The Egba kingdom was one of the very last to be ceded to the British protectorate. It remained almost an independent entity… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I played for England Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s and then 21s... then... I just decided to make the decision to play… — Victor Moses Copy Share Image
This has a lot to do with the unrest in Nigeria, but also with the production loss after the hurricanes in the… — Daniel Yergin Copy Share Image
“in every 1st October we Nigerians helps very few of us celebrate there independence, very. soon. we will celebrate our own.” — Hamzatribah Copy Share Image
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks… — Philip Emeagwali Copy Share Image
Everyone has met or seen or interacted with a Nigerian in America because we leave Nigeria for here. We're your doctors. We're… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
The love Nigeria showed me... when I played for them in a friendly, the fans were just crazy. The fans almost eat… — Alex Iwobi Copy Share Image
I didn't leave Africa, I left Nigeria, and for political reasons. But ... I've never, never left Africa, and I certainly never… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Look at me as an example. I don't have the best education or the best looks. Where I'm from in Nigeria is… — Ice Prince Copy Share Image
I've never read a book [ Nnedi Okorafor's Lagoon] like it before. Big and sprawling with a million points of view, including… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
If you're looking at distributing alternative energy in Nigeria, for instance, what gets in your way is not people's ability to pay,… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
“Everybody looks at oil and almost entirely forget that the percentage of jobs the oil sector creates is relatively small compared to… — Emi Iyalla Copy Share Image
I had the honor of meeting a young Pakistani woman named Malala Yousafzai, who was shot and nearly killed just for trying… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
If you're a doctor, or a scientist, or a computer programmer, it shouldn't matter whether you come from Nigeria, or Norway, or… — Tom Cotton Copy Share Image
When Nigeria actually gave me the call-up I thought 'oh, it's going to be a challenge, I don't go back there a… — Alex Iwobi Copy Share Image
You'd better get onto MI6. They'll be in charge of security at the airport." "Of course." Sir Graham moved toward the door.… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
The cultural differences between Germany and Nigeria were extreme. The way they dress, the way they carry themselves, their religion. For two… — Nneka Copy Share Image
“As a nation, we will only become the shining light to the world with the emergence of more and more role models… — Fela Durotoye Copy Share Image
You see, I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria. We had to tell stories that would… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
“from 1960-2015 Nigerians live under the rules of those who are above the law, but from 2015 we hope for a little… — Hamzatribah Copy Share Image
My earliest sporting memory is probably going judo when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My dad and my brother… — Jimi Manuwa Copy Share Image
“It is much quicker to fly from Johannesburg to Lagos than from Moscow to Vladivostok. I couldn't help thinking: can you imagine… — Jacques Pauw Copy Share Image
There are some people who will tell you oil is the greatest thing that ever happened to Nigeria. And there are other… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
The terrorism from 9/11 has metastasized. It's metastasized in Iraq and Syria, in Nigeria, in Somalia, in Yemen and in other places… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
I think anyone who isn't investing in Nigeria is missing out. If you look at Nigeria today, literally all of the business… — Mo Abudu Copy Share Image
I think anyone that comes to Nigeria has to offer value. What value are you bringing? There are Black Americans here. I… — Mo Abudu Copy Share Image
My first World Cup appearance remains fresh in my memory and what made it incredible was that I had made my first… — Jay-Jay Okocha Copy Share Image
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is… — Goodluck Jonathan Copy Share Image
I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in… — Hugo Weaving Copy Share Image
In Nigeria, there is energy, whether it is Lagos, which is sheer anarchy, but it is not lethargic. It is strong, even… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
With 10 per cent of Nigeria's total land mass, 80 per cent of which is arable, Niger state symbolises the hope and… — Yemi Osinbajo Copy Share Image
I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and… — Ed Royce Copy Share Image
I loved Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. Its about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
“The instability and disorderliness we have in Nigeria today and Africa at large is totally due to the absence of this light.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
My brothers and sisters, we are all winners. In this context there is no victor and no vanquished. We have demonstrated, even… — Goodluck Jonathan Copy Share Image
Heirs Holdings has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria's power consumption needs in the next five years — Tony Elumelu Copy Share Image
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