Meet 5 Nigerian Men Who Transformed From Being Men To Women (Transgender) – With Pictures

We wonder what the world is gradually turning out to be. These people got tired of being MEN, and Decided to switch to WOMEN. Some call it world development, We Call it “End Time Activities”.





Miss saHHara is a British Nigerian beauty queen, fashion model, singer/songwriter, and a human rights advocate. She is known for representing Nigeria in international beauty pageants to draw attention to the plights of LGBTQI+ people in Africa. She is now known as Miss Sahhara, she was originally born Clifford Oche, from Benue state, Nigeria. A student of Benue state university.



In 2011, She became the first Nigerian transgender woman to come out publicly on international press during the Miss International Queen beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand. Miss Sahhara is almost always in the eye of controversy.

2. NONI SALMA

Only brought to the limelight more recently, this University of Lagos Theatre Arts graduate transformed from being a man to a woman.

Formerly known as Habeeb Babatunde Lawal, a young Nigerian entertainment journalist, she is now known as Noni Salma Lawal.



3. Mandy la Candy



While Mandy La Candy may not be a common name among Nigerian transgenders, there have been rumors that this Nigerian man knowned as Mr. Okwudili got transformed to a woman. The Nigerian man who underwent a s*x-change operation in Canada. Ms.Mandy La Candy is said to be a popular Nigerian transgender based in Canada.

4. STEPHANIE ROSE

The Nigerian transsexual, born Dapo Adaralegbe, lives in Amsterdam as a female. She was a man who schooled at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. According to Dapo, who attended OAU from 1995 to 2001, he was expelled from the university over his identity crisis.

5. RIZI XAVIER TIMANE

He used to be a woman. Born in Lagos Nigeria. Now living in the US as Rizi Xavier Timane, a man. In an interview with Ebony, he reflects on his journey to living his truth, and the burden that comes with doing it in a country (US) that doesn’t value ‘Black men’. Here what he has to say;