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Adejoke Tugbiyele (Photo: Olubode Shawn Brown) The work of Nigerian-American activist and visual artist Adejoke Tugbiyele spans several media, including film, sculpture and works on paper. Known primarily for the handcrafted figures she assembles from repurposed materials, Tugbiyele’s art evokes themes of sexual identity and spirituality with respect to performative aspects of traditional Yoruba culture.

CBE Personal details Born Victor Olufemi Adebowale [ 1 ] 21 July 1962 (age 52) Nationality British Political party Crossbench Adebowale's voice Menu 0:00 from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs , 30 October 2011 [ 2 ] Problems playing this file? See media help . Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale , CBE (born 21 July 1962) is the Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and was one of the first to become a People's Peer .

Born Oludotun Adebayo 25 August 1960 (age 54) Lagos , Nigeria Other names The Referee Occupation Radio broadcaster, Writer Oludotun Adebayo MBE (born 25 August 1960) is a British radio presenter, writer and publisher. Adebayo, who is Nigerian-born, is best known for his work on Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live , as well as the obituary programme Brief Lives .

Born Oludiran Adebayo 30 August 1968 (age 46) Islington , London, England, UK Occupation Writer Nationality British Ethnicity Nigerian Education Malvern College Alma mater University of Oxford Website www .diranadebayo .com Diran Adebayo FRSL is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic best known for his stylish, inventive tales of London and the lives of African diasporans.

Guest post written by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Ms. Okonjo-Iweala is Nigeria's Minister of Finance. On March 30, 2015, the democratically elected President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan telephoned his challenger, Mohammadu Buhari and congratulated him.

The situation in Asia Pacific generally and in the South China Sea in particular is explosive. There are several actors and tensions involved, including between the Philippines and China.

Gary Carr (born, 11 December 1986, London ) is an English stage, film and television actor, dancer and musician.  

Mo Abudu Born 11 September 1964 (age 50) London Residence Lagos , Nigeria Occupation Talk show host, media proprietor Website www.momentswithmo.tv Mosunmola Abudu , usually known as Mo Abudu , is a talk show host, TV producer, media personality, human resources management consultant, entrepreneur and philanthropist. [1] She has been described by Forbes as "Africa's Most Successful Woman".  

Born 8 October 1986 (age 28) North London , England Occupation Actor, Writer Years active 1996–present Michael Obiora (born 8 October 1986, north London , England) is an English actor and writer. Career Michael Obiora was born on 8 October 1986 in north-west London to Nigerian - Igbo parents. As a six-year-old, Obiora was determined to become an entertainer like his idol Michael Jackson and his mother enrolled him in drama lessons.

Bola Tinubu and Chi Onwurah Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central Incumbent Assumed office 6 May 2010 Preceded by Jim Cousins Majority 7,466 (21.9%) Personal details Born 12 April 1965 (age 50) Wallsend , Northumberland (now Tyne and Wear ), England Nationality British Political party Labour Website www.chionwurahmp.com Chi Onwurah [ 1 ] (born 12 April 1965) [ 2 ] is a British Labour Party politician , who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central , replacing the previous Labour MP Jim Cousins , who decided to step down and left the seat. [ 3 ] She is Newcastle's first black MP.  

Kele Okereke Kele Okereke in 2009 Background information Birth name Kelechukwu Rowland Okereke Born 13 October 1981 (age 33) Liverpool , England Origin London , England Genres Indie rock , post-punk revival , alternative dance , electro house , alternative rock , art punk Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Vocals , guitar , vocoder Years active 2002–present Labels Wichita V2 Kobalt Associated acts Bloc Party , Tommy Sparks , Tiësto , Martin Solveig , The Chemical Brothers , Hercules & Love Affair , Lucy Taylor Website iamkele .com Notable instruments Fender Telecaster Gretsch Tennessee Rose Rickenbacker 620 Fender Performer Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland [ citation needed ] Okereke (born 13 October 1981), also known by the mononym Kele , is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock [ 1 ] band Bloc Party .  

