Fred Stephen Sarfo

Also affiliated with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University

Medicine

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Driven by 56 papers. Top paper: “Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities”.

Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities

Nature Reviews Neurology(2021)10.1038/s41582-021-00542-4

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0.867DataRank · unranked

322 citations

Bruce Ovbiagele, Olaleye Adeniji, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Foad Abd-Allah, Thierry Adoukonou +8 more

A cardiovascular polypill for secondary stroke prevention in a tertiary centre in Ghana (SMAART): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial

The Lancet Global Health(2023)10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00347-9

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0.656DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Jenifer H. Voeks, Sheila Adamu, Benedict Apaw Agyei, Manolo Agbenorku, Nyantakyi Adu‐Darko +10 more

Effect of an Educational Intervention for Primary Stroke Risk Reduction in Ghana and Nigeria: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Stroke(2023)10.1161/strokeaha.123.042618

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0.656DataRank · unranked

18 citations

Joshua Akinyemi, Reginald Obiako, Michelle Nichols, Adekunle Fakunle, Nathaniel Adusei +10 more

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Global Health(2023)10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00038-4

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0.529DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Onoja Akpa, Bruce Ovbiagele, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako +54 more

Factors associated with hypertension among stroke‐free indigenous Africans: Findings from the SIREN study

Journal of Clinical Hypertension(2021)10.1111/jch.14183

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0.510DataRank · unranked

29 citations

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Bruce Ovbiagele, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Rufus Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu +25 more

Unraveling the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Neurobiobanking and Stroke Genomic Research in Africa: A Study Protocol of the African Neurobiobank for Precision Stroke Medicine ELSI Project

International Journal of Qualitative Methods(2020)10.1177/1609406920923194

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0.489DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Carolyn Jenkins, Michelle Nichols, Arti Singh, Kolawole Wahab, Albert Akpalu +29 more

Acceptability, barriers and facilitators of using dried blood spots-point-of-care testing for sickle cell disease in Africa: an implementation science protocol for a multinational qualitative study

BMJ Open(2024)10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089056

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0.373DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Nchangwi Syntia Munung, Lulu Chirande, Catherine Chunda‐Liyoka, Sarah Kiguli, Fred Stephen Sarfo +18 more

Vascular-brain Injury Progression after Stroke (VIPS) study: concept for understanding racial and geographic determinants of cognitive decline after stroke

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.116754

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10 citations

Rufus Akinyemi, George Howard, Virginia J. Howard, Kolawole Wahab, Mary Cushman +6 more

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project

International Journal of Epidemiology(2024)10.1093/ije/dyad171

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9 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Adekunle Fakunle, Tinashe Chikowore, Shukri F. Mohamed +76 more

Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable sickle cell disease care: insights from SickleInAfrica at the 77th United Nations General Assembly and the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

BMJ Global Health(2025)10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017154

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0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Siana Nkya, Daima Bukini, Nesia Mahenge, Upendo Masamu, Janeth Manongi +27 more

Symbolic legislation and the regulation of stroke biobanking and genomics research in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Theory and Practice of Legislation(2021)10.1080/20508840.2022.2025741

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, Joshua Akinyemi, Kolawole Wahab, Albert Akpalu, Fred Stephen Sarfo +15 more

Knowledge and perspectives of community members on risk assessment for stroke prevention using mobile health approaches in Nigeria

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2023)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107265

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0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Reginald Obiako, Michelle Nichols, Joshua Akinyemi, Adekunle Fakunle, Onoja Akpa +6 more

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and severity of intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights from the SIREN study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2025)10.1016/j.jns.2025.123555

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Onoja Akpa, Joshua Akinyemi, Joseph Yaria +30 more

Carers’ needs assessment for patients with dementia in Ghana

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine(2022)10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3595

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8 citations

Douglas Aninng Opoku, Phyllis Tawiah, Ruth Owusu‐Antwi, Emmanuel Konadu, Georgina T. Apenteng +6 more

Contemporary prevalence and predictors of anxiety among patients living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Ghana Medical Journal(2022)10.4314/gmj.v56i3.6

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7 citations

Samuel Blay Nguah, Nana Kwame Ayisi‐Boateng, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Bruce Ovbiagele, John‐Paul Omuojine

Frequent vegetable consumption is inversely associated with hypertension among indigenous Africans

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology(2022)10.1093/eurjpc/zwac208

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18 citations

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Tinashe Chikowore, Shukri F. Mohamed, Fred Stephen Sarfo +19 more

Dietary patterns associated with stroke among West Africans: A case–control study

International Journal of Stroke(2022)10.1177/17474930221094933

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15 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Bruce Ovbiagele, Adekunle Fakunle, Morenikeji Komolafe +26 more

