He would struggle through a large part of Season 4, but came to terms with it in Season 5 when he helped Nigerian-born janitor Mobilage Ekabo reveal his memories of torture by talking about the attack with him, allowing him to obtain political asylum and avoid deportation.

Alban Uzoma Nwapa ( born August 26, 1957 ), known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-born Swedish musician and producer with his own record label dr-records.

Uchechi Kalu is a Nigerian-born American poet, teacher, and activist whose work has appeared in several publications including Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie ( Alyson 2000 ).

* 1989 – Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian-born British photographer ( b. 1955 )

** Dr. Alban, Nigerian-born Swedish singer

* Rotimi Adebari, Nigerian-born Irish politician who was elected as the first black mayor in Ireland, in Portlaoise.

The Nigerian-born Saffron was an actress at one point, performing for two years in London's Starlight Express.

Born in Kano, Dare was discovered by Nigerian-born lawyer Lloyd Ukwu during a visit to Lagos in 1991.

Philip Emeagwali ( born in 1954 ) is a Nigerian-born engineer and computer scientist / geologist who was one of two winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, a prize from the IEEE, for his use of a Connection Machine supercomputer to help analyze petroleum fields.

Other contestants were Aaron Levine, 21, a senior at Stanford University ; Mike Hall, 22, a senior at the University of Missouri ; Casey Stern, 25, an executive recruiter from Bellmore, New York ; Zachariah Selwyn, 28, an actor and a musician from Los Angeles ; Nick Stevens, 29, a Brooklyn-based comedian ; Chris Williams, 31, an attorney from Boston ; Chet Anekwe, 38, a Nigerian-born computer programmer who has taken up residence in Jersey City ; Alvin Williams, 38, a retail manager from Montgomery, Alabama ( Williams won the contest sponsored by Wendy's to become a contestant on the show ); Kelly Milligan, 38, a Dallas attorney ; and Lori Rubinson, 39, from New York City, now a host at WFAN.

His son Jorge Ghosn settled in the regional capital of Porto Velho and married a Nigerian-born woman whose family also came from Lebanon.

* " Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ", a single by Nigerian-born singer Dr. Alban

* Gabe Gala ( b. 1989 ), Nigerian-born Canadian soccer player

Iheanyi C. Uwaezuoke ( pronounced EE-HAH-NYEE ' ' OO-WAY-ZO-KAY ; born July 24, 1973 ) is a Nigerian-born American football wide receiver and punt returner who played for five seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ).

Bobby Ologun ( born Alaji Karim Ologun on April 8, 1966 ) is a Nigerian-born TV personality in Japan, and a mixed martial artist.

The Nigerian-born Dinka is renamed " Yinka ", as Yinka is an actual Nigerian name, while Dinka is not.

Lawrence Chimezie Akandu ( Lawrence, born December 10, 1974 in Nigeria ) is a Nigerian-born football player who currently playing for Hoi Fan, the Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol.

During the 2006 – 07 season, Ameobi needed a hip operation, a problem which had been plaguing him for two seasons.

On 1 November 2011, it was announced that FIFA had cleared Ameobi to play for Nigeria.

Ameobi signed a pre-contract with Newcastle on 1 July 1997.

In the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Ameobi scored twice in Newcastle's away tie at Lillestrøm SK ( 3 – 0 ), taking him to second place in the club's table of leading goalscorers in European competition with twelve goals, behind only Shearer.

However, after failing to impress Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce, or Kevin Keegan on 27 March 2008, Ameobi agreed a loan deal with Stoke City until the end of the season, to help their promotion campaign.

On 14 August, Ipswich Town manager Jim Magilton confirmed that the club were in talks with Ameobi and that the club were keen to get the deal finalised as long as Ameobi was willing to play in the Championship.

Ameobi was subsequently sidelined with a hamstring injury but made the bench against Nottingham Forest on 29 March 2010.

In the 2011 / 12 season Ameobi became something of a fringe player, with the arrival of Demba Ba and Papiss Cissé pushing him onto the substitutes bench.

The next few games were an annoyance for Ameobi, with Ba finding his shooting boots and pairing well with Leon Best and with Ameobi's inclusion in the starting line-up against Norwich ending up in a 4-2 defeat.

Born in Nigeria but raised in England, Ameobi has been capped by the English under-21 team.

Ameobi has made more appearances for Newcastle than any other current player at the club, and received a winner's medal in 2010 when the team lifted the Championship trophy.

Ameobi and the Newcastle medical team reported his hip operation in the United States was a success and that the club doctors and medical staff would work on his rehabilitation.

Due to long term injuries to Mark Viduka and Alan Smith, as well as shorter term injuries to Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins, Ameobi was able to start the 2008 – 09 season in the first team squad.

Due to injuries in the latter stages of the 2005 – 06 season, Ameobi gained a regular starting place, and scored six goals in Newcastle's last 12 Premier League games.

On 22 September 2010 Ameobi scored two goals in a surprise victory away at Chelsea in the League Cup, including the winner in the 90th minute.

On 4 March, Ameobi was yet again on the bench for a game against Sunderland, And brought on as a substitute for Papiss Cissé he scored a 91st minute equaliser to get Newcastle back on terms and bringing his tally to 7 goals in 12 games against Sunderland for Newcastle, a record only bettered by Jackie Milburn.

A month later he made his debut in European competition, when Newcastle played in the UEFA Cup against Bnei Sakhnin from Israel, after coming on as a substitute for Shola Ameobi.

He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4 – 1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after ten minutes and then setting up fellow striker Shola Ameobi before coming off an hour later.

Among other sportsmen produce by the state is Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born Ijumu, English footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United as a striker.

Foluwashola " Shola " Ameobi ( born 12 October 1981 ) is a footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward.

Born in Zaria, Nigeria, Ameobi moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, England when he was five.

The problem eventually forced Glenn Roeder to send Ameobi for surgery two months before the transfer window, making the 0 – 0 draw away game to Manchester City his last game and ruling him out for the rest of the season.

Ameobi made his debut for Stoke against Sheffield Wednesday on 29 March, the game ended 1 – 1.

After playing for six games and not managing to score, Ameobi returned to Newcastle, and Stoke decided not to sign him permanently.

However, on 17 August, Ameobi failed a medical, showing hamstring problems, and the deal collapsed.

Ameobi warming up on the sidelines against Ipswich Town F. C.

After the match, interim manager Joe Kinnear praised Ameobi and backed him to kick-start his career.

Ameobi playing against Chelsea F. C.