USA Africa Dialogue Series - STAR LIST: Empowered Newswire's Top 50 US/Canada-Based Nigerians

OCTOBER 1, 2010

 

EMPOWERED NEWSWIRE TOP 50 US/CANADA BASED NIGERIANS

 

 

S/N	Name	Category Of Award	Affiliation	City Of Residence
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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