Celebrate Onyekachi Paul Nwoha on His birthday

Onyekachi Paul Nwoha (born 28 February 1983 in Aba) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.

Club Career

Onyekachi Nwoha began his career with FC Spiders, before he transferred to Enyimba International in 2001. He played for the Aba based team for one year before moving to League rival Enugu Rangers. In 2003, Nwoha was scouted by Tunisian top club Etoile Sahel. In Tunisia, he played one years before moving to Saudi Arabian United Al-Khaleej Club. In 2005, Nwoha moved to Arabic Emirates club Al Ain Club.

He transferred to Metalist Kharkiv in 2006.

From January to July 2008 was loaned out to FC Zorya Luhansk. In summer 2008 he left Metalist Kharkiv and signed with Al Fujairah Sports Club in the UAE Division 1.

In February 2012, he left Bahrainhj to have a trial with the 2011 Malaysia Super League champions, Kelantan FA. Just two days after his arrival, he was offered a contract which he signed and officially unveiled as the new Kelantan import player. Nwoha made his debut on 14 February 2012 against Selangor FA. He was released from his contract on May 2012.

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Let celebrate Jonjo Shelvey on his birthday. English professional footballer

Jonjo Shelvey /ˈdʒɒndʒoʊ ˈʃɛlvi/ (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the English national team.

He began his career at Charlton Athletic, becoming their youngest-ever player at 16 years and 59 days old. 

In 2010, he moved to Liverpool for an initial £1.7 million, spending a brief loan at Blackpool. During his time at Anfield, Shelvey was part of a Liverpool squad which won the League Cup and lost the FA Cup final in 2012. He joined Swansea City for £5 million in 2013, and Newcastle United for £12 million two and a half years later. A month after joining Newcastle, he was made the team's stand-in captain, as the season ended with relegation.

Shelvey played for England at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level and has captained the under-19 team. He won his first cap for the senior team in 2012.

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Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin a doctor and a chemist died this day in 1887.RIP

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin 12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer of Georgian-Russian origin, as well as a doctor and chemist. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as The Mighty Handful, a group dedicated to producing a uniquely Russian kind of classical music, rather than imitating earlier Western European models.

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Borodin is best known for his symphonies, his two string quartets, the tone poem In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor. Music from Prince Igor and his string quartets was later adapted for the US musical Kismet. A notable advocate of women's rights, Borodin was a promoter of education in Russia and founded the School of Medicine for Women in Saint Petersburg.

As a chemist, he is best known for his work in organic synthesis, including being among the first chemists to demonstrate nucleophilic substitution, as well as being the co-discoverer of the aldol reaction.

Life and Profession

Family and education

Borodin was born in Saint Petersburg as an illegitimate son of a 62-year-old Georgian nobleman, Luka Stepanovich Gedevanishvili, and a married 25-year-old Russian woman, Evdokia Konstantinovna Antonova. 

Due to the circumstances of Alexander's birth, the nobleman had him registered as the son of one of his Russian serfs, Porfiry Borodin, hence the composer's Russian last name. As a result of this registration, both Alexander and his nominal Russian father Porfiry were officially serfs of Alexander's biological father Luka. The Georgian father emancipated Alexander from serfdom when he was 7 and provided housing and money for him and his mother. In spite of this, Alexander was never publicly recognized by his mother, who stayed close but was referred to by young Borodin as his "aunt".

Despite his status as a commoner, Borodin was well provided for by his Georgian father and grew up in a large four-storey house, which was gifted to Alexander and his "aunt" by the nobleman. Although his registration prevented enrollment in a proper gymnasium, Borodin received good education in all of the subjects through private tutors at home.

 In 1850 he entered the Medical–Surgical Academy in Saint Petersburg, which was later home to Ivan Pavlov, and pursued a career in chemistry. On graduation he spent a year as surgeon in a military hospital, followed by three years of advanced scientific study in western Europe.

In 1862 Borodin returned to Saint Petersburg to take up a professorial chair in chemistry at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy and spent the remainder of his scientific career in research, lecturing and overseeing the education of others. Eventually, he established medical courses for women (1872).

He began taking lessons in composition from Mily Balakirev in 1862. He married Ekaterina Protopopova, a pianist, in 1863, and had at least one daughter, named Gania. Music remained a secondary vocation for Borodin outside his main career as a chemist and physician. He suffered poor health, having overcome cholera and several minor heart attacks. He died suddenly during a ball at the Academy, and was interred in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in Saint Petersburg.

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Fred McFeely Rogers,American television personaltydied today.....Rip

Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his kind-hearted, grandfatherly personality, and directness to his audiences.

Initially educated to be a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. WQED developed his own show in 1968 and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Fred Rogers became an icon of American children's entertainment and education.

 He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of fair-use recording of television shows to play at another time (now known as time shifting) was cited in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Betamax case, and he gave now-famous testimony to a U.S. Senate committee, advocating government funding for children's television.

Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, some forty honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian 

Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a "Treasure of American History". On June 25, 2016, a historical marker named the Fred Rogers Historical Marker was placed near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and was named and dedicated in his memory.

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Let celebrate Kennedy Igboananike on His birthday

Kennedy Igboananike (born 26 February 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK.

Career

Sweden

Igboananike began his career with Dynamos Football Academy. He joined Djurgårdens IF in 2007 but only played twice during his time at the club. He played his first game on 19 June 2007 against Hammarby IF. He moved on trial to IK Brage but was not signed. In January 2008 he was contracted with Vasalunds IF and went on to become the top scorer of the Division 1 Norra in 2008.

As of the 2010 season he returned to Djurgården. He scored in his comeback away against BK Häcken, when he equalized the score to 1–1 in the match which Djurgården ultimately lost 2–1. Igboananike was Djurgården's top scorer in the 2010 season, scoring nine goals in 27 games.

On 15 November 2012, Stockholm rivals AIK announced they had signed a three-year deal with Igboainanike. He got the number 21 jersey, because the number 7 was occupied by midfielder Helgi Daníelsson. During one of Kennedy's first games, against Gefle IF he scored a 96th-minute winner for his new club.

United States

Igboananike signed with Chicago Fire SC of Major League Soccer on 2 December 2014 to a Designated Player contract. He played with the Fire during the 2015 season and into the first half of the 2016 season.

D.C. United acquired Igboananike on 29 July 2016 in an exchange with the Fire, trading targeted Allocation money and a third-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Igboananike made his debut with his new club two days later in a 1-1 draw with Montreal Impact.

Igboananike's option was declined by United at the end of the 2016 season. His rights were then traded to Portland Timbers in exchange for a 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick.

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Let celebrate Jimoh Ibrahim on His birthday in Arrears

Jimoh Ibrahim (born 24 February 1967) is a lawyer, politician, businessman, and philanthropist in Nigeria. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Global Fleet Group, a diversified conglomerate based in Nigeria, with business interests and subsidiaries in neighboring West African countries.

Background

Ibrahim traces his origins to Ondo State, in southwestern Nigeria. He studied law at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB). Subsequently, he obtained the degree of Master of Public Administration(MPA), also from Obafemi Awolowo University.

 Later, he attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, graduating with a combined Master of Laws (LLM) and Masters In International Taxation degree. His investments include the following sectors, among others: oil & gas distribution, hotels, resorts, airlines, banking, real estate, insurance, publishing and investments.

Business Interest

Global Fleet Group has the following subsidiary companies, among others:

1.  Air Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - Formerly Virgin Nigeria

2.  NICON Insurance - Lagos, Nigeria

3.  Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation - Lagos, Nigeria

4.  NICON Luxury Hotel - Abuja, Nigeria - Formerly Le' Meridien Hotel

5.  Global Fleet Oil & Gas - A chain of gasoline stations (estimated at about 200 in 2011), across Nigeria

6.  The NICON Group - Lagos, Nigeria - Holdings include investment companies, schools, real estate holdings, transport companies and others

7.  Global Fleet Building - Lagos, Nigeria - Formerly Allied Bank Building

8.  Meidan Hotel - Lagos, Nigeria

9.  Global Fleet Industries - Lagos, Nigeria - Formerly HFP Industries Limited

10.               Energy Bank - Accra, Ghana - A new commercial bank in Ghana, started operations in February 2011

11.               Oceanic Bank São Tomé - São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe - Commercial bank purchased from Oceanic Bank in May 2011.

12.               Newswatch Magazine - Lagos, Nigeria

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Let celebrate Theophilus Adebayo Doherty on Her birthday

Theophilus Adebayo Doherty (born 24 February 1895) was a Nigerian businessman and politician.

Background

A member of the Nigerian National Democratic Party, Doherty was elected to the Legislative Council representing Lagos in 1928, and was re-elected in 1933.He did not contest the 1938 elections.

In 1933, he founded the National Bank of Nigeria alongside Olatunde Johnson and a few other businessmen. He also became a prominent member of the Nigerian Association of African Importers and Exporters, an association designed to link African traders who depend on foreign firms for goods with overseas trading houses and also act as an African Chamber of Commerce.

 In the 1940s, the association was a leading indigenous elite business group that negotiated trading concessions with the colonial government.

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Let celebrate Bola Afonja on His birthday...hip hip .....

  

Bola Afonja (born 1943) is a Nigerian politician. He was Minister for Labour under Ernest Shonekan and was once a member of the board of trustees of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

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Celebrate Olukayode Ishmael "Kayode" Odejayi on His birthday

Olukayode Ishmael "Kayode" Odejayi (born 21 February 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Guiseley.

Club Career

Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City and then moved on to Football Conference side Forest Green Rovers in 2002. 2002–03 turned out to be Rovers' best ever season since their foundation in 1890, and Odejayi was a key figure, scoring 13 goals as the club finished ninth.

