FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA YOU MAY NEVER HAVE KNOWN

You may already know that Nigeria is the largest black nation in the world and the most populous nation in Africa.

Here are unbelievable facts about Nigeria that will make you duff your cap for her;


1. Are you aware that all over the world Nigerians are setting the pace and becoming the standard by which others measure themselves?
2. In the US, Nigerians are the most educated immigrant community. Type it into Google and you’ll see it. Not one of the most educated, the most educated.
3. 60% of Nigerians in the US have college degrees. This is far above the American national average of 30%.
4. Nigerians in US are one of the highest earners, typically earning 25% more than the median US income of $53k.
5. In Ivy League schools in Europe and America, Nigerians routinely outperform their peers from other nations.
6. A Nigerian family, The Imafidon family, have officially been named the smartest family in the UK.
7. The designer of the famous car, Chevrolet Volt, Jelani Aliyu, is a super talented Nigerian from Sokoto State.
8. The World’s fastest supercomputer was designed by a world renowned inventor and scientist, Philip Emeagwali, a full-blown Nigerian whose patency was awarded in 2015. This means Nigeria has the patency to the world’s fastest computer: a Black Nigerian.
9. The wealthiest Black man and woman on earth are Nigerians, Aliko Dangote and Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija. Both have no trace of criminal record of any kind.
10. South Africa couldn’t have ended apartheid & achieved Black rule if not for the leadership role Nigeria played.
11. Of the 3 South African Presidents who ruled after apartheid, two of them once lived in Nigeria under asylum. Both Nelson Mandela (60s) and Thabo Mbeki (70s) lived in Nigeria before becoming President of South Africa. We gave financial support, human support, boycotted an Olympics and
our politicians, musicians and activists campaigned relentlessly.
12. Nigeria spent over $3 Billion and lost hundreds of soldiers to end the wars in both Liberia and Sierra Leone which the world ignored because they have no oil.
13. When there was a coup in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2003, Nigeria restored the elected President back to power.
14. Before there were street lights in European cities, ancient Benin kingdom had street lights fueled by palm oil.
15. 500 years ago, Benin cast metal alloys to create magnificent art including the world famous Queen Ida Mask.
16. Amina was a warrior queen who ruled Zaria Emirate in Kaduna state, Northwestern Nigeria 400 years ago in 1610. Google and see what she means to Africa.
17. We gave monetary gifts to Ireland during our oil boom and built a statue for France free of charge. We are not poor blacks. Nigeria is rich and don’t be lied to.
18. The first television station in Africa was NTA Ibadan (1960) long before Ireland has their RTE station.

Here is what CNN, BBC, Aljezeera and western media will not tell you about Nigerians:
19. On the 7th May, 2016 at Howard University in Washington D.C history was made. Out of 96 graduating Doctor of Pharmacy candidates, 43 of them were Nigerians and out of 27 awards given, 16 went to Nigerians. The entire world still envies our uniqueness as a NATION with living together despite our ethnic diversity. One single country with over 400 languages. They will only tell you how Nigerians are scammers and cheats, how Nigerians are into drugs overseas et al. If you don’t blow your trumpet, no one will blow it for you.
20. There are over 180,000,000 Nigerians world over and only less than 250,000 of this figure have traceable criminal records.This is about 0.14% of our entire national population in the last 20 years: nothing close to 1%. Shame on global media. Listen Nigeria, don't let anybody woo you into believing that you are a criminal just because you are a Nigerian.
Nigerians are NOT criminals.


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Idris Elba: What You Don't Know About Him

Date of Birth	6 September 1972, Hackney, London, England, UK
Birth Name	Idrissa Akuna Elba
Nickname	DJ Big Driis
Height	6' 2¾" (1.9 m)

An only child  of African immigrants living in England. His father was from Sierra Leone and his mother was from Ghana, Idris Elba was born and raised in Hackney, London, England. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at a Ford motor factory. His mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty. Idris attended school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He gained a place in the National Youth Music Theatre - thanks to a £1,500 Prince's Trust grant. Currently he resides in New York City.

