OCTOBER 1, 2010
EMPOWERED NEWSWIRE TOP 50 US/CANADA BASED NIGERIANS
S/N | Name | CategoryOfAward | Affiliation | CityOfResidence |
| 1 | Dr. Kase Lawal | Business | Chairman ,CAMAC Energy Inc | New York & Houston |
| 2 | Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | International Finance | Managing Director, World Bank | Washington DC |
| 3 | Dr. Oby Ezekwesili | International Public Service | Vice President for Africa, World Bank | Washington DC |
| 4 | Beatrice Hamza-Bassey | Law | Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed | New York |
| 5 | Dr. Funmi Olopade | Medicine | University of Chicago Professor of Medicine & Human Genetics | Chicago |
| 6 | Dr. Oluyemi Badero | Medicine | Invasive & Interventional Cardiologist | New York |
| 7 | Professor Ferdinand Ofodile | Medicine | Plastic Surgeon & Professor of Medicine, Columbia University | New York |
| 8 | Professor Toyin Falola | Academic | University of Texas Professor of History | Austin |
| 9 | Professor Joseph Igiesteme | Research | Center for Disease Control CDC | Atlanta |
| 10 | Mr. Jelani Aliyu | Innovative Technology | Senior Auto Designer ,General Motors | Michigan |
| 11 | Professor Jacob Olupona | Academic | Harvard Professor of African Religious Traditions | Massachusetts |
| 12 | Kayode Oladele | Human Rights | Justice Center | Detroit, Michigan |
| 13 | Hauwa Ibrahim | Human Rights | Law Lecturer, Harvard University | |
| 14 | Pastor Goke Oyedeji | Community Leadership | Evergreen Recognition | New York |
| 15 | Pastor James Fadele | Community Leadership | | Texas |
| 16 | Dr. Ola Kassim | Diaspora leadership | | Toronto, Canada |
| 17 | Prof. Biodun Jeyifo | Academic | Harvard Professor of Comparative Literature | Massachusetts |
| 18 | Dr. Peter Isemobor | Banking | Senior Vice President, UBS | New York |
| 19 | Chief Usua H. Amanan | Business | Chairman Amakpe International Refineries & Amtrat International Corporation | California |
| 20 | Dr. Marcel Ajah | Medicine | Gynecologist & Obstetrician | New York |
| 21 | Chimamanda Adichie | Literary | Novelist & writer | |
| 22 | Dr. Baba Adam | Public Service | Arizona & Chairman defunct US-PRONACO, Vice President North Central University | California |
| 23 | Prof. Mobolaji Aluko | Public Service | Howard University Professor of Chemical Engineering and public commentator | Burtonsville, MD |
| 24 | Prof. Femi Vaughan | Academic | Bowdoin College Professor of Africana Studies & History | Maine |
| 25 | Dr. Jide Williams | Medicine | Neurologist, Columbia University | New York |
| 26 | Toni Onianwah | Business | CEO Apex Petroleum | Maryland |
| 27 | Seni Hazza | Business | -SHIELD Academy-of Wall Street fame | Connecticut |
| 28 | Fidelis Umeh | Technology | Senator Barack Obama's IT expert | Chicago |
| 29 | Victor Oladokun | Media | Host CBN Africa | Virginia |
| 30 | Chamberlain Peterside | Banking & Investing | CEO New Era Capital | New York |
| 31 | Dr. Vincent Ahonkhai | International Public Service | Director Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Seattle |
| 32 | Dr. Edward Oparaoji | Diaspora leadership | Pharmacologist | Pennsylvania |
| 33 | Dr. Mercy Obamogie | Medicine | Family Practice | Maryland |
| 34 | Prof. Abba Gumel | Academic | University of Manitoba Professor of Mathematics | Canada |
| 35 | Prof. Benedicta Egbo | Academic | Professor of Education University of Windsor | Canada |
| 36 | H Garuba | Youth Recognition | Queen's University | Canada |
| 37 | Prof. Ebere Nduka | Academic | City University Professor of Biology | New York |
| 38 | Khalida Bello | Youth Recognition | Harvard University | United States |
| 39 | Prof. Wale Awodiya | Academic | New York Professor of Communication, Suffolk County Community College | New York |
| 40 | Sunday Dare | Media | of Voice of America fame | Maryland |
| 41 | Dr. Akin Awofolaju | Business | Business Leadership Strategist | New York |
| 42 | Mike Okwu | Media | Of CNN and NBC fame | |
| 43 | Nigerian Nurses Association | | | |
| 44 | Nigeria in Diaspora Organization | | NIDO | New Jersey Chapter |
| 45 | Nigeria Democratic Leadership Forum | | NDLF | New York |
| 46 | Saharareporters | Citizen Media | www.saharareporters.com [Nigeria's Wikileaks] Attention: Omoyele Sowore | |
| 47 | Nigeriavillagesquare | | www.nigeriavillagesqare.com [Attention: Philip Adekunle] | |
| 48 | African Abroad Newspaper | | Attention: Alex Kabba | New York |
| 49 | Nigeria Higher Education Foundation | | NHEF | New York |
| 50 | Nigeriaworld | | www.nigeriaworld.com [Attention: Odili] | |
* The listing is not in any significant order. However at the Dinner Awards on October 16, 2010 in Sheraton Hotel, Long Island, New York-categories would be revealed and the Nigerian Diaspora Prizes and Distinguished awards shall be conferred.
Also a publication detailing the contributions, qualifications and the significance of the feats of the Top 50 winners is forthcoming.
Congratulations to our winners and happy Golden Jubilee to our nation!
Laolu Akande
Empowered Newswire
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