Cheltenham Town

This brought him to the attention of Cheltenham Town, and then-manager Bobby Gould signed him that summer. His first two seasons were a struggle but in his third season (2005–06) he played almost every game as Cheltenham stormed to the play-off final, winning 1–0 against fancied Grimsby Town.

He came to national attention in January 2006 when Cheltenham faced Newcastle United in the FA Cup 4th round. Odejayi was outstanding, giving French international defender Jean-Alain Boumsong no end of problems during the game. Following the game he was linked with a move to Championship team Plymouth Argyle however the move never materialised.

Barnsley

On 31 May 2007, Odejayi moved to Barnsley for a fee of £200,000, a Cheltenham record for a sale of a player. Forest Green Rovers received a windfall from the transfer as part of the terms of Odejayi's Cheltenham deal.

He scored in the Reds' first friendly against Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat. He then bagged a brace against Portuguese side Louletano DC in a 3–2 win. In a 3–1 victory against Buxton he bagged his fourth goal in three.

Odejayi netted his first competitive goal for Barnsley against Scunthorpe United which effectively sealed a 2–0 victory for the Reds.

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Celebrate Ayoola Erinle on His birthday. Hip Hip....

Ayoola Erinle (born 20 February 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria) is known for being an England international rugby unionplayer. He was educated at The Oratory School and at King's College London, representing both his school's 1st XV and the King's College Rugby Club's 1st XV, and later worked his way through the ranks to ultimately represent England in 2009. 

In 2013, upon retirement, Erinle returned to education, studying Engineering Physics at Loughborough University where he achieved a First Class master's degree.

Career

A big, strong and a powerful runner, Erinle was one of the biggest centres in the Premiership. He was a member of the England Saxons side that won the 2007 Churchill Cup, having already represented his country at that level in 2005 and 2006, as well as on the England Sevens on the rugby sevens circuit aged just 19. He gained Sevens honours again in 2008 and was a close challenger for the Premiership top try scorer three years earlier in the 2003-04 Zurich Premiership.

Before joining London Wasps in 2000, Erinle played for local team Reading RFC.

Erinle spent seven years at Wasps and his finishing power brought eleven tries in nineteen appearances for Wasps during the 2004–05 season, while his final total reads 26 tries in 106 games for the club.

In 2007, Erinle joined the Leicester Tigers.

In 2009 it was announced the Erinle had signed with French team Biarritz Olympique.

On 4 November 2009, he was named in the 22-man England squad to face Australia in the 2009 Autumn internationals. After winning his first cap as a replacement against Australia, Erinle was named in the starting XV for the game against the All Blacks.

In August 2011 he joined Nottingham in the Aviva Championship, joining up with Director of Rugby Glenn Delaney for a second spell.

In August 2012 he joined US Carcassonne in the Pro D2.

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Celebrate Philip Chidi Onyemah on His birthday. Footballer of great record

Philip Chidi Onyemah (born 20 February 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Brito SC as a forward.

Club Career

Born in Lagos, Onyemah moved to Portugal still in his early teens, beginning his career with amateurs Associação Desportiva Fornos de Algodres. In 2002 he signed with FC Porto, where he finished his formation.

In the 2003 summer, Onyemah joined F.C. Famalicão, appearing in two fourth division seasons with the team and impressing enough to earn a move straight into the Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC. He played 33 games in his first year (four goals), with the Vila do Conde side eventually being relegated.

Onyemah scored another four goals in 2007–08 to help Rio Ave return to the top level. In November 2008 he was on trial with Romania's FC Timişoara, but nothing came of it.

Onyemah appeared regularly for Rio Ave in the following two seasons – 28 starts combined – helping the club consecutive maintain its league status whilst contributing with three goals combined. In early July 2010 he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus, freshly promoted to the First Division.

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let celebrate Miles Alexander Teller on His birthday. Young American Actor

Miles Alexander Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. An alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he made his feature film debut in Rabbit Hole (2010), which he followed with supporting roles in Footloose (2011) and Project X(2012).

Teller rose to prominence with his roles as Sutter Keely in the romantic drama The Spectacular Now (2013) and Andrew Neiman in Whiplash (2014). He has since starred in the dystopian action film Divergent (2014), the superhero film Fantastic Four (2015) as Mister Fantastic, the comedy War Dogs (2016), opposite Jonah Hill, and portrayed boxer Vinny Paz in the biopic Bleed for This(2016).

Early Life

Teller was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, of parents Merry and Mike. He has two older sisters, Erin and Dana. His paternal grandfather was of Russian-Jewish descent, and his ancestry also includes English and Irish. The family moved to Citrus County, Florida, when Teller was 12. He also lived in Pennsylvania and Delaware. 

At Lecanto High School, he played the alto saxophone in a rock band, was a drummer for a church-youth group band, and was president of the drama club. He can also play piano and guitar and was on the baseball team, hoping to turn professional. Aside from high school, Teller worked as a server at a restaurant called Crackers. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

In 2007, he was a passenger in a car that lost control at 80 mph and flipped eight times, he was ejected through the window. He has multiple visible scars on his face from the accident.

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