Omawunmi full name is Omawumi Megbele born 13 April 1982 at Warri, Delta
State of Nigeria to Chief Dr. Frank and Mrs Aya Megbele, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress of Itsekiri ethnicity. She is a brand ambassador for Globacom, Konga.com, and Malta Guinness. She’s also part of the campaign called “Rise with the Energy of Africa”. She gained attention as the 2007 runner-up on West African Idols, a reality TV show part of the Idols franchise.Her sophomore album, The Lasso of Truth, was reported to be a commercial success in Nigeria
Omawumi’s earliest education was at Nana Primary School. Later she attended College of Education’s Demonstration Secondary School. For her university education, Omawumi, studied law at Ambrose Alli University where she obtained a degree (LL.B) Law, and was eventually called to
bar after passing through Nigerian Law School.After graduating in 2005, she moved to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where she worked with her family’s law firm called “O.S Megbele & Associates”. She also studied French at Alliance Francaise.
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Omawumi actually came to lime-light in the year 2007, after her participation in Idol West Africa. In the contest, she came out the first runner-up of the competition due to her strong voice.
From that time upwards, she have continued to put-up super appearances on stage with names like TuFace, 9ice, Banky W, P-Square etc. Omawumi also features in home video and television concerts as an actress.
Omawumi met her hubby, Tosin Ibrahim Yusuf way back in 2010 when he was the co-owner of the popular night club, Zamunda in Victoria Island, Lagos. She had a daughter- Emmanuella Kamillah Yusuf for him at United States on June 18, 2011.
However, she got engaged to him in 2014 and they got married at Ikoyi Registry, Lagos State on January 16, 2015.
Report according to naij has it that
One of Nigeria’s top female singers, Omawumi,did a court wedding with her baby daddy, Tosin Ibrahim Yusuf on
January 16, 2015.
