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  2. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean . 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 ...

  3. Davido - Wikipedia

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    iamdavido .com. David Adedeji Adeleke OON (born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. [2] [3] [4] He is regarded as one of the most important Afrobeats artists of the 21st century, and is credited alongside Burna Boy and Wizkid for popularizing the genre globally.

  4. Nollywood - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. [1] The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. [2] [3] Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the ...

  5. History of YouTube - Wikipedia

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    YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees— Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim —in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion, since which it operates as one of Google's subsidiaries .

  6. Cinema of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The cinema of Nigeria, often referred to informally as Nollywood, consists of films produced in Nigeria; its history dates back to as early as the late 19th century and into the colonial era in the early 20th century. The history and development of the Nigerian motion picture industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the ...

  7. Murtala Muhammed - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Murtala Ramat Muhammed GCFR ( ( listen ⓘ); 8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) [3] [4] [5] was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled over Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his ...

  8. Mark Angel (comedian) - Wikipedia

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    Mark Angel (born 27 May 1991) is a Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter, and video producer. He is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series of shorts on YouTube, often featuring child comedians such as his cousin, Emmanuella Samuel (age 16), his niece, and her cousin "Aunty" Success Madubuike (age 13).

  9. Rema (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Rema (musician) Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer. He gained initial recognition following the release of his 2019 song "Dumebi". That same year, he signed with D'Prince 's record label, Jonzing World. [3]