USA Africa Dialogue Series - TABULATED: NIGERIA @ 50 TOP 50 US/CANADA BASED NIGERIANS LIST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OCTOBER 1, 2010                                                @ 50 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 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, Texas 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  Chairman of the Board, Redeemed Christian Church of God, NA Texas 16 Dr. Ola Kassim Diaspora leadership Pathologist-in-Chief & Director of Laboratory Services, West Parry Sound Health Centre  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 Hazzan 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 Prof. Edward Oparaoji Diaspora leadership Global Pharmaceutical Executive  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  Canada 37 Prof. Ebere Nduka Academic City University of NY 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  California 43 Nigerian Nurses Association  Professional Group  NNA (Attention: Mrs Taiwo Adeniji  New York 44 Nigeria in Diaspora Organization, NJ  Diaspora Leadership  NIDO (Attention: Mr. Dayo Sanusi)  New Jersey Chapter 45 Nigeria Democratic Leadership Forum  Pro-democracy group  NDLF (Attention: Dr. Gboyega Dada) New York 46 Saharareporters Citizen Media www.saharareporters.com  [Nigeria's Wikileaks]  Attention: Mr. Omoyele Sowore   47 Nigeriavillagesquare  News & Commentary Website www.nigeriavillagesqare.com [Attention: Mr. Philip Adekunle]   48 African Abroad Newspaper  Print Media Attention: (Alex Kabba) New York 49 Nigeria Higher Education Foundation  NGO/Foundation  NHEF (Attention Mr. Wale Adeosun) New York 50 Nigeriaworld  Internet Media www.nigeriaworld.com  [Attention: Mr. Chuck 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, US based Nigerian news agency Booth 12 ECOSOC Chambers, United Nations Plaza, NY, NY Empowered42@gmail.com 516 819 4355

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