OCCUPATION: Singer, songwriter, performer EDUCATION: Reekado Banks graduated from the University […]
Wing Commander (retired) Isa Mohammed was appointed Military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria from December 1987 to December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida As governor, acting on instructions from Babangida’s second in command, Vice Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, he refused to confer the staff of office to the Chief of the Kilba […]
Mohammed Abdu Othman Al-Aseeri, is well-known Saudi singer all across the Middle East.He had been described as “The Artist of Arabs” NAME: Mohammed Abdu Othman Al-Aseeri, DATE OF BIRTH: June 12, 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH: Arab OCCUPATION: Artist CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: The artist began his music career in the beginning of the sixties. He entered […]
Yakubu Dogara was born to Yakubu Ganawuri and Saratu Yakubu on 26 December 1967. He began his education in 1976 at Gwarangah Primary School in the then Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. NAME: Yakubu Dogara DATE OF BIRTH: 26 December 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH: FATHER: Yakubu Ganawuri MOTHER: Saratu Yakubu OCCUPATION: Legislature, Legal Practitioner WEBSITE: http://www.yakubudogara.com.ng EDUCATION: He began […]
Biography Intro: Elechi Amadi (12 May 1934 – 29 June 2016) was a former member of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was an author of plays and novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs, and religious practices prior to contact with the Western world. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 debut novel, […]