Enugu a winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007, was born in Enugu in 1977 and grew up in Nsukka. The Enugu Rangers, a first-division professional league association football team, is Enugu's home team that plays in the Nigerian Premier League and are based in the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Former Rangers players include Jay-Jay Okocha and Taribo West. Enugu's main sports centre is the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, named after Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first president of Nigeria. The stadium remained the centre of sports for the whole of the Eastern Region until the Nigerian Civil War broke out. At the
Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano comprises three Senators and fifteen Representatives (down from twenty three in 1999). They form the legislature of Kano State, Nigeria. The 8th National Assembly was Inaugurated on 9 June 2015. The All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. This is first time in the history of Kano Politics where no other party has won a seat. Senators Representing Kano in the 8th National Assembly House of Representatives The 6th National Assembly (2007–2011) was inaugurated on 5 June 2007.