List of Famous people born in Kogi State, Nigeria

Pius Adesanmi

First Name Pius

Last Name Adesanmi

Born on February 27, 1972

Died on March 10, 2019 (aged 47)

Born in Nigeria, Kogi State

Pius Adebola Adesanmi was a Nigerian-born Canadian professor, writer, literary critic, satirist, and columnist. He was the author of Naija No Dey Carry Last, a 2015 collection of satirical essays. Adesanmi died on 10 March 2019, when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed shortly after take-off.

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John Onaiyekan

First Name John

Last Name Onaiyekan

Born on January 29, 1944 (age 80)

Born in Nigeria, Kogi State

John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Abuja from 1994 to 2019 and was made a Cardinal in 2012. He has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria and Bishop of Ilorin.

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