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  2. Fela Kuti - Wikipedia

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    Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 [1] – 2 August 1997), also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the King of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with ...

  3. Femi Kuti - Wikipedia

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    Performance at Warszawa Cross Culture Festival – 25 September 2011. Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional ...

  4. Politics of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigerian statutes as sources of Nigerian law. Nigerian legislation may be classified as follows: The colonial era until 1960, post-independence legislation 1960–1966, the military era 1966–1999. Post-independence legislation 1960–1966. The grant of independence to Nigeria was a milestone in the political history of the country. This ...

  5. Banky W. - Wikipedia

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    Vocals. Years active. 2002–present. Labels. Empire Mates Entertainment. Musical artist. Olubankole Wellington // ⓘ (born 27 March 1981 [1] ), popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician. [2] [3] [4]

  6. Miriam Makeba - Wikipedia

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    Miriam Makeba. Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.

  7. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi); with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.

  8. Sonny Okosun - Wikipedia

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    Sonny Okosun (1 January 1947 – 24 May 2008) was a Nigerian musician, who was known as the leader of the Ozzidi band. He named his band Ozzidi after a renowned Ijaw river god, but to Okosun the meaning was "there is a message".

  9. Category:Politics of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria Vision 2020. Secularism in Nigeria. Nigeria's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence. Nigerian Political Bureau of 1986. Nigerian presidential inauguration. Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic. Nigerian senators of the 8th National Assembly. Nigerian senators of the 9th National Assembly.