Biography

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu who hails from Okija

Okija

Okija is a town in Ihiala LGA, Anambra State in Nigeria. It is home to the Okija shrine, which is dedicated now to[jesus christ], an Igbo deity....

 in Anambra State

Anambra State

Anambra is a state in south-eastern Nigeria. Its name is an anglicized version of the original 'Oma Mbala', the native name of the Anambra River. The Capital and the Seat of Government is Awka. Onitsha and Nnewi are the biggest commercial and industrial cities, respectively. The state's theme is...

 Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, was born and raised in Benin City

Benin City

Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...

, Edo State

Edo State

Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State, in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State.-History:...

 and in Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

. He had his secondary education at Christ The King College Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

 graduating in 1997 (the pioneer set), his university education in The University of Abuja, graduating in 2004 and proceeded to The Nigerian Law School Bwari, Abuja finishing in 2005. Prior to participating in Big Brother in 2006, he was a lawyer, having been called to the Nigerian Bar the year before.

On Big Brother, his involvement in a three-way affair between fellow contestants Helen and Francisca was a notable storyline. Although the 6 ft, 2in housemate finished in eighth place, Obi-Uchendu became popular due to his affable and easygoing nature and viewers created numerous fan sites. To date, he is the most visibly successful BBN castmember.

After the show, he signed deals with Globacom

Globacom

Globacom Limited is a Nigerian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. GLO is a privately owned telecommunications carrier that started operations on 29 August 2003. It currently operates in 4 countries in West Africa namely Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana and...

 and Guinness

Guinness Nigeria

Guinness Nigeria, a subsidiary of the prestigious Diageo Plc of the United Kingdom, was incorporated in 1962 with the building of a brewery in Ikeja, the heart of Lagos. The brewery was the first outside of Ireland and Great Britain...

 and as such hosted a Guinness-sponsored show, Friend or Foe, on NTA

Nigerian Television Authority

The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA - was inaugurated in 1977 and is the government-owned body in charge of television broadcasting in the country. The NTA claims to run the biggest television network in Africa with stations in several parts of Nigeria...

, the GLO Show, also on the NTA, as well as Guinness' Greatness TV and usually hosts other Guinness related events. He also still maintains a weekly column called Contrast with a Nigerian national daily newspaper, Thisday

Thisday

THISDAY is a Nigerian national newspaper. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd and was first published on 22 January 1995. It has its headquarters in Apapa, Lagos, Lagos State....

 and has written for other publications including What's New & Ace Magazines. He recently hosted the first ever presidential debate in Nigeria focused on youth issues, broadcast live across Nigeria. He also freelances as an MC for events

He graduated in December 2010, from the Washington College of Law

Washington College of Law

American University Washington College of Law is the law school of American University. It is located on Massachusetts Avenue in the Spring Valley neighborhood of northwest Washington. WCL is ranked 50th among law schools by US News and World Report...

 of the American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

 Washington DC, with two Master of Laws

Master of Laws

The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...

 degree specializations at the same time, in Intellectual Property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 as well as Communications Law from the Law and Government program.

Not much is known about his personal life, although he is often seen with celebrity friends, and is known to be a favourite of the ladies. He is also very religious, and has a good sense of humor, as can be seen on his Twitter page.

Title	Type	Date	Role	Description
Big Brother Nigeria	Reality TV series	2006	Himself	Finished 8th out of 14