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Nigerian-American Adebayo Ogunlesi joins OpenAI’s Board of Directors
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By Ebimo Amungo

Nigerian-American private equity titan Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi has joined the Board of Directors of Open AI. The company made the announcement recently in a release where it stated that Mr. Ogunlesi’s counsel will be invaluable as it navigates the global transformation of AI infrastructure, drive innovation, and foster economic growth.

OpenAI is one of the preeminent companies in America accelerating the growth and adoption of artificial intelligence with ChatGPT.

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Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie on life as a professional footballer and cancer researcher
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By Courtney Hill | Olympics.com

Michelle Alozie is more than just a football player.

A morning of training with the Houston Dash is often followed by an afternoon spent at the lab, where the Nigerian works as a cancer research technician. Alozie’s first love was football, but when her boots aren’t laced up she is driven by the desire to help people, working specifically with young children.

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Nigerian-born Amanda Azubuike now Brigadier General in US Army
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By Wale Odunsi | Daily Post

A senior officer in the United States Army, Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted to Brigadier General rank.

Amanda, whose father and mother hail from Nigeria and Zimbabwe, serves at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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Vestine Ncungu survived genocide in Rwanda. Now she is using her experience to help others heal
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By EILEEN O’GRADY | Concord Monitor

Vestine Ncungu was 11 when she had to run for her life and hide in the trees to escape militia soldiers who were killing members of her ethnic group during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Most of her family members didn’t make it out alive. She was one of the lucky ones who escaped. She stayed safe with what remained of her extended family and eventually got permission to come to the United States as a young woman.

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Uchenna Nicholas Opara |This Nigerian student mopped floors to pay for his Canadian degree
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By RYNNAAS AZLAN | Study International

When the sun goes down, most Canadians are already warm in their houses, eating dinner and unwinding from a long day at work. For Nigerian student Uchenna Nicholas Opara, it was time to clock in and start mopping floors at an office complex for 14 Canadian dollars an hour.

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