Emma Ugolee

Emmanuel Chinenye Ugolee (born October 4, 1975), is a Nigerian media personality, TV producer, Voice over artist and author. He is born in Jos, Plateau State.[1][2]

Emma Ugolee
Inner Harbour, Baltimore City, Maryland. USA August 2020
Born
Emmanuel Chinenye Ugolee

(1975-10-04) 4 October 1975
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Other namesEmma Ugolee
Occupation
  • Media Personality
  • Tv Producer
  • Voice over artist
  • blogger
  • author
Years active1999–present

Early life and education

Emmanuel Chinenye Ugolee was born in Jos, Plateau State, in the middle belt of Nigeria to Kingsley and Esther Ugolee. He was born on the 4th of October 1975.[1] Emmanuel is the first of six children. He spent his entire formative years in the city of Jos, Plateau State in Nigeria. He attended the University of Jos Primary School in Plateau State, Nigeria from 1981 -1986. He had his secondary school education at St Murumbas College Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, from 1987 -1992. He got admitted into the University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, to study Banking and Finance at an Ordinary National Diploma level in 1992 and graduated in 1995[3]

In late 1995, he moved to Enugu State in Eastern Nigeria, where he spent 4 years obtaining a Bachelor of Economics from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. While at the Enugu State University, Emmanuel and a few friends were popular for organising social school events. He graduated from Enugu State University of Science and technology, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria in 1999.

Personal life

Emmanuel was born in Jos, Plateau state, in central Nigeria in 1975. He hails from Isiala Ngwa North local government area of Abia State, in the south-eastern region of Nigeria.[4] He got married in Sept 13, 2013 and got divorced in 2016. Emmanuel has since then been very particular about keeping his romantic life very secret. He is, however, very open about his struggle with Chronic kidney disease. He constantly raises awareness on the disease and uses his personal experiences as an inspiration for his ailing fans on the power of positive thinking[5][6]

Health

Emmanuel was diagnosed with level 5 of Chronic Kidney Disease in 2011.[7] He had a kidney transplant in 2012 February 22 in India.[8] The transplant was not successful and so he inevitably returned to dialysis, a three time weekly treatment that keeps him alive in anticipation of another transplant.[9] He is currently on the transplant wait list with Medstar Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. USA, where he permanently resides.[10][7]

Career

In 1999 while Emmanuel was in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, He had gone on a television talk show called ‘Just Gisting’ on a television network known as Minaj Broadcast International to promote an upcoming school event called the ESUT Awards.[11] The owner of the television station, Mike Ajegbo, was impressed by Emmanuel. He was offered a job upon graduation. Emmanuel had his first shot at broadcasting by becoming the host of the same show ‘Just Gisting’ on which he was a guest a few months earlier.[12] Posted to Ibadan, in Oyo State Nigeria, after his graduation, for the National Youth Service Corps in 2000, Emmanuel continued with his weekend TV presentations with the headquarters of Minaj Broadcast International in Lagos. In 2001 as a full staff of the station, he was both producing and anchoring three shows on the television network. The most popular of the three shows was called ‘The MBI Top 10 Countdown’ which was a brain child of Emmanuel and Nigeria's first ever all Nigerian music video countdown.[4] A host of music makers and video directors were introduced to the nation on the platform of the show. Nigerian celebrity names like Sound Sultan, Ruggedman, Mode 9 and D'banj were pioneer beneficiaries from the show's popularity. At this point in his career, Emmanuel attended the prestigious Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Training school for broadcasters in 2002 with tutors like Veronica Osawere.[1]

By 2004 Emmanuel joined Nigeria's Telecommunications company Globacom as an executive in the Marketing Communications Department.[13] While executing his regular office duties, he produced and presented a TV show for the company called the Glo Show[13] He later mentored Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, who became the show's anchor in 2006. Emmanuel would go on to kick off a career as an independent television presenter and producer[1] The first project to this endeavour was born in 2015 as a TV talk show called ‘The Gist’.[14][15] The Gist is the first Nigerian talk show to exclusively be concerned about the problem and solutions of the Nigerian entertainment industry as a whole. It interviewed stake holders in the entertainment business, ranging musicians, actors, DJ's, record label executives to Models, Directors, event organizers and on-air personalities.[16] The Gist aired on cable TV platform HipTV from 2015 to early 2017 when it moved to the air on national TV Network of the Africa Independent Television where it is running till date.[14] In 2018 Emmanuel and his partner Ossy Achievas registered and launched the NSMA (Nigerian Social Media Awards) project which is designed to recognise and award outstanding Nigerians for an excellent use of social media.[17][18]

