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Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu was born on 4 November 1933 at Zungeru [9] in northern Nigeria to Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, an Igbo businessman from present-day Nnewi, Anambra State in south-eastern Nigeria.
Nnewi is known for the vibrant auto industry in the city, the first Igbo man to own and drive a car was Sir Louis Ojukuwu, the father of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukuwu in 1912. [23] By 1940, Nnewi residents were at the center of an international trading network that dominated the supply of motor spare parts in Nigeria. [ 23 ]
In 1989, several months after winning Miss Intercontinental, Bianca Onoh resigned after tabloids exposed her secret relationship with former Biafran leader and Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a political associate of her father over thirty years her senior, sparking outrageous rumors – Climax magazine falsely claimed Onoh was ...
Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu (née Onoh; born 5 August 1968) [1] is a Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. She currently serves as the Federal Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. [ 2 ]
Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom. [9]
Ojukwu is a family name of Nigerian origin, and may refer to: . Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968) Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman; C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933–2011), aka Emeka Ojukwu, Nigerian military officer, statesman and politician
Kenneth Ikechukwu Odumegwu Jr. (born 29 November 2000) [1] [2] is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Lagos , he attended the National Open University of Nigeria and played soccer and basketball before trying out American football in 2022.
His daughter, Nuzo Onoh, is a celebrated British writer, while his other daughter, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, became a beauty queen, presidential adviser, and later Nigeria's ambassador to Spain. She is also remembered for her controversial relationship and marriage to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu the Ikemba of Nnewi and former Biafran president ...