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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a 2007 memoir written by Ishmael Beah, an author from Sierra Leone. The book is a firsthand account of Beah's time as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil War in the 1990s. [1] The book describes the change from Beah being an innocent child to being corrupted by war and its effects.
Abdul Azeez Kolawole Adeyemo Listen ⓘ (14 June 1941 – 12 March 2002), popularly known as 'Alhaji how are you', was a Nigerian politician. He joined the Western Region campaign of Egbe Omo Oduduwa founded by Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo.
Hajji is derived from the Arabic ḥājj (حجّ), which is the active participle of the verb ḥajja ('to make the pilgrimage'; حَجَّ).The alternative form ḥajjī is derived from the name of the Hajj with the adjectival suffix -ī (ـی), and this was the form adopted by non-Arabic languages.
Arisekola Alao was married to and had children with multiple women. [2] His first wife, who was born in 1945, died in 2013. [4] Two weeks after Arisekola Alao's death, another wife, Jelilat, died in early July 2014 following a car accident.
Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980) [1] is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone. [2] His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. [3]
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Alhaji Mohamed Bailor Barrie, simply referred to as Bailor Barrie or M.B. Barrie (1934 – 1989) was a Sierra Leonean businessman, activist and philanthropist. He hailed from Sierra Leone's northern district of Koinadugu and was a member of the Fula ethnic group of which he later became a well known activist and leader. [ 1 ]
Alhaji Usman Alhaji is a Nigerian politician, an educationist and member of the Executive Council of Kano State who is the secretary to the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. [1] He is also the waziri (chairman of kingmakers) of Gaya Emirate Council. [ 2 ]