Bryan Okwara took part in the Mr. Nigeria pageant in 2007 and won. He reached the semi-finals of the Mr. World competition the same year.

Before winning the pageant he worked as a TV presenter in Nigezie for a couple of years.

After Mr. Nigeria, Bryan became an actor and is popular for movies such as ' and others.

Today is also the birthday of Nigerian actor Joseph Benjamin. Joseph Benjamin got a diploma in Computer Literacy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

In 1991, he appeared in his first movie ''. However, when he featured in an episode of .

One of the popular TV series he appeared in was ''. He is currently the co-host of Project Fame.

Happy birthday Bryan Okwara and Joseph Benjamin!