Rotimi Amaechi

Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (born 27 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 5th Governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015. He was re-elected for a second term on 26 April 2011. Amaechi was a member of the People's Democratic Party before defecting to the All Progressives Congress on 27 November 2013. He is now a serving Federal Minister of Transportation.

Early life and education

Amaechi was born in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State to the family of late Elder Fidelis Amaechi and Mrs Mary Amaechi. He was raised in Diobu, a densely populated neighbourhood in Port Harcourt, and had his early education at St Theresa's Primary School from 1970 to 1976. He earned his West African School Certificate in 1982 after attending Government Secondary School Okolobiri. Chibuike received a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in English Studies and Literature from the University of Port Harcourt in 1987, where he was the President of the National Association of Rivers State Students (NURSS).

Rotimi

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Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model. He's best known for his roles as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network's Boss, and Dre on Power. Rotimi is also the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of FrontRoSeat Productions.

Early life and education

Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents – his father an investment banker and his mother working for the government. He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a Communications minor in Business.

Career

Acting

At his first with acting, Rotimi auditioned and subsequently got his first acting gig on Boss as drug dealer Darius Morrison. Rotimi also appeared in three episodes of ABC's Betrayal.

Rotimi made his silver screen debut in film Black Nativity (2013). Following this, he starred in Imperial Dreams at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival , which later won for "Best of NEXT".