Nigerians Who Have Made A Mark In the World

Nigeria no doubt is a land blessed with both mineral and human resources. An average Nigerian is resourceful and intelligent. Because no one would help us sell us, Nigerians must learn to help themselves, hence the reason for this article. we will now look at Nigerians who have made a mark in the world.

 Often referred to as the father of Afrobeat, ushered a new musical genre onto the world stage and also used his music as a political weapon to speak out against corruption, military dictatorship and cultural imperialism. The human rights activist died in 1997 and, today, his children Femi and Seun Kuti carry on his powerful legacy through music.

Wole Soyinka: The  Nigerian playwright and poet was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first African to be honored in that category

 

Folake Folarin-Coker  is a Nigerian fashion designer and creative director of Tiffany Amber, who founded the very successful Nigeria based fashion line called Tiffany Amber in 1998. Despite its foreign name, the label’s designs are inspired by Nigerian prints as well as modern Western silhouettes. Folarin-Coker’s market is international and she’s the only Africa based designer who has shown twice in New York Fashion Week.

 John Dabiri: a 30-year-old American born Nigerian biophysicist, professor of aeronautics and bioengineering, and dean at the California Institute of Technology. He has been named one of the 23 new Fellows of MacArthur foundation for 2010, meaning he receives a $500,000 “genius” grant  with no strings attached. Mr Dabiri works on a wide range of fields, including theoretical fluid dynamics, evolutionary biology, and biomechanics to unravel the secrets of one of the earliest means of animal locomotion.

NO ONE IS BORN GREAT, ALL THE PEOPLE MENTIONED ABOVE HAD TO STRIVE TO ATTAIN SUCCESS IN LIFE. YOU CAN ALSO BE GREAT!!!