Hall of Fame
Hello Refined Nigerians! This week, we featured fantastic wins across the creative fields of sports, entertainment, technology, arts, education, and the corporate industry. This week’s Hall of Fame celebrates astounding achievers that have made us proud as Nigerians. We are thrilled by their accomplishments and by our cause, we continue to celebrate them. See below for more details.
Funke Agbor is the First Female President of NMLA
Olufunke Agbor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Senior Partner at ACAS-Law has been named the first female President of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA). Funke currently serves as a Senior Partner and the head of the Shipping and Dispute Resolution Group of ACAS-Law.
Abel Aboh Named Finalist in the 2021 British Data Awards
Abel Aboh, a Nigerian-British Data Management Leader and influencer in the UK Data and Technology space is part of the finalist in the British Data Awards – Data Leader of the Year category. With 149 quality entries received, Abel Aboh’s feat as a finalist has reminded the world of the sheer talent and ingenuity that makes Nigerians global achievers.
Oliver de Coque Honoured with a Doodle on his 74th Posthumous Birthday
Oliver Sunday Akanite, a Nigerian highlife musician and guitarist, popularly know as Oliver de Coque, was celebrated by Google with a doodle, on his 74th posthumous birthday. Crowned the ‘Highlife King of Africa,’ Oliver de Coque is widely revered as one of the continents most prolific recording artists.
Jade Osiberu, Kulanen Ikyo and Adé Sultan Sangodoyin Make the 2021 Berlinale Talent List
Super talented Nigerian filmmakers; Jade Osiberu, Kulanen Ikyo and Adé Sultan Sangodoyin are part of the 2021 edition of the highly competitive Berlinale Talent list. Jade Osiberu, Kulanen Ikyo, and Adé Sultan Sangodoyin were among the 205 talents who participated in the 5-day program.
Bukky Bakray is Winner of the EE Rising Star Award at 2021 BAFTAs
Nigerian-British actress Bukky Bakray recently received the EE Rising Star Award at the 2021 BAFTAs, amid loud cheering from friends, family, and fans. The young and amazing actress received the prestigious accolade after appearing in the BAFTA-nominated film Rocks, which was directed by Sarah Gavron.
8 Months Pregnant Aminat Idrees Crowned Taekwondo Champion
26-year-old Taekwondo champion Aminat Idrees recently received well-deserved accolades from fans within and out of Nigeria, after demonstrating impressive Taekwondo moves. Aminat, who represented Lagos State at the festival – Nigeria’s ‘Local Olympics’ won gold in the Mixed Poomsae category in taekwondo, silver in the team Poomsae and bronze in the individual Poomsae.
Neku Onoja, a young Nigerian writer is among the competitors for the international writing contest for fiction writers – 2021 Spring Writing Contest. Neku is the only Nigerian in the contest.
Congratulations to these achievers.