Lagos People

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. James Brown cited him as one of the originators of...

Vincent Enyeama (born August 29, 1982) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. Since 2002, he has played for the national team of Nigeria. He plays club football for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Isaiah Afamefuna Ekejiuba [Eck-ah-ju-buh] (born October 5, 1981 in Nigeria) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He...

Victor Chinedu Anichebe (born 23 April 1988 in Lagos, Lagos State) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Everton. Anichebe was born in Nigeria, but moved to Liverpool aged one, his family lived initially in Toxteth before settling in Crosby....

Israel Idonije (born November 17, 1980) is a Nigerian-Canadian defensive tackle for the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Manitoba. A draft pick of the now defunct Ottawa...

Peter Aluma (born 23 April, 1973 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian professional basketball player. After high school in Isolo, Nigeria, the 6'10" center became a star at Liberty University in Virginia, USA. Aluma played briefly for the NBA's Sacramento...

Bola Abimbola- a Nigerian singer/songwriter, born in 1966 in Lagos. Debuted professionally as a songwriter and producer for young Nigerian artists, including Daddy Showkey, Saheed Osupa and Pasuma.

P-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.

Genevieve Nnaji, (pronounced /n'nɑːdʒɪ/, born May 3, 1979 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria), is a Nigerian actress. In 2005 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye better known as Tony Tetuila is an Afro hip hop artist from Nigeria. His name, Olanrewaju, means "My wealth is the future". Formerly a member of The Remedies (along with Eedris Abdulkareem and Eddy Montana), he split...