Frequency & factors associated with recurrent stroke in Ghana and Nigeria

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2022)10.1016/j.jns.2022.120303

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10 citations

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Joshua Akinyemi, Kolawole Wahab, Morenikeji Komolafe, Reginald Obiako +13 more

Educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of Ghanaian health workers on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine(2022)10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3448

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9 citations

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Douglas Aninng Opoku, Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Emmanuel Konadu, Phyllis Tawiah +6 more

Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2022)10.1016/j.jns.2022.120489

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7 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Adekunle Fakunle, Onoja Akpa, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Akpalu +62 more

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2021: Building Capacity, Careers, Collaborations, and Contributions

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2022)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106385

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6 citations

Rufus Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Raelle Tagge, Bruce Ovbiagele +1 more

Capacity-Building for Stroke Genomic Research Data Collection: The African Neurobiobank Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Project Experience

Biopreservation and Biobanking(2022)10.1089/bio.2021.0144

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4 citations

Michelle Nichols, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, Suleiman Y Isah, Benedict Calys‐Tagoe, Carolyn Jenkins +30 more

Differential associations between pre-diabetes, diabetes and stroke occurrence among West Africans

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2022)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106805

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1 citations

Bruce Ovbiagele, Joshua Akinyemi, Onoja Akpa, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab +33 more

Participation by patients from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in trial evidence supporting secondary stroke prevention guideline recommendations

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2023)10.1016/j.jns.2023.120641

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11 citations

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Patrick Berchie, Minas Aikins, Bruce Ovbiagele, Priscilla Abrafi Opare‐Addo

Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2023)10.1016/j.jns.2023.122848

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2 citations

Taofiki Sunmonu, Joshua Akinyemi, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab +49 more

Non-cigarette Tobacco Use and Stroke Among West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study

Nicotine & Tobacco Research(2023)10.1093/ntr/ntad239

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1 citations

Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Akpalu +30 more

Are there differences in perceptions, preferences and attitudes towards disclosure of genetic testing for Stroke? A qualitative study among stroke-free SIREN-SIBS genomics study participants

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2023)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.106978

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1 citations

Michelle Nichols, Carolyn Jenkins, Adekunle Fakunle, Onoja Akpa, Fred Stephen Sarfo +30 more

Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans

Genome Medicine(2024)10.1186/s13073-023-01273-5

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21 citations

Hemant K. Tiwari, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Onoja Akpa, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Akpalu +52 more

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2024)10.1016/j.jns.2024.122968

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5 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Joshua Akinyemi, Kolawole Wahab, Arti Singh +33 more

Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study

Journal of Hypertension(2024)10.1097/hjh.0000000000003662

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4 citations

Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Adekunle Fakunle, Ifeoluwa Bodunde, Morenikeji Komolafe +27 more

Epigenetics as a target to mitigate excess stroke risk in people of African ancestry: A scoping review

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2024)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107585

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1 citations

Fred Stephen Sarfo, Minas Aikins, Serwaa Asare‐Bediako, Bruce Ovbiagele, Priscilla Abrafi Opare‐Addo

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023

The Lancet Neurology(2024)10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00139-x

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Mehari Gebreyohanns, Rufus Akinyemi, Ad Adams Ebenezer, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi +1 more

Life's Simple 7 at Midlife and Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality after Stroke: The ARIC study

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/zx9j-td35

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Yingjuan Mok, Wayne D. Rosamond, Priit Palta, Anna Kucharska‐Newton, Joe Coresh +5 more

ABCA7 deletion lowers age at onset of Alzheimer's disease and interacts with APOE ε4 synergistically in African‐ancestry populations

Alzheimer s & Dementia(2025)10.1002/alz.70583

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3 citations

Alexander Gulyayev, Motunrayo Coker, Kara L. Hamilton‐Nelson, Oladotun Olalusi, Larry D. Adams +39 more

Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana

African Journal of Emergency Medicine(2025)10.1016/j.afjem.2025.05.006

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4 citations

Richmond O Marfo, Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom, Freda M Aidoo, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Rockefeller Oteng +1 more

Developing biobanking processes for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity in the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (READD‐ADSP)

Alzheimer s & Dementia(2025)10.1002/alz.70559

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4 citations

Patrice Whitehead, Samuel Diala, Motunrayo Coker, Larry D. Adams, Mayowa Ogunronbi +68 more

Growing Data science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) program: Rationale and overview

Equity Neuroscience(2025)10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100003

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1 citations

Judit Kumuthini, Segun Fatumo, John Taiwo, Rufus Akinyemi, Adesola Ogunniyi +11 more

Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa

International Journal of Stroke(2025)10.1177/17474930251349474

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1 citations

Ifeoluwa Bodunde, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Onoja Akpa, David Kadan Danladi, Adekunle Fakunle +45 more

Communicating the ethical, legal, and social issues in neurobiobanking and stroke genomic research in Africa: Project intervention tools development and evaluation procedures

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases(2025)10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108378

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0 citations

Ibukun Afolami, Muyiwa Adigun, Arti Singh, Carolyn Jenkins, Michelle Nichols +37 more

Inflammatory Markers are Associated with Ischemic Stroke among Indigenous Africans: Evidence from the SIREN Study

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.08.10.25331295

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Fred Stephen Sarfo, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Joshua Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu +43 more

Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the ADSP (READD‐ADSP): A global effort to identify genetic factors in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions(2025)10.1002/trc2.70148

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0 citations

Olabode Omotoso, Kamada Lwere, David M. Ndetei, Michael L. Cuccaro, Albert Akpalu +67 more

Physiologic profiling using plasma renin activity and aldosterone on blood pressure control among Ghanaian stroke survivors: A pilot trial

Equity Neuroscience(2025)10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100013

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0 citations

Priscilla Abrafi Opare‐Addo, Manolo Agbenorku, Vida Obese, Sheila Adamu, Rexford Adu Gyamfi +7 more

Prevalence and predictors of statin utilization among patient populations at high vascular risk in Ghana

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.116838

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20 citations

Bruce Ovbiagele, Fred Stephen Sarfo

Law Versus What People Want: Stroke Neurobiobanking and Genomics Research in Nigeria and Ghana

Journal of African Law(2025)10.1017/s0021855325100685

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0 citations

Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, Joshua Akinyemi, Kolawole Wahab, Albert Akpalu, Fred Stephen Sarfo +19 more

Frequency and factors linked to refractory hypertension among stroke survivors in Ghana

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.116976

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21 citations

John Akassi, Sheila Adamu, Vida Obese, Manolo Agbenorku, Bruce Ovbiagele +1 more

Duration of antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV and incidence of hypertension in Ghana

Journal of Clinical Hypertension(2020)10.1111/jch.14088

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15 citations

Arti Singh, Raelle Tagge, Gideon Mensah, Bruce Ovbiagele, Fred Stephen Sarfo

Low blood pressure levels & incident stroke risk among elderly Ghanaians with hypertension

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.116770

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13 citations

Linda Meta Mobula, Titus Adade, Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah, Martin Agyei, Collins Kokuro +4 more

Prevalence and incidence of pre‐diabetes and diabetes mellitus among people living with HIV in Ghana: Evidence from the EVERLAST Study

HIV Medicine(2020)10.1111/hiv.13007

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27 citations

Betty Norman, Michelle Nichols, Lambert Appiah, Shadrack Assibey, Raelle Tagge +2 more

Antecedent febrile illness and occurrence of stroke in West Africa: The SIREN study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.117158

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4 citations

Bruce Ovbiagele, Onoja Akpa Matthew, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako +7 more

Letter to the Editor

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2020)10.1016/j.jns.2020.117089

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4 citations

Rufus A. Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Raelle Tagge, Bruce Ovbiagele +1 more

Dementia in Africa: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions

Alzheimer s & Dementia(2021)10.1002/alz.12432

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167 citations

Joseph Yaria, Akin Ojagbemi, Maëlenn Guerchet, Njideka Okubadejo, Alfred K. Njamnshi +27 more

Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and IV Thrombolysis

Neurology(2021)10.1212/wnl.0000000000011885

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155 citations

Muhammad M. Qureshi, Mohamad Abdalkader, Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Hiroshi Yamagami, Zhongming Qiu +95 more

Frequency and factors associated with post-stroke seizures in a large multicenter study in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2021)10.1016/j.jns.2021.117535

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15 citations

Joshua Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Joseph Yaria, Oladimeji Adebayo +27 more

Influence of age on links between major modifiable risk factors and stroke occurrence in West Africa

Journal of the Neurological Sciences(2021)10.1016/j.jns.2021.117573

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9 citations

Onoja Akpa, Bruce Ovbiagele, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Morenikeji Komolafe +14 more

Contemporary trends in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Ghana

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery(2021)10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.107003

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11 citations

Gloria Kyem, Shadrack Osei Asibey, Raelle Tagge, Bruce Ovbiagele, Fred Stephen Sarfo

Biological sample donation and informed consent for neurobiobanking: Evidence from a community survey in Ghana and Nigeria

PLoS ONE(2022)10.1371/journal.pone.0267705

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15 citations

Oyedunni Arulogun, Joshua Akinyemi, Michelle Nichols, Benedict Calys‐Tagoe, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi +26 more