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 The People's Democratic Party (PDP) won no Senate seats and two House seats. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) won two Senate seats and thirteen House seats. In December 2007 the election of Aminu Sule Garo was annulled, and the PDP contender Bello Hayatu Gwarzo was declared elected. Senators representing Kano State in the 6th Assembly were: Representatives in the 6th Assembly were: The 4th National Assembly (2007–2011) was inaugurated on 29 May 1999. The People's Democratic Party (PDP) won three Senate seats and twenty two House seats. The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) won one House seat. Nigerian National