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40 Nigerians Under 40: Eldee Lanre Dabiri [27]

Lanre Dabiri, better known by his stage name Eldee, stylized as eLDee, is a rapper, record producer and architect. eLDee studied Architecture at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was an original member of band Trybesmen which had KB and Freestyle. After moving to...

40 Nigerians Under 40: Tolu Ogunlesi [26]

He was born in 1982. He is the author of a collection of poetry, Listen to geckos singing from a balcony (Bewrite Books, 2004) and a novella, Conquest & Conviviality (Hodder Murray, 2008). In 2007, he was awarded a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg poetry prize,...

40 Nigerians Under 40: Grace Ihejiamaizu [25]

A graduate from the Department of Sociology, University of Calabar and an emerging Social Entrepreneur. As an undergraduate, she served as the Project Director of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), University of Calabar team. Grace, like many young emerging leaders is poised with great...

40 Nigerians Under 40: Alkassim Abdulkadir [24]

The Future Awards winner for journalist of the year, Abdulkadir has in the course of his career, stared fear straight in the eye and conquered. He has worked with International power houses CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and CCTV as well as local news outlets...

40 Nigerians Under 40: Linda Ikeji [23]

She once tried her hands on different things as a young girl before getting it right. She was a popular runaway model, reporter, fashion consultant, event manager. Publisher of a fashion magazine, even a beauty pageant consultant in 2003 Miss Nigeria. She must have...

40 Nigerians Under 40: Olarenwaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan) [22]

A rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and recording artist, better Known by his Stage name Sound Sultan. He is regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip-hop in Nigeria and a social crusader. His songs are acclaimed as social tools to fight corruption,...