He worked as a disc jockey in nightclubs under the nickname DJ Big Driis at age 19. However, he began auditioning for television roles in his early twenties. He has starred in both British and American productions. The soap opera Family Affairs (1997) and the television serial Ultraviolet (1998) were his first acting roles. His best known roles are as drug baron Russell "Stringer" Bell on the HBO series The Wire (2002) and as DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther (2010). He also starred in the movies Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Prom Night (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Unborn (2009) and Obsessed (2009). He also appeared in the films American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), and Thor: The Dark World (2013). Idris Elba also starred in Beast of No Nation (2015), The Jungle Book (2016) and a host of other movies. However, For his role in Beasts of No Nation, he's the first (and, as 2016, the only) winner of the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture not to receive an Oscar nomination for the same performance.

However, it may interest you to know that Idris Elba has no formal acting training. He is a father of two; Winston Elba from his first wife Hanne "Kim" Norgaard and Winston Elba from his girlfriend Sonya Nicole Hamlin. Idris Elba is a big time Arsenal Football Club fan since age 15 while is father is a  Manchester United Football Club supporter (interview on arsenal.com website February 2010).

The Living Legend – Nelson Mandela

Early Life
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa to Chief Henry Mandela of Thembu Tribe. Mandela’s patrilineal great grandfather was the king of Thembu people but it was his mother that was of this Ixhiba clan and this only made him Inkosi’s child. As to this he was not entitled to succeed the Thembu throne. Mandela’s father died of tuberculosis when he (Mandela) was barely nine years of age, and Mandela’s upbringing was passed onto a regent named Jonigintaba.

At age 16 Mandela was initiated and attended the Clarkebury Boarding Institute; there, a program to be run for three years he completed in two years. This African legend then proceeded to Healdtown and attended the Wesleyan College in Fort Beaufort. At 19 Mandela was interested in running and boxing. In 1942 he became qualified in Law at the University of Witwatersand.

Political Life
In 1944 Mandela joined African National Congress (ANC) and was of the campaign against the National Party’s apartheid policies. In 1956 he was accused of treason and was on trial till 1961 when he received acquittal. Not relenting on his goal, he championed the campaign for the military wing of the ANC which led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe.

For his unrelenting role towards emancipation, Mandela was arrested and sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment in 1962. Following this he was made to stand trial with some fellow leaders of ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government by violence. This trial continued till June 12, 1964, when eight of the accused and Mandela were sentenced to life imprisonment. Mandela served his imprisonment partly at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town and at Polismoor Prison, on the mainland.

Man of focus and determination, on his release on February 11, 1990, with no ado he plunged himself back into the goal he had set out decades ago. And at the first national conference of ANC held in South Africa in 1991after Mandela’s release, he (Mandela) was elected President of the ANC.

On April 27 of 1994, the first multi-racial elections were held in the country of South Africa and the ANC won 62% of the votes. Since Mandela was the leader of the ANC he became the first black president of South Africa on May 10, 1994 till June of 1999.

Family Life
Nelson Mandela has been married three times. First, to Evelyn Ntoko Mase, but broke up after 13 years of marriage in 1957. They had 2 sons, Madiba Thembekile and Makgatho Mandela and 2 daughters, both Makaziwe together. He (Mandela) married for the second time to Winne Madikizela-Mandela, the first black social worker in Johannesburg. Together they had 2 daughters; Zenani and Zindziswa. Their Marriage ended with a divorce in March of 1996. His third Marriage was at his 80th birthday and was to Graca Machel, the widow of former Mozambican President Samora Machel.

Other Facts
In July 2001, Nelson was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was treated for it. In 2004; when he was 85 years, he declared he would not be involved in political life any more. That he wanted to spend his final years with his family.
Today he has a Foundation to his name – Nelson Mandela Foundation which contributes to the making of a just society by promoting the values, vision and work of the founder.

For his work, he had received more than 250 awards, and the most notable of these awards is the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize award.

On June 20, 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and her family paid their respect to Nelson Mandela at South Africa.

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