17 Nigerian celebs you never knew have dual citizenship - See the other countries they come from..

We love our celebrities and we love to let you know all we can share with you about them. There are a number of celebrities who are not just Nigerians but have dual citizenship. The dual citizenship may be as a result of birth, naturalization, parents or marriage. Here are a list of popular Nigerian celebrities who have dual-citizenship.

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1. Davido

Nigerian music star, Davido was born in the United States. He was born in Atlanta Georgia to be precise. Davido is definitely one of the biggest music stars in the country today and not a lot of people know he has dual citizenship.

Davido is Nigerian-American.

2. Asa

Aṣa is a Nigerian French singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Her stage name “Aṣa” means “Hawk” in Yoruba.

Asa is known for her use of the Yoruba language in singing her songs as she gives the language a new outlook with her deep lyrics. She was born in Paris, France in 1982.

She is a French-Nigerian.

3. Lilian Bach

Popular Nigerian actress, Lilian Bach doesn’t feature in a lot of movies these days but she stays relevant. The delectable actress was born in Lagos Island to a Yoruba mother and a Polish father.

She is Polish-Nigerian.

Toolz came back from the United Kingdom with a degree in Business and Mass Communication from the London Metropolitan University to take up a job in the broadcast media, things have been on the up and up for her.

She once showed off her UK Passport sometime ago. She is British-Nigerian.

6. Stephanie Coker

Popular MTV Base VJ, Stephanie Coker was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved to North London, in the UK at the age of 1. She attended St Mary’s Church of England Primary school in North London, a place she described as “a really small school where Christianity was taken very seriosuly”.

She later graduated from Brunel University with a degree in Media and Communications. While at Brunel, she interned at MTV, Channel Four and Media Moguls PR. She is a Nigerian-British.

7. Karen Igho

Karen Igho is popular for winning the Big Brother Africa reality show in 2011. She also featured in a number of Nollywood movies and was an on air-personality at a time until she got married to her Czech husband, Yaroslav Rakos.

She is a Nigerian-Czech citizen and the latter is by marriage.

8. Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha

Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A quick and skilful playmaker, who is widely regarded as the best Nigerian player of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time.

He is a dual Nigerian-Turkish citizen, having acquired Turkish citizenship as “ Muhammet Yavuz ” while playing for Süper Lig teamFenerbahçe.

10. Banky W Olubankole Wellington popularly known as Banky W was born on the 27 March 1981 in the United States.

Banky’s family moved back home but Banky didn’t until a few years ago when he decided to come work on his music career. Things panned out well for him and he’s been living in Nigeria since.

He is a U.S citizen by birth.

11. Nneka

Nneka Lucia Egbuna is a Nigerian hip hop/soul singer, songwriter and actress. She sings in both Igbo and English. Nneka has both Nigerian and German roots as she was born to because a Nigerian father and a German mother.

The singer moved to Hamburg in Germany when she was 19 years old; right after she rounded off her secondary school education. She studied Anthropology at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

She is a Nigerian-German.

<img class="size-full wp-image-98867 aligncenter" src="http://www.36ng.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wpid-wpid-osas-ajibade1-600x6001.png?9edf6e" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" srcset="http://www.36ng.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wpid-wpid-osas-ajibade1-600x6001-50x50.png 50w, http://www.36ng.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wpid-wpid-osas-ajibade1-600x6001.png 600w" alt="wpid-wpid-osas-ajibade1-600x6001.png" width="600" height="600" />12. Osas Ighodaro

Osas Ighodaro is a Nigerian American actress, model and presenter. She won the Miss Black USA Pageant competition in 2010. She played the role of Adanna on the soap opera Tinsel, and co-hosted the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

She is a Nigerian-American.

13. Regina Askia

Regina Askia-Williams is a Nigerian-born, American-based registered nurse, healthcare and educational activist, television producer, writer, and public speaker, who found fame as an actress and model.

Askia-Williams is married to American Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Williams, nephew of Ron Everette and grandson of Fess Williams; together the couple have two children – daughter Teesa Olympia and son Rudolph Junior. She currently lives in America with her family, and is now a registered nurse (RN) practising in New York City.

She is a Nigerian-American.

14. Uche Jombo-Rodriquez

Uche Jombo born on December 28, 1979) was born in Abiriba, Abia State, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Calabar, and Computer Programming from the Federal University of Technology Minna. She is one of the top actress in Nollywood.

She got married to a Puerto Rican, Kenny Rodriquez. She is Nigerian-Puerto Rican.

15. Mikel Obi

Popular Nigerian footballer, Mikel Obi who plays for Chelsea FC was born in Nigeria but as a result of where he works as a footballer he has become a UK citizen.

In 2014, it was revealed that Nigerian International/Chelsea FC footballer John Obi Mikel had applied for British Citizenship. It has been revealed that Mikel has been officially made a British Citizen.

16. Victor Moses Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the son of a Christian pastor. When he was 11, his parents were killed.A week later, with his travel being paid for by relatives, Moses came to Britain as an asylum seeker.

Victor Moses once played for Britain, but later played for Nigeria. He is a British-Nigerian.

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Peter Osaze Odemwingie (Russian: Питер Осазе Одемвингие; born 15 July 1981) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Premier League club Stoke City.

Odemwingie grew up in Russia and Nigeria and began his career with Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier League.

He is Nigerian-Russian.

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