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Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik , one of the numerous local languages, then began teaching.
Orie Rogo Manduli (née Mary Slessor Orie Rogo, 1948 – 8 September 2021) was a Kenyan diplomat, women's activist and journalist. She won the Miss Kenya beauty pageant in 1964 and in 1974, alongside Sylvia Omino was the first woman of African descent and from Kenya to compete in the East African Safari Rally.
Mary Slessor and four children, Old Calabar in the late 19th century. The killing of twins was a cultural practice among some ethnic groups in Nigeria, predominantly among the Igbo and the Efik people. [1] [2] Giving birth to twins was considered a bad omen that could bring devastation or calamity upon society. [3]
Alison Pargeter (born 31 May 1972) is an English actress who played the roles of Sarah Cairns in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Mary Slessor in an 11-part television series of Mary Slessor, the Nag's Head barmaid called Val in the BBC Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips, She later played the role of Margaret Campbell in the third series of STARZ's Outlander, and also as a Kindly Old ...
Mary is a 2024 epic biblical film directed by D. J. Caruso from a screenplay by Timothy Michael Hayes. It follows Mary, mother of Jesus , played by Noa Cohen , from her childhood in Nazareth to the birth of Jesus .
The movie, directed by D.J. Caruso, stars actors Noa Cohen as Mary and Anthony Hopkins as King Herod. It reached No. 1 on Netflix's charts shortly after its Dec. 6 release.
A new movie about the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is sparking debate among viewers and religious scholars alike. “Mary,” a Biblical epic streaming now on Netflix, tells the story ...
Ibinabo participated in the 1991 edition of the Miss Nigeria beauty pageant. She was named as the first runner-up to winner Bibiana Ohio.Before this, she had won the Miss Wonderland contest in 1990, and in that same year, was first runner-up at the Miss NUGA competition held at the University of Calabar in Cross River State, Nigeria.