In 2019, Emmanuel authored his first book: A 100 Random Light Bulbs, a collection of musings, with the aim to inspire its readers to a deeper understanding of every day issues in life.[4][11][1][2]

Currently, a permanent resident in the United States of America, Emmanuel is working on projecting Africa, and his homeland Nigeria, with a TV and Radio show called “Something to write home about”[19] Something to write home about showcases outstanding Nigerian professionals residing in the US, Awards and Recognitions. Emmanuel Ugolee has received some recognitions, nominations and awards. Some include; The Future Awards Africa [TFAA] nomination for young professional of the year 2006[20] and Hip Hop world Magazine candidate for media personality of the year in 2002[21] The 2014 Linda ikeji BlogSpot list of Top 20 pioneers of the new era Nigerian music industry and the Vanguard newspaper reported, social media adjudged most followed youth talk show on Nigerian TV with The Gist with Emma Ugolee in 2016[19]

Bibliography
  • A 100 Random Light Bulbs. Design Africa Concept Limited (17 Nov. 2019). ISBN 978-9-789-75956-9

See also

References
  1. "Ace broadcaster Emmanuel Ugolee authors first book". Guardian.ng - The Guardian. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. Online, Tribune (2019-12-02). "Ace Broadcaster, Emmanuel Ugolee, Authors First Book". Tribuneonlineng.com - Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. Ajibola, Bayo (2016-06-16). "'OJB Died From The Disease I've Been Battling For Over 4 Years' – TV Personality Emma Ugolee Reveals". Naijaparents.com - Naija Parents. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. Okondo, Godwin (2019-11-13). "Ugolee authors A Hundred Random Light Bulbs". Guardian.ng - The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "Emma Ugolee, Juliet Ibrahim to walk against kidney disease". Thenationonlineng.net - The Nation. 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. "Pictures Of Celebs At Juliet Ibrahim, Emma Ugolee Campaign For Kidney Failure". Thenigerianvoice - The Nigerian Voice. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. Adebayo, Segun (2017-11-26). "Emmanuel Ugolee Recuperates In US". Tribuneonlineng.com - Nigerian tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  8. 1, Allure (2017-11-26). "BROADCASTER, EMMANUEL UGOLEE SET TO GO FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SOON". Vanguardngr.com - Allure Vanguard. Retrieved 2020-09-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Sanusi, Sola (2019-04-20). "Emma Ugolee accuses Indian hospital of swapping kidney his sister donated for him". Legit.ng - Legit. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  10. Johnson, Ayodele (2018-11-18). "Emmanuel Ugolee shares cancer scare that had him wishing for the worst". Pulse.ng - Pulse Ng. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  11. Editor, The (2019-12-03). "Ace Broadcaster, Emmanuel Ugolee, Releases First Book". Thisdaylive.com - This Day. Retrieved 2020-09-11.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  12. Akutu, Geraldine (2016-07-16). "Emma Ugolee…The gist master". Guardian.ng - The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  13. "In search of N50m for Emma Ugolee's kidney transplant". Thenationonlineng.net - This Nation. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  14. Ige, Tofarati (2015-12-19). "Emma Ugolee looking to make history with new TV show". Vanguardngr.com - Vanguard. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  15. "Social Media adjudge The Gist with Emma Ugolee most followed youth talk show". Vanguardngr.com - Vanguard. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  16. Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (2018-04-11). "Emma Ugolee writes about the 'fake, empty' lives of celebrities". Thecable.ng - The Cable Lifestyle. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  17. Naija, Bella (2018-09-13). "Ossy Achievas & Emma Ugolee set to host first ever 'Naija Social Media Awards' to celebrate entertaining Social Media Platforms & Personalities". Bellanaija.com - Bella Naija. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  18. Agbana, Rotimi (2018-09-13). "Emma Ugolee, Ossy Achievers set to reward social media enthusiasts". Vanguardngr.com - Vanguard. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  19. Ikeji, Linda (2019-07-11). "Emma Ugolee and Nevada Bridge tell the less popular story of the Nigerian Spirit to Americans". Lindaikejiblog.com - Linda Ikejis Blog. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  20. Naija, Bella (2007-01-28). "THE FUTURE AWARDS – WINNERS & PHOTOS". Bellanaija.com - Bella Naija. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  21. Ikeji, Linda (2014-06-11). "Obi Asika, Jimmy Jatt, Emma Ugolee and others make top 20 list of pioneers of the new Nigerian music era". Lindaikejiblog.com - Linda Ikejis Blog. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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