In this article, dailynews24.ng chronicles Bianca Ojukwu’s biography, family, education, career, and net worth and more.
Odinakachukwu, Bianca Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu (née Onoh) is a politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman from Nigeria.
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the widow of former Biafra president Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is her husband.
Bianca Ojukwu Family
Bianca was born on August 5, 1968, in Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-easternmost state.
Bianca was raised in a middle-class family as the sixth child of her parents’ grown-up children.
Her father, Christian Onoh, was the former governor of Anambra at the time, and her mother, Carol Onoh, was a college principal.
Bianca Ojukwu Husband
Bianca married Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the first president of Biafra when it was a separate entity, a country.
Bianca’s marriage to her loving husband began in 1994, and their marriage ended in 2011 after his death.
Ikemba Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on the other hand, had three children with her before his death.
She holds many traditional titles in her homeland, including the highest chieftaincy title bestowed on a woman in her region.
Bianca Ojukwu Education
Bianca Ojukwu received her education at the prestigious Ackworth School in Pontefract, St Andrews College, Cambridge, and Cambridge Tutorial College.
Bianca Ojukwu earned A-levels at these schools.
Bianca Odinakachukwu graduated. At the University of Buckingham, Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu studied Politics, Economics, and Law.
Her time at university, however, was cut short because her father insisted she study law.
Bianca returned to Nigeria to further her education, as directed by her father, and was admitted to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she studied and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
Bianca’s Career
Despite being the wife of the President, Bianca Ojukwu has won international pageants, including Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 1988 and Miss Africa.
She received the award after becoming the first African woman to be crowned Miss Intercontinental.
She served as the country’s ambassador to Ghana before becoming Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain in 2012.
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu was named Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Affairs by then-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.
In 2012, she was appointed as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ghana, and later as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain.
She earned a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Spain’s Alfonso X el Sabio University in 2016.
Bianca Ojukwu has been appointed as Nigeria’s permanent representative to the World Tourism Organisation.
Controversy
On March 17, 2022, Ebele Obiano verbally harassed Bianca for attending the inauguration of Anambra State’s new governor.
Bianca responded to her uncultured behaviour by giving her “a hot slap while maintaining beauty.”
Bianca Ojukwu Net Worth
Bianca Ojukwu is a prominent Nigerian politician and entrepreneur. Her net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
