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Number 36 on the 2025 list
Nonso Iwuh is a founder from Nigeria, named to the AFN 100 in 2025 for drawing the Bole Festival's highest turnout yet at its ninth edition in Port Harcourt.
On 6 and 7 September 2025 the Bole Festival, which Nonso Iwuh founded in Port Harcourt, held its ninth edition at Yakubu Gowon Stadium and recorded its highest turnout yet, with thousands attending. The festival is built around bole, the roasted plantain and fish sold at Port Harcourt street stands, and it sets out to promote the heritage and lifestyle of southern Nigeria.