John Amaechi Personal information Born 26 November 1970 (age 44) Boston , Massachusetts, US Nationality British Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Listed weight 270 lb (122 kg) Career information High school St. John's ( Toledo, Ohio ) College Vanderbilt (1990–1991) Penn State (1992–1995) NBA draft 1995 / Undrafted Position Power forward / Center Number 13, 26 Career history 1995–1996 Cleveland Cavaliers 1996 Cholet ( France ) 1996–1997 Panathinaikos ( Greece ) 1997 Kinder Bologna ( Italy ) 1997–1998 Sheffield Sharks ( United Kingdom ) 1998–1999 CSP Limoges (France) 1999 – 2001 Orlando Magic 2001 – 2003 Utah Jazz Career highlights and awards FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1996) Euroleague champion (1998) John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , OBE ( / ə ˈ m eɪ tʃ i / ; born 26 November 1970) is an English retired basket...

A close-up of American Pharoah. (Getty Images) The drought has been broken. We have a Triple Crown winner. In a wire-to-wire victory in the Belmont Stakes, American Pharoah has become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years. Not since Affirmed crossed the wire ahead of Alydar  in 1978 has this been done. “[I knew we would win] in the first turn,” jockey Victor Espinoza said after the race. “I tell you, I had the best feeling ever when he crossed the first turn.”

Mike McCaul calls attack ‘most significant breach of federal networks in US history’, amounting to espionage – but the White House has not assigned blame House homeland security chairman Mike McCaul, a Texas Republican. Photograph: Lauren Victoria Burke/AP US threatens sanctions against culprit in hacking of federal employees' data Read more Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House of Representatives homeland security committee, on Sunday said he believed China was responsible for the recent hacking of personal data of 4 million federal employees.

These are some of the celebrated cases of Nigerians imprisoned in foreign countries... Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Umaru Dikko James Ibori Godwin Okpara Bukola Oriola

BACHELOR'S AND BEYOND In America, Nigerians' education pursuit is above rest Whether driven by immigration or family, data show more earn degrees Photo By ERIC KAYNE/CHRONICLE  Nigerian David Olowokere, chairman of TSU's engineering technologies department, says the goal for his children is to do "as good as us — if not better." ...

A Christian Orthodox priest blesses pro-Russian militants during a service in the village of Senyonovka, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, on May 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images) Putin justified his annexation of Crimea in predominantly spiritual language, asserting that Crimea has “sacred meaning for Russia, like the Temple Mount for Jews and Muslims”, and that Crimea is “the spiritual source of the formation of the multifaceted but monolithic Russian nation . . . It was on this spiritual soil that our ancestors first and forever recognized their nationhood.”

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Dugin’s vision of “Holy Russia”, which is shared with the Russian Orthodox Church, sees Russia’s mission as being to expand its influence and authority until it dominates the Eurasian landmass by means of a strong, centralized Russian state aligned with the Russian Orthodox Church, championing “traditional” social values over against the cultural corruption of a libertine West.

Story highlights Badilisha Poetry X-Change is the world's largest archive of African poets Poets featured on the "mobile first" site must be African or have a strong link to the continent 70% of mobile users in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to Ericsson consumer report Each poet profile includes a bio, photo, text poems and audio podcasts (CNN) Linda Kaoma is on the hunt in East Africa. Her tour of the region will see her travel to Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Rescue workers carry a survivor from the hull of a capsized cruise ship on the Yangtze River in Jianli in central China’s Hubei province on June 2, 2015. Divers on Tuesday pulled survivors from inside the overturned cruise ship, state media said, giving some small hope to an apparently massive tragedy. Death toll reaches 65 with hundreds still missing feared dead Three holes cut in hull in pitch dark as rescuers work around the clock  350 people still missing as hopes of rescue start to fade Rescuers have cut three holes into the hull of the capsized river cruise ship to continue to search for survivors from the Yangtze River disaster. Hopes are fading of finding anyone else alive with the death toll - currently at 65 - expected to continue to rise as 350 passengers remain missing.